2013 Forum

University of Melbourne, Melbourne

31 October 2013

9 am to 4.30 pm

The annual Libraries Australia Forum is a showcase of the developments in the past year. During the forum, highlights of the service are demonstrated, the Annual Report is presented and future directions are discussed.

Delegates have the opportunity to informally meet and discuss aspects of the service with Libraries Australia staff. During the day, service specific sessions are run, allowing for open examination of issues and discussions of workflows.

What it means to be in the cloud is the theme for this year’s forum.

Cost:$200

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Keynote Speakers

Ms Lucie Burgess, Head of Content Strategy, British Library 

“Adding value through curation and community”

Mr Philip Kent,
University Librarian, University of Melbourne 

“Education in the cloud and what it means for university libraries”

Dr Ann Borda,
Executive Director VeRSI and Chief Executive Officer VPAC 

“VeRSI and the cloud”

Mrs Wilma Kurvnik,
College Head of Libraries, Wesley College Melbourne 

“The cloud is for all libraries”

Mr Chris Thewlis,
Regional Manager, OCLC Australasia 

“OCLC cloud services and their relationship to Libraries Australia”

 

Other Presentations

Dr Marie-Louise Ayres,
Assistant Director General, Resource Sharing, National Library of Australia 

“Libraries Australia: a year in review”

Ms Nikki Darby,
Manager, Libraries Australia Customer Services, National Library of Australia 

“Introduction to service changes”