The terms of reference of the Joint CURL/SCONUL e-Research Group are: -

• To raise awareness and understanding of the issues associated with support of e-research in CURL and SCONUL member libraries and to stimulate discussion about them at institutional level.
• To position CURL and SCONUL member libraries' staffs to engage with their local e-research stakeholders and to encourage them to make appropriate inputs at the research proposal stage. 
• To identify skills gaps in relation to support of e-research and to assist member libraries in addressing them.
• To work with other e-research stakeholders, including the DCC, RLN and BL, to ensure that information management to support e-research is a high priority for future investment by funders.
• To advise the CURL Board and the SCONUL Executive Board on matters relating to the support of e-research.
• To monitor, and report on, the Group's progress against an action plan agreed annually by the CURL Board and SCONUL Executive Board.