In just over a week many members of the information community will gather at London’s ExCeL to experience a brand new and exciting conference and exhibition. The intersection between information and data, the rise of the user, and the need for the information industry to demonstrate value, are all key themes at the inaugural London Info International 2016 Conference. Search, social media and the ways to reach new users are also part of the agenda.
According to Vincent Cassidy, Conference Co-Chair, LII 2016, this event brings together important and representative voices of research funders, the library community, commercial publishers and start-ups who are all seeking to help research and researchers. This conference will help all participants both to reflect on the current dynamic and help shape future direction.
This is what few of the main speakers have been saying…
'The distinction publishers make between content and data is anachronistic and limiting,' says Timo Hannay, Founder SchoolDash and one of the speakers at the event. 'It's all information - and information of every kind is our trade.' He has these words of advice for the information industry, 'think broadly about your role - publishing is not just about publications, it's about information. Be prepared to acquire new organisational skills, especially relating to technology. Observe the behaviour and attitudes of the best technology companies, big and small.'
Timo is speaking at LII 2016 at 2:00pm – 3:30pm on Wednesday, December 7th.
John Hammersley, Co-founder & CEO of Overleaf, is one of an illustrious group of industry experts talking about the 'rise of the user' that includes David Worlock, Jan Reichelt of Mendeley and Jason Markos of John Wiley & Sons.
Global research and collaboration continues to grow at an astonishing rate,' John says. 'This is excellent for science but can prove to be challenging for researchers and institutions. Many areas of technology are moving to an on-demand economy, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) has been a rapidly developing industry over the past decade, with global sales growing from $10Bn in 2010 to more than double this today. Users continue to expect more and more services to provide real-time feedback and fast, effective solutions to their problems.'
John is speaking at LII 2016 at 2:00pm – 3:00pm on Tuesday, December 6th.
Social media gives an opportunity to libraries, especially in academia, to get a better and closer relationship with their users, notes Ertugrul Cimen, Library Director at MEF University. During his talk, delegates will learn how libraries and users are affected by social media and the possible risks and benefits of social media usage in libraries.
This session also includes talks from Christine Goodair, Website Officer for the Society for the Study of Addiction - looking at Twitter - and Matt Horne, the Digital Marketing and Social Media Officer at Newcastle University whose focus is on Snapchat and the new generation of social.
Ertugrul is speaking at LII 2016 at 11:30am – 12:30am on Wednesday, December 7th.
Reaching users is also the topic of the talk from Oliver Renn, Head of Chemistry and Biology of Pharmacy Information Centre, ETH Zurich in day one's New world, new approaches session. Oliver believes social media should be combined with face-to-face techniques to engage users. According to Oliver, the information community, especially those who are developing new tools and gadgets, naturally think that those who are supposed to use the cool new things are as informed and excited as they are. This is often not the case, both in academia and industry but can be changed.'
Oliver is speaking at LII 2016 at 2:00pm – 3:00pm on Tuesday, December 6th.
These are just a few of the leading speakers that can be seen in London on December 6th and 7th. A few places are still available. To find out more go to Londoninfointernational.com and to register to attend the conference go to http://londoninfointernational.com/book-your-place/.
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