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Council Agenda
October 2001

Personal members of The Library Association and persons nominated by institutional members may attend meetings of Council other than for the discussion of a confidential matter. (Proof of identity may be required).

Requests for single copies of Council papers should be made by e-mail to Information Services (info@la-hq.org.uk), quoting the appropriate reference. A limited number of copies of the agenda and papers will be made available for visitors. A hearing loop system is installed.


Co 485
October 2001

THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
COUNCIL

The next meeting of Council will be held on

Wednesday 24 October 2001

in the Charter Suite, located on the first floor at Library Association Headquarters, 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE.

AGENDA

1. APOLOGIES

To receive apologies for absence.

2. MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING ON 4 JULY 2001

(CO 484 attached).  To approve as a correct record.

3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THOSE MINUTES

4. POLICY & RESOURCES COMMITTEE

To consider the Chair’s Report and the Minutes of the meeting of 11th October  (PRC 569  and PRC 568 to follow).

Starred Items: Unification 

5. PUBLIC LIBRARIES COMMITTEE

To consider the Chair’s Report and the Minutes of the meeting of 24th July (PLC 436 and PLC 435 attached).

Starred Items: None  

6. SPECIAL LIBRARIES COMMITTEE

To consider the Chair’s Report and Minutes of the meeting of 17th July (SLC 376 and SLC 375 attached).

Starred Items: 2001/34(a) Salary Guides – Health (SLC 364); Law (SLC 365)
  2001/34(b) Workplace Libraries Panel
  2001/42 KM Europe 2  

7. YOUTH LIBRARIES COMMITTEE

To consider the Chair’s Report (YLC 340 to follow) and the Minutes of the meeting of 31st July (YLC 339 attached).

Starred Items: 2001/43 Modernising Governance of the new Organsiation  

8. ACADEMIC & RESEARCH LIBRARIES COMMITTEE

To consider the Chair’s Report and the Minutes of the meeting of 12th July (ARL 305 and ARL 304 attached).

Starred Items: 2001/31 The British Library new strategic directions

Papers Presented: ARL 303 Response of The Library Association to the British Library consultation survey    

9. EDUCATION & PERSONAL MEMBERSHIP SERVICES COMMITTEE

To consider the Chair’s Report and the Minutes of the meeting of 19th July (EPMS 522 and EPMS 521 attached).

Starred Items: 2001/35 Revised Code of Conduct

10. ENTERPRISE BOARD

To consider the Chair’s Report and the Summary Minutes of the meeting of 10th July  (EB 338 and EB 337 attached).

Starred Items: None  

11. INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

To consider the Chair’s Report and the Minutes of the meeting of 26th July (ISC 432  and ISC 431 to follow).

Starred Items: None

Papers Presented: ISC 413 Briefing on New Government’s Programme
  ISC 388 Internet Guidelines
  ISC 432 The International Sub-Committees Chair’s Report

12. INDIVIDUAL COUNCILLOR ISSUES

Councillors are invited to refer to Council business and papers not otherwise on the agenda

13. APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION

A list of applications received since the last meeting will be available in the room.  To approve.

14. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

15. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ENQUIRIES

See note of procedure at head of Agenda.

16. DATES OF 2002 MEETINGS

To note Co 481 attached

MEMBERS DAY 2001

Members’ Day will take place on Thursday 25 October from 10.30 at the Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1.  Formal sessions commence at 11.00.

President Bernard Naylor will give his Presidential Address at 11.50

The AGM will take place at 14.45