[Asis-l] Some places still available at the LIS Research Coalition Conference, London, UK - June 28th 2010

[Hazel Hall]

***With apologies for cross posting***

There are still some places available for the LIS Research Coalition
conference 'Evidence, Value and Impact: the LIS Research Landscape in
2010' to be held on Monday 28th June, 10:30-16:15 at the British
Library Conference Centre, London, UK. The conference fee is just
£100, including VAT and all refreshments. Further details are given
below, and full information can be accessed from the conference web
page at http://lisresearch.org/conference-2010/.

Delegates travelling to the UK for the LIS Research Coalition
conference may also be interested in other  professional events that
take place in London at the end of June immediately before and after
the event:

==CoLIS7==
Monday 21 - Thursday 24 June, City University (the week before the LIS
Research Coalition conference)
http://colis.soi.city.ac.uk/

==4th Bloomsbury Conference on e-publishing & e-publications==
Thursday 24 - Friday 25 June, University College London (the week
before the LIS Research Coalition conference)
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/infostudies/e-publishing/

==Tipping the scales: tackling information obesity to ensure
productive and sustainable information resources==
Tuesday 29 June (the day after the LIS Research Coalition conference)
http://www.ukeig.org.uk/training/2010/infoobesity.htm

For those who intend to stay in London for the weekend immediately
prior to the LIS Research Coalition conference on Monday 28th June a
number of links to sporting and cultural events (including the
Wimbledon lawn tennis championships) are available at
http://lisresearch.org/conference-2010/.


***Further details of the LIS Research Coalition conference***

Conference announcement: 'Evidence, Value and Impact: the LIS Research
Landscape in 2010'

Monday 28th June, 10:30-16:15
British Library Conference Centre, London, UK
Organised by the Library and Information Science Research Coalition
£100 (including VAT, lunch and refreshments)
http://lisresearch.org/conference-2010/


The Library and Information Science Research Coalition conference
‘Evidence, Value and Impact: the LIS Research Landscape in 2010’ takes
place on Monday 28th June at the British Library Conference Centre in
London. This one day event will consider perspectives on the LIS
research landscape and will appeal to all LIS research stakeholders,
ranging from funders to publishers, as well as practitioner
researchers and academics.

There will be access to expert speakers and peers from public,
academic, special and corporate libraries, the health service, higher
education and the corporate sector. Delegates can develop their
knowledge and increase awareness of different aspects of research in
the context of the conference themes - evidence, value and impact.
Related research priorities will also be considered on the day e.g.
identification of research opportunities, collaborators and funding;
methods for enhancing the relevance of research outputs in services
delivery; avenues for publishing research output; techniques for
integrating research activities into everyday work practice.

The conference format includes a number of presentations including two
keynotes and a "one minute madness" session in which delegates may opt
to actively participate . There will be facilitated breakout sessions
and opportunities to discuss LIS research issues informally during
breaks.

For more detailed information, the conference programme and delegate
bookings please see the conference web site at
http://lisresearch.org/conference-2010/, and the registration page at
http://www.event-logistics.co.uk/lisrc10/lisrc10_registration.html

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Dr Hazel Hall
Library and Information Science Research Coalition

E-mail: hazel.hall at lisresearch.org
Web: http://lisresearch.org
Tel: +44 (0)7 969 07 8181
Twitter: @LISResearch

Evidence, Value and Impact: the LIS Research Landscape in 2010 - LIS
Research Coalition Conference, 28 June 2010:
http://lisresearch.org/conference-2010/