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Newsletter Spring 2004 Library and Information History Newsletter The Official Newsletter of the Library and Information History Group, a Special Interest Group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) Series 4, no. 1, Spring 2004 Editor's Introduction Never ask a Committee! As you can see from the cover and the front page of this issue we have changed the name of the publication to Library and Information History Newsletter in line with the change of name of the CILIP Group. Being a democratic sort of guy I asked the Group Committee how I should continue with the numbering of the periodical, given this change of name, and in stereotypical committee decision-making fashion I received almost as many different solutions as I received e-mail answers! So, I have taken it upon myself, i.e. blame me and not the Committee, to begin a new series, series 4, with the new name, whilst also noting that the new title officially continues the old Library History Newsletter. I hope the new Newsletter will be as generally well-received as before, and do not forget that if you have any items that you feel would fit into the various categories I regularly adopt, then PLEASE let me have them. I am particularly desirous of receiving more reports from relevant conferences, seminars, courses, even exhibitions that members have attended, no matter how brief. Dr Chris Baggs, Department of Information and Library Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth Chris Baggs Go to top Library History Group matters 1. The James G Ollé Scholarship 2003/4 The Library and Information History Group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals funds an annual scholarship of £500 to improve the level of activity in library history. The scholarship is named after the late James G. Ollé, an active teacher and writer in library history. The scholarship has the full support of his daughters. Prospective candidates for the scholarship should be students (undergraduate or postgraduate) who are undertaking a discrete piece of advanced work. They must be members of the LIHG. The winner of the James G. Ollé Scholarship is expected to present the findings of the work in the public domain: this might take the form of an article published in an academic periodical or a lecture to a recognized gathering. Grants of up to £500 will be made on the decision of the LIHG. Committee. Expressions of interest or applications which should include a C.V., a statement of plans, a draft budget and the names and addresses of two referees should be sent to the LIHG Awards Manager by 31 January 2004. Dr Dorothy Clayton Awards Manager, Library and Information History Group, John Rylands University Library of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PP Tel: 0161 275 3757 Dorothy Clayton [My apologies for the tardiness of this announcement, but I am sure the Awards Manager will accept applications for a little while yet. Ed.] Go to top 2. Date of Next Meetings The next Committee meeting and the annual open meeting for all members will be held on 24th March 2004 at CILIP HQ in London, at 12 noon and 2.30 respectively. (See item 9 below) Go to top 3. Summary of Executive Meeting, 20/11/2003 1. Apologies for absence were received from Chris Baggs, Dorothea Miehe, Geoffrey Forster and Toni Bunch. 2. Minutes of the previous committee meeting held on 3rd July 2003 at UMIST Manchester were approved. The following matters arose for discussion: J.G. Ollé Award. No award has been made this year. AHRB Project on Public Library buildings. A researcher has been appointed, and the project will start in Jan. 2004. Munford Memorial Lecture. The Group would like a multi-disciplinary lecture with an historical focus dedicated to the memory of Dr Munford, but there had been some confusion in the discussion of this matter with CILIP. Conferences. Leeds. Libraries and the Working Classes. Dates were confirmed as 16-18 June 2004, and a call for papers had gone out. It is anticipated that a Committee meeting and Group AGM might be held at the conference. Anglo-German Conference. It is hoped to hold the event on the theme 'Libraries and Innovation' in Sep/Oct 2005 at the British Library Conference Centre or the German Institute. Buildings Report. It is anticipated that a database of library architecture would be created. New leaflet. The Group leaflet has been revised and is currently being printed. CILIP Gazette. The new CILIP publication will be a good opportunity to publicise the Group's activities. News Service. CILIP offers daily and weekly news bulletins free of charge to its members. Members may sign up via the website. 