SCONUL Autumn Conference Programme

'Making the most of it: library finances in a changing environment'

Monday 8 November 2004
The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB

FINAL PROGRAMME

10.00		Registration and coffee
Session 1 Chair: Elizabeth Heaps, University Librarian, University of York
10.25		Welcome and introduction Suzanne Enright, Chair of SCONUL
10.30		Ian Gibson MP, Chairman of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
11.15		Sir Ron Cooke, Chair of JISC JISC and its funding; a view for SCONUL
11.45		Caroline Pung, Head of Strategy and Planning at the British Library Measuring the economic impact of the British Library
12.15		SCONUL Business briefing Suzanne Enright, Chair of SCONUL
12.40		Lunch
Session 2 Chair: John Hall, University Librarian, University of Durham
13.45		Steve Egan, Director of Finance, Higher Education Funding Council (England), (HEFCE) Current and future issues in higher education
14.25		Rebecca Williams, Director of Development, King's College London Fundraising for a university library
14.50		Sheila Cannell, Director of Library Services at Edinburgh University Library Cross-sectoral working:Edinburgh University Library and the National Library of Scotland
15.15		Pat Noon, University Librarian, Coventry University Just be grateful I don't take it all: library companies & VAT
15.40		Tea and departure