Karen Hans is Librarian at St Martins-in-the-Fields High School in South London, and works in a varied role which includes reader and information literacy development, promoting the library, choosing stock, running the budget, developing VLE, arranging author visits and trips, and the inevitable crowd control!
During and after my gap year and first degree I worked as a Library Assistant in the public, hospital & business sectors. I had wanted to be a social worker or teacher, but eventually changed my mind and switched to librarianship - and after some years working in an academic library, I was becoming bored with the scope of my assistant role and decided to train as a librarian. I grabbed the chance, as my employer gave me time off and also paid for my MA, and then when I completed the course I got my first job in a school library – there were lots of transferable skills from the academic sector. I chartered ASAP and also rapidly improved my knowledge of children’s literature.
Why would I recommend the sector? Well, you will never be bored! It’s so satisfying seeing children develop into confident readers, and children’s literature is a great area to work in right now. Also there’s the fun side of organising author visits, and often the chance to pursue your own interests, such as graphic novels, or storytelling. Plus there is the challenge of working with pupils and teachers.
It’s always busy and you have to prioritise your strengths, and hopefully your enthusiasm inspires the pupils. Each school library is very unique, as is each school, so you can have a great influence on the library you manage within the ethos of the particular school.
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Tonya Chirgwin is Resources and Development Librarian at Cheshire West and Chester Council, working behind the scenes supporting the Library Management Team, particularly with the annual Service Plan; this consists of liaison and discussion work across all staff, resulting in a report Tonya collates, which outlines the aspirations for the service for the year ahead. She also produces a monthly staff newsletter.
I first studied music, and it was during my postgraduate study that I started to get interested in librarianship following a careers event I attended and also because of all my own use of libraries for research. I knew then that I wanted to train as a librarian.
At first I only considered working in academic or special libraries, but when I finally arrived at Library School many years later I began to consider working in a public library. When I finished my course my first job was with Cheshire County Council as a Library Assistant in a busy branch library. After three years I realised that working with the public was not for me! I attended the CILIP Branch and Mobiles Conference as part of my training, and one of the papers was on “best value” for public services – and once I’d chartered the job of Project Assistant for the Best Value Review was advertised I got it!
The job involved lots of interesting research, which meant I learnt not just about libraries, but archives, arts and museum services. I also learnt a lot about best practice, and the balance between strategy and the everyday practical requirements of both public and staff.
Then a new job came up, Resources and Development Librarian, and it built on my skills, so I applied and got it. As well as the challenges of this job, I liaise with other professionals on the Adult PLUS steering group, which maintains and develops the national Adult Library User Survey, and I also sit on CILIP’s Publicity and Public Relations special interest group committee, and a highlight of my year is helping with the annual conference.
So although I no longer work so much with the public my job is certainly varied and just goes to show that there are some interesting posts for librarians outside the mainstream in the public sector!
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Megan Silver is Prison Librarian at HMP Cookham Wood & HMYOI Rochester, where she deals with collection development, budgeting, staff management, administration, events and activities and all aspects of customer service.
For ten years I worked at three Kent College libraries running IT, but when the chance came up to study part-time on a post-graduate Library and Information Studies course I took it; once I started working I went on to charter. I needed a change and the role of librarian across two local prisons interested me. My experience of college libraries and managing teams, budgets and resources appeared to be excellent grounding, but when I was offered the job I thought long and hard about it: did I feel comfortable working in a prison environment with people who have often carried out dreadful crimes, and how would the role would affect future career choices and the ability to move out of the sector?
In many ways being a Prison Librarian is similar to working in a public library, but a vital aspect is working with very challenging customers. Each prison is different, but things can become volatile, so your ability to read a situation is very important and you need the confidence and communication skills to diffuse a situation quickly or to act decisively to summon assistance.
It is possible to feel isolated so it is essential to build relationships with other librarians in the authority and to get involved with the CILIP Prison Libraries Group and the training they offer; networking helps you stay abreast of developments both in prisons and the wider library world.
No two days are the same, and whilst it can be frustrating there is the satisfaction of creating a calm and welcoming space where offenders feel safe and comfortable to learn in what can otherwise be a turbulent environment. Not everyone will feel suited to work behind locked gates but it can offer a challenging career which is never boring.
