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Library Knowledge Services (North)

Cheshire and Merseyside

Cheshire and Merseyside Librarians is one of three patch groups (along with Cumbria and Lancashire and Greater Manchester) in LIHNN.

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Terms of Reference

Purpose: To provide leadership in planning and development of library services to NHS staff and students across Cheshire and Merseyside in order to deliver quality library services in health and social care.  

Role of the group:

  • Provide a forum for communication and the sharing of information relevant to library service delivery in Cheshire and Merseyside
  • Maintain an overview of national and other policies and frameworks 
  • Identify and share good practice
  • Identify opportunities for best practice and sharing of resources
  • Identify funding opportunities for resources
  • Co-ordinate developments across Cheshire and Merseyside
  • Raise the profile of NHS library services in Cheshire and Merseyside  

Membership: Membership will be made up of senior NHS Library staff and their representatives fron all services in Cheshire and Merseyside and from the Health Care Libraries Unit. It will include representatives from academic libraries and other institutions providing services to NHS staff and students  

Meetings: Meetings will take place 4-6 times a year. They are are quorate when 50% of members are present.  

Officers of the Group: Officers of the Group will be elected or re-elected as required. Responsibilities for the positions of Chair and Secretary to the Group will be agreed annually at the final meeting of the year.  

Administrative arrangements: The Chair of the Group will be responsible for

  • Preparing and distributing the agenda prior to the meetings
  • Keeping a record of matters arising and issues to be carried forward
  • Acting on behalf of the group (or nominating a deputy) in circumstances where group representation is required

The Secretary of the Group will be responsible for: 

  • Attending to take minutes of the meeting
  • Ensuring the minutes are published on the LIHNN website
  • Ensuring the date of the next meeting is published on the LIHNN website  

Staff Attending are responsible for:

  • Notifying the Chair of agenda items no less than 7 working days prior to the meetings
  • Attending meetings or sending a representative if they cannot attend
  • Acting as ‘champions’ to disseminate information and good practice as appropriate.   

Minutes and Papers

2022

March 2023 Minutes

February 2023 Minutes

January 2023 Minutes

December 2022 Minutes

November 2022 Minutes

July 2022 Minutes

2019    
April 2019 Minutes   pdf file
January 2019 Minutes   word file
2018    
October 2018 Minutes    
April 2018 Minutes   word file
January 2018 Minutes   word file
2017   word file
July 2017 Minutes    
January 2017 Minutes   word file
2016   word file
April 2016 Minutes    
July 2016 Minutes   word file
April 2016 Minute   word file
January 2016 Minutes   pdf file
2015   word file
October 2015 Minutes   pdf file
July 2015 Minutes   word file
April 2015 Minutes   pdf file
April 2015 Paper - JET Annual Report 2013-2014    pdf file
January 2015 Minutes   pdf file
January 2015 Paper - Literature Searching Service Evaluation Questionnaire   pdf file
January 2015 Paper - Training Impact Questionnaire   pdf file
January 2015 Paper - Training evaluation - JET   pdf file
January 2015 Paper - JET Library Training Evaluation Survey   pdf file
January 2015 Paper - Evidence into Practice - RLBUHT Library Service   pdf file
2014    
October 2014 Minutes   pdf file
2013    
May 2013 Minutes   pdf file
January 2013 Minutes   pdf file
2012    
October 2012 Minutes   pdf file
July 2012 Minutes   pdf file
July 2012 Paper - From Design to Delivery: Cheshire and Merseyside Perspectives - Joe McArdle   pdf file
April 2012 Minutes   pdf file
January 2012 Minutes   pdf file

Access Agreement to Cheshire and Merseyside Library Services

The Cheshire and Mersey health libraries have created an access agreement that specifies what services NHS staff can expect to receive when they visit a library other than their home library.

Access Agreement July 2013 (Word version)   word file
Access Agreement July 2013 (PDF version)   pdf file
Access Agreement 2007    pdf file


This was revised in 
July 2013 (MS Word) or July 2013 (PDF version) and the details for Southport and Ormskirk are now revised.

Page Last Updated 8 July 2022