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From December, there will be one vacancy on the JIBS User Group Committee.
The JIBS User Group represents HE, FE and research users of online bibliographic resources and related products, and started life as as the BIDS User Group over ten years ago.
Over the years, JIBS has negotiated with suppliers and bodies such as Eduserv and JISC, to ensure that user needs are addressed. There are JIBS representatives on many user and information community enhancement groups, such as the JISC Collections E resources Group, the Ebsco Enhancement Group and the Web of Science Enhancement Committee. JIBS also runs two open workshops each year. The most recent workshop was 'Research evaluation - is it our business? The role of librarians in the brave new world of research evaluation' held at the University of Birmingham in June.
http://www.jibs.ac.uk/events/workshops/researcheval/programme.htm
If you would like to put yourself forward, please write to me ([log in to unmask]), saying - in approximately 100 words - why you wish to be considered, and what your particular contribution could be. The closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 26th August 2011.
Anyone from the UK HE/FE/research community may apply. JIBS Advisors are also encouraged to apply.
Applications will be assessed by the JIBS committee in September, and successful nominees will be notified soon after.
The committee meets four times a year, and organises two workshops per year. Committee members should attend at least three meetings a year. Meetings expenses are met by JIBS. There is more information about JIBS on our Web site and our blog:
http://www.jibs.ac.uk/aboutus/intro.html
http://jibsnews.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to contact me if you have any queries.
Fiona Bowtell (JIBS Chair)
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Learning and Teaching Librarian
Open University Library
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
01908 654798
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