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Lisa Hutchins is a freelance information architect who designs the information structures of websites. This means deciding on the order and hierarchy of their pages, designing the navigation bars in conjunction with a designer and working out what words to put on them, working with metadata in the form of tags and categories, using technical tools such as thesauri and controlled vocabularies, coming up with ways to make search more efficient and persuading all this to work inside various content management systems and on various server set-ups.
All these things are done with the user firmly at the centre of the process which might mean doing extensive user testing to find out what works and what doesn’t, researching how competitor and ‘online neighbours’ do (and don’t do) the job, spending time with Google Analytics and other statistics packages, thoughtfully doodling designs on bits of paper, building semi-functional prototypes and having intense conversations with colleagues to champion the needs of the user among their many competing priorities and those of the client.
To be an information architect you need to be patient, organised and someone who can switch between detail and the big picture without losing sight of either. You need to have excellent people skills and to be able to negotiate with all kinds of other IT professionals to make sure your expertise is used to best effect in the site design. You need to be a skilled listener and to hear the things people aren’t saying as well as the ones they are. You should be able to rise above office politics and get people from different camps talking to each other. You need to be quietly assertive as well as creative and to have that ability to come at a problem sideways which leads to your finding innovative solutions to difficult problems. You need a passion for the subject of usability, the ability to evangelise for it and the aptitude to keep abreast of technical developments across a wide range of technologies. And you need to be mentally tough enough to constantly sell the importance of your work - as a champion of users - to the sceptical and downright cynical. Anyone wanting to know more about this fascinating subject should read Information Architecture and the World Wide Web by Morville and Rosenfield which is a well-regarded, readable textbook on the subject.
An information architect might work for a large organisation with a big website to run, or (probably most often) they might move between a series of contracts as their skills are needed. I am freelance and work on general website development, bringing my content and information management skills to the table alongside my partner’s design and coding skills. One of the biggest challenges I face is convincing the people who write the cheques of the value of my work. It’s obvious what the designer and the coder do - they make it pretty and they make it work. You would be amazed at how many people see the content as a bolt-on extra that follows on from the design rather than seeing that usability and content inform the site’s look and feel. And the information structure - if I do my job well, it is seamless and invisible. A large part of the challenge I face is to make the invisible both visible and compellingly relevant to non-specialists.
The sort of tasks I might carry out during my working week are as follows. I could be handling incoming enquiries to establish what potential clients want, whether we can provide it and whether we both have a similar understanding of what that work is worth. I might be preparing a formal written pitch for a potential client or even a tender document if we are approaching a larger organisation for work. A lot of these discussions are done by phone when a client can explain to me what they need and I can discuss our approach. It’s also a great way to learn about a client’s business or organisation and find out what they think their users will be looking for. We are careful only to accept projects we know are fully within our scope (or the scope of certain collaborators we trust implicitly to work with us) and where the clients are positive and enthusiastic about their project. If they are clearly doing it because they feel they need a website but aren’t really invested in having a good one - that can never end well. Similarly if they have an unrealistic idea of what our work is worth. This means that, for one reason or another, we can end up rejecting as much work as we accept.
I might be project managing - dividing a project up into tasks with deadlines for us and for the client (such as supplying images, logos or written materials or signing off aspects of the project) and entering the elements into project management software. I might be doing research about design trends, the websites in a certain category or usage statistics. Because we use WordPress and I am expert with it I tend to build the page structure and set up things like categories myself rather than handing it over to a developer - that’s something I really enjoy doing. I may have my head buried in really detailed research, or be thinking of methods that will gather the data I need with the resources I have available, or trying to have big, general ideas about top-level design features.
I may be writing the user documentation to go with a new website or maybe talking a user through the WordPress interface. They may have an urgent problem that needs troubleshooting so my partner and I might be communicating with them via email or telephone to solve it. I may have to talk direct to their hosting company to deal with server-side problems and get issues resolved or do routine tasks like set up email accounts and get server-side software updated. There’s a big aspect of customer service and dealing directly with clients in this job. I might be researching different customisations (known as plug-ins) that we might advise a client to use or possibly working with my partner to thrash out aspects of visual design that we can both agree on.
