b'Member News November 2021 7IET updatesThe IET Library and Archives:a hybrid service for all our membersOur Library and Archives department provides information services for members and researchers, looks after the IETs historic collections, and promotes the importance of engineering and technology in todays world. Meeting these goals over the last 18 months has been a challenge!Knowledge Centre at IET London: Savoy Placeteams. Members have also been patient When our reading rooms had to close inWhat about our print andand understanding as we developed new March 2020, we focused on our Virtualarchive collections?ways of working.Library, which offers exclusive access for IET members to digital books, journals andWe have been working in the Library andWhats next? business information. We also launched a newArchives offices as soon as it has been safeLibrary and Archives researchers started eBooks service so we can purchase eBooksto do so, providing a remote enquiry andto come back to IET London: Savoy on demand. Visit theiet.org/virtual-libraryloan service for members. And we have beenPlace in May. On Monday, 4 October the to find out more. making sure our historic collections have beenKnowledge Centre re-opened, from 9am to kept safe and secure through lockdown. 5pm, Monday to Friday. We look forward We also launched our Library Reading Lists;We couldnt have done any of this withoutto seeing members again, but we also these bring together books and journals onthe support of our colleagues andwant to maintain and improve our Virtual popular subjects, including communicationmembers, especially the IT and VenuesLibrary services.networks, renewable energy and electric vehicles. 11 lists are now available onlineat theiet.org/reading-lists, with more If you have any questions for the team, or ideas on improvements,to be added.please get in touch libdesk@theiet.org.Council update International Strategy, receiving an insightful presentation beforehand from Ms Toni Allen (Director of International Strategic Marketing and Engagement). By Deputy Chair, Ian MacGillivray CEng MIET Members addressed questions of the value of the IET to a global audience, In June 2021, Council progressed reports to the Board ofand about development opportunities Trustees on two topics, considered the case for a review ofand barriers. Dr Carol Marshwho has its Regulations in 2022 and bid farewell to its nine memberssince been elected Chair of Council for coming to the end of their three-year term.the new Session starting in October 2021led on collating members As previously reported in Member News,With IET governance reviews takinginput, which was later approved for breakout sessions during Councilsplace typically every three or soforwarding to the Board of Trustees.meeting in March 2021 consideredyears, in line with Charity CommissionThe summary reports from the three actions the IET could take to addressbest practice, Council received anMain Boards included updates on climate change. Inputs had been collatedupdate on plans for the next reviewhow the COVID-19 pandemic had by Mr David Hogan and Professorsince the one in 2019. Following aimpacted IET operations. Council Ian Phillips and summarised into fourreview by Council, its Regulationswas also updated on the agreement main recommendations, which Councilwere judged to be fit for purpose, butby the Volunteer Engagement Board approved for consideration by the Boardit was agreed that they should beto take over the oversight of IET of Trustees. The recommendationsmonitored regularly for effectiveness.Communities from the Knowledge were around being a professionalCouncil also advocated a consultationServices and Solutions Boarda move hub and establishing networking andwith the Board of Trustees aboutregarded as logical and coherent.technical support for scientists andfuture governance reviews, including a engineers involved in climate changeplanned review of the IET Bye-laws. The meeting ended with votes of amelioration, together with publicisingthanks to the nine Council members specific work and strengthening linksFor the break-out session this meeting,who retired in September 2021, with government, media and other PEIs. Council members considered the IETsincluding Chair Mr David Hogan.'