Ex Libris directors UK Director’s Event 2019
Our theme for 2019 was “Increasing academic and research engagement”. The agenda included expert sessions on the role of the library in research and presentations on Plan S and Open Science. We looked also at how libraries can work more closely with academic colleagues and help to deliver improved learning outcomes.
Past Speakers
Caroline Thomas, Director of Library and Learning Support Services, University of Surrey
David Clay, University of Salford
Professor David Price, Vice-Provost for Research at University College London
Sarah Richardson, Group Editor, Research Professional
Ofer Mosseri, Corporate Vice-President & General Manager Ex Libris, EMEA
Agenda
| 09:30 | Coffee & Registration |
| 10:00 | Welcome & introduction
Alan Oliver, Business Development Director EMEA, Ex Libris |
| 10:10 | “Data all around us” Ex Libris Corporate Update
Ofer Mosseri, Corporate Vice-President & General Manager Ex Libris, EMEA |
| 10:40 | A Vice-provost’s view on Open Science and Research from “London’s global university”
Professor David Price, Vice-Provost for Research at University College London |
| 11:25 | Coffee
Demonstrations of campusM for the library and ProQuest One Academic |
| 11:55 | The role of the library in meeting the aspirations of teachers and researchers
Caroline Thomas, Director of Library and Learning Support Services, University of Surrey |
| 12:40 | Looking at the outlook for research funding in the UK
Sarah Richardson, Group Editor, Research Professional |
| 13:10 | Lunch
Demonstrations of Esploro, Research Professional and Leganto |
| 14:40 | Text and Data Mining and the opportunity for the library (working title)
Allan Lu, Vice-president of Product Management, ProQuest |
| 15:15 | The issues facing academic institutions and how we address them
David Clay, University of Salford |
| 15:45 | Summary & Close
Alan Oliver, Business Development Director EMEA, Ex Libris |
