Conference 2006 Programme

Conference

 

The 2006 AUKML Conference

The 21st Century Information Professional


In association with
Gold Sponsors
Thomson logo

Business Intelligence Services, a Thomson business, is a premiere provider of online research information and news to leading companies worldwide. Our flagship product—Thomson Business Intelligence—offers global News, Broker and Market Research content together in one aggregated, easy-to-use source to support strategic decision making. With Thomson Business Intelligence, information professionals have direct access to comprehensive, easily searchable data that helps them identify threats and opportunities, assess and monitor competitors, and make the strategic leap to what’s next.

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Moreover is the premier provider of real-time news, current awareness & business information.

Moreover's Connected Intelligence (CI) solutions can be integrated into websites, intranets or corporate portals.

We continually harvest content from more than 25,000 online news & information sources and over 7 million blog sites across 180 countries in 56 languages. To enable fast, accurate and targeted searches, Moreover adds over 45 meta-tags and a team of experienced editors to oversee the automated processes and monitor source quality.
Moreover provides critical business information to clients including global corporations, government agencies and small and medium size businesses.


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LexisNexis Group delivers comprehensive and authoritative legal, business, government and tax information worldwide as an industry leader. It unites proprietary brands, advanced Web technologies, and premium information sources for customers in the legal, corporate, government and academic markets in 100 countries on six continents. With a leading position in the U.S., LexisNexis Group also serves as the market leader in the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth and as a major publisher in Continental Europe and Latin America.

LexisNexis teams with customers to deliver information solutions that drive productive, efficient decisions. LexisNexis provides the most authoritative sources in the world, tailored to a user's workflow and addressing job-specific and enterprise-wide information needs. Its legal-publishing brands are leaders within their respective markets, including Butterworths in the United Kingdom and the Asia-Pacific region, Les Editions du Juris-Classeur in France and Martindale-Hubbell® and Matthew Bender® worldwide. Information is delivered in whatever medium customers want, including easy-to-use Web-based products, dial-up online, print and compact disk formats, all supported with first-class customer service.



Silver sponsors

Factiva Logo
Factiva®,Journalists and media professionals around the world rely on Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Company, and its collection of more than 10,000 leading news and business publications. Whether they need to conduct secondary research and check facts for their own stories or review coverage in competing publications, Factiva offers a comprehensive, searchable archive of print media and web articles including The Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and Reuters and Dow Jones newswires.

Factiva helps editorial staff work more efficiently with time-saving features like email alerting, personalized news pages and the latest headlines delivered to their Mobile devices. Correspondents based in remote locations have access to a deep archive of local and global information, making them more productive and self-sufficient in every time zone. With Search 2.0's Discovery capabilities, journalists can explore new angles for a story by quickly uncovering common news themes and often-used keywords.
Try Factiva free for one week.




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ICC Information is an acknowledged authority in the provision of UK and Irish company and financial information. As a content owner, we provide clients with access to a wide range of daily updated business information on all UK & Irish companies, directors and shareholders, as well as offering easy access to European and International Data.

Information is provided through a wide range of flexible online 'business' and 'integration' services designed to suit individual business information needs. ICC Information is owned by Bisnode AB and is part of one of the largest business information groups in Europe.



Profile Group logo

Established in 1987, The Profile Group is the UK's number one provider of future events information to the media, marketing and PR industries, offering a range of market-leading services highly focused on delivering information solutions to the markets we serve. Our services are used by over 2,500 of the top companies in the UK, to enable them to forward plan effectively, obtain editorial content, source promotional and marketing opportunities and generate new revenues.



Bronze Sponsors

Special Cuts logo
Special Cuts is a specialist media monitoring and press cuttings service for the academic, e- learning, government and library sectors. See our article every month in Managing Information magazine.

The Special Cuts service allows organisations to monitor their media profile; to gain valuable competitor intelligence; carry out environmental scanning; and gauge the effectiveness of their public relations programmes. Director, Catherine Dhanjal, is a supporting member of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), an Association for Information Management (ASLIB) member and a member of the Institute of PR (www.ipr.org.uk). She holds the post-graduate level qualification in PR - dipCAM; and is taking an MA in Strategic Communications. Catherine also runs TheAnswer Ltd (www.theansweruk.com), which provides public relations and marketing support to organisations in the library and information management sectors.



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For organisations who need to understand and respond to the constant challenges of the publishing industry, EPS is the authority providing informed market intelligence and trusted, confidential advice and consultancy. We enable our clients to manage risk and to make better business decisions, strengthening their performance in the industry.

The EPS Difference
Unlike any other provider of this type of service, we offer more than 20 years' experience and relationships with the key players in the publishing world.

Clients
Since its inception, EPS has worked for the major international players in the information industry, as well as many of the middle-ranking and smaller players across the UK, Europe and the US. EPS has also served numerous clients who have a keen interest in developments inside the industry, including suppliers of hardware and software to the information industry, telecommunications operators, investment banks, venture capitalists, and government.



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Swets is the world's leading subscription services company, connecting the supply and demand chain that exists between publishers and institutions, libraries and information centers. The company provides services for customers from academic, government, corporate and medical institutions.

Swets is your single point of contact for the acquiring and management of subscriptions to almost any publication, be it in print or electronic format. You deal with just one contact, whether it's for ordering, claiming or consolidated invoicing. Our extensive knowledge and wealth of experience in this dynamic industry means that our staff can provide you with expert assistance and advice. By decreasing the number of painstaking administrative tasks involved, our subscription management services give you greater control over your print and electronic subscriptions, therefore making them easier to manage.



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A specialist employment agency to the UK library and information sector, we deliver a friendly, people driven and professional service to both employers and jobseekers.

Typical vacancies include: Librarian, Information Manager, Researcher, Information Specialist, Knowledge Manager, Records Manager, Archivist and Vendor Sales and Marketing staff. Roles cover permanent, temporary, full-time and part-time jobs, as well as consultancy contracts, from graduate to senior management level.

Our prestigious client list includes commercial organisations, professional service firms, information vendors, central and local government, health organisations, charities, institutes, heritage organisations and academic and public libraries.


Books Express logo

Books Express (est.1983) is a family owned company. Senior partners are John and Duncan Evans. We supply books to institutions and individuals worldwide, and act as official distributors for prestigious publishers.

BOOK SUPPLIERS: Prompt supply of ALL books in print from ALL United States and UK publishers.
Specialists in UK and USA academic and university presses, and official publications.
Extensive staff knowledge of history, current affairs, military studies, science, engineering, health, law and regulatory compliance.
Huge stock inventory. Free searches for out of print and hard to find titles. Competitive discounts. Comprehensive, value-added library supply services.

OFFICIAL UK DISTRIBUTORS FOR:
United States Government Printing Office
Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Canadian Government Printer
Asian Development Bank
Depatrment of Primary Industries Queensland

EXCLUSIVE UK DISTRIBUTORS FOR:
http://www.GalleryWatch.com
http://www.CRSDocuments.com
http://www.StormingMedia.co.uk

Please contact us to discuss your requirements:

Books Express
PO Box 10
Saffron Walden
Essex CB11 4AH
United Kingfrom

Tel 01799 513726
Fax 01799 513248

info@books-express.co.uk
http://www.books-express.co.uk/