Library and Information Research Group

Agenda Item

To be actioned by:

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Apologies for absence

Seamus Simpson, Isobel Thompson, Linda, Maggie Haines, Alan Cooper, Angela Conyers, Elizabeth Gadd, David Ball,

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Minutes of the meeting on 1 July 2005, CILIP Umbrella

Amendments to previous minutes:

P2 – Should say Meet with LIRG

P3 – Should say Priorities

Item 6 – Include surnames of award holders

Melinie Goody

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Matters arising:

1. Research – launch should be connected to an event

Research Methods course:

HLG have asked for a joint study day (Covered in Item 10 – Events)

4. Areas of interest – message to be sent to whole group re interests

Invitation to Bob – He is willing to meet but timing difficult. Suggested attendees: Eric, Alan and Biddy. BF suggested invitation to Sheffield and combine meeting with Martin Malloy (Public Libraries)

5. “John Feather (Chair of Sub Group Panel) to act as speaker in similar manner to “Libraries make a difference” as lobby. Perhaps an event next year?”

Research Strategy Think Tank – perhaps to be held in Sheffield

JE provided a break down of membership by sector and region (Details in appendix)

6. AGM – Disappointing time to start (Friday, 5:30). Difficult if delegates needed to attend more than one group. In future Awards to be done at conference dinner. CR to be LIRG liaison at Umbrella

10. Web pages – AP having difficulties getting images on to site. But AP has updated the website.

13. Report on WSIS

Dates

Officers meeting not held on Members Day

Meeting to discuss Research Methods Course with Penny Simmons, IT and BF

BF

BF

Carried forward – SS not present

AP & BF to discuss

JE to provide figures

BF to follow up with SS

IT to follow up

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Report from Chair

Linda Banwell has tendered her resignation. Thanks to Linda for all her work and especially for the newsletter. JE expressed an interest in undertaking the newsletter. Hold until AGM where vacancy for Treasurer will be raised.

Maggie Haines has accepted a new post at Carlton University, Ottawa. Thanks expressed for all her help and especially for the support for the policy and strategy (with Eric).

Dates for next meetings to be circulated as soon as possible

AP set out procedure for future meetings

Carry forward to AGM

AP (already done)

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Report from Group Councillor

No report as Councillor not present. AP to contact and put details on website

AP

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Treasures Report

JH and JE in process of closing NatWest account. Will move to electronic payments. For this to happen the Chair will sign off expenses.

LIR – Institutional subscriptions over the cost of the journal.

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Report from the LIR Editorial Board

Correction to report. “LIRG to offer to cover one off costs not sum per year as stated.

Moving away from from print to electronic copy.

CILIP own right to Journal IS (JIS) – Alan Cooper

JIS could therefore pick up refereed articles

Committee to set up seminar on “Writing for publication” which might include writing for the web (See Item 10 Events).

Communication - Discussion with Maggie and BF not taken place yet.

Suggestions LIRG 96 – ED or John Feather to be invited as guest editor.

• Interview with Arts and Humanities

• Europe as a source of funding

• Under 30% engage in research – article on prospects or careers type article

• Funding for academic research

• Practitioner research

• How to get employers to support research

• Kerry Smith – View from Australia

BF to co-ordinate

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Report from Group Liaison Officer

Apologies

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Report form Prizes and Awards (Circulated)

LIRG Award - AP and JE to judge, SAB to adjudicate if necessary. Check with AC re criteria

BFto contact AC

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Events

Need to role out research policy - Process in form of debate with an academic and a practitioner. Useful to tie in with CILIP Roadshow (BF and SS were going to do one.)

Suggested academics – BF and ED to cover Policy and Strategy

BF to do first in Dundee – 13/14 March

Practitioner: How research fits into their employment ie relevance to practitioners.

Suggested dates:

Biddy Dundee – March

Brighton – May with JE

Eric East Midlands

London with JY

Liverpool with SS

JE queried the funding of the events. AP suggested branches paying half the costs. Preference not to charge delegates. To reduce the costs suggested that LIRG representatives host institution as location. Branches and LIRG to undertake joint promotion of event. AP and BF to arrange Dundee event. Format two speakers plus interaction. – Drivers and barriers, personal experience of research. Time 13:00 – 16:00, £10 booking charge, minimum 20 people.

Seminar – “Writing for publication” David Baume to be approached by SAB to establish daily rate, maximum fee payable less then £500.

Intangible Assets – Later in the year.

HLG Committee asked for a joint study day with LIRG. Focus on practical applications: questionnaire design, impact analysis or survey.

PB to organise with liaison, profits to be shared. Aim to keep costs low and break even or make small profit. Fee £100 for study day per delegate. Evidence based librarianship required more than user study.

IT – mini research methods course with David Stretfield (?)

SCONUL – Talk about experince and who has done it

Need to cost proposals correctly, required JE approval. Suggested joint branding CPD panel – PB and IT

AP to arrange

AP & BF

SAB

IT

PB to contact IT

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Website

There have been technical issues relating to images and new pages. New material needs to be fed to AP. AP to investigate area for documents on website

AP

12.1

New Directions

Mission statement and strategy. Did not address influencing.

Projects and outputs – disseminated through journal and newsletter, generally on track..

CILIP information needs weeding, therefore trust placed with Secretary

12.2

CILIP Corporate Plan – presented

ED went to London, AP to Leeds.

High drop out rate but consensus ranged from closures to de-professionalism. Actions similar to LIRG issues

12.3

Library Research Database –

Is there any way of creating an input for CMS?

Ways of collecting information

AP to get back to Alun – not limited to academic librarians

12.4

Archive Policy

Need to establish Archive Policy for LIRG

BF has print from PP

JE has print from BF

ED, CR and IT will so hold copy. Need to acknowledge what everyone has go. Will advise CR of what we are doing about hard and electronic copy by Easter 2006.

Inventory of boxes and snap shot with CDs of electronic files.

Noleen will also have a substantial amount of hard copy documents.

AP to contact AC and A

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AOB

Philip Payne – Possible speaker for AGM

Or John Feather as Chair of RAE

Speakers asked to speak on subject of their choice but Tony McSean to present prizes

Jim – Questionnaire re returns and issues circulation desks – location, health and lighting.

Output will be list of common complaints and ways of reducing the risk. Aim to improve service by changing practice.

Elsbeth Hines – Update – BF asked to write an article – Funding issues, lack of academic funding.

Pauline to go to Leeds

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Date of next meeting AGM: February 21^st in Birmingham, location to be confirmed

AP