Talis Insight 2004 Conference Programme

Programme updated 8/10/04

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Tuesday 9th November 2004

Arrival and registration from 9.30am

10:30 - 10.35 amWelcome - Ken Chad, Sales Director, Talis

10:35 - 11.15 am

11:15 - 11:30am 

Talis Strategic Vision – Dave Errington, CEO, Talis

Coffee break 

11:30 - 12.10 am Paul Miller, Director of the Common Information Environment
12.10 - 12.45 amRachel van Riel, Director, Opening the Book
12:45 - 2.15  pm Lunch

Conference tracks:

The conference splits into 3 parallel tracks covering Technology (Tech), Management Challenges (Mgmt) and Improving the User Experience (User).

2.15 - 3.15 pm

Tech    Platform choice and reducing the cost of ownership

 Mgmt   E-government - are you ready? 
 User     Improving data accuracy in online catalogues and link resolvers
3.15 - 4.15 pmTech    Integration in action
 Mgmt   Getting funding, cutting costs
 
User    Get me to the article, from wherever I want it, from
          wherever I am!

4:15 - 6.00 pm Break and Exhibition viewing, Talis product showcase
6:00 pm Exhibition viewing ends
7:30 pmDrinks reception - Concourse Suite, NEC
8:00 pmAwards Dinner - Concourse Suite, NEC

Wednesday 10th November 2004

9:30 am Andrew Stevens, Senior Policy Advisor for Libraries at MLA
10:15am Coffee break

Conference tracks:

10.45 - 11.45 pmTech    Standards make the world go round
 Mgmt   Measuring up? Performance measurement in libraries 
 User    Searching and revealing the information universe
11.45 - 12.45 pmTech    Technology Trends (1)
 Mgmt   Talis Product updates
 User     It's not just about Talis Prism - alternative ways
           to
 communicate with your users.
 

12:45 - 1.45 pmLunch

Conference tracks:  

    

1.45 - 2.45 pmTech    Technology Trends (2)
 Mgmt   From purchase to disposal and readers in between -   
           getting the most out of your stock.
 User    Open URL - Getting your users to the right content.

2.45pm   Tea Break
3:15pm

 
Closing remarks, Mary Jackson, Director of Collections and Access Programs for the Association of Research Libraries
 
3.45pm

3.55pm
Conference Close - Ken Chad, Talis

Talis Independent User Group meeting
4.30pmExhibition closes
 

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