Meeting of the cpd25 Quality Standards and Legal Frameworks Task Group

8^th September 2008, 2.30pm, School of Pharmacy

In attendance: Michelle Wake (Chair), Robert Atkinson, Louise Hughes, Matthew Lawson, Vicky Robertson, Suzy Ball (Administrator).

Apologies: Ruth Harrison, Kristy Widdicombe.

Note: Diana Watt has now left the group and thanks for her contribution was expressed.

1. Minutes: Accepted as an accurate record. 

2. Steering Group Update:  Michelle summarised the minutes of the 15^th July Steering Group Meeting. Suzy addressed the group’s questions with regards to the events being planned by the other task groups.

3. Recent Events

i) Making libraries more accessible: Assistive technology (2.6.08)

ii) Providing support for disabled users (12.6.08).

These two events were organised by Kristy and were very successful and well attended. Michelle circulated a copy of the event programmes and a summary of the feedback. Both events were positively received by the delegates.  Vicky, Matthew and Michelle were thanked for their contribution in helping Kristy with these events.

iii) Visit to the National Archives at Kew (13.8.08). This visit was fully booked. If future visits are arranged we made need to request a tailored tour aimed at library staff rather than the generic approach taken.

4. Forthcoming Events

i) Visit to Wandsworth prison (26.09.08). Matthew agreed to lead this visit. It remains fully booked with the majority of the original delegates holding their places form the earlier postponed date.

ii) Library Service Provision for International Students (18.11.08). Vicky has arranged four speakers to take part in the afternoon seminar. A room has been booked at Birkbeck and the event will be advertised soon.

iii) Supporting Dyslexic Students (28.11.08). Kristy has arranged this event and it will feature a mix of staff and student speakers. Kristy contacted previous delegates directly and several bookings have already been received.

5. Events in Planning

Legal Research Skill. Robert is working with Gerry Power to find a suitable date and venue. If, as planned at present, the 27^th November is chosen then the event may need to run without the administrator as another event is scheduled for that day.

Chartermark. Michelle is working with Philip Payne to organise an event on this to be held in the winter term.

Copyright. This event will focus on e-documents and Michelle is working towards a January / February date.

Disaster management. Vicky volunteered to begin working on an event after her work on an event in November is complete.

Contract and supplier management. (Louise to arrange)

Managing Management Information. (Matthew to arrange)

Visit to Wiener Library and the London Library. Robert will arrange these two visits for the spring term.

Visit to the Society of Antiquaries Library. (Matthew to arrange)

Visit to Imperial. Michelle will contact Ruth to arrange a visit to Imperial’s refurbished library.

Next Meeting: 8^th December 2008, 10.30am, School of Pharmacy. To be followed by the task group annual lunch.