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To report on the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference held in June 2007 in Denver, Colorado.
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Purpose
To report on the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference held in June 2007 in Denver, Colorado.
Design/methodology/approach
Conference report.
Findings
The annual conference aims to provide attendees continuing professional education, vendor presentations, invited papers and social events. Exhibits from library vendors include technology, information materials and services.
Originality/value
A conference report of interest to information professionals in academia, corporate and governmental information centers and libraries.
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The paper aims to report on the 30th IATUL Annual Conference held in Leuven, Belgium, 1‐4 June, 2009
Abstract
Purpose
The paper aims to report on the 30th IATUL Annual Conference held in Leuven, Belgium, 1‐4 June, 2009
Design/methodology/approach
The paper summarises the major themes of the conference as well as giving some specific details of developments at the Indira Gandhi National Open University in India, which supplement the author's presentation at the conference.
Findings
The IATUL conference included a wide gamut of important issues faced by the libraries in the knowledge society of the twenty‐first century. The delegates exchanged ideas and learnt of best practices prevalent in libraries across the globe. The conference provided insights into the issues of innovation, change, benchmarking, quality assurance, Web 2.0 tools, information literacy, free internet resources and so forth.
Originality/value
It was a conference of immense value for library and information professionals. It raised important issues; problems faced by the libraries today and offered tentative solutions.
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