The mentor is an essential role in CILIP’s framework of qualifications. They are not expected to run training events or instruct the candidates but to help them realize their own potential through encouragement and direction.
"mentor n. experienced and trusted adviser or guide” Oxford English Dictionary.
Candidates and mentors should read the Mentor Scheme Guidelines closely.
If you are already a mentor and would like to give Chartership candidates more information about yourself then you can use CILIP's Communities.
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The mentor is an essential role in CILIP’s framework of qualifications. They are not expected to run training events or instruct the candidates but to help them realize their own potential through encouragement and direction.
"mentor n. experienced and trusted adviser or guide” Oxford English Dictionary.
Candidates and mentors should read the Mentor Scheme Guidelines closely.
Mentors are listed by region.
If you are already a mentor and would like to give Chartership candidates more information about yourself then you can use CILIP's Communities.
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The risks and opportunities for library and information services
Read Guy Daines’ latest blog post about the evidence CILIP has submitted to the Public Administration Select Committee's Inquiry into the Big Society:
Libraries, especially public libraries, are often mentioned in association with the Big Society, usually suggesting that volunteers could run local libraries.
As evidence submitted to Select Committees cannot be published, except by them, it is not possible to share CILIP's submission. But a link will be provided from the CILIP website once it has been published. However it is useful to consider some of the issues that were raised when looking at our submission.
But the Big Society should be an agenda that provides exciting opportunities to demonstrate a creative and innovative library and information profession helping communities to take control of their own destinies. We should be able to take a leadership position in it and so build and enhance a reputation of libraries being agents of social change.
However there are also risks attached.
Alternative governance models for public libraries is the subject of one of CILIP's forthcoming executive briefings. It is also a topic CILIP Council will be considering with a view to developing a CILIP policy on the issue. As a charity committed to the "public good" the quality of the library service provided and its responsiveness to local need must be CILIP's overarching concern. But does one governance model provide this more than another? Or should CILIP adopt a more neutral stance over governance structure and focus on important features of governance - accountability of the local authority for the service, transparency of delivery arrangements, strong community engagement, an ethical framework for operation?
These are big challenges to established structures and ways of work. Given the pressures that all library services are facing, change is inevitable. But what should that change entail and what stance should CILIP adopt? The opinions of CILIP members and others will be most valuable in helping to develop answers to those questions. Have your say by leaving a comment on the blog.
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Every year CILIP invites nominations for Honorary Fellowship (Hon. FCLIP).
This year the criteria have been worded to encourage nominations from outside the library profession.
Criteria
Nominees should:
Nominations can be made of people who meet all or one of these criteria.
Nominees may include: well-known authors who have campaigned on behalf of libraries; scientists and academics whose work attests to the benefits of research and good resources; business people who use knowledge management to secure success; celebrities who are associated with library and educational campaigns; CILIP Members who have met the above criteria by acting above and beyond what would be expected in CILIP’s qualifications framework.
Nominations – which must be made without the nominee’s knowledge – are now invited for the 2011 round of Honorary Fellowships of CILIP.
Nominations may be made by current individual members of CILIP or by any of the Branches and Groups of CILIP or any of the Committees, Boards and Panels of CILIP.
To make a nomination for Honorary Fellowship please send a statement of no more than 250 words showing how the nominee meets the criteria and giving your eligibility to make the nomination (see paragraph above).
Please note that nominations are made in confidence and are considered in confidence by the Honorary Awards Panel and the Council.
Completed nominations must be returned to the Chief Executive's office by Friday 6 May 2011.
Download Criteria
Download Nomination FormDesirée Chapman, PA to the Chief Executive, CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE.
desiree.chapman@cilip.org.uk
020 7255 0691
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Defining our professional future is about the future of CILIP and the knowledge and information sector
In 2012 CILIP will be ten years old. In 2018 the library and information profession will have had Chartered status for 120 years.
Between April and June 2010 CILIP held a conversation about the future of the organisation and sector. More than 3,500 members and non-members contributed through social media, an online survey and focus groups.
Anonymised data files from the survey are available on request. Contact desiree.chapman@cilip.org.uk
The report provided clear and consistent messages about the future for the sector and CILIP. The report has been used by Trustees to create a new vision and mission for CILIP. The vision and mission will set CILIP's strategic direction and be at the heart of all CILIP's activities.
VISION
A fair and economically prosperous society is underpinned by literacy, access to information and the transfer of knowledge.
MISSION
CILIP exists to:
The Defining our Professional Future programme is made up of four projects:
Trustees agreed the roadmap at the March 2011 Council meeting. CILIP's new organisational structure will be published in June CILIP Update with an explanation about what this will mean for the future.
Find out more about the programme timetable.
A Project Board was established to manage and facilitate the consultation process. The Board is chaired by Biddy Fisher, the CILIP President, and members are drawn from the CILIP community.
