Page last updated 6th April 2021
Libraries Committee Terms of Reference
Member | Organisation |
Mark Allcock | EBSCO |
Karen Carden | University of the Arts, London |
Catherine Cooke (Chair) | Westminster Libraries |
Rachel Dempster | Falkirk Library |
Niamh Doran | Civica UK |
Nick Forster | W.F. Howes |
Eric Green | Bibliographic Data Services |
Paul Harrison | Norfolk Library and Information Service |
Neil Johnson | Insight Media Internet Ltd |
Dave Lloyd | Libraries Connected |
Chris Millican | Bibliotheca |
Barbara Pacut | SirsiDynix |
Kathryn Pattinson | The Little Group (Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd) |
Heather Sherman | Bibliographic Data Services |
Karina Urquhart | BIC |
Neil Wishart | SOLUS UK |
Connie Young | Infor UK |
Thurstan Young | The British Library |
Current agenda items include:
- The British Library's Single Digital Presence Project
- Impact of COVID-19 on the library sector
- BIC Realtime for Libraries
- Library Communications Framework (LCF)
- Watching briefs on: NFC amd RFID Privacy
- EDI Training for Librarians
- Technical Excellence in Libraries Accreditation
- Green issues for the library sector
- EDItX digital inventory and sales reports
Copies of the notes from the most recent, or any past meetings of this committee, are available (to BIC members only) upon request via: info@bic.org.uk
Quarterly Committee Meetings: March/June/September/December
BIC members interested in joining the BIC Libraries Committee should complete the specific application form here and send to info@bic.org.uk
Please note, the opportunity to sit on any BIC Committee or Group is reserved solely for BIC members.
Review Groups & Panels
BIC Realtime for Libraries Review Group
Library Communication Framework (LCF) Technical Panel
Library Communication Framework (LCF) Review Group
To read the latest edition of the BIC LCF Newletter, click here
Closed Liaison Groups
Library Suppliers (Government TaskForce) Liaison Group
Clinics
Library Technical Implementation Clinic - Online
If you are currently experiencing any EDI / web service / API issues, please contact info@bic.org.uk and we will add you to the online clinic. Alternatively, if you work for a BIC Member organisation, you can raise the issue at the meetings of the BIC Libraries Committee.
Completed Task & Finish Working Groups
e4Libraries Accreditation Scheme Review Task & Finish Working Group
Project Update for month April 2015
Project Update for month Feb 2015
Library Web Services Task & Finish Working Group
Project Scope Addendum - March 2018
NFC Task & Finish Working Group
NFC and the use of RFID in Libraries - Information for Librarians
RFID Privacy (not GDPR) in Libraries Task & Finish Working Group
Project Update Form for September 2015
Register to receive your copy of the BIC RFID Privacy toolkit (which is free of charge), here.
BIC published 3 advisories in response to EU Mandate M/436 on RFID & Privacy:
1) Part 1 (EN16570) & Part 2 (EN16571): A Combined Overview
2) Part 1 (EN16570)
3) Part 2 (EN16571)
UKSLC Revision Task & Finish Working Group