King's Fund - Recruiting for HMSL & CSL Steering Groups
Released on 18/04/2008
The King's Fund is looking for motivated personnel from the health and wellbeing community to serve on steering groups for the following two National Library for Health (NLH) contracted online resources:
Health Management Specialist Library (HMSL) - a well established specialist library
Commissioning Specialist Library (CSL) - a newly contracted specialist library, pilot to be launced in Summer 2008
Aims of specialist libraries are to provide:
- Timely and efficient access to the best available information and evidence
- A one stop shop for busy professionals from the health and wellbeing community
- Information to facilitate informed decision making to achieve professional and corporate objectives
Target Audience
HMSL:
- Health managers
- Clinical Leaders
- Other personnel within the health and wellbeing community with a management function
CSL:
- Commissioning directors, leads and managers
- Other personnel within the health and wellbeing community with a commissioning, contracting and procurement function
The role of the Steering Groups
- To provide a strategic overview for the development of the Specialist Library
- To serve as a sounding board on future content of the Specialist Linraries and specific advice on development
- To assist the Specialist Library team in shaping the service for the future
Applicants
- Middle and senior level personnel from the health and wellbeing community
- Commitment to attend meetings held at least twice a year at the King's Fund, London
- Willing to take a full and active role in meetings
- Willing to be contacted on an ad hoc basis for any advice or guidance on aspects of the Specialist Library development
If you wish to apply, please contact Ray Philips, Valerie Wildridge or Tim Judkins, outlining your experience and why you are interested in applying.
User-champions
In order to broaden our engagement with actual and potential users of these two resources, the King's Fund is also seeking to set up a larger group called: "User-champions". This group will not duplicate the steering group, their role will be to actively engage with the CSL's and HMSL's development on a regular basis and act as ambassadors for the two libraries. Channels of communication will generally be via email, phone or other networking tools, it is not envisaged that this group will have formal face-to-face meetings. If you are interested in this aspect of supporting the development of the Specialist Libraries, please contact Tim Judkins or Valerie Wildridge.
Ray Phillips
Head of Information Services Development
r.phillips@kingsfund.org.uk
Valerie Wildridge
ILS and Projects Coordinator
v.wildridge@kingsfund.org.uk
Tim Judkins
Senior Information Specialist
t.judkins@kingsfund.org.uk
Contact
Tim Judkins
Email: t.judkins@kingsfund.org.uk
Website: www.kingsfund.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7307 2562
