The ADN is open to members of an RLUK institution who hold a Deputy Librarian or Associate Director role. Members will be nominated (by name rather than by job title) by the Director of their respective institution with a limit of only one ADN member per institution.

• The intellectual input of the group is the responsibility of its members, led by two elected Convenors. The Executive will provide logistical and administrative assistance when needed.
• Convenors will serve a term of two years, with replacements sought through nomination and election.
• ADN members will have the opportunity to contribute to RLUK strategic developments through involvement in working groups or other activities initiated or agreed by the RLUK Board.
• An ADN member may be nominated by the RLUK Board to represent RLUK on an external committee or group.

Travel and expenses of group members will be borne by their institution. Expenses of invited speakers will be covered by RLUK subject to prior agreement from the RLUK Treasurer.

The network has an allocated yearly budget at its disposal to cover the cost of events e.g. venue hire, catering etc.

The CSN is open to senior colleagues of an RLUK library who are responsible for collections strategy. Each RLUK member may nominate one colleague to represent them on this network. Nominated members should be sufficiently senior as to be able to represent their member library on the multiplicity of collection management issues it faces and have strategic oversight of their library’s operations as a whole. We would suggest that these are at the level of Associate Director or equivalent.

• The intellectual input of the group is the responsibility of its members, lead by two elected Convenors. The Executive will provide logistical and administrative assistance when needed.
• Convenors will serve a term of two years, with replacements sought through nomination and election.
• CSN members will have the opportunity to contribute to RLUK strategic developments through involvement in working groups or other activities initiated or agreed by the RLUK Board.
• A CSN member may be nominated by the RLUK Board to represent RLUK on an external committee or group.

Travel and expenses of group members will be borne by their institution. Expenses of invited speakers will be covered by RLUK subject to prior agreement from the RLUK Treasurer.

The network has an allocated yearly budget at its disposal to cover the cost of events e.g. venue hire, catering etc.

The DSN is open to members of an RLUK library who are involved in the development and delivery of Digital Scholarship services. Although the network can include individuals at a variety of career stages (including practitioners), preference should be given to those colleagues with a strategic overview of digital scholarship activities within their organisations. Members will be nominated (by name rather than by job title) by the Director of their respective institution with a limit of two DSN members per institution.

• The intellectual input of the DSN is the responsibility of its members, led by two convenors. In the DSN’s development phase, these convenors will be nominated by the DSN’s Board Champions. The RLUK Executive will provide logistical and administrative support to the establishment, development, and delivery of the DSN and its associated activities.
• Convenors will serve a term of two years, with replacements sought through nomination and election after this point.
• A report, summarising the activities of the DSN, will be presented at RLUK board meetings to provide visibility and accountability.
• Up to two members of the RLUK Executive will be present to take notes at DSN meetings and assist in the compilation of the report to the Board.
• The ADN and SCLN will be represented within the DSN through the nomination of a named representative for each. These will report back to their respective networks on the work of the DSN and vice versa.

Organisation

• The DSN will have a mixed physical-digital presence, through meetings, events, and a jiscmail community.
• Although meeting as a whole, it may be appropriate that the DSN creates a number of task and finish groups to undertake specific pieces of work under an overarching network action plan (to be created in 2019).

Travel and expenses of group members will be borne by their institution. Expenses of invited speakers will be covered by RLUK subject to prior agreement from the RLUK Treasurer.

The network has an allocated yearly budget at its disposal to cover the cost of events e.g. venue hire, catering etc.

The NDN will be open to members of an RLUK library who have recently been appointed as library director or hold this position on an interim basis. It is not a requirement that these individuals have previously been a member of RLUK’s Associate Directors Network.

Owing to the nature and purpose of this group, and its focus on new directors, we recommend that members leave this group after a defined period of two years.

• The intellectual input of the group is the responsibility of its members, lead by two elected Convenors. The Executive will provide logistical and administrative assistance when needed.
• Convenors will serve a term of two years, with replacements sought through nomination and election.

Travel and expenses of group members will be borne by their institution. Expenses of invited speakers will be covered by RLUK subject to prior agreement from the RLUK Treasurer.

The network has an allocated yearly budget at its disposal to cover the cost of events e.g. venue hire, catering etc.

• The intellectual input of the group is the responsibility of its members, led by two elected Convenors. The Executive will provide logistical and administrative assistance when needed.
• Convenors will serve a term of two years, with replacements sought through nomination and election.
• The RLUK administrative secretary will be present to take notes and assist in the compilation of the report to the group members and the Board.

Travel and expenses of group members will be borne by their institution. Expenses of invited speakers will be covered by RLUK subject to prior agreement from the RLUK Treasurer.

The network has an allocated yearly budget at its disposal to cover the cost of events e.g. venue hire, catering etc.

The OSN is open to members of an RLUK library who are involved in the development and delivery of Scholarly Communication, Open Science, Open Research, Open Scholarship, or related activities. The network is designed for senior members of staff who are engaged in strategic development and management. Members will be nominated (by name rather than by job title) by the Director of their respective institution. Member libraries can nominate up to two members of the OSN as appropriate, and both individuals can hold voting rights. Some OSN meetings may be held as open meetings, allowing multiple colleagues from a single institution to attend.

• The intellectual input of the group is the responsibility of its members, led by two elected Convenors. The Executive will provide logistical and administrative assistance when needed.
• Convenors will serve a term of two years, with replacements sought through nomination and election.
• OSN members will have the opportunity to contribute to RLUK strategic developments through involvement in working groups or other activities initiated or agreed by the RLUK Board.
• An OSN member may be nominated by the RLUK Board to represent RLUK on an external committee or group.

Travel and expenses of group members will be borne by their institution. Expenses of invited speakers will be covered by RLUK subject to prior agreement from the RLUK Treasurer.

The network has an allocated yearly budget at its disposal to cover the cost of events e.g. venue hire, catering etc.

RLUK institutions: members should be directly involved in an operational capacity in relevant service areas. The RLUK directorate will also be represented on the group.

Other institutions: by invitation, and where there is particular relevance and value (e.g. members of relevant national projects, role in a related initiative or group, etc.).

Jisc Collections: to represent relevant Jisc projects and Jisc Scholarly Communications Support.

Chair

The Chair will be a senior member of an RLUK Library with a relevant operational remit.

Meetings

The group will meet face to face at least twice a year. Discussions and information sharing will be done electronically as much as possible. Ad hoc meetings will be arranged as required (e.g. with publishers) and will involve selected members of the group.

Meeting notes and papers will be shared publicly where possible. Confidential papers will be restricted on request.

The group will communicate with each other via an RLUK Jiscmail list.

The group will communicate to the Board via written report in advance of Board meetings.

The group will communicate with RLUK members and other interested organisations and institutions as required in order to promote its work, to offer support and to avoid duplication.