The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The JoUniversity Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) Conference on the 50th Anniversary of CUHK

In celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), the University Library System at CUHK and The Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC), a consortium that joins together in partnership the eight publically-funded Hong Kong institutions of higher learning, will hold a combined conference on 30th and 31st May 2013, entitled "Academic Librarian 3: The Yin-Yang of Future Consortial Collaboration and Competition".

The aims of the conference are: (1) to share frank information on the achievements and future challenges of academic library consortia in Asia and the world; (2) to provide a forum for discussion on expansion of reader services across campuses and national boundaries, by 1) combining resources and linking technologies to enhance staff performance and training as well as information storage access and delivery, and 2) leveraging funds through joint purchase of materials in addition to the adoption of best contracting and licensing practices.

http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/conference/alyy2013/info/index.htm