The Committee – UKCORR

Minutes of UKCORR committee meetings are now available.

UKCORR Chair

The role involves:

leading on the strategic direction, operational planning and political stance for the Group, with support from the Committee
acting as a spokesperson for UKCORR to stakeholders and the community, liaising with Jisc, UUK, publishers and others
sitting on Committees and projects groups as invited (and as thought politic by the Committee)
chairing the monthly committee meetings, and the UKCORR Members’ Days
leading on drafting responses to consultations and other relevant policy and political movements in the area; and responsible for collating feedback to the drafts from the membership, and updating the responses as appropriate
the Chair is often the most publicly visible part of UKCORR, so requests for membership of groups, committees and events should come to the Chair. These are then shared with other members of the Committee as appropriate

Nicola Dowson – UKCORR Chair

Nicola is Senior Library Manager for research support at the Open University.

Her role involves working in partnership across the University to develop products and services that support the University’s research activity.

This includes responsibility for the University’s institutional publications repository Open Research Online (ORO) and promoting open access.

UKCORR Secretary

The role involves:

organising regular Committee meetings, including requesting availability and setting meeting dates; and requesting agenda items, collating and circulating committee meeting agendas (meetings are usually 1 hour long, held online and every 6-8 weeks)
keeping meetings to time, and taking notes, capturing actions and circulating these to Committee members
maintaining records on UKCORR Committee processes and tools and acting as a list owner for the “UKCORR-COMMITTEE” JISCMail list
contributing to the general work of the Committee and UKCORR, including planning and participating in Members’ days

Annette Ramsden – UKCORR Secretary

Annette is Scholarly Communications and Repository Manager at UCLAN.

UKCORR Membership Secretary

The role involves:

managing UKCORR’s membership processes and records, and acting as a list owner for the “UKCoRR-DISCUSSION” JISCMail list (this includes maintaining the membership list; dealing with requests to join UKCORR in a timely way, and in accordance with UKCORR’s membership guidelines – http://ukcorr.org/membership/email-list/; and disseminating membership updates to the “UKCORR-DISCUSSION” JISCMail list)

Bev Jones – UKCORR Membership Secretary

Bev is Scholarly Communications Librarian (Repositories) at the University of Sheffield.

UKCORR External Liaison Officer

The External Liaison Officer acts as a contact point for UKCORR’s external relations. The role involves:

sending emails, writing blog posts and other announcements, both to the UKCORR mailing list but also to other Scholarly Communications organisations (CILIP, UKSG, Jisc etc.) with UKCORR’s news
disseminating incoming emails/requests to appropriate UKCORR members to respond
occasionally providing presentations and webinars on behalf of UKCORR, and representing the Committee at events and meetings
following updates from other Scholarly Communications organisations, engaging with them and discovering collaboration opportunities
participating in regular committee meetings
promoting UKCORR’s tweets and other communication activities
assisting with the organisation of Members’ Days

Leigh Stork – External Liaison Officer

Leigh is Open Research Manager at Aston University

UKCORR Technical Officer

The role of Technical Officer requires a good knowledge of repository software and Current Research Information Systems, relevant protocols and standards (e.g. OAI-PMH, SWORD, RIOXX etc.), along with an understanding of the broader scholarly communications ecosystem and relevant service providers (e.g. ORCID, Jisc Publication Router, CORE, Europe PMC, IRUS-UK etc.)

The role involves:

maintaining the visibility of UKCORR as a source of technical expertise in the sector, by:
- acting as a point of contact for technical aspects of repository development for the UKCORR membership and wider community
- commenting on technical issues as they relate to repositories, open access and scholarly communication via the mailing list, UKCORR blog and other suitable outlets
- contributing to members’ events from a technical perspective
- liaising with other key stakeholders on technical developments, notably Jisc, and contributing to their consultation and outreach events

George Macgregor – Technical Officer

George is Assistant Director – Digital Library at the University of Glasgow.

Prior to his current role George worked in digital library research and academia.

UKCORR Web & Publicity Officer

The role involves:

Updating the UKCORR website
Developing the resource to ensure it remains relevant to members
Actively engaging members to share information and knowledge
Managing an active knowledge base of community resources

Chris Manning – Web & Publicity Officer

Chris is the Digital Services & Collections Librarian at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. One of Chris’ remits is overseeing the Research Publications team at LSHTM which runs the Institutional Repository, LSHTM Research Online and supports Open Access and Scholarly Communication at the School.

