I hope the programme of the conference below may be of of interest to this
list. Full details, booking forms etc on
http://www.subscription-agents.org/conference/200602/index.html
Apologies for any crossposting on this.

Rollo Turner
Secretary General
Association of Subscription Agents and Intermediaries
www.subscription-agents.org
rollo.turner@dsl.pipex.co.uk

VALUE IN ACQUISITION
Conference Programme

To be held at The Royal College of Nursing, Cavendish Square, London

27/28 February, 2006

The process of acquiring and accessing electronic resources has many
channels. Identifying which can offer the best value for any specific mix of
resources for a given organisation is not easy given the many variables
involved. Managing the process and access to the resources can also be
complex and costly - what works for one resource or access channel may not
work for another. This conference brings together some of the world's
leading experts to examine the issues surrounding acquisition and achieving
the best value for your organisation whilst minimising the costs involved.
The conference focuses on the different acquisition strategies and options
open to librarians in acquiring content and managing their collections
effectively. Licensing models and bulk purchasing, the role of aggregators
and other intermediaries and the impact of low cost options - in particular
those for the developing nations - are all up for discussion. Aimed at
senior and middle management in publishing companies, intermediaries and
libraries, this conference offers a detailed look at the acquisition process
on an international basis.

Comparing and contrasting the methods of purchasing Chair - Peter Lawson,
ASA

10.15            Welcome and introduction  - Peter Lawson, Chairman, ASA

10.30   How acquisitions librarians think, and what it means for you  - Rick
Anderson, Director of Resource Acquisition, University of Nevada

11.00   Show me the money! - Finding value in alternative acquisition
strategies - Paul Harwood, Director, Content Complete

12.00   The real cost of e-resources: administration costs in an academic
library  - Sally Rumsey, Library, London School of Economics and Political
Science

12.30            Discussion and Lunch

Collection Management Chair - Debbie Dore, Managing Director, Swets
Information Services, UK

2.00            Libraries without librarians  - Mieko Yamaguchi, Head of
Technical Services and Library Systems, University of Wales, Bangor

2.30            Collection management in the digital age  - Julie Bobay,
Associate Director of Collections Management and Digital Scholarship,
Indiana University Libraries

3.00            Discussion and Tea

Low price access Chair - Debbie Dore, Managing Director, Swets Information
Services, UK

3.30     Low price access for developing countries and the advantages for
the customer  - Maurice Long, HINARI

4.00     No-compromise online information for developing libraries: dream
and reality  - Tony McSeán, Director of Library Relations, Elsevier

4.30     Future e-access price models for the developing world  - Alan
Harris, Licensing Manager Africa and Developing Countries Initiatives,
Springer

5.00            Discussion and Reception

DAY 2

Controlling Low Priced Access Chair - Peter Lawson, ASA

9.00     New business models and free access: impact on subscriptions -
Debbie Dore, Director, Swets Information Services UK

9.30            Keeping personal subscriptions out of the library  - Moritz
Thommen, Director Sales and Distribution, S. Karger AG, Basel

Aggregating content and the substitution of subscriptions Chair - Rollo
Turner, Secretary General, ASA

10.00            Providing aggregation solutions: a future vision  - Jacqui
Gilchrist, ProQuest

10.30   The value of aggregation  - Melissa Kenton, EBSCO Publishing

11.00   Coffee

11.30            Aggregators and the primary journal: complementary or
cannibalistic  - John Cox, Managing Director, John Cox Associates Ltd

12.00   The value and role of aggregations  - Helen Edwards, Head of
Information Services, London Business School

12.30            Licensing content safely and profitably  - Steven Hall,
Journals Sales & Marketing Director, Blackwell Publishing Ltd

1.00            Discussion, Lunch and End of Conference