ISG ( L&se) NEWS
Issue 51 April 2013
Welcome to the fifty-first edition of ISG
News. This newsletter reports on the work
and activities of the London and South East
Section of the Chartered Institute of Library
and Information Professionals Information
Services Group. The newsletter will be
published quarterly, and will be available on
the ISG London and South East section web
page: http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interestgroups/information-services/groups/south-east
Copies can be mailed to members if they
require the need.
We would very much welcome contributions from members
about news on future courses and meetings being held,
letters, comments and feedback on the newsletter.
Hope you have enjoyed the previous
issues of this newsletter and will
continue to do so.
Victoria Robertson
(Editor of ISG L&SE News)
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INFORMATION SERVICES GROUP
(LONDON & SOUTH-EAST SECTION)
OFFICERS DETAILS
David Baynes (Chair)
17 St Thomas’ Street
Portsmouth
Alan Power (Programme Secretary)
Information Specialist
Buckinghamshire Libraries Information
Hampshire
Service
PO1 2EZ
Aylesbury
Tel / Fax: 02392 831461 (Home)
Buckinghamshire
E-mail: baynes.david@btinternet.com HP20 1UU
Tel: 08452 303132 (Work)
E-mail: apower@buckscc.gov.uk
John Proctor (Secretary)
Vicky Robertson (Newsletter Editor)
Blackheath
London
Reader Services Librarian
UCL School of Pharmacy
46 Lawn Terrace
SE3 9LP
Tel: (020) 8852 4538 (Home)
Anne Hayward (Treasurer)
38 Bunces Close
Eton Wick
Windsor
SL4 6PL
Library
29-39 Brunswick Square
London
WC1N 1AX
Tel: (0207) 753 5833 (Work)
Tel: (01753) 787528
E-mail:
v.robertson@ucl.ac.uk
E-mail: hayward.anne@gmail.com
Please do not hesitate to contact any member of the Committee if you are
interested in joining or if you have any other queries or questions about the
Information Services Group as a whole.
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EVENTS
Legislation.gov.uk
online
training course: everything you need to know for researching legislation
Date: Wednesday 24th April 2013
Time: 10am – 4.40pm (registration 10-10.30am)
Venue: CILIP HQ, 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE
http://www.cilip.org.uk/contact-us/pages/map.aspx
Course Leader: Jim Thorne, Legal Editor, The National Archives
Cost: £48 (£40 + £8 VAT) - including lunch and refreshments
Open to all
Overview:
Explore in depth the website www.legislation.gov.uk for researching legislation online. It will be a
hands on session so places are limited. A detailed manual will also be provided.
Topics will include:
Overview of UK legislation
Browsing, basic and advanced searching of legislation.gov.uk
Viewing content and amendments on legislation.gov.uk
More advanced techniques for searching legislation.gov.uk
There will be plenty of opportunity to practise using the website, ask questions, share
experiences and obtain hints and tips with using the site.
Who should attend:
The course is suitable for all levels of experience and information sectors. If you need more
confidence with tracking down and viewing legislation then this is the course for you!
Bookings:
To book a place, or for more information, please contact Anne Hayward email:
hayward.anne@gmail.com
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LONDON & SOUTH EAST SECTION OF THE
CILIP INFORMATION SERVICES GROUP HELD AT CILIP HQ ON WEDNESDAY 14TH
NOVEMBER 2012 AT 2.00 P.M.
Present: David Baynes, Chairman; John Proctor, Secretary; Anne Hayward, Treasurer; Alan
Power, Programme Secretary; Aggie O’Hara, John Owston and Eveleen Rooney.
Apologies: Vicky Robertson
Items for discussion: The National Committee – The Chairman.
Minutes of the last meeting: The minutes of the 12th September 2012 meeting, which had
been sent out in advance were corrected, confirmed and signed.
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Matters arising: The composite mailing list; Alan asked who would do it? He said it was on
Excel. Anne said she would think about it.
Correspondence: None noted.
Financial Report: The Treasurer reported £1189 in the current account. However this was not
as good as it sounded since CILIP was owed £750 and £132 for courses expenses.
Anne was still continuing her efforts to get our banking arrangements sorted out. Some
thought it was a pity we were not still with Nat West especially as we were being charged for
services.
With regard to Westminster, they claimed that they had paid into the old Nat West account now
closed. They agreed to scan their accounts to check. The Chairman expressed the Committee’s
sympathy for the Treasurer’s woes. Alan said he was sympathetic since he had had similar
problems.
Visits Programme: Anne spoke of the visit to St George’s Chapel Archive Windsor on 30th
October. 33 went including one from Bristol. They were checked out by the police and later
split into three groups to be taken round and shown archives of the Order of the Garter. It was
all very organized, it seems people will pay if the visit is worthwhile. Laura Steel wrote to say
she had looked up the visit and paid but had the wrong date. Alan said his covering letter gave
the right one. Anne said we should not refund the £10, which she had asked because four
others could not make it either. The Secretary disagreed, he thought the money should be
refunded as a matter of goodwill. The Chairman asked if he wished to make a formal proposal
and Aggie seconded the motion – “That the £10 should be refunded”. After discussion, the
motion was put with three in favour, three against and one abstention. The motion was
therefore lost.
