Pledge “blusers”
"I will set up a British Library Users' Group but only if 20 other British Library users will join."
— Heather Brooke, British Library user (contact)
Deadline to sign up by: 15th August 2005
16 people signed up, 4 more were needed
Country: United Kingdom
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Amazingly, the British Library lacks a users' group. The 'Friends of the British Library' is a fundraising group and does not represent users. At board meetings, there is no group that represents our concerns.
The need for such a users perspective became clear when the BL announced its decision to allow a private company to charge users £4.50/hr to access electronic resources. This decision was made without any user consultation and is the topic of an earlier successful online pledge (www.pledgebank.com/britlib).
I'd like to see a British Library that listens to the views of its users and takes those views into account when making policy or awarding contracts. If you would like to see a more user-focused Library then please sign my pledge.
- refuse to comply with any compulsary ID card scheme.
- refuse to accept a national ID card
- add an article about reading to Wikireadia
- donate $10 per month for one year to the Free State Project
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Current signatories (
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Heather Brooke, the Pledge Creator, joined by:
- Tim
- Dr Dennis Low
- Martin Owens
- Nigel Cliff
- Judith Hitchin
- Mark Summers
- Paul Harding
- Eleanor Jenkins
- Amanda Brown
- Jonathon Staples
- donna beetham
- Eccy de Jonge
- Carolyn Clarke
- Rob Priest
- David Hancock
- Chris Noel
Suggested pledges
Some of the people who signed this pledge also signed these pledges...
- refuse to comply with any compulsary ID card scheme. (1 person)
- refuse to accept a national ID card (1 person)
You could also email everyone pledging to write to their MP and ask those people to hand out some flyers too.