Conference programme

Tuesday 28 November 2006
The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB

	10.00		Registration and coffee
	10.20		Welcome and introduction Anne Bell, Chair of SCONUL
	10.30		Keynote Michael Gorman, Dean of Library Services at the Henry Madden Library, California State University
	11.15		SCONUL's VAMP project (measuring the VAlue and iMPact of libraries) Professor Peter Brophy, Manchester Metropolitan University (Title to tbc)
	12.00		The SCONUL Value and Impact Measurement Project (VAMP): a progress report Stephen Town, Cranfield University
	12.45		SCONUL update
	13.00		Lunch
	14.00		Measuring the impact of information literacy programmes using evidence-based practice Andrew Booth, Director of Information Resources & Reader in Evidence Based Information Practice, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield
	14.40		Measuring the impact of information literacy programmes ? impact on the learner Professor Niels Ole Pors, Department of Library and Information Management, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen
	15.20		The role of libraries in supporting research Professor David Eastwood, Chief Executive, HEFCE
	16.00		Plenary session Anne Bell
	16.30		Tea and departure
			Optional tour of the British Library followed by light refreshments at 17.30 in the Buisness and IP Centre (Two groups of fifteen at 16.30 and 16.45. The tour will last 45 minutes to 1 hour)