CUCAP reopens

Extract from AARG News 43

by Rog Palmer…
“Just as I – literally – was going to send AARGnews to the webmaster, Bob Bewley emailed with the news that CUCAP will be officially reopening on 1st October 2011. I imagine this opening will be on the part-time basis that I had been informed about a few months ago, but it’s good to have the collection available again.
More good news is that Alun Martin has been appointed librarian. Alun was the previous part-time librarian who, from no knowledge of aerial photos, had become enthusiastic about broadening the user base of CUCAP and had many ideas about promoting the collection that were shunned by the previous administration. This is not necessarily promotion for archaeological users who know about the collection already, but to widen its use in, for example, social history – one of his own interests. I hope he is given the freedom to do this.
I’ve not been in to see Alun since I heard the news (because it’s 10pm for a start and CUCAP is probably not open) so I can’t provide contact details other than the old website that is still up and running. We’re promised a ‘new and improved’ online catalogue too – which is no bad thing.
http://venus.uflm.cam.ac.uk/
Time for some beer to celebrate.
Rog Palmer

Some good news….Bob Bewley emailed that CUCAP will be officially reopening on 1st October 2011.

In relation to CUCAP, Dr. Spencer and I have spent most of July and August focusing on the recruitment of the new CUCAP
Librarian and the CUCAP Management Committee has not yet been asked to
take
on any practical actions.

I am pleased to say that Mr. Alun Martin has been appointed as the CUCAP
Photographic Librarian for the collection for two years in the first
instance and just started on Monday this week! Mr. Martin was the previous
temporary librarian immediately before the closure of the ULM, so he has
excellent experience and knowledge of the collection and is very
enthusiastic about developing the service. The collection is now
officially
“re-opened” and Mr. Martin is handling queries. However, we are holding
widespread announcement until 1st October when the new and improved
catalogue will be put online.

I will ask Mr. Martin to send you an introductory email so you have a
point
of contact now dealing specifically with the collection.

The first meeting of the CUCAP Management Committee will be held in late
October and it will start considering the larger issues of strategy and
liaison with external parties.