I might be writing or editing written content - the kind full of keywords that search engines like, although I’m not a SEO specialist and I’m not interested in doing that full-time. Another content task I might be doing is migration - taking the stuff off an old website and repurposing it for a new one, writing anything that is needed along the way. I may be working out which social media services are most relevant and allaying a client’s fears about using them. I might be setting up Twitter accounts or Facebook pages and getting everything to talk to everything else. I might be organising documents into a document library, tagging and categorising them. I might be adding press releases to a client’s blog. I might be writing posts for the company blog or getting busy on Twitter to try to keep in contact with our local businesses. I may be going to a conference, networking or training event or making sure our own website is functioning properly and up-to-date - important shop window that it is. And then there are business administration tasks such as finance, record-keeping and compliance to carry out.
You can read Lisa's full account in her original blog post 'A Day in my information professional's life'
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Phil Jones is ICT and Information Coordinator at Coventry Libraries and Information Services, a newly created role in which he manages e-resources, staff training, liaising with partner organisations and training providers, providing information on internal and external resources, working with IT support staff and investigating service developments.
I was originally looking for a job in radio production and got a part-time job as a Library Assistant in Central Library in Coventry – and although some of the tasks were repetitive the huge variety of both customers and staff was a revelation.
I did this for three years before moving up to Senior Assistant level, where I gained useful administration and supervisory experience. I then decided to do my MA and got a place at Loughborough, and completed the course whilst still working 26 hours a week - I found that working whilst studying meant I benefited from seeing how theory could be applied to my workplace.
After the course I got a job in my authority as a part-time Senior Community Librarian/Library Manager. With my jobshare partner I had responsibility for two community libraries along with fourteen staff – quite a shock to the system. I went on every training course to gain additional necessary skills and regularly consulted my more experienced colleagues, and also relied on my teams in both libraries who were kind and patient in equal measure.
I feel passionately about the importance of libraries in spreading information and knowledge as well as opportunities for personal growth for all, and I see library work as a vocation. Becoming more involved in CILIP has given me an excellent insight into other areas of the profession, opportunities to meet colleagues and an awareness of developments in libraries generally. I would highly recommend working in public libraries – there can be few jobs which enable you to contribute so much to the public good especially if you can bring with you IT literacy, strong people skills and a public service ethos.
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Read all the latest political stories relevant to library and information professionals on the LIS in politics blog
CILIP monitors weekly political news relevant to library and information services including Westminster and Whitehall, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the European Union, major political TV and radio programmes, Parliamentary questions and statements, Select Committees and party conferences. It is mainly based on information provided by DeHavilland's political intelligence resource.
You need to be registered and logged in to CILIP's website to read the blog. You then navigate to LIS in politics. Using RSS, you can receive posts in your email inbox.
Libraries All Party Parliamentary Group
All-party groups are more informal than other cross-party bodies such as select committees of the House. They mainly comprise backbench Members of the House of Commons and Lords but may also include ministers and non-parliamentarians.
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The BIC/CILIP RFID in Libraries Group is seeking nominations for the RFID Innovation Award, which is presented each year at the RFID in Libraries Conference. This year the conference will be held at the Bloomsbury Hotel in London on 8th November 2011.
Entries are encouraged from libraries which believe they have been innovative in the specification, installation and use of RFID technology since the last conference in November 2010. Entries should comprise of no more than 200 words and be submitted by email to jason.russell@cilip.org.uk for distribution to members of the Group.
The closing date is Monday 12th September, and the winner will be chosen by members of the BIC/CILIP RFID in Libraries Group and announced in the October issue of Update magazine and also on the event website www.cilip.org.uk/rfid2011
The winner of the 2010 award was Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. Previous winners include Westminster Libraries, Cornwall County Council, and the University of East Anglia.
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Contact:
Jason Russell, Head of Events and Marketing, CILIP
Tel: 020 7255 0544
Email: Jason.russell@cilip.org.uk
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Facet Publishing release guides for librarians on cloud computing, the web of data and metadata for digitised resources
Getting Started with Cloud Computing, edited by Edward M. Corrado and Heather Lea Moulaison, is a one-stop guide to implementing cloud computing in libraries. In this edited collection, international thought leaders on library technology including Marshall Breeding and Nicole Engard demystify the terminology, deflate the hype and provide library-specific examples of real-world successes that can be emulated to guarantee efficiency and savings in libraries.
