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 39 Colleges  University ◦ Divisions ◦ Departments/faculties ◦ OULS  c.40 university libraries  £30M budget

 CHANGING TIMES – the next 30 years

 Questionnaire  With space for the buts

 Group memory: ◦ When did I join ALLCU ◦ When did my institution join ALLCU

ALLCU exists to provide an opportunity:  to discuss problems of mutual interest and their solutions  to keep abreast with new developments and techniques in agricultural and horticultural information with special reference to its organisation, dissemination and exploitation for college members  to see the functioning and operation of specialist libraries and research centres  to establish contacts with colleagues for assistance, co-operation and exchange  to act as a focus and forum for liaison with national and regional specialist information groups.

 What do I like most about ALLCU?  What do I like least?

 What other professional groups do I belong to?  What groups did I formerly belong to and why did I leave?  What groups would I like to join in the future?

 What difficulties do I face in being part of a group?  Eg money, time, permission, distance

 Any areas in my professional life where I would like more support?  What can I offer to support others?

 When I leave my job, how easy will it be for another to take over? What will be lost?  In terms of subject provision nationally, are things improving or getting worse?  Does it matter?

 How much contact do I have with librarians outside FE/HE? Regionally/nationally/internationally? Which is most important?  How much contact do I have with groups in related subject areas? Eg?

 How has my institution changed? How has my library changed?  Is this a period of stability, or more change?  Am I equipped to manage change?

 IAALD  ABG  Cilip

Our vision is to be the leading global community of practice for information specialists serving agriculture. Our mission is to enable our members to create, capture, access and disseminate information to achieve a more productive and sustainable use of the world's land, water, and renewable natural resources.

IAALD connects agricultural information specialists worldwide, providing platforms and spaces for information dissemination, exchange and knowledge sharing; IAALD convenes agricultural information specialists worldwide, organising meetings and catalyzing dialogue among all agricultural information stakeholders; IAALD communicates and advocates the value of knowledge and information to its members and others, improving the status and practice of agricultural information management and dissemination; IAALD collaborates with members and other partner organisations, facilitating and catalyzing educational and other opportunities across agricultural information communities. :

 The Aslib Biosciences Group promotes the exchange of information in the fields of biology, agriculture, medicine and the environment. Group members - librarians, information scientists, researchers and others - represent organisations within academia, government, research, commerce and industry. Group membership therefore offers a network of relevant experience of information management across this field.  The Biosciences Group works actively with other similar specialised groups in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. It is the focal point in the UK for the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) and a Corresponding member of HeLicon (Health Libraries and Information Confederation).

 A federation?  FIBS  Separate groups collaborating? Or merging?  What would be gained/lost?

 Meetings  Visits  Conference participation  Publishing  Forum  Advocacy  Consultancy

 Would you want to be part of it?

 Think about for Wed  Now visit to Plant Sciences – moving in 2010