Collaboration and Partnership Working Group - Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the Meeting held at Roehampton University

 Present:  Tim Cullen, Adam Edwards (Chair), Ann Murphy, Ann Sainsbury

Apologies:  Bill Downey, Dilys Hall, Christine Wise

Secretary’s note: These minutes have been compiled from notes taken at the meeting by Adam Edwards.

1. Welcome and introductions

AE welcomed Ann Murphy, incoming Chair of the Working Group, to the meeting.

2. Minutes of the meeting held 16 May2008 and matters arising

These were accepted as a true record.

Under item 3, it was agreed that Ann Murphy would take forward with CPD25 plans for 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 AM

Under item 6, AE reported that Tom Roper, the new head of libraries at South Thames College, was endeavouring to get a London-wide FE group re-established.  It was agreed that AM would contact Tom Roper to discuss this further.
ACTION AM

Under item 8, CW would approach Ian Snowley regarding a presentation on British Library matters.
ACTION CW

3. Report back from M25 Consortium Steering Group Meeting

AE reported back on key points arising from the recent M25 Consortium Steering Group meeting.

• Election of Ann Murphy as Chair of the Working Group
• Election of Adam Edwards as Secretary to the M25 Consortium
• Sandy Leitch to take on the brief for disaster planning on the M25 Steering Group
• Julie Brittain to take on the brief for access and borrowing on the M25 Steering Group
• Work continues on the Directors’ Room, a space on the M25 Consortium website for directors only
• The WAM25 project will take forward locally the HAERVI project.  The Consortium is seeking funding for this, having had funding to write the bid
• Website updating: Working Groups have been asked to elect a member to check web pages regularly and to report to the M25 Administrator. It was suggested that TC could take this for the Working Group, having expertise in this area. ACTION TC
• M25 Systems Team is now the M25 Support Team with the M25 Administrator, Genein Cox-De Sousa reporting to the M25 Administration and Project Manager, John Gilby
• AE had reported on Inspire at the meeting
• Working Group Chairs asked to plan meeting dates for the whole year for the new calendar on the website so that clashes can be avoided    ACTION AM and CW
• Dates of meetings:
15 September 2008 for the M25 reception to which all Working Group members are invited – an invitation from AE has been sent out
21 January 2009 for the January 2009 business meeting at Goldsmiths’ College
18 June 2009 for the M25 AGM at Imperial College London

4. Inspire London

AE briefed Working Group members and tabled a short paper.  AM is to contact Goretti Considine and David Brockhurst to take the issue forward.
ACTION AM

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

AE tabled a version of the Strategic Plan, summarising actions so far.  AM is to talk to Dilys Hall about LHL liaison, follow up on London Higher publications system and Inspire.
ACTION AM

6. Any other business

TC reported that he now had a contact for government libraries and would discuss liaison with them.
ACTION TC

AE thanked Working Group members for their help and support over the past year and wished AM well as his successor.

The meeting concluded with a tour of the Library.

7. Date of next meeting

To be arranged.
ACTION AM and CW