In Facilitating Access to the Web of Data, author David Stuart introduces librarians to the emerging web of data and the semantic web, exploring technologies including APIs, microformats and linked data. The book’s topical commentary and practical examples drawn from the international LIS community explore how information professionals can stay ahead of the information skills of the masses and harness the power of this new phenomenon to inform strategy and become facilitators of access to data.
Metadata for Digital Collections: a how-to-do-it manual by Stephen J. Miller is a practical, hands-on volume that introduces readers to fundamental concepts and practices of metadata design and creation for digitized resources in a style accessible to beginners and LIS students, as well as experienced practitioners with little metadata training. Each chapter offers a set of exercises, with suggestions for instructors and a companion website includes additional practical and reference resources.
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Press contact:
James Williams, Marketing Manager, Facet Publishing
Tel: +44 (0)20 7255 0597
Email: james.williams@facetpublishing.co.uk
Notes to editors:
1. Getting Started with Cloud Computing (July 2011; 232pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-807-1; £49.95) is published by Facet Publishing. It is available from Bookpoint Ltd, Mail Order Dept, 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD | Tel: +44 (0)1235 827702 | Fax: +44 (0)1235 827703 | Email: facet@bookpoint.co.uk | Web: www.facetpublishing.co.uk. The book is available in the US and Canada from Neal-Schuman Publishers www.neal-schuman.com
2. Facilitating Access to the Web of Data (July 2011; 208pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-745-6; £44.95) is published by Facet Publishing. It is available from Bookpoint Ltd, Mail Order Dept, 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD | Tel: +44 (0)1235 827702 | Fax: +44 (0)1235 827703 | Email: facet@bookpoint.co.uk | Web: www.facetpublishing.co.uk.
3. Metadata for Digital Collections: A how-to-do-it manual (July 2011; 368pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-771-5; £49.95) is published by Facet Publishing. It is available from Bookpoint Ltd, Mail Order Dept, 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD | Tel: +44 (0)1235 827702 | Fax: +44 (0)1235 827703 | Email: facet@bookpoint.co.uk | Web: www.facetpublishing.co.uk.
4. Edward M. Corrado is Director of Library Technology at Binghampton University, New York, USA
5. Heather Lea Moulaison is Assistant Professor at the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
6. Dr David Stuart is currently a researcher in the Centre for e-Research at King’s College London, and an honorary research fellow in the Statistical Cybermetrics Research Group at the University of Wolverhampton, where he was previously Web 2.0 Research Fellow. He has a PhD in information science and regularly writes about library and information science topics for professional journals and magazines.
7. Stephen J. Miller is a senior lecturer in the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
8. Facet Publishing, is the commercial publishing and bookselling arm of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, is the leading publisher of books for library and information professionals worldwide. At the forefront of library and information development, Facet Publishing has a comprehensive list covering all the major areas of professional activity.
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CILIP members are invited to nominate titles for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Awards 2012.
The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded annually for an outstanding book for children and young people. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded annually for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people. Both medals are judged by a panel of CILIP’s youth librarians from across the UK.
We would like to encourage nominations from all members, whatever sector you may work in. For more details, and to check the awards criteria please visit: www.ckg.org.uk/awardsprocess
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This section has information about CILIP's work in relation to schools and has school librarians advocacy materials.
Department for Education's National Curriculum Review - call for evidence
April 2011
CILIP's evidence
School Libraries - A Right
School Library Commission: MLA & National Literacy Trust
In September 2010 the School Library Commission report was published.
Its key finding is that many school libraries are underutilised resources that do not fulfil their potential to improve literacy levels and support pupil learning and attainment.
The Commission promotes a number of recommendations to governors, headteachers, sector bodies, and local authorities. Key recommendations include:
More information on the School Library Commission and report is available on the MLA and NLT websites.
In March 2010 CILIP responded to the MLA and NLT's School Library Commission
Read our submission
National Survey of School Libraries
The report of the National Survey of School Libraries has been published and was launched at the House of Commons on 20 July 2010.
The survey received detailed replies from 1,547 secondary, middle, special and independent schools and exhaustive activity reports from over 1,000 of these, supplemented by information from 655 primary schools.
