Thanks, Eric
We've just sent the January issue to press, so this will go into the Feb issue, out at the end of Jan.
Seasons' greetings and best wishes
Elspeth
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> From: J. Eric Davies
> Reply To: Chartered Library and Information Professionals
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 12:54 pm
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: LIRG EGM votes in favour of CILIP union
>
> News ANNOUNCEMENT
>
> LIRG E.G.M. votes in favour of CILIP union
>
>
> At the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Library and Information
> Research Group held in London on Tuesday 3rd December 2002 a motion to
> achieve assimilation of the Group into the Chartered Institute of Library
> and Information Professionals was passed nem con with a substantial number
> of proxy votes. The work to assimilate LIRG into CILIP as a Special
> Interest Group can now proceed apace.
>
> Welcoming the result, Eric Davies LIRG Vice-Chair remarked that a number of
> people [from LIRG and CILIP] had a put a great deal of effort into getting
> to this stage, and their contribution should be acknowledged. However, the
> hard work was far from over; the SIG, when it came into existence, would
> face a formidable task of addressing a range of challenges related to the
> performance and application of research in order to sustain a vibrant
> research culture within the profession.
>
>
> The full text of the motion reads:-
>
> The Extraordinary General Meeting of the Library and Information Research
> Group agrees to the assimilation of the Group into the Chartered Institute
> of Library and Information Professionals from April 2003 and instruct the
> Officers and Committee to undertake such steps as are necessary to achieve
> this objective.
> The Meeting notes that the requirements in the CILIP regulations to support
> such an objective have been met.
>
>
> More details from:-
>
> Dr. J.E.Davies,Vice-Chair LIRG,
> c/o L.I.S.U.
> Brockington Building,
> Loughborough University,
> Loughborough. Leics. England. LE11 3TU.
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