Gls Conference 2008

GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES SECTION OF THE

L IBRARY A SSOCIATION OF I RELAND

C ONFERENCE 2008 P UBLISHING G OVERNMENT E-I NFORMATION : CHALLENGES

AND

OPPORTUNITIES

Publishing in electronic format raises issues of practice and policy relating to long-term access to information. At a time when Government and EU policy is demanding that publicly funded publications be made freely available electronically where viable, this seminar addresses a range of matters critical to implementing this initiative.

O UTLINE P ROGRAMME AND BOOKING FORM Thursday, 9th October 2008 Bedford Suite, Dublin Castle Celebrating 80 years representing Libraries and Librarianship in Ireland

OUTLINE PROGRAMME 10.00

REGISTRATION & COFFEE

10.45

WELCOME Zoe Melling, Librarian, Legal Aid Board/Refugee Documentation Centre; GLS Chair Morning sessions chaired by: Máire Caffrey, Head Librarian, Teagasc; GLS Committee Member

11.00

DEVELOPING E-STRATEGIES Gráinne Maclochlainn, Services & Systems, National Library of Ireland

11.30

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING ON THE WEB: POLICY AND PRACTICE Tim Duggan, Principal Officer, CMOD, Department of Finance George Moir, Public Relations Officer, OPW

12.15

INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES AND ELECTRONIC LEGAL DEPOSIT Niamh Brennan, Assistant Librarian, Trinity College Dublin Margaret Flood, Keeper, Collection Management, Trinity College Dublin

12.45

QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION

13.00

Lunch Served in the Erin Room

Afternoon sessions chaired by: Ruth O’Flaherty, Legal Information Manager, Attorney General’s Office; GLS Committee Member 14.00

A VIEW FROM THE GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES SECTION Joe Donnelly, Librarian The Judges Library; GLS Committee Member

14.30

OWNERSHIP POLICY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PUBLIC SECTOR INFORMATION David Flood, ITC, Enterprise Ireland Miriam Walsh, IP Officer, Teagasc

15.10

TEA & COFFEE

15.30

AN EU PERSPECTIVE: TEA & COFFEE John Dolan, Principal Officer, CMOD, Department of Finance

16.00

GENERAL DISCUSSION Participants will have an opportunity to discuss issues of interest and concern in relation topics raised throughout the day.

16.15

CLOSING OF CONFERENCE

16.30

TOUR OF THE STATE APARTMENTS The Apartments are situated within the confines of Dublin Castle. Please indicate on this booking form if you would like to be included on this tour

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ituated on Cork Hill, the Castle is easily accessible by taxi from both Heuston & Connolly Stations.

Pedestrian entrances are at Palace Street Gate, directly opposite the Olympia Theatre leading into the Lower Castle Yard and at Cork Hill Gate, beside City Hall, Dame Street and leading into the Upper Castle Yard ~ directly opposite the State Apartments.

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