Minutes of the cpd25 Quality Standards and Legal Frameworks Task Group 2

Wednesday, 8th December 2010

Present: Robert Atkinson (Chair), Claire Hackshall (Administrator), Anne Pietsch.

1. Apologies

Sian Blake, Susan Howard, Matthew Lawson, Vicky Robertson, Kristy Widdicombe.

2. Minutes of the meeting of 19th August 2010 

Accepted as an accurate record.

3. Review of current training events – where we are

3.1 Employment Law

RA reported that this event will be run on 23rd March 2011 and will take 12-15 people.

3.2 Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

As ML had sent his apologies for the meeting it wasn’t possible to get an update for this event.

3.3 Copyright

As ML had sent his apologies for the meeting it wasn’t possible to get an update for this event. RA agreed to contact ML to find out how both his events were coming along.

3.4 Assistive Technology/Accessibility and VLEs

AP reported that she would now be organising this event on her own, with VR taking on the organising of the ‘Making Libraries More Accessible’ event on her own. AP reported that she just needed to get a date finalised for this event and is looking at April/May. Most of the programme is now organised.

3.5 Making Libraries More Accessible

RA reported that VR was considering changing the title of this event to ‘Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired People’ and that she had several speakers lined up for it. 

3.6 Data Protection

RA reported that VR has confirmed speakers for this event now and is currently working on finalising a date in February for it.

3.7 Negotiating Skills/Contract and Supplier Management

RA reported that he needed to speak to Louise Hughes who has now left the group, in order to find out how far she has got with organising this event. 

4. Review of visits – where we are

4.1 London Library

RA reported that this just needs a date and then this visit can be run.

4.2 Imperial College

CH reported that this visit took place on the 6th December and was so popular that ML has arranged another one for 26th January 2011.

4.3 Freemasons Library

RA reported that VR is currently awaiting confirmation of a date for this visit.

4.4 City University

No update was available for this visit as ML was unable to attend the meeting..

4.5 Lincoln’s Inn Library

RA reported that this visit had taken place on 24th November and had been fascinating.

4.6 Commercial Law Firm Library

No update was available for this visit as SB was unable to attend the meeting.

4.7 Metropolitan Archives

AP reported that this visit had taken place on 12th November and as a result of this she had more ideas on future visits in this area. 

4.8 School of Pharmacy

CH reported that this visit had been advertised for 14th December but the take-up rate had been very low possibly due to its proximity to the Christmas holidays. It was agreed that it would be best to re-schedule this visit for another date next term.

5. AOB

AP suggested that during the next academic year an event on shared services could be run by the group, as long as a legal/employment angle could be taken for this. It was agreed that the membership level of the group was currently ok but that this would be reviewed next summer.

6. Date of next meeting

It was agreed that this would be held on 9th February 2011 and that RA would send an email after the meeting to all the members of the group giving this date.