Tasks for the Project Board:
Read biographies for members of the project board
The following official documents about the programme are available to download as PDFs:
Interim budget 2011 and Roadmap (23 November 2010)
Invitation to tender for a Productive Enquiry (18 March 2010)
Business Requirements Document (24 February 2010)
Project Board Call for Expressions of Interest (17 December 2009)
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Access the BnG network in CILIP Communities for all documentation for Branch and Group web editors, including:
Note that this is a closed group for Branch and Group Web Editors. Please contact web@cilip.org.uk to subscribe.
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The Tech Set, created and edited by Ellyssa Kroski and co-published by Facet Publishing and Neal-Schuman Publishers, has been awarded the 2011 Greenwood Publishing Group Award for Best Book in Library Literature by the American Library Association.
The Award committee praised the “creative, innovate approach” of this ten-volume set that shows librarians how to employ new technologies to create, deliver, and market new user services.
The committee further lauded the series for “covering a wide variety of timely topics, providing a way to keep the topics updated and interactive, and for being written in an easy-to-understand manner for readers both at the beginning of their quest for information and those more advanced who want an overview and updated information online.”
The Tech Set includes ten printed books that cover topics such as social networking, mobile technologies, blogging, webcasts, gaming, and other current technologies that aid and improve libraries. Each book is supported with an author wiki containing new advice and recommended resources and a podcast where authors discuss their books, current research, and the latest developments in their fields.
Each of the ten Tech Set authors is a recognized expert in their field and their expertise in has met widespread acclaim. Archana Venkatraman from Information World Review wrote “Arm yourself with the ten volumes of The Tech Set that offer insights on current thinking and best practice for a wide range of library-related tech trends and you will soon find that you are in possession of not just ten text books discussing technology in the library but also the Tech Set’s digital components, making it your contemporary friend and reliable guide for life.”
Contributing authors include Marshall Breeding (Next-Gen Library Catalogs), Jason Griffey (Mobile Technology and Libraries), Robin M. Hastings (Microblogging and Lifestreaming in Libraries), Thomas Sean Casserley Robinson (Library Videos and Webcasts), Lauren Pressley (Wikis for Libraries), Sarah Houghton-Jan (Technology Training in Libraries), Cliff Landis (A Social Networking Primer for Librarians), Steve Lawson (Library Camps and Unconferences), Kelly Nicole Czarnecki (Gaming in Libraries) and Connie Crosby (Effective Blogging for Libraries).
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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. The Tech Set – Complete Set (2010; 1250pp; 10 volume set; paperback; 978-1-85604-777-7; £244.65) 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. All titles in The Tech Set is also available individually, priced at £34.95 each.
2. 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.
3. Ellyssa Kroski is the series editor of The Tech Set and is Emerging Technologies and Web Services Librarian at Barnard College as well as a writer, educator, international conference speaker, and blogger. She is an adjunct faculty member teaching emerging technologies at Long Island University, Pratt Institute, and San Jose University.
4. The ten titles in The Tech Set and their authors are:
5. All titles are available at 20% discount to Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals members. Remember to quote your Membership Number if claiming the discount.
6. The author wikis that support each book in the Tech Set are located here and the author podcasts can be found here.
7. CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers. CILIP’s vision is a fair and economically prosperous society underpinned by literacy, access to information and the transfer of knowledge. CILIP is a registered charity, no. 313014. Visit www.cilip.org.uk for more information.
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Full details of successful events organised by CILIP Events for library and information professionals can be found by clicking on the links below or the relevant archive year in the left-hand menu. Many have retained supporting information, including programmes and speaker biographies.
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Find out here how you can get involved with CILIP's publication: CILIP Update with Gazette. You can see what requirements, training, support and time commitment are involved
CILIP Update with Gazette
CILIP Update is editorially independent of CILIP and is designed with the needs of individual members in mind. It brings members industry news, comment and debate on the big issues of the day where they impact on the library and information world.
Since the merger of Library + Information Gazette with Library and Information Update the membership magazine now also includes job vacancies within the library and information sector and provides job and careers advice and news on products, services, software and systems.
Ideas and comments
CILIP Update with Gazette welcomes contributions. Read more about in Contributing to Update - guidelines.
Update blog You can read the latest blog posts from the Update editorial team and make a comment in reply, or comment on the latest issue.
CILIP UPDATE with Gazette EDITORIAL PANEL
The editorial panel exists to communicate the views of members to the editor to ensure that members of CILIP receive relevant and high quality magazine content, which is in touch with issues of concern and relevance to the profession. The panel meets and also communicates electronically. If there are vacancies on the Panel, these are advertised in CILIP Update with Gazette and on the CILIP website.
