Parallel sessions - Friday 12 June

Each of the topics listed here will run twice on Friday morning. Delegates can attend a maximum of three topics.

Topic A
Doing more with less - engaging your teams in the improvement of services
Heather Green and Geoff Lewis University of Warwick

Topic B
Super-convergence: what does it mean for the future role of libraries and librarians?
Maxine Melling, Director of Library & Student Support Services, Liverpool John Moores University and Elizabeth Selby, Dean, Learning and Information Sevices, Southampton Solent University

Topic C
Bibliometrics and the REF
Howard Nicholson, University Librarian, and Kara Jones, Research Publications Librarian, University of Bath

Topic D
Learning object repositories: their growing potential
Sarah Currier, Sarah Currier Consultancy

Topic E
Mobile learning: lessons for learning and teaching
Nicky Whitsed, Director of Library Services, Open University

Topic F
Commercial content development: the growing influence of VLEs
Mark Belles (Vice President for Content Providers) and Sarah Allton, Blackboard (TBC)

Topic G
The future of the textbook in the electronic age
John Cox, Managing Director, John Cox Associates Ltd

Topic H
Web 2.0 and libraries: some possibilities of the new technologies
Peter Godwin, University of Bedfordshire

Topic I
The future of librarians in the workforce: results of a major recent survey
Donald W. King, Distinguished Research Professor, University of North Carolina