23. ročník KONFERENCE O PROFESIONÁLNÍCH INFORMAČNÍCH ZDROJÍCH, 30.-31. května, Praha
23rd annual CONFERENCE ON PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCES, May 30-31, Prague

This workshop will be led by Carl Grant.

Librarians can achieve better results for their communities when they learn to overcome thinking that holds them, and their communities back.

In this workshop, we’ll focus on the basic skills needed to enable that to happen, including listening closely, envisioning without restraint and implementing the resulting ideas while respecting current realities. Sessions will be interactive and engaging and attendees will leave with a new set of ideas and ways to use in reshaping their libraries.

The workshop is organized in cooperation with CERGE-EI.

This workshop will be led by Yvonne Ng.

Social media has become central in our lives: We follow it to watch historical moments unfold live around the world. We use it to communicate with family, friends, and colleagues. Entire communities sprout up and live on these platforms. What will be lost from history if social media is not archived and preserved? At the same time, what new practical, ethical, and legal concerns arise?

This workshop will explore these issues in a participatory and interactive format.

Participants do not need any previous knowledge of social media archiving, just an interest in learning about and discussing the topic!

The workshop is organized in cooperation with the National Library of Technology.

The Infoparty – a buffet reception – is held in the evening of Tuesday, May 30, 2017 in Rajska Building at the University of Economics – Winston Churchill square, Prague 3 (map).

Beginning at 7:00 pm.

The Infoparty is organized in cooperation with the University of Economics, Prague and sponsors of the evening are IOP Publishing and Cambridge University Press.

Note: It is necessary to register to this event by checking the appropriate box in the registration form. Please remember to bring with you the printed invitation, which you receive at registration. A free cloakroom is available throughout the evening.

This year we have made a decision to include a panel about Open Access, which has been considered both an attractive and an important issue within the main conference focus. The discussion will be led by Mr Martin Svoboda, the director of the National Technical Library. Representatives of three publishers should participate: Taylor and Francis, Thieme and Oxford University Press. A representative of the Czech professional community will join in – as well as Mrs Kai Karin Geschuhn of Max Planck Digital Library dealing directly with OA, who will also deliver a paper.