REQUIREMENTS: CILIP member, plus requirements set out in advert but age and level of experience form no barrier. Interested members are usually required to submit a 300 word critique of a recent issue of Gazette or Update.
TRAINING: As required
SUPPORT: CILIP Update staff, Communities closed forum
TIME COMMITMENT: Regular contribution to online discussions plus
one meeting per year in London for a maximum three year term.
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Find out here how you can get involved with CILIP's Qualifications and Professional Development area. Use your library and information professional knowledge as a mentor, regional assessor or member of a board or committee. You can see what requirements, training, support and time commitment are involved for each type of opportunity
Mentors
CILIP mentors are volunteer professionals with demanding day jobs but willing to give up time to help those working towards CILIP qualifications. The CILIP Mentor Register has over 600 mentors already working with mentees. New mentors are volunteering all the time. They undertake mentor training and are in contact with other mentors to share ideas and issues.
The mentor is an essential role in CILIP’s framework of qualifications. They help mentees realise their own potential through encouragement and direction. Being a mentor involves commitment and responsibility but contributes to your professional development and broadens your network.
REQUIREMENTS: CILIP Chartered Member plus those listed in the job description
TRAINING: Attending mentor training, following mentor process, commitment to mentees
SUPPORT: Mentor discussion list, Mentors on communities of practice
TIME COMMITMENT: Varies, but usually meetings every two months for about a year for each mentee
Regional Assessors
Members of the Chartership Board and the CILIP Assessment Panel assess approximately four hundred applications a year for Certification, Chartership, Fellowship and Revalidation.
Regional Assessors support the work of the Chartership Board and the CILIP Assessment Panel by conducting interviews of Chartership, Certification and Revalidation candidates within their region.
Board and Panel members have the option to ask a candidate to attend an interview if the application does not meet the criteria but is close to doing so. Regional Assessors act as appointees of the Board or Panel to put the questions identified by them to the candidate. They report on the meeting, following agreed guidelines and may make a recommendation regarding the result to the Board or Panel.
REQUIREMENTS: CILIP Certified, Chartered member or Fellow (ACLIP, MCLIP or FCLIP) plus those listed in regional assessor job description
TRAINING: Occasional training or information sessions
SUPPORT: From CILIP Qualifications department staff
TIME COMMITMENT: Varies, could be as little as one interview per year
To apply to be a Regional Assessor, send your CV to Michael.Martin@cilip.org.uk or call 020 7255 0625.
Chartership Board
The Chartership Board is made up of volunteers who are senior information professionals. Membership of the Board is one of the most challenging and demanding activities that members can undertake. They meet six times a year to discuss Chartership, Fellowship and Fellowship Revalidation applications. If there are vacancies on the Board, these are advertised in Gazette and on the CILIP website.
REQUIREMENTS: CILIP Chartered member or Fellow (MCLIP or FCLIP) plus those listed in the Chartership Board member role description
TRAINING: Induction training plus occasional training and development activities
SUPPORT: From Qualifications department staff
TIME COMMITMENT: Six full day meetings in London a year, plus some additional time outside meetings
Accreditation Board
CILIP accredits undergraduate and postgraduate library and information courses in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Accreditation Board assesses courses submitted for approval and makes decisions on their acceptability. It also assesses training providers and events submitted for recognition, and awards the CILIP Seal of Recognition. If there are vacancies on the Board, these are advertised in Gazette and on the CILIP website.
REQUIREMENTS: Chartered Member of Fellow (MCLIP or FCLIP)
TRAINING: Induction training plus occasional training and development activities
SUPPORT: From Qualifications department staff
TIME COMMITMENT: Four half-day meetings in London a year, plus some additional time outside meetings
Assessment Panel
The CILIP Assessment Panel is made up of volunteers who are senior information professionals. They meet four times a year to discuss Certification and Revalidation applications. If there are vacancies on the panel, these are advertised in Gazette and on the CILIP website.
REQUIREMENTS: Certificated Member, Chartered Member or Fellow (ACLIP, MCLIP or FCLIP) plus those listed in the Assessment Panel Member role description
TRAINING: Induction training plus occasional training and development activities
SUPPORT: From Qualifications department staff
TIME COMMITMENT: Four full day meetings in London a year, plus some additional time outside meetings
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Unfortunately the Office cannot inform candidate which stage their application is at because all outcomes remain possible. Here are the stages an application may follow
Agree with mentor that portfolio is ready to be submitted
The process
The office sends copies of your portfolio to a pair
of assessors (applications will not be sent out within one month of a Board meeting to allow assessors time to complete assessments)
The pair assesses portfolio individually and then discuss it
The decision
The pair may:
Accept
or
Reject
or
Ask for more information through an
addendum or interview
Accept
The portfolio application is officially accepted at the next Board Meeting
(we cannot guarantee which Board will make a decision on an application because of the variables described here)
The candidate is informed of the result and becomes a Chartered Member of CILIP
Reject
Application is seen by second pair
Second pair rejects
Decision to reject is approved at the next meeting of the Board
or
Second pair rejects or recommends another outcome – this is a split decision and the Portfolio is seen by all the members of the Board
All Board
Portfolio is seen by whole Board and discussed at the next Board Meeting
the Board may reject, accept, ask for more information
the candidate will be informed of the decision ask majority of the Board
Further information or interview
Candidate is asked to write an addendum or attend an interview. Once this is completed the process follows the appropriate timeline
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Policy is a core activity for CILIP. We promote a strong CILIP presence on matters of professional policy. We also comment authoritatively on relevant issues of the day. On these pages you will find policy statements, responses to consultations and information on ethics and research. There is also information on diversity and equality issues.
