cpd25 - 13 September 2002

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13 September 2002

Minutes of the cpd25 Statutory Requirements & Legal Compliance Task Group held on Friday 13th September 2002 at 2pm in The Courtauld Institute

Present:

Christine Muller (Chair), Tim Davies, Ruth Harrison, Jennifer Nordon, Gerry Power, Robert Atkinson and Caroline Holebrook (Administrator)

1. Apologies

Apologies had been received from Sue Gold

2. Minutes of the last meeting

The minutes were accepted as an accurate record

3. Matters arising

There were no matters arising that are not covered elsewhere

4. Visits & Seminars - Final arrangements and progress reports

HM Treasury Visit 4th October 2002

Gerry reported that although the Treasury Library were very friendly they were difficult to pin down to an exact date. However, they have agreed to host a visit on the 4th October. As the Treasury were slightly reticent about the visit it was agreed that the group would not push for a second visit at the moment. The liaison at the Treasury is Anne Furness. Caroline confirmed that bookings for the event were good and that it was likely that the event would be oversubscribed. Caroline will be accompanying the group on the day.

Legal Research Skills Seminar May 2003

Gerry had produced an outline of the event to give the group an indication of the content of the workshop. It was agreed the event would be useful anyone who was unfamiliar with online legal research tools, particularly those who work on enquiry desks. The group felt the focus of the seminar should be made clear in the advertising. It was also mentioned that an afternoon event might be more popular. It was also noted that the venue would need to be held in computer-training suite, such as those at Birkbeck or Southbank to allow participants to have hands on practice. Action: Caroline would look into a suitable venue in co-operation with the group.

Disabilities Discrimination

Jennifer & Ruth have been in contact with "Skills" who offer whole or half day workshops covering different aspects of disability discrimination. Jennifer & Ruth felt that it would be useful for the workshop to cover the act itself and its implications and then to have break out groups discuss relevant scenarios. It was agreed that the seminar would be run twice, once in central London and once at Guildford to give as many people as possible the opportunity to attend. It was also felt that the group should try different venues outside of central London. A venue in central London needed to be found. The cost of a whole day workshop would be £400. It was agreed a "long" half day might be useful i.e. 10.30 till 4pm with a lunch included. Dates for the events were suggested: Central London 28th or 29th November and Guildford, the third week in May. It was agreed that the advertising should emphasise that the events objective is to raise general awareness of the issues and is inclusive to all levels of library staff. It was also to be stressed that the event was practical and scenario based. Actions: Caroline to look for a suitable venue in co-operation with the group. Ruth to clarify the cost for a half-day workshop.

Copyright Law

As the copyright seminar is a long way off, July 2003, Tim has not needed to make any firm arrangements as yet. However, the event is well in hand and a list of potential speakers has been made. The group felt that the subject might require more focused sessions for different aspects of the subject and the impact on different areas of library work for those such as Researchers, Inter Library Loan Librarians and Digital Libraries. Robert joined Tim & Gerry to help with the events. The venue for the event in July is to be arranged nearer the time.

Employment Law

Christine has booked a professional training company to run this training day. The basic cost will be £1600 plus vat and expenses. The course will take 20 delegates possibly 25. It was agreed that with lunch and refreshments the cost per head would be roughly £200. This is a special event aimed at senior managers, heads of departments, recruitment and equal opportunity officers. The venue will need to be a central London institution, possibly Maughan Library or UCL. Action: Caroline to find a suitable venue in co-operation with the group.

Wellcome Library Visit

Sue Gold has confirmed that the Wellcome Library will be happy to host two visits in March.

5. Any other business

Advertising pitch. It was agreed that the group would write their advertising copy and then circulate it to the rest of the members for comments.

Cpd25 Steering Group Meeting.
Christine offered to take any issues to the next Steering Group Meeting. It was agreed that dates for events should be discussed in terms of clashes. In addition, the issue of institutions making a charge for room hire and the implications for the cpd25.

JISC mail.
Gerry & Caroline agreed to email instructions for accessing the M25SDO JISC list to allow postings from members. Action: Gerry & Caroline to email instructions

Next meeting.
At the next meeting it was agreed that the group would explore areas that might be developed further, events that could be repeated and cross group events. Evaluation question. It was also agreed that an evaluation question should be added to the questionnaire asking delegates what they thought about the time of events and the venues in terms of accessibility and convenience. Action: Caroline to add an evaluation question to the questionnaire.

6. Date of next meeting

6th June 2003 at the Courtauld if available or possibly Imperial College at 2pm.

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