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Booking is now open for UKSG's 35th Annual Conference, to be held in
Glasgow from 26-28 March 2012, and places are going fast.

Our stellar speaker line-up will bring a variety of perspectives to
topics including social institutions, the web-scale library,
repository realities and evidence-based decision-making. Our breakout
sessions cover every hot topic in town: access, business models,
discovery of open content, e-textbooks, ethics, identity, innovation,
mobile, patron-driven e-books, preservation, research evaluation, text
mining, workflows... and much more.

UKSG is now the biggest conference of its kind in Europe - as Jon
Purcell, Library Director at Durham University, says:

"The UKSG Annual Conference has a real buzz - it is *the* place to
hear about emerging trends and challenges in the information
community. It's a conference where different stakeholders get together
to develop new ideas from positive and fruitful interactions. As a
Library Director it gives me important new insights, but I can also
highly recommend the conference to staff managing e-resources,
procurement, institutional repositories, etc, for professional
development, for contacts, and for inspiration in the coming year."

Here are five good reasons to join us in Glasgow:

1. Europe's largest, most diverse gathering of publishers, librarians
and intermediaries - your best chance to engage in person with people
you can usually only talk to via phone or email;

2. Top class speakers on the issues and initiatives that will affect
your organisation now and in the future - your most efficient way to
keep up to date and develop your thinking;

3. Broad mix of practical sessions for all interests and levels - your
best value opportunity for learning practical, relevant skills that
will help improve efficiency and effectiveness in your day job;

4. Fantastic networking opportunities across the community - your
moment to meet and be inspired by the movers and shakers that shape
our future;

5. A forum for strategic and operational discussions - your best
source of expertise to inform planning around technology and policy.

Full programme and other details can be found at
www.uksg.org/event/conference12

and an online booking form is now available at
www.uksg.org/event/conference12/book

Regards

Karen Sadler

Administrator

UKSG

Tel. +44 (0)1865 310834

Fax. +44(0)1865 310834

www.uksg.org

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