| Description | Minutes of a committee formerly known as the Information and Library Resources Policy Committee
Its terms of reference were to prepare, issue and keep under review a library, learning resources and information technology strategy for the University; to advise on the University's overall library, learning resources and information technology needs and priorities; and to commission appropriate studies or external advice in relation to trends or good practice in the development of library, learning resources and information technology and make recommendations on actions to be take as a result
Membership consisted of a Pro-Vice-Chancellor (chair); a Dean or Deputy Dean nominated by the Deans; up to three academic staff with expertise or knowledge areas identified as priorities by the Committee; two student participants nominated by the Guild of Students; the Registrar and Secretary; the Assistant Director, Information and Computing Systems; the Assistant Director, Learning and Research Support' and the Assistant Director, Communications and Customer Services
The Committee reported to Senate but exchanged advice and information with the Strategy, Planning and Resources Committee where this body was to determine resource-related proposals arising from the Committee's discussions. It also worked closely with the Estates and Infrastructure Sub-Committee of the Strategy, Planning and Resources Committee as appropriate prior to project approval.
A number of groups or sub-committees reported to the Committee. These were the Business Systems Group; Infrastructure Specialist Group; Learning Services Group; and Learning & Teaching Facilities Group, and relevant task groups including the Information Services Advisory Board, and the Main Library Task Force. Minutes of the meeting held on 13 February 2007 include copies of papers on the remit and structure of each of these groups. Minutes 2007-2008 include reports of some of these groups. Special Collections Steering Group to be established November 2007
Minutes record discussion of the strategic review of library provision (in relation to the University's strategic framework 'Birmingham 2010') following the creation of a strategic vision for University Library service drawn up in 2005; the site libraries review; the collection management and development strategy; consideration of infomation resources benchmarking against national developments affecting University Libraries; and issues affecting Estates and Infrastructure, which included the development of the University Library, the move of Special Collections, and the inclusion of the future development of the University Library in the University's 2015 Capital Framework. Some staffing issues are also mentioned, particularly in relation to the reorganisation of Corporate Services and the merger of Information Services and the Academic Office to form Academic Services
|Minutes of the meeting held on 25 April 2006 include a copy of the Facility Plan for the University Library, together with a copy of the Collection Development and Management Policy. Minutes of the meeting held on 7 November 2006 include a copy of a paper 'Development of an Institutional Repository to hold the University's research output'. Minutes of the meeting held on 13 February 2007 include a copy of the University Archive Collection Policy together with a background document, and the University Special Collections Policy, as well as papers on the retention, relegation and disposal of stock in library collections. Minutes of meetings held later in 2007 and in early 2008 record details of further discussion about the progress of the University Archives management project
Mnutes of the meeting held on 6 November 2007 include a copy of the Information Security Policy for the University of Birmingham, with associated papers on conditions of the use of computing and network facilities, and on information confidentiality classification and protection
The last meeting of the Committee was held on 21 April 2008. Further meetings were planned, but following the restructure of the University, the separation of IT Services from Information Services, and the inclusion of Library Services in Academic Services, the committee was dissolved |