Meeting of the CPD25 Career Development Task Group 1

Monday 24^th May 2010, Room 300b, LSE Library

In attendance: Vicky Falconer, David Gee, Samantha Halford, Antony Loveland, Helena Boreland Testa, Breege Whiten.

1. Apologies:

David Gee (DG) thanked the group for their hard work over the year. Also thanked were Coral Black (CB) and Kelly Travers (KT), who had left the group.

2: Professional Qualifications Workshops: Planning for 2010/11 programme

The Group allocated the 2010/11 workshops amongst the group as follows:

CILIP session, October –  Antony Loveland (AL) to organise this event again.

Introduction to Marketing, November – Samantha Halford (SL) will take this event over from CB. SL to contact CB.

E-Resources, December – Vivien Robertson (VR) will contact the speaker from last year who ran the session very successfully.

Introduction to Developing a Service, January – AL will get in touch with the speaker from last year.

Supervisory Skills, February – One of the facilitators for this event has retired, however DG will get in touch with the other speaker to liaise.

Portfolio Forum, March – VR will take this event over from KT; VR to contact speakers from last year. It was agreed that an ACLIP candidate should also speak at the event.

Introduction to Financial Management, April – VR will organise this event again, and will contact the speakers to arrange.

Customer Care, May – BW will run this event again. BW to contact cpd25 Administrator about budget available for speaker.

Introduction to Copyright, June – Helena Boreland-Testa (HB) will work with DG on this event.

The July session will be arranged at the next meeting.

The group agreed that the format of two-hour evening sessions will be retained in 2010/11.

3. Seminar Programme: Reports on 2009/10 events, and planning for 2010/11 events

3.1 Applying to LIS

DG reported that last year’s event went reasonably well, with very good speakers. The student forum was good, but it was agreed that for this year’s session some questions should be prepared in advance. However, the Group agreed that it was important to keep the afternoon session quite informal: a smaller and less institutional venue should be sought for the forthcoming year’s event. Advertising more widely outside of M25 region should be considered; organisers to discuss with cpd25 Administrator. AL, BW and SH will work on the event.

3.2 Career Progression day for Library Assistants

The Group agreed that this event should be extended to a full day for the 2010/11 programme. Again, advertising more widely should be considered. DG and HB will work on the event.

The Group also discussed the possibility of running additional events aimed at Library Assistants – for example, an event aimed at staff working (or wishing to work) in particular subject areas. This event could incorporate a visit. SH to liaise with a colleague working in a media library; BW to contact colleague in law library.

3.3. SDO programme

DG reported that the session in March received excellent feedback; the June session will be advertised shortly. For the 2010/11 programme, BW will work with AL and DG to organise. The Group agreed that the March session will be on the topic of ‘training the trainer’. The June session will be finalised at a later date – though a suggestion was made for an event on ‘making a case for keeping SDO budget’.

4. Visits Programme: Reports on 2009/10, and planning for 2010/11

Two potential visits for 2010/11 have already been identified (see above, item 3.2) - still to be arranged. The Group will consider any ideas for further visits over the coming months.

5. AOB

No other business

6. Date of next meeting

DG to circulate a list of potential Wednesdays in December.