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BIALL Conference

Along with Philippa Anderson, Tracey South attended the annual British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) conference and exhibition in Sheffield on 14-16 June on behalf of TFPL.  BIALL was attended by 300 law librarians. 

"It's always nice to put a face to a name and an opportunity to find out what our clients are up to.  Although the conference was based in central Sheffield, there was a severe weather warning and it poured with rain the whole time, so there wasn't much of a chance to see the city.  We are looking forward to going to Dublin next year to catch up with everybody again!"

UKeiG conference

This week's UKeiG conference held at SOAS proved really popular.  The theme of the event - the challenges of a volatile electronic environment - really pulled in the crowds.  Jan-Martin Lowendahl, of Gartner, took two slots at the start of the day.  First he talked about emerging IT trends and 'hype cycles'.  Then he went on to discuss the nature of 'digital natives' and the impact they will have as they hit the workforce.  Much guilty laughter as I recognised myself as someone who would say 'This is my digital camera'.  This highlights my status as a digital immigrant apparently.  To a digital native it's just a camera!

The digital native has a different relationship with technology and content and this has an impact on those of us who are providing them with content and services. Jan-Martin's presentations stimulated lots of debate and discussions. 

Playstation 3 winner is announced!

Congratulations to Glyn Evans, Regional Records Manager at Credit Suisse who visited our stand at the AIIM Roadshow, entered the competition and correctly identified the missing location as Reading.

Glyn wins a PlayStation 3  which is on its way to him now!