Meeting of cpd25 User Resources & Services Task Group
2nd February 2007, University of Westminster,  2.30pm.

Present: Janet Smith, (Chair), Pat Simons, Eilis Rafferty, Karen Drury, June Hedges, Dave Puplett (Administrator)

1. Apologies
Helen Alper, Jennifer Treherne, Jane Rosen, Antonella Yarnold.

2. Minutes of the last meeting, 11th Dec
Accepted as an accurate record. 

3. Matters Arising
None

4. Programme 06/07
Barbican (Helen):
Took place 22nd Jan, 18 people attended. Very good visit, of particualr interest were the RFID installation and the Music library.

Changing User Expectations / What Users Want (Antonella and Karen):
To take place on 10/11th May. Half day, with a variety of themes, including library refurbishments.

Ebooks Update (Jane):
Possible dates: 2-5th July, 9-10th July.
Speakers: Ronald Milne, possible from SLAIS (UCL), JISC

Conference:

THE LIBRARY IN THE INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT:
Practical use of technology to improve the student experience

0930-1000   Registration/coffee/exhibition 
ACTION ALL as below

1000-1040   Jean Sykes: The current situation and future needs - incl. how technology may help with issues such as widening participation + how to raise visibility (students see content but unaware that library provides services) 
ACTION JS - obtain final title, abstract, biography; brief as keyote speaker and chair; introduce

1040-1120   Theme: FROM THE START OR BEFORE - INVOLVING THE STUDENT INTERACTIVELY
                  Maria Mawson, Academic Liaison Librarian, University of Sheffield: i-POD tours: a new approach to induction ACTION JH - obtain abstract, biography

1120-1140   coffee

1140-1220   Theme: KEEPING UP TO DATE = Example of RSS feeds in NHS and NLH (complemented by exhibition stand) ACTION HA - confirm speaker names, title, obtain abstract, biographies

1220-1300   Theme: INTERACTIVE INFORMATION LITERACY
                  Peter Godwin, Academic Liaison Librarian, University of Bedford (?): Information Literacy meets Web.2.0: How the new tools affect our own training and our teaching  ACTION JH - obtain abstract, biography

1300-1415  lunch (starts 1315)  ACTION ALL as below

1415-1455   ACTION JS - approach, brief, afternoon chair
                  Theme: INTEGRATING RESOURCES AND PERSONALISING SPACE
                  Susan Eales, OU: Integrating Library Resources at the OU
ACTION ER - obtain abstract, biography

1455-1535   Theme: CHALLENGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING
                  Jane Secker, LSE and Gwyneth Price, Institute of Education: Libraries and Social Software: blog it, tag it, share it 
ACTION JS - obtain abstract, biographies

1535-1550   tea

1550-1630   Paul Miller, TALIS: The future - where is research in technology heading?
ACTION JT - obtain final title, abstract, biography

CHAIR TO THANK

ACTION ALL

1  Final titles, abstracts, biographies (including current post) as above need to be with me by 26 February, so that Dave can prepare publicity to go out 5 March and I can brief chairs. Please confirm timings to speakers if necessary and ascertain any dietary requirements.

2  Presentations need to reach Dave by 16 April for copying

3  Arrive early on the day (9.15?) and be prepared to help Dave with registration (JH and ER have agreed), greet speakers, direct delegates, etc.

4  Lunch tables will be reserved for the task group and speakers - please look after your invited speakers as necessary

OTHER ACTION

DP to contact ER, JT, HA about arrangements for exhibitors (parking, unloading, etc)

PS to help DP the week before with information packs

PS to have roving microphone on day

ER to approach OCLC as an extra exhibitor

JT to ask 3M to clarify what they will exhibit

JS/DP to agree pre-publicity (JS to discuss draft with DP; DP to circulate to cpd25 list first, then SCONUL)

JS to meet with DP 17.4, 15.30.
DP to draft feedback form specically for this event

5. Date of Next Meeting
4th June, 2.15 University of Westminster, Dave to book room.

DP 17/2/07