Governance former Working Groups Strategic Partnerships Working Group Strategic Partnerships Meeting Minutes 16 January 2008
| 16 January 2008 |
Collaboration and Partnership Working Group - Meeting MinutesMinutes of the Meeting held at the University of Westminster MarylebonePresent: Adam Edwards (Chair), Ann Sainsbury, Christine Wise (Secretary) Invited speaker: Peter Wynne, Executive Secretary, NoWAL Apologies: Helen Cocker, Dilys Hall 1. Welcome and introductions AE welcomed members of the Working Group and Peter Wynne to the meeting.
Peter Wynne gave an informal presentation on the history, development and strategic priorities of NoWAL. AE thanked Peter Wynne for his presentation and HC for making arrangements for him to attend the meeting. CW would send NoWAL publicity for information to the Chair of the Marketing and Communications Working Group.
These were accepted as a true record. Under item 2, Minutes of meeting held 27 March 2007, AE reported that he had contacted the Chair of the Marketing and Communications Group regarding a representative, and that it was expected that a new representative would shortly be available to attend. Under item 5, M25 Consortium Strategic Plan, AE reported that he would contact the M25 Consortium Secretary to discuss representation and liaison with the British Library. Under item 5, M25 Consortium Strategic Plan, AE reported he would discuss with Mary Davies how liaison with the Government Libraries Group could best be taken forward. Under item 6, Any other business, AE would discuss with HC matters relating to the SCONUL Access Board.
AE reported back on the following: DH had been endorsed as the M25 Consortium representative on the recently-established London Health Libraries Council. AE had contacted the Chair of the Resource Discovery Working Group regarding the interest in the health library sector in developing a union catalogue of holding. AE would contact the Chair of CPD25 regarding a high profile event to be held with the London Health Libraries Council to explore the implications of the recent Darzi Review AE Chair would contact Richard Osborne, Chair of the Council, regarding specifics of the Council’s remit. The Working Group would maintain a watching brief on matters to do with the London Olympics 2012. Two expressions of interest had been received regarding membership of the Working Group, and AE would follow these up.
AE reported that the M25 Consortium Strategic Plan would be presented for endorsement at the Consortium’s Members’ Meeting be held on 24 January 2008 and that the final version would be circulated thereafter to Working Group members. The action plan relating to the Strategic Plan was noted with the following updates: AE reported on a recent meeting with Dr Michael Reynier of London Higher, at which matters of mutual interest were discussed. He noted that in future the M25 Consortium would be invited to contribute salient data to London Higher databases, rather than to print publications. He would investigate further how the M25 Consortium could contribute to the Research Excellence Project. The Chair had met with Mike Clarke, Director, LLDA, and Philip Payne, representing the Inspire (www.inspire.gov.uk) Steering Group to discuss the roll-out of Inspire in the London and South East Region. It was agreed that further work need to be carried out, particularly to publicise the scheme and to promote take-up. Following receipt of detailed information from Fiona O’Brien, formerly of LLDA, the Working Group would discuss further actions. AS reported that she had attended an ALCL meeting on 11 January 2008 as the M25 Consortium representative. She would circulate key points arising from this meeting to Working Group members.
The potential for joint meetings with other Working Groups was noted, particularly with the Marketing and Communications Working Group.
To be confirmed by email: March 2008 – invited speaker from the Research Information Network
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