The headlines from the report are:
Go to SLG website to download full report
Read survey results press release
The survey was instigated by the School Libraries Group (SLG) and supported by the School Library Association and CILIP Scotland, with funds provided by the Wendy Drewett Bequest.
School librarians advocacy resources
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A list of courses in Manchester accredited by CILIP
Department of Information and Communications, Manchester Metropolitan University, Geoffrey Manton Building, Rosamond Street West, off Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6LL
Tel: 0161 247 6144 direct; Fax: 0161 247 6351
E-mail: infcomms-hums@mmu.ac.uk
Web: www.mmu.ac.uk/h-ss/dic/
MA / PG Dip Library and Information Management.
Full-time & part-time - Next accreditation August 2013.
MSc / PG Dip Information Management.
Full-time & part-time - Next accreditation August 2013.
BA(Hons) Librarianship
Full-time & part-time.
No longer recruiting. Successful graduates are eligible to proceed towards Chartership.
BSc(Hons) Information Management.
Full-time & part-time.
No longer recruiting. Successful graduates are eligible to proceed towards Chartership.
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This advice is for Chartered Members and Fellows, senior colleagues or employers who have been asked to provide a letter of support for a Fellowship candidate and for candidates seeking to approach a suitable referee.
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Facet Publishing have announced the release of the new textbooks; Innovations in Information Retrieval: Perspectives for theory and practice, Knowledge Management: An introduction and Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century: An introduction, 2nd edition revised.
Edited by Allen Foster and Pauline Rafferty and contributed to by an international team of experts, Innovations in Information Retrieval provides a snapshot of changes in the information retrieval field, and outlines the importance of developing innovation and creativity in thinking in information retrieval practice and research.
Knowledge Management: An Introduction by Kevin C. Desouza and Scott Paquette, balances theory and practice to introduce this growing, multi-disciplinary subject to students in an engaging and effective manner. This essential guide considers the issues organizations encounter in the global marketplace and is the first to integrate social media and networking into knowledge management practice.
Kay Ann Cassell and Uma Hiremath have revised their landmark text Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century to reflect the changes in reference services since their last edition was published. This practical guide teaches failsafe methods for identifying important materials by matching specific types of questions to the best available sources, regardless of format. Information on more than 300 sources has been updated to provide the highest quality resource. Many of these new sources focus on innovative Reference 2.0 tools like Google Books, Twitter, and Second Life.
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Press contact:
James Williams, Marketing Manager, Facet Publishing
Tel: 020 7255 0597
Email: james.williams@facetpublishing.co.uk
Notes to editors:
1. Innovations in Information Retrieval: Perspectives for theory and practice (July 2011; 224pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-697-8; £44.95) is published by Facet Publishing. It is available from Bookpoint Ltd, Mail Order Dept, 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD | Tel: +44 (0)1235 827702 | Fax: +44 (0)1235 827703 | Email: facet@bookpoint.co.uk | Web: www.facetpublishing.co.uk
2. Knowledge Management: An introduction (August 2011; 256pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-735-7; £49.95) is published by Facet Publishing. It is available from Bookpoint Ltd, Mail Order Dept, 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD | Tel: +44 (0)1235 827702 | Fax: +44 (0)1235 827703 | Email: facet@bookpoint.co.uk | Web: www.facetpublishing.co.uk
3. Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century: An introduction, 2nd edition revised. (July 2011; 384pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-778-4; £44.95) is published by Facet Publishing. It is available from Bookpoint Ltd, Mail Order Dept, 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD | Tel: +44 (0)1235 827702 | Fax: +44 (0)1235 827703 | Email: facet@bookpoint.co.uk | Web: www.facetpublishing.co.uk.
4. Dr Allen Foster BA MSc is Director of Postgraduate Studies at the Department of Information Studies, Aberystwyth University. He holds a PhD in information behaviour from the University of Sheffield, where he was also involved in research projects for a numbers of years.
5. Dr Pauline Rafferty MA(Hons) MSc MCLIP is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Teaching and Learning at the Department of Information Studies, Aberystwyth University. She previously taught at the Department of Information Science, City University London, and in the School of Information Studies and Department of Media and Communication at the University of Central England, Birmingham.
6. Dr Kevin C. Desouza is an associate professor at the Information School, University of Washington, and holds adjunct appointments in the University’s College of Engineering and at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs.
