MmIT National Conference 2012: Reduced budgets? Increased impact!

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 9, 2012 -- Multimedia Information and Technology (MmIT) Group’s national conference this year addresses key tools and technologies for an effective library and information service in a time of economic austerity. The day-long event takes place on Tuesday 17th April 2012 at the University of Sheffield.

This exciting conference aims to showcase examples of free or low cost tools in action in a number of workshops.

The workshops are complemented by high profile keynote speakers:
• Ross Mahon, Apps Edu Evangelist, from Google and

• Marshall Breeding, of the Library Technology Guides (http://librarytechnology.org)

Workshops include:
• Dave Pattern “Discovering discovery: Experiences of implementing Summon at Huddersfield”
• Jon Fletcher “In the palm of their hand: The next step for the handheld librarian”
• Andy Tattersall and Claire Beecroft “A free web toolkit for the modern library”
• Rene Meijer “Designing space and services to support digital literacies”

The conference also features expert Q&A; 5 minute quick fixes; interactive voting session and tours of University of Sheffield’s Information Commons (www.sheffield.ac.uk/infocommons).

For more information, visit the conference website: http://tinyurl.com/5taclmc
Online booking form: http://tinyurl.com/d6qteh7

Cost: £120 (incl VAT) for MMIT members; £156 (incl VAT) for non members. A limited number of reduced price places are available for the unwaged and students.

Remember you can join the MMIT Group through Cilip for £10 pa or as a standalone member for £30 pa. This includes quarterly issues of our high quality journal.

If you have any enquiries, do contact us on: mmit2012@sheffield.ac.uk
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About MMIT Group
The MMIT group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (Cilip) unites members from all professional sectors engaged in multimedia information and technology developments in library and information services.
Web: www.cilip.org.uk/mmit
Blog: http://mmitblog.wordpress.com
Twitter: @multimediait
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/groups/Multimedia-Information-Technology-MMIT-Group-3852407

More information can be found online at http://tinyurl.com/5taclmc

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