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MMIT CONFERENCE: PORTALS PORTALS EVERYWHERE

1 JULY 2004

THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LONDON

PROGRAMME

 
9:15am Registration
9.45am Welcome Catherine Hume (RIIA Library & MmIT)
  Morning session: Chaired, Andrew Cox (Loughborough University & MmIT)
9:50am Introduction: what is a portal Andrew Cox (Loughborough University)
10:00am Building Knowledge4health Hilary Ollerenshaw & Caroline Plaice (Bristol NHS Trust)
10:30am ENCompassing Edinburgh's digital collections: The Collections Gateway at the University of Edinburgh John MacColl (Edinburgh University / National Library of Scotland)
11:00am Tea / coffee
11:30am Metalib and SFX at Loughborough Ruth Stubbings (Loughborough University)
12:00pm Millenium Access Plus at Exeter Martin Myhill (University Library, Exeter)
12:30pm What's in London's Libraries - the London public library experience Fiona O'Brien (London Libraries Development Agency)
1:00pm Lunch
  Afternoon session: Chaired, Tina Theis (Library Consultant & MmIT)
2:00pm The Subject Approach to Portals Debra Hiom (RDN)
2:30pm The Mother of all Portals Paul Browning (Bristol University)
3:00pm Tea / coffee
3:30pm Keynote: Taking portals to the users: delivering content where it is needed Chris Awre (JISC)
4:15pm Close  
     
4:30pm MmIT AGM and presentation of the MmIT Multimedia Award.

Won by The Marischal Virtual Museum, a website produced by the Directorate of Information Systems and Services (DISS) of the University of Aberdeen. The Marischal Museum is a part of DISS. The site can be found at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/virtualmuseum
 
Audience: librarians from all sectors
 
Venue:

The Royal Institute of International Affairs
Chatham House
10 St James's Square
London
SW1Y 4LE

See Map for location of Chatham House - disabled access is available to conference facilities.
       
Cost £125 (including VAT) - special rates upon application.
       
For further information or to make a telephone booking please contact:

Jane Rowlands
Head of Library Development
BMA Library
BMA House
Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9JP.

Tel: 020 7383 6737
Fax: 020 7388 2544
E-mail: jrowlands@bma.org.uk
       
       
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