Programme

Time Speaker Topic
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:15 Mr Li Haipeng
(HKLA President,
University Librarian,
Hong Kong Baptist University)
Welcome Speech
09:15 – 10:05 David Ruddy
(Director of Scholarly
Communications Services,
Cornell University Library)
Libraries and the Communication of Scholarship: Changing
Times, Changing Roles
10:05 – 10:25 Tea Break
10:25 – 11:10 Bruce Antelman
(Founder and President,
Information Express and ThinkLoud)
Altmetrics
11:10 – 11:55 Paul Brian Gandel
(Professor and Director of the
Doctorate of Professional Studies,
program in the School of
Information Studies,
Syracuse University)
The Lost Art of Finding Your Way
Navigating in a New World for Libraries and Librarians
11:55 – 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 14:00 Walter Kny
(Global Strategic Partnerships,
Marketing and Business,
Development Director,
World eBook Library – World Public
Library Association)
Strategic Marketing Thinking for Librarians and Why Your
Future Depends on It!
14:00 – 14:45 Helen Livingston
(University Librarian,
University of South Australia)
As academic libraries and students embrace digital
resources, did anyone make sure that academic staffs were
joining in the group hug?
14:45 – 15:05 Tea Break
15:05 – 15:45 David Ruddy,
Bruce Antelman,
Paul Brian Gandel,
Walter Kny,
Helen Livingston,
Bruce Antelman
Panel Discussion
15:45 – 16:00 Mr. Walter Chow
(Regional Manager of Info Access &
Distribution (HK) Ltd.)
Closing Speech

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