ALISS AGM 2006 Minutes

1. ALISS AGM 222nd May 2006
British Library
Attending
Jane Secker, LSE Centre for Learning Technology (Chair), Heather Dawson LSE
Library (Secretary), Jennie Grimshaw British Library (Treasurer), Angela Upton
SCIE, Helen Mackin Barnardos, Anne Dagpunar SOAS, Barbara Merchant SPRU,
Caron Conolly (Department of Health) Sarah Pavey (College Librarian, Epsom
College), Yvonne Hamblin Research Project Manager Department of Information
Science, Loughborough University; Ian Hodges Services Manager Digital
Preservation, National Archives; Beverley Kemp, Head of Library Services, The
Women's Library; Jeremy Larkin (NCH Library), Diane Kearns (Subject Librarian
University of Bradford), Barbara Humphries (Assistant Librarian LSE Library), Sue
Donnelly (Archivist LSE Library); Laurie Salemohamed (Academic Librarian,
Loughborough University); Cathy Phillpotts, Teamleader (Social Sciences, Senate
House Library); Susan Tarrant(Academic Liaison Librarian Senate House Library),
Meena Shah Edexcel, Eilis Rafferty (Subject Librarian, Queen Mary, University of
London), Janet Morton (Faculty Team Librarian, University of Leeds), Janet
Corcoran (Web Content and Resources Officer, Imperial College); Barbara Spina
(Faculty Librarian SOAS), Liz Verran (Information Officer, Amnesty International),
David Clover (Librarian, Institute of Commonwealth Studies) Vivienne Stiemens,
(Librarian, Policy Studies Institute), Rozz Evans (Collection Development Librarian
Institute of Education) Jacquie Carter (British Library), Polly Geater (Subject
Librarian UCL Library Services), Nick Joint (Andersonian Library, University of
Strathclyde)
Apologies
Rose Coughlan (Royal Holloway), Angela Joyce (ILRT, University of Bristol)
ALISS Finance
Jennie Grimshaw presented the draft accounts for 2005/6. This showed that in the first
year of operation ALISS had established a firm financial footing. Marcus Wooley
University of Luton Treasurer of the CILIP Information Group was elected as
Treasurer 2006/7
Review of Activities.
Heather Dawson provided a brief summary of ALISS Events during 2005/6
The awards for most interesting and informative article in ALISS Quarterly was made
to: Yvonne Hamblin Research Project Manager Department of Information Science,
Loughborough University. for her article on Library Portals. The runner up prize to
Sarah Pavey, College Librarian, Epsom College for her article on information literacy
and the School Librarian.

2. Committee Membership 2006/7
The following were elected as committee members.
Jane Secker (LSE Centre For Learning Technology) (Chairperson).
Jennie Grimshaw - British Library (Treasurer)
Heather Dawson – LSE Library (Secretary)
Angela Joyce (ILRT University of Bristol)
Helen Mackin - Barnardos
Angela Upton - SCIE
Caron Connolly - Department of Health Library
Anne Dagpunar SOAS Library
Barbara Merchant SPRU
Diane Kearns (University of Bradford) (new member)
Rose Coughlan (Royal Holloway) resigned from the committee . Other committee
members thanked her for her contribution to events and hoped that she would be able
to retain some future involvement with the group.
Future Developments.
A programme of visits to key information services and libraries was being arranged
for the Summer
A Summer one day event on a themed topic was in the planning stage and would be
publicised on LIS_SOCIALSCIENCE
Planning was underway to improve and relaunch the ALISS web site.
Heather Dawson.
h.dawson@lse.ac.uk