Emerald Steering Group Meeting - Edinburgh

Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Wednesday, 14 March 2010 - 13:30 - 15:30

Eduserv has arranged a meeting with Emerald that will give librarians an opportunity to hear about their plans for their publications. You will be able to float ideas and raise any issues that are of concern.



Important times
13:30 - Working lunch
15:30 - Close

Who should attend?
Academic librarians at institutions with subscriptions to Emerald publications under Eduserv Chest Agreements.

Programme
Emerald would like to hear from you about:

• eBooks – how has the market moved on? Are there any emerging models/preferred delivery mechanisms? Who is doing eBooks well? Do librarians make a distinction between eBooks and eBook Series?
• About Emerald’s interface.
• Are there any emerging standards regarding the LMS.
• The notion of “students as customers”. What impact does this have on libraries? How can Emerald help librarians to better serve their customers when it comes to online research activity?
• Emerald’s web vision plans and to gain feedback about the proposed developments.
• Purchasing behaviour in different subject areas, given their move into broader Social Sciences.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions about the current Chest Agreements for the range of Emerald publications.

The agenda has not been fixed – so your ideas are welcome – please contact jenny.carroll@eduserv.org.uk.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.