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ANZLAG (the Australian and New Zealand Libraries and Archives Group) invites you to a one-day workshop event in London on 20^th April 2007. This will be an informal event, with the main aim being to further develop the network of contacts among librarians, archivists and researchers in the areas of Australian and New Zealand studies.

The event will include presentations on Australian and New Zealand library and archive materials held in the UK and Europe, as well as perspectives from researchers on the use of these collections. There will be plenty of time for informal networking, questions and sharing of experiences.

A preliminary programme is included below. Registrations are now open and should be sent to:

David Clover at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies
david.clover@sas.ac.uk

ANZLAG London Workshop – 20 April 2007

10.00 - 10.30 Registration and welcome
Session 1: 10.30 12.15 UK collection overviews
David Clover Institute of Commonwealth Studies Library and Archives, University of London
John Pinfold Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Elizabeth Stratton Archives, Selwyn College, Cambridge
Kevin Halliwell National Library of Scotland
Clara Anderson Library and Information Services, Royal Society

Lunch 12.15 1.00

Session 2: 1.00 2.00 The British Library and Australian and New Zealand collections
Lara Cain-Gray overview
Katrina Dean history of science/manuscripts
Patrick Casey serials/periodicals
Jennie Grimshaw official publications

Session 3: 2.00-2.30 Informit e-resources
Paul Dourlay

Afternoon tea: 2.30 - 3.00

Session 4: 3.00 - 5.00 Research, projects and special collections
Vanessa Castejon Researching Indigenous politics in France
Fionnuala Bhreathnach Universite de Toulouse-le Mirail
Ian Henderson Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, Kings College London
Ian Conrich Centre for New Zealand Studies, Birkbeck College, University of London

Venue: The Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, King’s College London, Cnr Strand and Melbourne Place, WC2B 4LG

Cost: Free