Launch of UK Reading Experience Database What were we reading? A Workshop for Librarians, Archivists and Information Managers Thursday 24 February 2011 Betty Boothroyd Library, The Open University http://twitter.com/#!/TheUKRED Provisional programme 10.00–10.30am Arrival and coffee in the Atrium 10.30–10.45am Atrium Welcome to Library Introduction to the day Bob Owens Nicola Dowson Professor of English Literature and Director, RED project, OU Learning and Teaching Team Leader, OU 10.45–11.45pm Presentation Room Demonstration of UK Reading Experience Database RED and Introduction to International RED project Rosalind Crone 11.45–12.30pm Presentation Room Finding and evaluating evidence on the impact of reading and using ‘Reading Experience’ resources in enquiry based learning Shaf Towheed Lecturer in English, OU Edmund King Research Associate in English, OU 12.30–1.30pm Lecturer in History, OU Carl Cottingham Developer, Business Process Consultancy Team, Information Technology, OU Lunch in the Atrium 1.30–2.15pm ILU Suite How can I contribute to RED? Hands on activity Non Scantlebury & Nicola Dowson Learning and Teaching Librarian, Team Leaders, OU 2.15–3.15pm Presentation Room Panel discussion: Why is linked data important in the context of connecting community collection building? How can linked data support innovative inquiry in the digital humanities? Edmund King, Chair 3.15–3.45pm Presentation Room Panel discussion: RED and the role of public engagement in the context of digital humanities research Shaf Towheed, Chair 3.45–4.00pm Presentation Room Plenary, evaluation and official workshop close Bob Owens Atrium Drinks and nibbles to celebrate the launch of UK and international RED Mathieu D’Aquin, Director, LUCERO project, Knowledge Media Institute, OU; Owen Stephens, JISC-funded LUCERO project manager, OU; Bethan Ruddock , JISC-funded LOCAH Linked Data project, University of Bath Non Scantlebury, Learning and Teaching Team Leader, OU; Rosalind Crone Lecturer in History, OU