The document outlines a significant advancement in higher education provision, allowing further education colleges to award their own foundation degrees, with NCG and New College Durham being the first to gain these powers. It also discusses various initiatives and plans involving meetings, committees, and events aimed at enhancing communication and professional engagement among information professionals in the higher education sector. Additionally, it highlights the preparation for a conference focused on student experiences and expectations in the digital age.

1. Anne Rowlands
Co-Chair ARLG
LRC Manager INTO UEA

2.  Landmark move allows institutions to take significant
step forward in higher education provision. FE colleges
will be able to offer their own foundation degrees for
the first time in a landmark step towards institutions
obtaining full degree-awarding powers.
 NCG - formerly known as Newcastle College Group -
has been granted foundation degree-awarding
powers, following lengthy scrutiny by the Quality
Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). New
College Durham has also been given the green light.
 TES Newspaper on 5 August, 2011 | By: Stephen
Exley

3.  Branches and Groups meeting March 2011
 Pilot Special Interest Groups
 Changes in HE in provision
 Commonality
 Activities overlap e.g. joint conferences

4.  Brainstorming sessions
Acting chair and treasurer UC&R
Secretary CoFHE
 Name
 Timescales
 Aborted attempt at EGM
 Questionnaire to members
 Request sent to council
 Council agreed merger

5.  What was discussed?
Core values
Commitment to CPD
Dedication to best practice
Commitment to communicate national and
regional issues of interest
Forum for information professionals to network
Commitment to promote the sector to future new
and existing professionals and employers

6.  To engage with “professional” issues of interest
to information professionals working in
Further Education, Higher Education and
Research Libraries and to shape all levels of
academic libraries of the future.

7.  Time scale for completion
 Boundaries/geographical areas
 Questions regarding balance of committee
 Time line of events
 Joint publication
 Joint event
 Logo
 Conference
 Finance
 Regional committees

8.  Mailing lists
 Associate members e.g. Isle of Man
 What ICT support can CILIP offer?

9.  Time
 Answers from CILIP
 Trying to keep everyone informed
 Up to date lists of members

10.  Logo
 Committee selection
 Groups/circles names and committee selection
 Training
Conference
Training day
 Ensuring what members want is delivered
feedback from questionnaire
 Review 1 year on

11. Co chairs – Anne Rowlands
Amanda Poulton
Secretary – Colin Sawers
Treasurer – Christopher Cipkin
Other members, Liz Kerr, Nick Roe, Samantha
Gavaghan, Carole Gray, Craigie-Lee Paterson,
Charlotte Smith, Helen Westmancott, Virginia
Power, Carol Parker, Ian Cockrill

12.  CILIP web site being refreshed has to be
completed by Feb 2013.
 Input from Branches and Groups as to what
they want on the web site
 Publications - this will be discussed at the first
committee meeting
Relay and CoFHE Bulletin


13. Great Expectations: what do students want and
how do we deliver?
Newcastle University, 25-27 June 2012
(Lindisfarne Room - Exhibitors, tea, coffee and lunch)
Workshops and presentations covering the following strands:
Student Experience
Skilling the Workforce for the Future
Collaboration and Partnership
Expectations in a Digital World
Measuring Impact and Quality
Confirmed keynote/plenary speakers:
John Hogan, Registrar at Newcastle University
Tony Durcan, Director of Culture, Libraries and Lifelong Learning at Newcastle City Council
Liz Jolly, Director, Library and Information Services, Teesside University
Paul Abernethy (President) Liverpool Student Union
Gala Dinner Speaker:
G P Taylor http://www.gptaylor.info/
FULLY BOOKED