7. Dr Scott Paquette is a visiting professor at the College of Information Studies, University of Maryland, and is affiliated with the Center for the Advanced Study of Communications and Information (CASVCI) and the Center for Information Policy and e-Government (CPEG).
8. Kay Ann Cassell is Assistant Professor and Director of the MLIS Program at Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, USA
9. Uma Hiremath is Assistant Director of the Ames Free Library in Easton, Massachusetts, USA.
10. Facet Publishing, is the commercial publishing and bookselling arm of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, is the leading publisher of books for library and information professionals worldwide. At the forefront of library and information development, Facet Publishing has a comprehensive list covering all the major areas of professional activity.
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Resources for ensuring your library and information service is accessible for disabled people.
Resources for providing services to disabled users
Providing a library service that is accessible for those with disabilities will mean knowing accessibility standards for your library's physical facilities, the services you provide and for computer access.
You will also need to keep up-to-date with developments in disability and accessibility, such as campaigns like the Right to Read campaign run by the RNIB, new technology and new policy and legislation.
Share the Vision in association with the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) and the Scottish Library & Information Council (SLIC) have developed six steps that library services can follow in order to provide better services for blind and partially sighted people.
The MLA has a webpage on libraries and disability including Disability Portfolio Guides a collection of 12 guides on how best to meet the needs of disabled people as users and staff in museums, archives and libraries. It gives invaluable advice, information and guidance to help overcome barriers and follow good practice.
Accessibility for Visitors is a document that looks at new technology and its uses for disabled visitors.
Assistive technology can give those with many types of disabilities and conditions access to computers. AbilityNet have factsheets on all aspects of computing and disabilities.
You can keep up-to-date with web accessibility developments by checking Accessibility guidelines for websites.
TechDis is an educational advisory service, for accessibility and inclusion.
Once you are disability compliant, you will need to ensure that information about your library and services are coded to show the specific facilities you provide. Access codes, developed by Artsline, show whether your venue has facilities for disabled people. The codes are:
E – hearing loop system installed
W - venue with un-stepped access via main or side door, wheelchair spaces and adapted toilet
X - venue with flat or one-step access to event/meeting area
A - venue with 2-5 steps to event/meeting area, or split-level access
S - venue with many unavoidable steps and/or other obstacles for wheelchair users
G - provision for guide dogs
The resource 'Guidelines for library services to people who are housebound' published by the Library Association in 1991 is still a good guide to providing services to people who cannot get to a library.
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With “profound regrets” Gareth Johnson has announced his decision to step down early as a CILIP Trustee; the decision takes place with immediate effect. Gareth was elected to CILIP Council by members in December 2010 and was due to serve until December 2013.
Chair of Council Isabel Hood said, “I would like to thank Gareth for his hard work and commitment to the role of CILIP Trustee. I appreciate that this has been a very difficult decision for Gareth and on behalf of Council I wish him all the best for the future. ”
Trustees will discuss the process in terms of a replacement at the next Council meeting on the 22 September.
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Museum Collections Management: A handbook by Freda Matassa and Managing and Growing a Cultural Heritage Web Presence: A strategic guide by Mike Ellis.
Written by a renowned expert, Museum Collections Management: A handbook is the first practical guide to cover everything a collections manager needs to know. This landmark publication addresses the key principles and strategies for looking after culturally significant objects and their associated information as well as the relevant laws and codes of ethics. It then moves on to the practical processes involved and is backed up by examples of real policies and documents drawn from major museums, together with suggestions for additional resources.
Managing and Growing a Cultural Heritage Web Presence: A strategic guide provides a complete guide for anyone looking to build or maintain a cultural heritage web presence. Peppered with data and case studies on current practice from large and small cultural heritage institutions, the book advises the reader on the best strategic approach, as well as providing insight into how key institutions manage their websites, and hints and tips on best practice. A companion web site provides template downloads and other up-to-date information including links and white papers.
Dr Ross Parry, Museum Studies Programme Director at the University of Leicester said, 'This is an important addition to the body of digital heritage literature and a strong indication not just of how far we have come in our practice but of how mature today discussion of this subject is.'
