East Midlands Museums, Libraries & Archives Council
The creation of the East Midlands Museums, Archives and Libraries Council (EMMLAC) has come a step closer with the first meetings of its Shadow Board. The seven-strong Board will put in place what needs to be done for the new agency to begin its work on 1 April 2002.
The Shadow Board is chaired by Elizabeth Dalkeith of Boughton House in Northamptonshire, who is also chairman of the Heritage Education Trust, a trustee of the British Museum, and a past trustee of the National Museums of Scotland.
The other Board members, nominated by the museums, archives and libraries communities in the region, are
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Heather Broughton |
Head of Museums & Arts, Leicestershire County Council |
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Wendy Golland |
Deputy Chairman, East Midlands Museums Service |
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Dr Tim Hobbs |
University Librarian, University of Leicester |
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Dr Dorothy Johnson |
Keeper of Manuscripts & Special Collections, Hallward Library, University of Nottingham |
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Dr Margaret O’Sullivan |
County Archivist, Derbyshire County Council |
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Eric Wright |
Head of Libraries & Information, Northamptonshire County Council |
Then Board is currently recruiting a chief executive for the new agency. For details click here.