The SCONUL Summer Conference 2014 took place from 25-27 June at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow.
The conference theme was 'The Open Library: Collaborations, collections and challenges', and it gave members the chance to consider collection sharing across institutional boundaries, deepening partnerships within the institution and opening up access to users, from different perspectives.
Start & End Date :
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 to Friday, June 27, 2014
Location:
Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow
99 Gordon Street
Glasgow, G1 3SF
Scotland
UK
Tel: +44 (0) 141 240 3700
Fax: +44 (0) 141 240 3709
Email: grandcentralhotel@principal-hayley.com
Speakers:
Laine Farley
Executive Director of the California Digital Library and Board member of the HathiTrust Digital Library
Anja Smit
University Librarian at Utrecht University and Chair of the Board of Executives of UKB
Lorraine Estelle
Executive Director Content and Discovery and Divisional CEO Jisc Collections, Jisc
Ben Lund
Chief Technology Officer, Academia.edu
Martin Eve
Lecturer in English Literature, Lincoln School of Humanities, University of Lincoln
Andy Miah
Professor of Ethics and Emerging Technologies & Director of the Creative Futures Institute, University of the West of Scotland
Larry Johnson
Chief Executive Officer at the New Media Consortium
Alison Allden
Chief Executive of the Higher Education Statistics Agency
Paul Ayris
Director and Acting Group Manager, Planning and Resources & Academic Support Group, Library Services, University College London
Liam Jarnecki
Head of Student Engagement Unit, National Union of Students
Contact:
020 7387 0317
Cost:
See below for packages offered