C21st Curation: access and service delivery

[note to web editors: turn this news item into 4 separate events]

Public Lecture Series 26 April - 11 May 2006
University College London School of Library, Archive and Information Studies
Chadwick Lecture Theatre, Gower Street, London WC1

Following the highly successful inaugural series of C21st Curation public lectures earlier this year, The University College London School of Library, Archives, and Information Studies is pleased to announce details of a second series of public lectures for 2006.

The lectures by eight leading speakers, will be open to students, professionals and general public and will be held in the Chadwick lecture theatre in University College London, from 6.00 -7.15pm. Each event will be followed by a reception sponsored by Tessella, to which speakers and the audience are invited.

The dates, sessions, and speakers, in the series will be:

26 April 2006
Scholarly Communication
David Brown (British Library) and Paul Ayris (UCL)

3 May 2006
Digital Resources in the Humanities
Prof Susan Hockey (UCL) and Suzanne Keene (Institute of Archaeology)

10 May 2006
Service Delivery in National nstitutions
Natalie Ceeney (The National Archives) and Jemima Rellie (Tate)

17 May 2006
Curation and Access for Scientific Data
Neil Beagrie (British Library/JISC) and Prof. Mike Wadsworth (UCL)

Please advertise the lecture series widely amongst professional organisations in the museums, library, archive, scientific research, information and academic sectors, current staff, students, and interested individuals.

Background
We wish to raise awareness and interest in digital curation amongst current students, professionals, and the general public though this series of high profile public lectures.

The future of an Information Society and the knowledge economy will be built around electronic access to information. The enormous benefits of electronic information and resources for innovation and communication are already being realised in schools, universities, homes, business, industry, and government. A growing and significant part of the record and culture of the UK is now in digital form. The lives of staff working in our institutions, current students, and private individuals will increasingly be impacted by these trends and associated issues.

Notes to editors:

1) The School of Library, Archives, and Information Studies University College London is a leading centre for research in knowledge organization, archives and records management, especially electronic records, digital technologies in the humanities, preservation management and the history of the book.

2) Tessella Support Services plc specializes in the application of innovative software solutions to scientific, technical and engineering problems, and its offices in the UK, US, and the Netherlands have built long-term relationships with organizations at the leading edge of the scientific and engineering world (www.tessella.com ).

3) Further information about the lecture series can be obtained from the organisers:
Neil Beagrie (British Library/JISC) email: neil.beagrie@bl.uk tel: 0709 204 8179
Andrew Flinn (UCL) email: a.flinn@ucl.ac.uk tel: 0207 679 2481
Helen Forde (UCL) email helen.forde@lovells-online.co.uk tel 01295 811247
Elizabeth Shepherd (UCL) email e.shepherd@ucl.ac.uk tel: 0207 679 2945
Geoffrey Yeo (UCL) email g.yeo@ucl.ac.uk tel: 0207 679 2481

4) Directions and a map to UCL and the Chadwick lecture theatre (on right of Main Entrance from Gower Street) are available at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about-ucl/location/