Collaboration and Partnership Working Group - Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the Meeting held at the University of Westminster Marylebone
  

Present: Adam Edwards (Chair), Tim Cullen, Bill Downey, Ann Sainsbury, Christine Wise (Secretary)

Invited speaker: Stephane Goldstein, Research Information Network

Apologies:  Dilys Hall

1. Welcome and introductions

AE welcomed members of the Working Group, especially the new members Tim Cullen and Bill Downey, and Stephane Goldstein to the meeting.

2. Presentation by Stephane Goldstein, Planning and Projects Manager, Research Information Network

Stephane Goldstein gave an informal presentation on the Research Information Network (RIN).  He drew attention to the RIN-CURL report on researchers’ use of academic library services and noted that a task group had been set up to bring together concise recommendations for further action on the following themes:

• Collection development strategies
• Discoverability of content
• Improved communications between researchers and librarians
• Scholarly communication of research results
• Curation and preservation
• Resourcing

Research was also being carried out into the role of libraries in providing research skills training.

Further information would be provided to the M25 Consortium on the current study on the availability, scope and quality of finding aids for collections of physical objects and artefacts, especially as there could be some regional synergies with services such as MASC25 for printed book collections and AIM25 for archival and manuscript collections.

Stephane Goldstein drew attention to a forthcoming seminar on the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and its relevance to researchers.  Further information would shortly be circulated.

AE thanked Stephane Goldstein for his presentation.

3. Minutes of the meeting held 16 January 2008 and matters arising

These were accepted as a true record.

Under item 2, Presentation by Peter Wynne, Executive Secretary, NoWAL, CW had sent NoWAL publicity for information to the Chair of the Marketing and Communications Working Group.

Under item 3, Minutes of the meeting held 31 October 2007 and matters arising, AE reported that he had discussed with Ian Snowley, incoming Head of Higher Education at the British Library, potential for a new British Library representative for the Working Group.

The Working Group agreed that TC would take forward future liaison with the Committee of Departmental Librarians.

AB would contact Helen Cocker, LSE, to discuss matters relating to the SCONUL Access Board.    ACTION: AE

Under item 4, Report back from M25 Consortium Meeting, AE would contact Dilys Hall regarding taking forward with CPD25 a high-profile event to explore the implications of the recent Darzi Review (http://www.ournhs.nhs.uk/2007/10/lord-darzi-laun.html) and other NHS- related strategic plan targets.     ACTION: AE

AE would contact Richard Osborne, Chair of the London Health Libraries Council, regarding specifics of the Council’s remit.    ACTION: AE

Under item 5, M25 Consortium Strategic Plan: Review and report back on actions, AE reported that he would continue to liaise with London Higher regarding the contribution the M25 Consortium could make to London Higher’s web-accessible publications and databases. ACTION: AE

AE reported that he would shortly discuss with Mike Clarke, outgoing Director of the LLDA, ways to roll-out Inspire in the London and South East region.  ACTION: AE

AS reported that she had circulated key points arising from the ALCL meeting held 11 January 2008.

4. Report back from M25 Consortium Meeting

AE reported back on key points arising from the recent M25 Steering Group’s planning day:

• Need to send key messages to the Marketing and Communications Group
• CPD 25 is taking up NoWAL training ideas
• Maureen Wade has given notice that she will be stepping down as M25 Consortium Secretary
• The Resource Discovery Working Group is scoping a major project to cross search the Find-a-Library, AIM and AIM25 services
• The Steering Group needs to endorse new working group members so AE needs to take names to the next meeting.
ACTION: AE

5. M25 Consortium Strategic Plan: review and report back on actions

AE tabled a digest of the Working Group’s targets, summarised from the M25 Consortium Strategic Plan.  It was agreed that this was a useful aide-memoire.

TC, BD and AS would meet informally to discuss means of facilitating HE/FE liaison and would report back to the next meeting.    ACTION: TC, BD and AS

6. Any other business

There was none.

7. Date of next meeting

Agreed as Friday 16 May 2008, 14h00, at Kingston University, with Paresh Shah, London Higher, as invited speaker.

CW would re-canvass dates for the July 2008 meeting.
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