Thursday, July 24 2003

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration at Somerville College

12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Luncheon and Punting (Optional)
Organizers: Helen Jenderson, Simon Inger

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Registration at Somerville College (Continued)

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Evening Reception at the Blackwell's Bookshop

7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Dinner at Somerville College

Dinner Keynote:
Richard Charkin, CEO, Macmillian: "The Scholar, the Witch and the Wardrobe"

Introduction by:
Adam Hodgkin, xrefer and nephew of Dorothy Hodgkin, distinguished graduate of Somerville College

Friday, July 25

8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast at Somerville College

8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks

Keynote Speaker:
David Seaman, Director, Digital Library Federation: "Authors to Readers: Observations and Challenges for Librarians, Publishers and Intermediaries"

9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
(Break at 10:30 a.m.)
Panel 1: What Are Users Using and Why?
Convener: Liz Chapman, Librarian, Taylor Institution, Oxford University

Speakers:
Derek Law, Head, Information Resources Directorate, University of Strathclyde: "The Social Role of Digital Libraries"
Clare Jenkins, Director of Library Services, Imperial College, London: "Serve You Right?"
Phil Davis, Life Sciences Bibliographer, Cornell University: "What Usage Statistics Say About Online User Behaviour"
Carol Tenopir, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee: "Science Journals and Science Students: Bringing Them Together"

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon at Somerville College

1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(Break at 3:00 p.m.)
Panel 2: Branding - How Important Is It?
Convener: Chris Beckett, Scholarly Information Strategies Ltd

Speakers:
Michael Mabe, Director of Academic Relations, Elsevier Science, Oxford: "What Do Authors Really Care About? - What 50,000 Authors Tell Us Each Year"
Malcolm Campbell, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford: "Impact Factor: Is It All Academics Care About?"
Peter Boyce, American Astronomical Society: "The High Productive User: What Are They Up to? Are They Influenced by Brands?"
Jerry Cowhig, Managing Director, Institute of Physics Publishing: "How the Society Publisher Perceives Brand"
Pippa Scoones, Sales and Marketing Director, Blackwell's Publishing: "What Do Publishers Do When They Go Home?"