Course "Library Strategy and Key Issues for the Future" in August 2004

["Esther Bruls" <esther.bruls@uvt.nl>]

In times of turbulent change, strategy is becoming ever more important for
organisations in order to survive. Libraries in (higher) education are
facing several challenges at the same time: the world of learning is
changing rapidly; the demands from researchers are becoming more critical;
technology offers possibilities but at the same time developments in this
area are dazzling; many libraries face budget cuts. How to deal with these
complex and intertwined issues is the topic of the course. Leading
speakers will lecture about strategic issues, presenting their vision for
the coming 3 to 5 years. These visions will be discussed, enabling
managers to anticipate trends when planning and formulating their own
library policy. The course is an ideal opportunity to get a broad view of
where libraries are heading in general and how to use these visions in
formulating a strategy for particular libraries.

Where and when

Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Sunday evening 15 up to and including
Tuesday 17 August 2004.

Target group

Directors, other senior managers, and those aspiring to these positions
from academic/research libraries. At the same time the course is of
interest to parties working closely together with libraries in dealing
with the challenges they face, notably senior staff from computer centres
as well as senior managers from publishing houses.

Subjects

The first day will be dedicated to broad strategic issues (strategy,
technology, learning, research). The second day explores major trends in
four areas that are rapidly developing (scholarly communication, metrics,
knowledge management, library strategy in times of budget cuts).

Course director

Michael Breaks, University librarian, Heriot-Watt University, UK, has wide
experience of library management and has been University Librarian of
Heriot-Watt University since 1985. He has been a member of a number of UK
policy-making committees.

Programme

Sunday, 15 August 2004
* Welcome dinner

Monday, 16 August 2004
* Welcome and practical announcements
* Welcome and introduction to the course (Michael Breaks, University
  librarian, Heriot-Watt University, UK)
* Strategic issues in the information market (Eugenie Prime, USA)
  Technology trends (Stuart L. Weibel, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC
  Office of Research, Online Computer Library Center, USA)
* E-learning and libraries (Elizabeth Dupuis, Head of Instructional
  Services, University of California, Berkeley, USA)
* New knowledge environments, Margaret Hedstrom, Professor School of
  Information, University of Michigan, USA)

Tuesday, 17 August 2004

* Changes in scholarly communication: publishers' perspective (Sally
  Morris, Chief Executive, Association of Learned and Professional
  Society Publishers (ALPSP), UK)
* Metrics (Stephen Town, Director of Information Services & Deputy
  University Librarian, Royal Military College of Science, Cranfield
  University, UK)
* Knowledge management (Joseph Branin, Professor and Director of
  Libraries, Ohio State University
* Library strategy in times of budget cuts (Nigel Macartney, Director
  of Information Services Department, University of Ulster, UK)
* Wrap-up and conclusions (Michael Breaks, University librarian,
  Heriot-Watt University, UK)

Wednesday, 18 August 2004
* Optional programme: Tour of the Tilburg University library

Website http://www.ticer.nl/04strat/

Organisation

The courses are organised by Ticer B.V., known from the International
Summer School on the Digital Library, in cooperation with Tilburg
University in the Netherlands, the Los Alamos National Laboratory Research
Library in the USA, the CERN Scientific Information Service in
Switzerland, Informationland in the Netherlands/UK, the Netherlands
Association for Library, Information, and Knowledge Professionals (NVB),
Heriot-Watt University in the UK, and University of Leeds in the UK.

Contact

Ticer B.V.
Ms Anja Huijben and Ms Esther Bruls
P.O. Box 4191
5004 JD Tilburg
The Netherlands
T. +31 - 13 - 466 8310
F. +31 - 13 - 466 8383
E. ticer@uvt.nl
URL http://www.ticer.nl/