Autumn
2006 Training Course/Seminar Series
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The Future of Service Delivery for Libraries in Central Banks/Regulatory Agencies
3-day intensive residential programme, 5 - 7 September
2006
Venue: King’s College, Cambridge University
Course Director: Dr Paul Ayris, Director of Library Services, University
College London
Series Adviser: Charles Goodhart, CBE, Professor Emeritus, London School
of Economics, Financial Markets Group
Details of how to register are here
THE FUTURE OF SERVICE DELIVERY FOR LIBRARIES IN CENTRAL BANKS/REGULATORY AGENCIES
Librarians from all over the world attend the courses organized by Central Banking Publications for librarians and information workers. There are good reasons for this. There is simply no other meeting which covers such a wide range of current trends and topics.
The benefits to delegates are clear. The course allows delegates to keep up with the very latest developments and upcoming trends in library management.
Delegates are challenged to consider afresh the way their organization offers library and information services, looking at both the policy and operational demands on central bank library and information services.
A leading theme of this year’s course is the application of fast-changing information technology to central bank libraries.
The talks and practical exercises will be given and co-ordinated by leading library and information practitioners from both higher education and special libraries.
There will be ample opportunity to work in small teams, to compare and contrast experiences with your colleagues, and to make presentations yourself on the work of your library and information unit.
I look forward to welcoming you to Cambridge.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Paul Ayris
Director of Library Services, UCL
Welcoming:
Common challenges
Roundtable discussion led by
Paul
Ayris
Course Director
Central bank libraries perform very
special functions within the institutions they serve. At a time of restructuring
and cost-cutting in many central banks, libraries need to explain and
demonstrate their worth to the institution. This session will invite
delegates to share their views on what the key challenges facing central
banks librarians are. Delegates will benefit from each other’s
expertise and experience in confronting common problems.
Adding value in libraries
Frank
Ryan
Director, Business Information
Service, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (invited)
All libraries need to justify their
existence to their senior managers. In the past this was not usually
the case, but today budget pressures and the need to deliver high-quality
services any time, any place, anywhere mean that libraries, like any
other department in a central bank, need to add value to the corporate
life of the institution. The speaker will address these issues and invite
comments from the attenders.
Paul Ayris
Course Director
The speaker instituted a Change Management Programme in UCL Library Services, the objective of which was to identify strategic paths for development and to instill a change of culture in the organisation. Dr Ayris will report on the success of the programme and share its achievements with attendees.
Implementing a knowledge management programme
Jozsef Atz
Chief Librarian, Central Bank of Hungary
The aim of the session is to look at the implementation of knowledge management in central bank libraries. Up until now, it has been difficult to identify areas where knowledge management techniques have been successfully embedded in library practice. The speakers will identify case studies from central bank libraries and present them to attendees for information and comment.
Recent developments in IT for libraries
IT Services Group
UCL Library Services
The aim of this session is to identify recent trends in the deployment of information technology in libraries. The speaker will cover innovative uses of library management systems and then consider new developments in the world of information systems provision – such as tools to link bibliographic citations to the most appropriate copy and portal/gateway developments to present a completely new view of the role and purpose of library and information services.
Visits to Cambridge libraries
The historic university of town of Cambridge boasts a number of world-class academic libraries. The course offers delegates the unique opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at how these libraries function, guided by expert librarians. Delegates may choose to visit either a general- or a specific-purpose library within the University of Cambridge community.
Collection
management for small libraries: Writing a collection development policy
for a Central Bank Library
Emmanuel
Cachia
Central Bank of Malta and
Chair, Central Bank Librarians Group
Eva Semertzaki
Head, Reference and Information
Systems, Bank of Greece
Possibilities for library collaboration
A group discussion facilitated by
Paul Ayris
Course Director
The purpose of this joint session will be to explore in depth the possibilities for consortial working in central bank libraries across the world. The scene will be set by Paul Ayris, Member of the Board of LIBER, who will describe the nature of that European grouping, its workplan and the challenges of keeping several hundred libraries together in their joint work. Dr Ayris will then facilitate a discussion of the possibilities for international collaboration amongst central bank libraries.
Strategic planning
Speaker to be confirmed
All well-founded institutions rely on corporate planning to achieve their mission and goals. Strategy and operational planning lie at the heart of how libraries should organize themselves and what they should be delivering. A library’s strategic plan should be closely linked to the strategic plan of the central bank itself. Staff appraisal, budget setting, and the identification of objectives should likewise fall under the remit of the strategic plan. The speaker will show the conference how to undertake strategic planning and offer some models of good practice.
Drawing together the threads
Led by
Paul Ayris
Course Director
The course concludes with a discussion led by the chairman. This provides a chance for delegates to share views and experiences gained during the three days of the course and draw conclusions. Delegates will be asked to draw up action plans which they can take back to their home institution.
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