TVW Library Staff Development Group

Thames Valley & Wessex Library Staff Development Group

Decisions & actions from meeting held Monday 20th October 2014 via WebEx 10am

Attendees: Marion Shepherd, Beverley Hixon (Chair), Helen Bingham, Anne-Marie Fitton Apologies: Gill Rose; Pauline Blagden; Nia Roberts (RED = post meeting actions)

1. Notes and actions from last meeting

Action carried over: HB to speak to Ann Gray, Sarah Lewis and Library Managers R.E. possibility of bringing critical summary into the search skills group sessions

2. Review of recent events Evaluation retuns for the Search Skills day were lower than expected. BH to resend. BH to send survey monkey links to rest of the group with full feedback info.. MS to email round collation of LA Day feedback this week to the group, however initial feedback was the event was very good, the venue was excellent and the LA short sessions were interesting and informative.

HB to speak to RP about feedback from the WebEx training as no survey monkey sent to delegates. HB would like attendees to be using the skills learned.

3. Feedback from LKSL Library Staff Development Group – PB BH to ask PB to email the group an update on the Folio course x5 delegates, the 12 Days of Christmas and any other updates from the LKSL. (This was received post meeting and is inserted below.) The LKSL Staff Development Group has been very busy lately and I am sending you all the information while I think of it. This is the link: http://www.libraryservices.nhs.uk/shall/lkslgroups/staffdevelopment/minutes_&_papers.html On the website you will find the notes of our recent teleconference (TVW contribution kindly written by Beverley), a review of the copyright courses and the latest CPD updates. Our successful candidates for the FOLIO course are: Thames Valley Outi Pickering Thames Valley Julia Hallam Wessex Liz Land Wessex Natalie Gabe Wessex June White

As you see, we were fortunate in getting one of the extra places! 4. Planning for future activity for 2014 – 15

a. ERSIG Current Awareness study day 12/11/2014 at Old Library, Reading LG organising SDG are paying for lunch BH to speak to LG about evaluation forms (Will do survey monkey) Ben Skinner is key speaker

b. Christmas Study Day 11/12/2014 at Old Library, Reading HB suggested Heather Knight or Darren Best (The Simbulance lead) BH to approach HK and ask for her advice on this Action: ALL to have finalised for 14th November for MS to send out to the list Research agenda and how trusts work together BH to inform Tomlinson’s that they are no longer required to speak to the study day and their kind offer of £200 would not be taken up.(Done) BH mentioned that there is an allocation for a paid speaker at this event. HB to contact Sue Lacey-Bryant (framework for libraries) about speaking at the event and charges (Sue L-B confirmed at no cost to group) BH to speak to Leslie Fredericks about content of her talk – possibility of widening out her subject All to consider a ‘plan b’ if SLB cannot attend – suggestions include: BMA / RCN speakers?

c. Managers Study Day 23/1/2015 MS to send HB the sit-down menu for Wokefield Park MS reminded HB of timings for the day HB to speak to Maggie Woods about facilitating the day and requirements

d. Open Access Study Day 23/2/2015 This event is at the Winchester Discovery Centre with David Ball and Richard Osborne (Finch project) BH to contact Owen Coxall about repeating his HLG presentation BH to urgently check whether this date is actually in half-term or not and let the group know. (Checked and not half-term)

Search Skills – BH to speak to Sarah Lewis, to see if she has time to fit in another session via WebEx

5. Review of Budget Noted that the group had turned down Eli Harris SDG funding request and Marzena’s funding transferred to another module as she got funding from her trust for the one she initially got funding from SDG for. BH to email Marzena to remind her to sent the invoice to HB ASAP

MS to update spreadsheet that HB has transferred funds to SR and chased Morag for invoice.

A review of the budget should be an agenda item on the next meeting in Jan 2015.

6. AOB It is important to make sure the agenda and supporting documents are sent out a week before. BH has received an email from June White requesting CA training suggesting the trainer SW used earlier this year. – The group decided this idea should be shelved for future consideration. BH to email JW to thank her for her suggestions HB noted that there needs to be an emphasis on people actually doing what they have received training for. MS suggested that the Search Skills WebEx should it go ahead, could be hosted by an attendee from the WebEx training.

HB noted that the SC website has been migrated and not all documents have been transferred. 7. Date of next meeting

BH: to send round a doodle poll noting that GR does not work on Mondays for a date in Jan 2015