National Year of Reading and Beyond – Jaci Brumwell, Derbyshire Libraries

This workshop will include some background to work undertaken in Derbyshire during NYR and then focus on how and why public libraries can continue the reading legacy within their own authorities. Participants will be asked to consider how public library staff can demonstrate the impact of reading on health and well being and key partnership work.

Joint Consortia Agreement for Books and relanted material-English academic consortia – David Ball, University of Bournemouth: Janet Allan, University of London and Ruth Dale, University of Nottingham

This workshop is a further opportunity for Librarians from within the five consortia involved to find out about this agreement. It will outline the scope of the agreement, suppliers’ offers, and options for call-off that meet the EU Procurement Directives – and will also incorporate any FAQs compiled as a result of earlier briefing sessions in London and Leeds.

Five consortia are: LUPC, MUAL, NEYAL, NWAL, SUPC

NAG Servicing Guidelines – update session

Come armed with your issues, ideas and requirements so that we can use the session to continue to make the NAG Guidelines a current, worthwhile and usable resource

Getting Value from your Usage Data – ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer!’ – Dave Patten , University of Huddersfield

In this session, Dave will explore how library usage data – such as book circulation stats, e-journal hits, and OPAC keyword searches – can be used to gain a deeper insight into how our users interact with our services in both the physical and virtual library.  The session will also look at how usage data can be used to improve those services by providing personalised recommendations, guided searches and other features.  Finally, Dave will discuss the work of the JISC MOSAIC (Making Our Shared Activity Information Count) Project and the potential benefits the project may provide to staff responsible for stock selection.