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Press contact:
James Williams, Marketing Manager, Facet Publishing
Tel: +44 (0)20 7255 0597
Email: info@facetpublishing.co.uk
Notes to editors:
1. Museum Collections Management: A handbook (May 2011; 256pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-701-2; £54.95) is published by Facet Publishing. It is available from Bookpoint Ltd, Mail Order Dept, 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD | Tel: +44 (0)1235 827702 | Fax: +44 (0)1235 827703 | Email: facet@bookpoint.co.uk | Web: www.facetpublishing.co.uk The book is available in the US and Canada from Neal-Schuman Publishers www.neal-schuman.com
2. Managing and Growing a Cultural Heritage Web Presence: A strategic guide (April 2011; 224pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-710-4; £49.95) is published by Facet Publishing. It is available from Bookpoint Ltd, Mail Order Dept, 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD | Tel: +44 (0)1235 827702 | Fax: +44 (0)1235 827703 | Email: facet@bookpoint.co.uk | Web: www.facetpublishing.co.uk The book is available in the US and Canada from Neal-Schuman Publishers www.neal-schuman.com
4. Freda Matassa is a well known UK expert on collections management who advises, teaches and lectures internationally. Former Head of Collections Management at the Tate Gallery and co-founder of the European Registrars Conference, she is an expert adviser on several European projects for museum standards and to the Minister of Culture on immunity from seizure. She was recently named one of the top 50 women to watch in the arts.
5. Mike Ellis is a Digital Strategist at Eduserv who is particularly interested in how web and mobile technologies can help non-technical people communicate, share and create. He writes and presents extensively, runs conferences and gives workshops on various aspects of web technology. He has spent much of his working like in and around cultural heritage and other content-rich institutions, and was Head of Web at The National Museum of Science and Industry from 2000 to 2007.
6. Facet Publishing, is the commercial publishing and bookselling arm of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, is the leading publisher of books for library and information professionals worldwide. At the forefront of library and information development, Facet Publishing has a comprehensive list covering all the major areas of professional activity.
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The CILIP brand guidelines explain how to use the CILIP logo and how to successfully reproduce the CILIP brand and identity.
With your help we hope to achieve a consistent look and feel to CILIP branded materials. To gain maximum impact from the CILIP brand it is important the guidelines are followed carefully and used consistently.
Key points from the guidelines:
The CILIP brand is a valuable commodity. It helps the audience with which we wish to engage to recognise and value who the messages are from and why they deserve their attention. If reproduced incorrectly or inconsistently the brand is damaged.
Read information and guidance to help Branch and Group Officers successfully reproduce the brand.
If you would like to use the CILIP logo please check you meet our criteria (see below) before contacting us.
The CILIP logo is a registered trademark and may only be used by:
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Councillors are the trustees of CILIP.
If you would like to contact one of the CILIP Councillors during 2011, please select an email address from the list below.
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Judy Broady-Preston |
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John Crawford |
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Andy Dawson |
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John Dolan |
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Isabel Hood |
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Jill Lambert |
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Dion Lindsay |
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Emma McDonald |
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Nick Poole |
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Bruce Royan |
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Katy Wrathall |
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Liz Jolly |
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Tony Durcan |
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Click on the links below to read biographies of the CILIP Councillors for 2012. A link at the bottom of each biography will take you to that Councillor's manifesto and nominating statements relating to the year in which they were elected.
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Councillor Biography |
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Maria Cotera |
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John Crawford |
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Andy Dawson |
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John Dolan (Chair of Council) |
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Toni Franck |
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Mike Hosking |
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Emma McDonald (Vice-Chair) |
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Liz McGettigan |
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Nick Poole (Treasurer) |
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Sue Westcott |
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Keith Wilson |
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Copyright: A Success Story in the Making
Read the latest blog post from CILIP's Head of Policy Guy Daines
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Invite a member of CILIP staff to shadow you at work and help make sure that CILIP is a member driven organisation.
During the autumn CILIP staff are going ‘back to the floor’ and shadowing members at work. This will help CILIP staff better understand the jobs you do, the environments you work in and the challenges you face. Staff at CILIP come from a wide range of backgrounds and for some this will be their first experience of work in a library or information setting.
As CILIP CEO Annie Mauger says:
“The new look CILIP is all about putting members and customers at the heart of everything we do. I want CILIP to be the best professional body it can be: to be a member-driven organisation that is relevant to people’s needs in the library, information and knowledge sector. I want as many people as possible to become members of CILIP.”
