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Bidding culture and local government research.
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Dear all,
As finding and maintaining funding for services is a subject close to many
of our hearts, you may be interested to learn of new research being
undertaken by The Information Management Research Institute (IMRI). IMRI, of
the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, are to investigate the effects
of the 'bidding culture' within local government on public library, museum
and archive service provision.
Sandra Parker (School of Information Studies) and Dr. Ken Harrop (Division
of Government and Politics) of Northumbria have been successful in securing
a grant of £83,647 from the LIC, shortly to become MLAC. This funding will
be used to investigate the 'bidding culture' within local government, and
the resultant effects on the development of public libraries, museums and
archive services in England and Wales. It is proposed that this significant
and timely research will contribute to a major DCMS review on the funding of
museums, libraries and archives scheduled to begin in April 2001.
The programme of research will be conducted over 14 months by staff from the
Information Management Research Institute within the School of Information
Studies at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, who have wide
experience of the sector and strong links with the Public Library Network
and Information North. It will also involve staff from the Division of
Government and Politics at Northumbria who have established expertise in
Local Government policy making.
Any comments from fellow list members with experience or opinions of bid
tendering are most welcome. Please note that expanded version of this news
item can be found as an attachment of this message. Finally, if you are
further interested in the scope of this research, or would like to
contribute, please e-mail either Sandra Parker ([log in to unmask]) or
Graham Coulson ([log in to unmask])
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Graham Coulson
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Research Assistant
Information Research Management Institute
School of Information Studies
Lipman Building
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
Tel: 0191 227 4910
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