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and access schemes in Irish libraries 6. Representative and Advisory Organisations 6.1 Library Association of Ireland and CILIP The LAI and CILIP are professional bodies representing libraries and those engaged in librarianship and information management on the island of Ireland. A LAI/CILIP joint conference is held on a yearly basis. See http://www.libraryassociation.ie and http://www.cilip.org.uk/ireland for further details. 6.2 An Chomhairle Leabharlanna / The Library Council An Chomhairle Leabharlanna advises the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and local authorities on the development of public library services. It also promotes co-operation in the Irish library and information services sector. It facilitates this co-operation primarily by providing the secretariat for the Committee on Library Co-operation in Ireland (COLICO). See http://www.librarycouncil.ie for more information. 6.3 Committee on Library Co-operation in Ireland (COLICO) The Committee on Library Co-operation in Ireland (COLICO) promotes the ideal of an interdependent co-ordinated library and information network on the island of Ireland and encourages co-operation between all types of libraries. COLICO is also the formal advisory body on library co-operation to both An Chomhairle Leabharlanna and the Library and Information Services Council, Northern Ireland (LISC). As interlending and document supply are necessary and common forms of library co-operation, COLICO recognises the importance of monitoring these services. An Chomhairle Leabharlanna collects annual interlending statistics for the island of Ireland on behalf of COLICO. These are analysed and published in the COLICO annual report. The COLICO secretariat maintains a database of training courses for library staff. This contains an up-to-date listing of courses suitable for all library sectors. COLICO also maintains a placement database for library staff. This database stores details and requirements of individuals and organisations interested in placements in other libraries. COLICO's disaster planning guide provides general guidelines for librarians on formulating a disaster plan for their libraries. COLICO's disaster control directory provides a list of services and companies that would be of use to librarians in the event of fire or flooding. The Irish Joint Fiction Reserve Scheme is a collection of out-of-print fiction, which libraries have built up and stored since 1965. There are 76,000 items in the collection which is kindly managed by COLICO. The reserve is held in library-depositories throughout the country with each participating library undertaking to store books by an author whose surname begins with an allocated letter. For more information on COLICO see http://www.librarycouncil.ie/colico/ 6.4 Library.ie Library.ie which is managed by An Chomhairle Leabharlanna aims to be a first stop shop on the web for information relating to all types of libraries in Ireland. For further information see http://www.library.ie 6.5 Consortium of National and University Libraries (CONUL) CONUL was established by the university libraries and the National Library of Ireland to promote co-operation among the member libraries and to provide a forum for discussion on matters of mutual interest. 6.6 The British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) This association represents the interests of law librarians and information managers who work in law firms, third level institutions and government libraries and information services. It encourages research and co-operation. Irish BIALL members provide legal information services to a user group that spans the business, academic and government communities.
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