Newly-formed UK Library and Information Science Research Coalition makes its first appointment

"Dr Hazel Hall has been appointed to provide strategic leadership of the newly-established Library and Information Science Research Coalition. The remit of the Coalition is to facilitate a co-ordinated and strategic approach to Library and Information Science (LIS) Research across the UK. It was founded in March this year by the British Library (BL), the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), the Museums Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and the Research Information Network (RIN). Dr Hall is the Coalition’s first appointment"