11th annual ebooks conference announced

'Ebooks Unbound' takes place in Glasgow at the National Piping Centre on Thursday 27th October and is the 11th annual ebooks conference.

The theme is new business models and this year the programme features Charles Oppenheim, independent consultant in legal matters, the British Library's Nora Daly and Sophie Rochester of the Literary Platform.

As usual the event will be accompanied by a suppler exhibition and earlybird rates are available until 15th September.

You can secure a place on the SLAINTE website information page or book through the lanyrd.com/cdtqh page and add to your Twitter details.

The Multimedia Information Technology Group Scotland (MmITS) is sponsoring two places for a CILIP Chartership candidate studying under the supervision of a Scottish library and information sector

institution. The cost of the conference fees and travel expenses within Scotland will be met. The successful candidate will be expected to produce a report on the Conference.

Applications, including a supporting statement, should be made by emailing Paulette Hill, MmITS Treasurer, at

Paulette.Hill@scotland.gsi.gov.uk with your full contact details by the deadline of 23rd September 2011.

Government accepts Hargreaves Review recommendations on Copyright

The Government has just announced it will accept all 10 of the Hargreaves Review recommendations on copyright modernization.

More information can be found at the site of the Intellectual Property Office.