**apologies for cross posting**
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New Response Issued
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LIC responds to MLAC consultation
The LIC response to the Consultation on the work of the new Museums,
Libraries & Archives Council welcomes its statement of vision, aims
and objectives for MLAC, and calls on MLAC to build on the
achievements of both the LIC and MGC, as well as developing new
cross-domain activities.
Full response at:
http://www.lic.gov.uk/publications/responses/mlacresp.html
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New Paper Issued
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International roles for MLAC
The LIC International Committee and the LIC staff involved in
international activities have prepared a paper to help MLAC design its
international role.
Full paper at:
http://www.lic.gov.uk/publications/other/international.html
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National Information Policy
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Keystone for the Information Age
The LIC is collaborating with the British Council and the Library
Association on a major international conference, to be held at the British
Library on 16/17 March 2000, to raise awareness of how a coherent National
Information Policy framework can help the development of the UK as an
information society and knowledge economy.
There are some places left for this important event.
Further details and registration forms can be found at:
http://www.la-hq.org.uk/directory/training/conf01.html
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New Grants Awarded
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State of the Sector: Stage one - analysis of the sector workforce, and
skills foresight exercise
For more details go to:
http://www.lic.gov.uk/awards/mlis.html
Community and region: scale economies and public libraries
For more details go to:
http://www.lic.gov.uk/awards/pubaward.html
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New Publication
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UKOLN annual report 1998/99: presented to the Library and Information
Commission and to the Committee on Electronic Information of the JISC
by Lorcan Dempsey and Sally Criddle
LIC research report 18
The report covers the period 1 August 1998 to 31 July 1999.
Available from: UKOLN, The Library, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY
Tel: +44 (0) 1225 826580 Fax: +44 (0) 1225 826838
Futures Together
by Geoff Warren and Chris Dodd
LIC research report 25
This study was proposed as a result of the first (1996) Futures
Together conference which identified the need for staff and users to
be more aware of the region's collections if improved access to
specialist resources is to be achieved. It also aimed to encourage
better collection management ans set clearer criteria for assessing
the value and significance of specialist resources across a whole
region. The importance of this work has been highlighted by recent
Government strategies on access and the new agendas for culture,
learning and regionalism. PRICE £25-00
Available from: West Midlands Regional Library System
2nd Floor, Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3HQ
Tel: +44 (0) 121 303 3533 Tel: +44 (0) 121 303 2613
Email: [log in to unmask]
Review of research funding for LIS
by David Haynes, David Streatfield and Noeleen Cookman
LIC research report 40
This study was commissioned by the Library and Information Commission and
the British Library Research and Innovation Centre in the Autumn of 1998
and was conducted between December 1998 and April 1999 with supplementary
work between May and September 1999. The overall aim of the study was to
provide the baseline about funding of library and information research in
order to inform the work of the Commission and others on encouraging
investment in such research and collaboration across sectors. PRICE £12-00
Available from: British Thesis Service, The British Library Document Supply
Centre, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ
tel: +44 (0) 1937 546229 fax: +44 (0)1937 546286
email: [log in to unmask]
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Henry Girling
Library and Information Commission
19-29 Woburn Place
London
WC1H 0LU
Tel: 0171 273 8746
Fax: 0171 273 8701
Email [log in to unmask]
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