3. Fundamental Review of CILIP is currently being undertaken. Although mainly finance driven, it is also seen as an attempt to refocus the aims of the organisation, 4. Group Accounts. A deficit of approximately £800 was expected at the end of the year, although there may be some outstanding income still to come. 5. Awards (i) Library History Essay Award. The award has been won by David Allan for his essay 'Provincial readers and book culture in the Scottish Enlightenment: the Perth Library, 1784-c.1800 published in the The Library. (ii) Ollé Award. There had been no submissions for this award. 6. Edzell Library. The Edzell Library is a late 19th century publicly available library housed in a listed building. It contains 5000 volumes, printed catalogues, rules and regulations, and a Cotgreave Indicator. The library itself still functions as a part-time branch library, under the care of John Doherty, Angus County Libraries, and it is possible that it may be the subject of research by students at Robert Gordon University. 7. It was suggested that abstracts of Conference papers, or Powerpoint slides might be included on the Group website. 8. Following the change of the Group name to Library and Information History Group, it was agreed that the newsletter should now be renamed Library and Information History. 9. It was agreed that the Open meeting in March 2004 should offer speakers and discussions on specific issues relevant to the Group's activities. 10. The Committee were given information on a collection of pamphlets currently held at CILIP that needed to be re-housed. 11. The Committee received a report on the Umbrella Conference to be held in 2005. 12. Congratulations were given to Alistair Black, who is now Chair of the IFLA section. 13. Concern was expressed on the amount of 'spam' appearing on the LIS-LibHist discussion list. This will be investigated. 14. John Crawford had appeared on TV in Holyrood live, providing background for a political debate on the future of public libraries in Scotland. 15. A number of officers of the LIHG wish to reconsider their position on the committee in line with CILIP's planned reorganisation of groups next year. 16. The meeting was followed by a tour of the Bodleian Library, kindly organised by Christopher Skelton-Foord. 17. The next Committee Meeting and annual Open Meeting, will be held on Wednesday 24th March 2004, at CILIP, Ridgmount Street, London. Go to top 4. New contact details for the Group Chair Dr. John Crawford, Chair, Library and Information History Group, Glasgow Caledonian University, Room 302, (3rd floor) 6 Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RB Tel: 0141-270-1360 John Crawford Go to top 5. ‘Libraries and the Working Classes since the 18th Century’ This conference is organised under the umbrellas of the Library & Information History Group of CILIP (UK) and the IFLA Section on Library History and is funded by the British Academy. For details of the programme etc see ‘Forthcoming Conferences (home)’, item 4 below. Go to top 6. LIHG requires new Secretary and Treasurer After a number of years of excellent service, Dr. Jean Everitt, our secretary and Geoff Forster, our treasurer, have both decided to step down. The Library and Information History Group will therefore require a new secretary and treasurer from our AGM in Leeds in mid June onwards. LIHG is a Specialist Interest Group of CILIP and consequently no remuneration is paid. The reward is chiefly in contributing to the development of library history in the UK. LIHG office bearers must be members of CILIP. Anyone interested in taking on either of these posts should contact me in the first instance. Dr. John Crawford, Chair, Library and Information History Group, Glasgow Caledonian University, Room 302, (3rd floor) 6 Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RB Tel: 0141-270-1360 John Crawford Go to top 7. Date of AGM The Annual General Meeting of the Library and Information History group will take place at 4pm on Thursday 17th June at Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Campus. It will follow on immediately after the close of the Conference on ‘Libraries and the Working Classes since the 18th Century’. Go to top 8. Library History Award 2004 The Library History Award is an annual award of £200 for the best essay on library history published in, or pertaining to, the British Isles, within the previous calendar year (2003). It is organized by the Library and Information History Group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. The Award aims to improve the quality and increase the quantity of writing on library history in the British Isles. It is sponsored by Emerald. The award was first made in 1996. Items considered for inclusion will normally come within the scope of the former Bibliography of British Library History. The essay should relate to a British Isles theme. The author should ordinarily be resident in the British Isles but need not be a U.K.
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