You can invite a member of CILIP staff to shadow you at work and help make sure that CILIP is a member driven organisation. We are looking for staff to spend a day or two shadowing members during September and October. If you are interested email info@cilip.org.uk with the following details:
For further information contact:
Mark Taylor
Director of External Relations, CILIP
Email: mark.taylor@cilip.org.uk
Tel: 020 7255 0654
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This page has information to help school librarians advocate their value
School Libraries - A Right
A statement by CILIP issued in February 2011
Designed for Learning: School Libraries DVD
DVD resource on designing libraries, plus PDF with useful information sheets.
School libraries resource list
Compiled for the 2008 School Libraries Summit, and updated in August 2011, this document lists research reports, papers and articles that demonstrate the value of school librarians.
CILIP Statement - Schools need school librarians December 2007
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education, 2011 Report of the inquiry into overcoming the barriers to literacy
OFSTED, 2006 Good School Libraries: Making a difference to learning
Quality People equals Quality Service CILIP Employer's Pack covering the benefits of employing qualified information professionals.
School Libraries: Making a diference campaign DfES, CILIP, SLA, 2001 (This website has useful information but has not been updated since 2001)
CILIP salary guide for school librarians
Job description School Librarian
Job description School library assistant
Workforce remodelling (Job evaluation - member only page)
CILIP guidelines for Secondary School Libaries (Available from Facet) edited by Lynn Barrett and Jonathan Douglas, Facet, 2004. (Members can view a copy in the Information Centre).
Information about school libraries in the UK Book Trust research, 2007 & 2008
CILIP members can search additional resources from LISA, JIS, JOLIS and Emerald
Primary School Guidelines CILIP, 2002
A Safe Place for Children CILIP, 2005
Start with the Child Resource, October 2002
Survey of Secondary School Libraries CILIP, October 2002
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Update on the School Libraries Summit 
Read the Summit update report for an update on the key action lines including:
School Libraries Summit
CILIP organised the School Libraries Summit on 26 March 2008. Activists from across the school library community met in London to identify issues, exchange ideas and agree an Action Plan. The Summit follows concerns about the impact of the Single Status Review on school librarians and the need to actively promote professionalism as part of CILIP's advocacy strategy.
Also agreed was the need to:
The Summit focused on the situation in England. The context and agenda are different in Scotland and Northern Ireland but there are similarities in Wales.
See also School Libraries Summit - resource list (updated Aug 2011)
For further advocacy information go to the school librarian and advocacy page.
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New EURIM report: Public sector information – fit for purpose or a growing liability?
The EURIM Report, “Improving the Evidence Base: The Quality of Information” focuses on the data collected by most public sector bodies and the information that is based on this data. It challenges how fit for purpose much public sector information is and sets out what needs to happen to address major shortcomings. Many applaud the idea of evidence-based policy-making and much more information is being made available to the public for transparency and accountability reasons. It is therefore essential that the quality of the information is sufficient for the purposes to which it is being put. This is especially the case when public expenditure is being so heavily reduced and remaining resources need to be targeted on those things making the most effective contribution.
Guy Daines, CILIP’s Head of Policy, chaired the EURIM subgroup that drafted the paper and CILIP was also one of the sponsors of a Local Government Association Conference fringe event where the report was launched on 29 June. A number of CILIP members from UKeIG (UK e-Information Group) and GIG (Government Information Group) commented on drafts of the report.
Read Guy Daines’ blog post about chairing the EURIM subgroup and how this ties in with the Big Society and Government:
http://communities.cilip.org.uk/blogs/informationadvice/archive/2011/07/26/big-society-and-government.aspx
The EURIM Report, “Improving the Evidence Base: The Quality of Information” is now available on the EURIM website:
http://www.eurim.org.uk/activities/ig/1106-QoI_ImprovingTheEvidenceBase.pdf
For further information contact:
Guy Daines
Head of Policy
Email: guy.daines@cilip.org.uk
Tel: 020 7255 0632
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EURIM – The Information Society Alliance - brings together politicians, officials and industry to help improve the quality of policy formation, consultation, scrutiny, implementation and monitoring in support of the creation of a globally competitive, socially inclusive and democratically accountable information society. CILIP is an Associate Member.
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