Rescheduled from earlier this year, Acquisitions Group of Ireland (AGI) and LIR are delighted to announce a one-day symposium on Mobile Technologies in Library Services on 22nd November in the Davenport Hotel, Dublin. The symposium will deal with practical issues for implementing and using mobile technologies to provide and promote library resources and services. This symposium is an opportunity to showcase and highlight the existing work carried out in Irish libraries making use of mobile technologies.
Speakers:
Andy Walsh (University of Huddersfield) on gamification of library services
Alison McNab (De Montfort University) on mobilising your e-content
Jil Fairclough (Brighton & Sussex Medical School) MoMEd – Mobile Medical Education
Plus showcases from Irish libraries
Paper proposals:
Expressions of interest are still sought for short, 20-minute snapshot papers on the use of mobile and other technologies to promote and deliver a wide variety of library services and resources. This is an opportunity to showcase innovative use of mobile technologies in your library.
Example topics might include:
· Design and creation of a library app
· Development of Augmented Reality in Libraries
· Gamifying library services
· Mobile Visual Searching
· Developing mobile version library sites
· The use of QR codes
· Promoting and marketing mobile technologies
These topics are broad, and other examples will be considered.
Expressions of interests and proposals should be forwarded to Alan Carbery (acarbery@wit.ie), or Ronán Kennedy (ronan.kennedy@nuigalway.ie) by 19th October 2012.
Registration
Registration for to attend the Symposium will begin on 22nd October. The cost of registration is listed below:
AGI Members: Free
LIR Members: Free
Non AGI/LIR Members: €50
Further Information:
For further information, please contact:
Alan Carbery, Chair, Acquisitions Group of Ireland – AGI http://www.lagi.ie
Ronán Kennedy, LIR http://lirgroup.heanet.ie/
