UKOLUG AGM 2004

Decision on Name Change
On the 8th June the 26th UKOLUG AGM agreed to change the name of the
Group from UK Online User Group to the UK electronic Information Group
(UKeIG) with effect from 1 January 2005.   Chris Armstrong proposed the motion,

describing the actions that had led up to it. At the previous AGM, as Chair of

UKOLUG, he had spoken of the need to evaluate the Group’s role and focus. 

At a meeting in autumn 2003, the Management Committee agreed that the Group's

focus had become the accessibility, use and management of electronic information

be it on the Internet, in online databases, on CD-ROM or via corporate networks and intranets.

It was also agreed that the Management Committee recommend that the Group's name

be changed to the UK Electronic Information Group (UKeIG).

Approval for this change of name needs to go before the Professional Practice Committee

of CILIP for discussion and finally before CILIP Council for approval in December 2004. 

The UK Online User Group was founded in 1978 to provide support for users of the then

new online information retrieval services.

Changes on Committee
At Committee meeting  following the AGM Shaida Dorabjee was co-opted as a new member

of the UKOLUG committee.  Shaida has been involved in information work for over twenty-five years

and spent many years in the pharmaceutical industry covering both human and animal health. 

Areas of responsibility have covered variety of information functions covering research and

development, business and marketing information.   Shaida’s professional experience added to her

current background as a freelance consultant builds on UKOLUGs range of skills and

experience within the management committee. 

The new UKOLUG Chair is Gary Horrocks; Chris Armstong moves to Vice-Chair while the Honorary Secretary

(Karen Blakeman) and Honorary Treasurer (Brendan Loughridge) remain unchanged.

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