IFMH
Committee Minutes, Salford 2nd October 2003
The following text is a brief digest of the minutes of the meeting.
Study Days
The Study Day
on Quality Information for Social Care
held on 23rd
February was very successful and highly rated by attendees. Copies
of the
powerpoint presentations from the day are now available on the
IFMH web site. The event was attended by a number of social care
practitioners as well as librarians and information professionals.
The topic for the next study day will be in the area of Public
Health, and the event will be held sometime in November.
The charge for
Study Days has been fixed since 2001, and it was felt that it is now
necessary for it to be raised slightly. A policy for managing
cancellations is currently under development.
Previous problems
with the online Study Day booking form have now been rectified.
Treasurer’s
Report
The group
discussed whether some of the group’s capital could be spent to the
benefit of members or potential members. A number of suggestions
were put forward including subsidising student attendance at Study
Days and sponsoring a VSO librarian working in the healthcare area.
The suggestions will now be investigated further.
Membership
Reminders have been sent out for the 32
outstanding renewals. Ten new members signed up as a result of the
February Study Day. Membership subscriptions have been held steady
for three years and will now be increased very slightly to reflect
increased costs.
HLG
IFMH have been
invited to participate in discussions about how to take forward the
HLG manifesto produced following the HLG Away Day in November 2003.
HLG Conference,
Dublin
The IFMH ‘slot’ at
the
Belfast Conference will be held from 3-4.30pm on the 6th
September. It is hoped to have the AGM at the close of this period.
IFMH will also have a stand at the conference.
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