Presented at CONUL conference, June 2016, Athlone, Ireland by Christopher Pressler, Helen Shenton, Eoin McCarney, Cronán Ó Doibhlin and Ciara McCaffrey.

2. Strategy Launch
& Director’s Forum
Christopher Pressler, University Librarian, Dublin City University
Helen Shenton, Librarian and College Archivist, Trinity College Dublin

3. Session Plan
• Welcome
• 10:00 - 10:05 - How we got here – Helen Shenton (TCD)
• 10:05 - 10:20 - Launch of Strategy – Christopher Pressler (DCU)
• 10:20 - 10:25 - CONUL Services – Eoin McCarney (UCD)
• 10:25 - 10:30 - CONUL Ireland - Crónán Ó Doibhlin (UCC)
• 10:30 - 10:35 - CONUL International – Ciara McCaffrey (UL)
• 10:35 - 11:00 - Director's Forum - Facilitator, Sandra Collins (NLI)

4. How we got here…
• Two Board planning days in 2014 and 2015
• Strategy Implementation Group formed @conulac15
• Strategy Implementation Group met twice at TCD
• Draft version to Board and Group Chairs Sep 2015
• Final version Board approved Dec 2015
• Published version to CONUL libraries Mar 2016
• Strategy Implementation Group met at DCU May 2016
• Community launch @conulac16

5. Our Strategy states…
• What CONUL is
• Why CONUL is distinctive
• What CONUL can do
• Who are CONUL’s users
• What is CONUL’s vision

6. Our Strategy is…
• The VOICE of Ireland’s research libraries
• The INSPIRATION for our work in research,
education and public engagement
• The FRAMEWORK for improving services and
collections
• The HOME of staff development and shared
practice
• The PLATFORM for our international presence

7. Our Strategy will…
• Advocate the purpose of research libraries
• Contribute to the research lifecycle
• Support students
• Engage the public
• Give opportunities to library staff
• Build new partnerships
• Promote Ireland internationally

8. Our Strategy can…
• Ensure representation to government(s)
• Coordinate funding streams
• Enable collaboration
• Promote Irish culture and science
• Explore cost-effectiveness
• Transform ways of working together

9. Our Strategy demonstrates…
• Scale in Ireland’s research libraries
• Potential in acting collaboratively
• Ambition from our profession
• Leadership in the digital world
• Quality in our services
• Depth in our collections
• Inventiveness of our staff

10. Our plan is…
• New CONUL website – May 2016
• CONUL community launch – June 2016
• Implementation plan – September 2016
• International comms. – July 2016
• All-Ireland launches – October 2016
• SIG to monitor progress – report to Board
• Success will be evaluated each year

11. Thanks to…
• CONUL Board of Directors
• Strategy Implementation Group
• Chairs and members of CONUL groups
• Conference and Irish library community
• SCONUL, RLUK and LIBER Executives

12. CONUL Services
Eoin McCarney
Head of Collection Services
University College Dublin
Member of CONUL Strategy Implementation Group

13. CONUL Services – Union Catalogue
• Scoping of technology options
• Deliver 1st
phase by December 2016
• Raise awareness of CONUL brand
• Showcase Irish research & cultural heritage

14. CONUL Services – Shared Storage
• Scoping of CONUL storage requirements
• Evaluate shared storage options
• Prepare report & recommendations
• Report due October 2016

15. CONUL Ireland
Crónán Ó Doibhlin
Head of Research Collections & Communications
University College Cork
Member of CONUL Strategy Implementation Group

16. The VOICE of Ireland’s
research libraries

17. • Where is our VOICE?
• We KNOW what we want to say

18. Our objectives
• Advocate our essential purpose
• Promote a shared agenda
• Be the first point of contact
• Available to national & international media

19. Who are we seeking to influence?

20. Policy and decision-makers
IUA
An
Seanad
Professional
Bodies
Funding
Bodies
Heritage

21. Actions
• A New Web Presence
• Support a Press Office function
• Represent research libraries
• Produce position papers

22. Thank You
Crónán Ó Doibhlin,
Head of Research Collections & Communications, UCC Library.
c.odoibhlin@ucc.ie
You might like: “The 10 commandments for influencing policymakers” by Nick
Hillman, Times Higher Education, 26 May 2016.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/comment/the-10-commandments-for-
influencing-policymakers

23. CONUL International
Ciara McCaffrey
Deputy Librarian
University of Limerick
Member of CONUL Strategy Implementation Group

25. LIBER
http://libereurope.eu/
• LIBER: Association of European Research Libraries
• Mission is to re-invent the library for the future by enabling open
science, leading In changing scholarship and shaping innovative
Research
• Has >400 members & institutional membership is €495 pa
• Currently UL, UCC, NLI, DCU, TCD, MU, UCD and CONUL are
members
• Holds an annual conference in June/July, next is in Helsinki, Finland

