Conference programme
Please find below the programme for the first SLA Europe Conference, which took place on 5-6 September 2019 at Newnham College, Cambridge.
Abstracts for all the presentations can be found at Programme_ Full abstracts .
You will also find details about our two keynote speakers here.
The presentations from the various sessions are included below in the programme. We will also publish a report from the event as soon as possible afterwards, along with photos from the two days.
Conference Gold Sponsors
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Thursday 5 September
09.30 – 11.00
Registration and refreshments
10.00 – 11.00
Tour of Newnham College Gardens OR tour of Newnham College Library (sign up at registration)
11.00 – 11.15
Welcome to Cambridge
Dr Jessica Gardner, University Librarian and Director of Library Services
Presentation: Welcome – Jessica Gardner
11.15 – 12.00
Opening keynote
A Practical Model for Distributed Digital Leadership – Cerys Hearsey, Director, Post*Shift
Presentation: Keynote opening – Cerys Hearsey
12.00 – 12.45
Session 1
Recalling the past to understand the future – Richard Nelsson, Information manager, Guardian News & Media
Presentation: Session 1 – Richard Nelsson
AI and Libraries: a romance that cannot wait? – María de la Peña, Librarian, IE Business School Library
Presentation: Session 1 – María de la Peña
12.45 – 14.00
Lunch and visit sponsors
14.00 – 14.45
Session 2
Courting Failure, Laying Down the Law – Jennifer Findlay, Library Services Manager, Judicial Office for Scotland, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service; SarahLouise McDonald, Sheriff Courts Librarian, Judicial Office for Scotland, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
Presentation: Session 2 – Jennifer Findlay & SarahLouise McDonald
The Future Archive – Binni Brynolf, Digital Resources Librarian, Chatham House
Presentation: Session 2 – Binni Brynolf
14.45 – 15.30
Workshop A or B
Workshop A: How to Survive and Excel in a Diverse Gig Economy – Richard P. Hulser, President, Richard P. Hulser Consulting
Workshop B: “RDA? Where We’re Going We Don’t Need Any RDA”: Back to the Future in Cataloguing in Special Libraries Outside the International Standards – Anne Welsh, Author
Presentation: Workshop B – Anne Welsh
15.30 – 15.45
Break and visit sponsors
15.45 – 16.30
Session 3
Nudge in Libraries: practical applications for improving UX – Phil Jones, Academic Liaison Manager, Coventry University
Presentation: Session 3 – Phil Jones
Mindful Transitioning under the Library Restructuring – Xuemei Li, Data Services Librarian, York University
Presentation: Session 3 – Xuemei Li
16.30 – 17.30
Roundtable discussion
18.00 – 19.00
Awards reception
Sponsored by CB Resourcing
19.00 – 21.00
Conference dinner (informal)
Friday 6 September
09.00 – 09.15
Mindfulness meditation (optional)
Xuemei Li
09.15 – 09.30
Welcome to day 2
Hal Kirkwood, President of SLA
09.30 – 10.15
Session 4
Knowledge Management: Maximising your organisational talent by listening harder – Katharine Schopflin, Information Governance Lead, London Borough of Hackney
Presentation: Session 4 – Katharine Schopflin
Future Ready: transitioning to an information governance recordkeeping model in a large multi-functional organization in the Middle East – Matthew Platt, Acting Manager Information Governance, Qatar Foundation
Presentation: Session 4 – Matthew Platt
10.15 – 11.00
Session 5
Predatory Publishing and Plan S – Simon Linacre, Director of International Marketing & Development, Cabells
Presentation: Session 5 – Simon Linacre
Making Research Data Future Ready: The FAIR Data Principles in Action – Ian Bruno, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
Presentation: Session 5 – Ian Bruno
11.00 – 11.30
Break and visit sponsors
11.30 – 12.15
Session 6
What is Competitive Intelligence? An overview for non-CI Information Professionals – Arthur Weiss, Competitive / Marketing Intelligence Consultant, AWARE
Presentation: Session 6 – Arthur Weiss
A new perspective on corporate analysis: using social media and online data to create business insights – Lara Lopez Boronat, Information Specialist, Bain & Company
Presentation: Session 6 – Lara Lopez Boronat
12.15 – 13.00
Session 7
Promoting and celebrating diversity in delivering and managing a 21st Century Information Service – Seema Rampersad, Senior Business Researcher and Service Manager, British Library
Presentation: Session 7 – Seema Rampersad
The Future is Female? Exploring patterns of gender (im)balance in UK business, pharmaceutical, and electric vehicle research practices – Ben McLeish, Director of Engagement & Advocacy, Dimensions & Altmetric
Presentation: Session 7 – Ben McLeish
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch and visit sponsors
14.00 – 14.45
Session 8
What next for SLA Europe? – Hal Kirkwood, President of SLA; Simon Burton, President of SLA Europe; Seema Rampersad, President-Elect of SLA Europe
Presentation: Session 8 – Panel on what next for SLA Europe
14.45 – 15.30
Closing keynote
The future is behind us – Simon Chaplin, Director of Culture & Society, Wellcome Trust
Presentation to follow
15.30 – 16.00
Closing remarks
16.30 – 17.30
Punting trip OR tour of Newnham College Library (sign up at registration desk)
SLA Europe is committed to providing a safe and equal space for professional participation for all of our members, partners, and event attendees. We believe that everyone has the right to professional interaction without fear, intimidation, or belittlement, and that everyone has the right to fair and equal participation and treatment. To find out more, read our anti-harassment policy statement here.