I think that existing groups should be used. I am sure that group
proliferation means increased costs to members.
>From: Kate Millin <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Chartered Library and Information Professionals
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: New Group Setup
>Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 10:24:18 -0000
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>I have resent this as it seems to have got to the group without my text!
>Sorry if you have already received it.
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>I am concerned by the proliferation of groups - would it be better to try
>and influence an existing group to widen their remit? Are CILIP looking at
>groups at the moment?
>
>Apart from that as far as I can remember with the Diversity group they had
>to get a list of members who agreed to the setting up of a new group - I
>think it was 100 names but don't quote me on that.
>
>Kate
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: jones, geraint [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: 05 March 2003 09:43
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: New Group Setup
>
>
>Hi Everybody,
>
>I'm just wondering whether anyone out there has any idea what the
>procedures are for forming a new CILIP Special Interest Group? I did try
>to make this query by e-mail a few months ago to a couple of the addresses
>on the CILIP website but received no reply.
>
>As a first step I suppose that a good idea would be to attempt to see if
>there's any interest in the subject matter so I'm going to take this
>opportunity to ask subscribers to this list whether anyone thinks it would
>be a good idea.
>
>I'm considering the notion of setting up an European Union
>Libraries/Information Group to deal exclusively with EU issues. I'm not
>trying to cast aspersions on the existing International Group, but they do
>tend to cover mostly (although not exclusively) non-European issues and
>also have a fairly heavy emphasis on third world countries. My son (also a
>Librarian) is a member of the International Group so I get to read their
>materials. The work they do is excellent and very necessary but mostly
>outside of my particular interest.
>
>Quite apart from my personal interests I believe that the sheer amount of
>information emanating from the EU Institutions, together with the
>implications of various EU directives which directly or indirectly impinge
>on our work as Librarians, make it imperative that a dedicated EU Special
>Interest Group is formed and that this group affiliates itself with as many
>like minded groups/individuals which may exist in the various Library
>Associations of EU Member States. This is especially true now that
>expansion of the EU into Eastern Europe seems imminent.
>
>I would be very grateful for any expressions of interest, comments etc.
>
>Regards,
>
>Geraint Jones.
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