26. United Kingdom
RLUK SCONUL
RLUK (Research Libraries UK) represents the leading and
most significant research libraries in the UK and Ireland. Its
strategic objectives, reports, projects and partnerships
work to help realise RLUK's vision of shaping the modern
research library. Currently it has 34 members including
QUB & TCD.
SCONUL (Society of College, National & University
Libraries) represents c.200 university libraries in the UK
and Ireland, as well as national libraries and many of the
UK’s colleges of higher education.
Has an annual conference, most recently in London in
March 2016.
The formerly twice yearly conference is now annual in mid
summer, in the UK.
http://rluk.ac.uk http://sconul.ac.uk

27. Europe
LIBER CENL CERL TEL
LIBER's (Association of
European Research Libraries)
mission is to re-invent the
Library for the Future by
Enabling Open Science,
Leading In Changing
Scholarship and Shaping
Innovative Research.
Institutional membership is 495
pa. It has in excess of 400
members. Currently UL, UCC,
NLI, DCU, TCD, NUIM, UCD
and CONUL are members.
CENL (Conference of European
National Librarians) is a
foundation with the aim of
increasing and reinforcing the
role of national libraries in
Europe. Members of CENL are
the national librarians of all
Member States of the Council of
Europe. It currently consists of
49 members from 46 European
countries.
CERL's (Consortium of
European Research Libraries)
purpose is to share resources
and expertise between research
libraries with a view to improving
access to, as well as exploitation
and preservation of, the
European printed heritage.
There are currently 267
members, including CONUL as
a group member.
The European Library is an
independent not-for-profit library
services organisation supported
by CENL, CERL & LIBER. The
current membership consists of
all of Europe's national and a
growing number of research
libraries, including RLUK as a
consortium member.
Holds an annual conference in
June/July, next is in Helsinki,
Finland.
The next annual general meeting
takes place in Vienna, May 2016.
Holds an annual seminar, next in
Paris in Oct 2016.
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http://libereurope.eu/ http://www.cenl.org/ http://www.cerl.org www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/tel4/

28. North America
ARL CARL OCLC
ARL (Association of Research Libraries) is a
non profit membership organization of 124
research libraries in North America. The
Association operates as a forum for the
exchange of ideas and as an agent for
collective action.
CARL (Canadian Association of Research
Libraries) consists of 29 Canadian university
libraries and two federal libraries.
OCLC is a non-profit global library
cooperative providing shared technology
services, original research and community
programs. Through OCLC, member libraries
cooperatively produce and maintain
WorldCat. Libraries gain efficiencies
through OCLC’s WorldShare, a complete
set of library management applications and
services built on an open, cloud-based
platform.
Has a twice yearly ARL/CARL Association
meeting (most recent was Vancouver, Apr 2016)
and a once/two year Library Assessment
conference (next is Virginia, Oct 2016).
The ARL/CARL Association meeting takes place
twice yearly (most recent Vancouver, Apr 2016).
http://www.arl.org/ http://www.carl-abrc.ca/ http://www.oclc.org

29. Australasia & RoW
CAUL IATUL IFLA CDNL
CAUL (Council of Australian
University Libraries) represents 39
Australian university libraries. Its
mission is to improve access by
the staff and students of Australian
universities to the information
resources that are fundamental to
the advancement of teaching,
learning and research.
IATUL (International Association of
University Libraries) provides a
forum for the exchange of ideas
relevant to librarianship in
universities across the world. It
also provides library directors and
senior managers with an
opportunity to develop a
collaborative approach to solving
common problems. Institutional
membership ranges from €150-
€500 pa. Currently DCU & UL are
members.
IFLA (International Federation of
Library Associations & Institutions)
is the leading international body
representing the interests of library
and information services and their
users. It is the global voice of the
library and information profession.
It has c.1,500 members and
membership is by association,
institution or individual and ranges
from €64-500.
CDNL (Conference of Directors of
National Libraries) is an
independent association of chief
executives of national libraries,
established to facilitate discussion
and promote understanding and
cooperation on matters of common
interest worldwide. CDNL meets
annually, usually on the
Wednesday of the week of the
IFLA conference.
_____________________ Annual conference, next in Halifax,
Canada in June 2016
Holds an annual conference, the
next is in Ohio, Aug 2016
The annual meeting for 2016 will
take place in Columbus, Ohio on
August 16th
http://www.caul.edu.au/ http://iatul.org http://www.ifla.org http://www.cdnl.info/

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What next?

32. What next?
Ciara McCaffrey
Deputy Librarian
University of Limerick
ciara.mccaffrey@ul.ie
@ciara_mccaffrey

33. Thanks to everyone
and
please get involved!