UKCORR Social Media Officer

The Social Media Officer brings a coherent strategy to UKCORR’s social media output.

The role involves:

Maximising platforms such as twitter, in providing information to members and shaping UKCORR as a central resource across the community for open access and wider scholarly communication
Organising content for the UKCORR blog
Creating content for UKCORR and distributing this using platforms such as YouTube and slideshare

Anisha Ahmed, Social Media Officer

Anisha works at the Medical Research Council.

Committee Members ‘without portfolio’

During 2017, as part of promoting and expanding the work of UKCORR, the decision was taken to expand the Committee to enable a wider range of activities to be undertaken. This led to the creation of the group of committee members who serve without a specific portfolio.

Current Committee Members serving ‘without portfolio’ are:

Jenny Basford, British Library (formerly External Liaison Officer 2018-2021)
Thom Blake, University of York (externally Liaison Officer (May – September 2023)
Yvonne Budden, University of Warwick
Ellen Cole, Northumbria University
Bev Jones, University of Sheffield
Tara Healy, University of Plymouth
Kelly Hetherington, University of Durham
Nick Sheppard, University of Leeds
Alison Sutton, University of Reading
Galia Umansky

Past UKCORR Committee Members

Karen Veitch, External Liaison Officer, August 2022-May 2023
Stuart Lawson, without portfolio, 2021-2023
Catherine Sharp, without portfolio, 2021-2023
Leigh Stork, UKCORR External Liaison Officer 2021-22
Tracy Colborne, without portfolio, 2021 -2022
Stephanie Meece, without portfolio, 2016-2021
Arthur Smith, UKCORR Secretary, February 2018 – January 2021
Suzanne Atkins, without portfolio, 2016-2021
Yvonne Budden, UKCORR Chair, August 2012 – January 2018
Nancy Pontika, UKCORR External Liaison Officer, August 2013-January 2018
Nick Sheppard, UKCORR Technical Officer, May 2010 – January 2018
Nicola Siminson, UKCORR Secretary, April 2014 – January 2018
Paul Stainthorp, UKCORR Web & Publicity Officer, 2012 – 2016
Katie Evans, UKCORR Secretary, September 2012 – April 2014
Anne Spalding, UKCORR External Liaison Officer, January 2013 – August 2013
Dominic Tate, UKCORR External Liaison Officer, March 2009 – January 2013
Jackie Wickham, UKCORR Secretary, July 2011 – August 2012
Gareth J. Johnson, UKCORR Chair, March 2011 – August 2012
Graham Stone, UKCORR Chair, April 2010 – March 2011
Nicky Cashman, UKCORR Secretary, December 2009 – July 2011
Jenny Delasalle, UKCORR Chair, March 2009 – March 2010
Mary Robinson, UKCORR Secretary, March 2009 – November 2009
Karen Veitch, UKCORR External Liaison Officer, August 2022-May 2023
Tracy Colborne, without portfolio, 2021 -2022
Stephanie Meece, without portfolio, 2016-2021
Arthur Smith, UKCORR Secretary, February 2018 – January 2021
Suzanne Atkins, without portfolio, 2016-2021
Yvonne Budden, UKCORR Chair, August 2012 – January 2018
Nancy Pontika, UKCORR External Liaison Officer, August 2013-January 2018
Nick Sheppard, UKCORR Technical Officer, May 2010 – January 2018
Nicola Siminson, UKCORR Secretary, April 2014 – January 2018
Paul Stainthorp, UKCORR Web & Publicity Officer, 2012 – 2016
Katie Evans, UKCORR Secretary, September 2012 – April 2014
Anne Spalding, UKCORR External Liaison Officer, January 2013 – August 2013
Dominic Tate, UKCORR External Liaison Officer, March 2009 – January 2013
Jackie Wickham, UKCORR Secretary, July 2011 – August 2012
Gareth J. Johnson, UKCORR Chair, March 2011 – August 2012
Graham Stone, UKCORR Chair, April 2010 – March 2011
Nicky Cashman, UKCORR Secretary, December 2009 – July 2011
Jenny Delasalle, UKCORR Chair, March 2009 – March 2010
Mary Robinson, UKCORR Secretary, March 2009 – November 2009