1. European Library Automation Group Welcome All to the 29th ELAG Seminar
This year’s title is:
Open Access
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2. The greatest ELAG event ever seen!
15 extraordinary speakers
9 Workshops
And yourself, an outstanding audience: more than 120 participants, among the most qualified people in the library automation European (and beyond) landscape
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3. A full and rich Welcome Package
Sponsors’ brochures and flyers …
CERN map and short information brochure
Local and transport information for the Geneva area
Seminar information: agenda, lists of participants (with their ), list of workshops, etc.
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4. Thanks! To our sponsors For the coffee breaks Ex-Libris
IOP (plus the Bristolian tea)
For the official welcome dinner
VTLS
Elsevier
EBSCO
More details on their activities and programmes on the Workshop Web home page and inside the Welcome Package
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5. A carefully prepared agenda
Copies of presentations available next to the registration desk
Copies of the workshop guidelines available next to the registration desk
Speakers are invited to keep 4-5 minutes free at the end of their presentation to leave room for questions
Participants are invited to use the microphone before speaking. To activate the micro press the black button and talk, then press the button again to release the micro for another person
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6. Registration buttons
If you have a red button on your badge you have paid your registration fee
If you have a green button on your badge you are a CERN Library team member
The CERN team is available for help
If you have no coloured button on your badge, you forgot to pay your fee and you should go and see Susanne or Chantal, they are waiting for you!
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7. New panel: European Digital Library
Planned today at 17:00 in this room
Dan Matei will introduce the topic
The CERN Library visit will be in parallel to the panel
Meeting point will be just outside this room
From 17:00 to 18:00, without demo (you can see it from home)
Small groups of peoples
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8. Some additional practical information (1)
The presentations, workshop guidelines and other files, will remain available on the CERN Web site as part of our long-term e-archiving
Wireless internet access is available in this conference room, the surrounding corridors, the conference rooms A and B, the Library reading rooms and the hostel (only building 39)
This is not a good reason to connect and work on your during the ELAG sessions
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9. Some additional practical information (2)
There are still places available for the Saturday morning visit to CERN Labs (8:40: 11:40), please ask Susanne or Chantal
Susanne and Chantal still has some (few) Swiss AC plug adapters to lend
Susanne and Chantal are also available to call a taxi. Taxis are supposed to enter CERN site (attention to the meeting point, in general the meeting point can be the stairs in front of this Main Building or the main entry of the Hostel)
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10. Some additional practical information (3)
The canteen is just below at the ground floor as well as the bank and the post office
To use the Library reading room terminals to read via the Web
Please see full instructions printed in your Welcome Pack
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11. Some additional practical information (4)
CERN Hostel
To avoid administrative complications please pay for your room at the hostel reception as soon as possible
Hostel reception open only
From 7: :30 on weekdays
From 9:00 to 13:00 on Saturday/Sunday
Toilets
Located just outside the auditorium and down the stairs next to the canteen entrance
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12. Friday 3 June Dinner
Tullio will lead a group of people to have dinner in Geneva Old Town at Les Armures restaurant
If interested, please register with Susanne or Chantal
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13. Susanne and Chantal Phone number 72431 (from inside CERN)
Phone number (from outside CERN)
Office location (close to this conference room and the Library reading room)
3/1-017( Building 3, floor 1, office 17)
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14. If help is needed
Ask Tullio (presentations and workshops) or Susanne or Chantal (logistics) or any of the green button holders
The Library desk is staffed 8:30-19:00 weekdays for further help
VERY IMPORTANT: if you go outside CERN remember your badge to gain entry again!!
Busses time table (for Airport, Central Rail station and Geneva Centre) available from Susanne or Chantal
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15. Sri Lanka libraries
We received an urgent help request from a Sri Lankian colleague to help to rebuild their libraries
Genevieve can give you more details
Susanne has copies of the rebuilding plans
Susanne has a box to collect your generous offers
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16. Workshop rooms 1. Salle 1-1-25 (10) 2. Salle 4-3-004 (7)
3. Salle AV Reading room (11)
4. Salle A (6)
5. Salle B (8)
6. Salle B (22)
7. Salle A (9)
8. Salle Seminar (32)
9. Salle CP Office (6)
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17. Workshop
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