John Owston spoke of the visit to the London Library – 15 went. Jennifer Bligh (Head of
Managerment) showed them round. They saw the stacks and reading room. The Library has its
own classification scheme. It went off very well. Among those attending were the Archivist
and Librarian of the Athenaeum. The Chairman thanked Anne & John.
Next Year’s programme – London Library again on Monday 4th February. British Film Institute
on Monday 11th March – places for 20 for the tour. Alan said that he had met the Assistant
Curator of the National Trust whilst on a course and as a result had been able to arrange a visit
to Ham House. It would be a group visit at the normal charge, but Mark Purcell (the Trust
Librarian) would be on hand to devote special time to Trust Libraries. This would be in April or
May. Canada Water Library plus Dalston Library on a day in late March with Dalston at 2 p.m.
There were places for lunch nearby. Both sites close on the Jubilee Line.
Further visits planned – Eveleen was looking into Clapham Library. Alan said he would be
considering the House of Commons Library, Dr Williams Library and the Wiener Library at 29
Russell Square (Study of the Holocaust and Genocide).
The arrangements for the National Trust visit to Ham House which had to be paid for would be
the same as that for St George’s Chapel Archive.
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December half day courses – Tuesday 4th “A Really Useful Half Day”: The course had
had to be cancelled since Abbey’s programme was not suitable and too short. The new version
may lack information on the original and had been revamped recently. Abbey intended to talk
about the new version which did not seem enough. It sent users to different sites but was easy
to operate. It did not seem to be worth the time, and Abbey thought an hour would be enough
since it had simple signposting and links. After discussion it was suggested that a short
afternoon meeting combined with the Annual General Meeting would be the best way forward,
perhaps the 2nd week of April using Charter Room East:
Programme
1.00 p.m. - Refreshments – Sandwiches + fruit juice
1.30 p.m. – Annual General Meeting and explain the programme
2.00 p.m. – Abbey on www.direct.gov.uk and questions
Committee meeting to be in March.
2013 Programme : Eveleen to do the ONS on 5th February 2013 and take the bookings. The
charge was to be £25. The maximum number was 26 with 16 using their own laptops. Publicity
through the usual channels.
Anne would do www.legislation.gov.uk with the same arrangements and charge.
The afternoon on the Parliament website on the 5th June the same. A visit to the House of
Commons Library later in the month.
Meetings, News and “Refer”: John Owston presented a report on the recent National
Committee meeting – a copy of which is filed with the minutes. The main item of interest was
a suggestion that our Section should throw open our visits to other ISG members. However we
already have no restrictions on who may come, operating a “first come” arrangement. The
Chairman asked the Secretary to respond in a suitable manner. Visits were publicised through
our Bulletin and mailing lists. Peter Chapman asked for advanced notice which could be put
into “Refer”.
With regard to Refer , under 50% get it online and only 25 buy the hard copy.
Alan reported that he had been on an East Anglia Section course on “Information integrity on a
decreasing budget”. There was however a lot about volunteers.
Any other business: Peter Collins sent a message via Eveleen about courses and how he knew
nothing about putting them on. The Chairman suggested that the Secretary might produce a
guide and he said he would.
There being no further business, the meeting was closed at 4.15 p.m.
Websites you may have missed
It was suggested by a Committee member that a new feature is introduced to the newsletter and
came up with the title suggested above based on a similar feature in the Information Services
Group journal “Refer” concerning reference books.
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There is no column this issue but hopefully there will be a column in the next isuue.
If you have encountered any websites that you have found useful and would like to highlight to
others, please e-mail me the details at v.robertson@ucl.ac.uk
The web address of the Information Services Group (London and South-East Section) web site
is: http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/information-services/groups/south-east/pages/default.aspx please take a look and if you have any feedback, please do not hesitate to e-mail me with any
suggestions.
Vicky Robertson
April 2013
Meet the Committee
A new column for the newsletter is “Meet the Committee” where you get the opportunity to
find out about the ISG London and South East Section Committee members.
There is no column this issue unfortunately but hopefully there will be a column in the next
issue.
Where are they now?
It was suggested by a Committee member that we have a column whereby we find out what has
happened to ex-members of the ISG London and South East Section Committee.
The first person we initially were going to feature was Margaret Mitchell who worked at
Kingston Library but unfortunately I have never received any response from her. If anyone
from the Information Services Group is still in contact with her, please let me know.
There is no column this issue unfortunately but hopefully there will be a column in the next
issue.
If you would like to find out what happened to an ex-member of the ISG London and South
East Section Committee or are an ex-member and want to let us know what you have been up
to since leaving the Committee, please e-mail me at v.robertson@ucl.ac.uk
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ISG is now on Twitter – follow the Group at http://twitter.com/ISGCILIP
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