Working Group on Performance Improvement

Information

Membership

Mary Davies (King's College London) (Chair)
Rupert Wood (Reading) (Secretary)
Toby Bainton (SCONUL Secretary)
Simon Bevan (Cranfield)
Angela Conyers (e-measures Project)

Susan Copeland (Robert Gordon)
Claire Creaser (LISU)
Ann Davies (Open University)
Louise Jones (Leicester)
Elizabeth Malone (Kingston)

Terms of reference

  • Investigate and facilitate practical methods of evaluating and improving the performance and quality of SCONUL libraries
  • Disseminate information in this area, providing analytical reports, toolkits and guidance notes, along with opportunities for networking between SCONUL members
  • Maintain and develop the statistical database, to meet the needs of SCONUL libraries for performance data
  • Maintain a good relationship and collaborate where appropriate with other national and international bodies working in these areas, liaising particularly closely with UCISA on performance measurement activities
  • Inform and advise SCONUL representatives on behalf of the Executive Board on performance improvement issues in order to stimulate future policy and strategic development