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CLAM - tyhe centre for Liverpool & Merseyside Studies - already exists. But CAMEL fits in nicely and brings Archives into pole position. Len McDonald ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Scott <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 10:33 AM Subject: Re: name... > Also, is it just me, or is anyone else curious to know how Archives has > managed to slip back down the list to the end? If the opening sentence of > the press release were strictly true, and the Council had merely dropped > "Resource" from its title, then we'd still be in the middle. As we are now > last on the list, are we also last in the pecking order? This may seem a > small point, but in public relations, image is everything. > > I note that Chris Batt, co-author of the new name and Chief Executive of > Resource-as-was, was in the far-off days the Director of Resource's > Libraries and Information Society Team. > > Finally, if we are suggesting new acronyms, then I'd quite like ALMS > (Archive, Library and Museum Sectors). Puts us first on the list, and is a > constant reminder of our need for funding. I like to think of this > suggestion as a call to alms! > > Susan Scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: Emmerson Consulting [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 06 February 2004 10:34 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: name... > > > > 'A CAM[E]L is a horse designed by a committee' (Alec Issigonis, the designer > of the Mini(?)). Hmm... > > > > Alternatively 'What's in a name...[if the organisation and it's philosophy > remains the same]?' (PE after Shakespeare). Re:Source was clever but > obscure; MLA is just obscure. > > > > There is always a suspicion in business that companies which re-brand > themselves are trying to recover either their sense of direction or their > reputation, or both. (See Royal Mail-Consignia-Royal Mail). > > > > Peter Emmerson > Director > Emmerson Consulting Limited > Hilltop House > Hill Top Road > Bearpark > Durham DH7 7DP > > Office 0191 373 2800 > Mobile 07740 942682 > E-mail [log in to unmask] > > > > This e-mail message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended > recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of it is prohibited > and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please > delete it immediately and notify Emmerson Consulting by return e-mail to the > above address. > > Emmerson Consulting Limited is registered in England No. 3607347. > Registered Office: Charter Court, Midland Road, Hemel Hempstead, > Hertfordshire HP2 5GE > > -----Original Message----- > From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sophie Houlton (7915 3722) > Sent: 06 February 2004 09:47 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: name... > > > > CAML? which sounds quite friendly - and puts us first of course! > On the downside, it is also the name of an obscure programming language and > a Canadian shower supplies company. > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > If you have received this email in error please notify [log in to unmask] > > General Medical Council > 178 Great Portland Street London W1W 5JE > Tel: +44 (0) 20 7580 7642 > Fax: +44 (0) 20 7915 3641