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Department of Education and Science: Arts and Libraries Branch: Library Co-operation...

Catalogue reference: ED 275

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ED 275

Agenda, minutes and papers for meetings of the Library Co-operation Research Consultative Committee relating to co-operation between local libraries and higher education institutions.

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Reference
ED 275
Title
Department of Education and Science: Arts and Libraries Branch: Library Co-operation Research Consultative Committee, Agenda, Minutes and Papers
Date
1972-1974
Description

Agenda, minutes and papers for meetings of the Library Co-operation Research Consultative Committee relating to co-operation between local libraries and higher education institutions.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
RLC file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Department of Education and Science, Arts and Libraries Branch, Library Co-operation Research Consultative Committee, 1972-1973
Physical description
4 file(s)
Access conditions
Open
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2001 Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Subjects
Topics
Art, architecture and design
Custodial history
Transferred successively to the Department for Education in 1992, the Department of National Heritage in 1994 and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport in 1997.
Accumulation dates
Series ran 1972-1973
Accruals
No future accruals are expected
Selection and destruction information
All surviving records selected
Administrative / biographical background

The Library Co-operation Research Consultative Committee was set up in 1972. Its main purpose was to investigate the potential advantages in developing a system of co-operation between local libraries and higher education institutions. A pilot project was carried out in Sheffield though the main emphasis was on investigating the needs of users, in particular distance users.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15426/

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