We cover a very broad range of policy areas and currently have three priority areas:
In March 2012 CILIP published the results of a survey of public library authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2011-2012.
February 2012
This briefing paper outlines the priorities of the Government’s Prevent Strategy, including its recent revisions. It explores those areas with especial relevance to libraries and existing CILIP policy statements that are relevant to the issues it raises. It also asks CILIP members to contact us if they have concerns about interventions under the Prevent strategy.
In January 2012 CILIP submitted evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee Inquiry into Library Closures. 
CILIP's evidence
CILIP branches in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland exercise autonomy in policy matters relevant to their own countries.
The Policy Department at CILIP is responsible for supporting and delivering CILIP’s policy objectives.
For enquiries about CILIP’s policy work you can email us at: policy@cilip.org.uk or telephone 020 7255 0500.
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In 2005 CILIP's Council approved a statement on intellectual freedom, access to information and censorship. The Council of Europe Guidelines on Public Access to and Freedom of Expression in Networked Information also received endorsement by CILIP Council.
Statement on intellectual freedom, access to information and censorship
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Here we explain how we are engaging with the Government's knowledge and information management strategy, 'Information Matters'
Information Matters is an initiative seeking to embed good knowledge and information management practice across all government departments.
CILIP's work
A small group has been formed to support CILIP's work on Information Matters. It is chaired by Peter Griffiths and includes CILIP trustees, members of the Government Libraries and Information Group and other CILIP members with an interest in information management in government.
As the Government hopes that this strategy will influence practice elsewhere in the public sector and beyond, the group intends to be active in more general developments to do with effective information management in the public sector.
CILIP has met with Cat Massey and more recently with Liane Kordan from the National Archives. We are working on this within a collective of other professional bodies, including the British Computer Society, Records Management Association and the Society of Archivists.
For CILIP it provides the opportunity to:
More about 'Information Matters'
'Information Matters: building capability in knowledge and information management' is the Government's Knowledge and Information Management Strategy document. The report makes clear the importance of high quality information and knowledge management in government.
Learn more about Information Matters on the Government Knowledge and Information Management Network website. You can also download a PDF of the strategy on their website.
The cross-government Knowledge Council drives the strategy forward to help develop the framework, tools and capabilities for knowledge and information management.
Blogs
Together with archives
16 June 2009: Guy Daines, CILIP Director of Policy and Advocacy, on the close connections of archivists and librarians
Information matters...
7 June 2009: Bob McKee blogs about it
Toasting our professional future
27 March 2009: Bob McKee sees the possibilities Information Matters can offer
Responses
Measuring Government website quality
Read CILIP's response to the Central Office of Information's consultation paper on government websites.
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CILIP's work in relation to preservation and conservation, including a general statement, resources and a report on Ephemera.
Following on from the very successful 'Decoding the Digital' conference, the British Library Preservation Advisory Centre and the Digital Preservation Coalition are undertook a short programme of digital preservation roadshows across the UK in 2011 in London, Glasgow, Cardiff and York.
These events were designed to:
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The development of policy regarding public health has been undertaken by the Public Health Task & Finish Group. The Group is promoting the role of libraries in public health through:
The Group put together a statement on libraries and public health which was adopted as policy by CILIP Council in September 2008. Read the libraries and public health statement
About the Public Health Task & Finish Group
The Group reports to the Interim Policy Forum. (It was originally set up by the Policy Development Committee in 2006.) Contributions have also been received from the Health Libraries Group Policy Panel. Professional support is provided by Guy Daines, CILIP's Director of Policy & Advocacy.
Members
Its members are: Paul Clarke, Veronica Fraser, Alan Fricker, and Peter Griffiths (ex officio).
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CILIP's consultation response CILIP's submission of evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Libraries, Literacy and Information Management's Inquiry
April 2009
CILIP's response to the Central Office of Information's Consultation document
March 2009
March 2009
CILIP's response
March 2009 (PDF, 48.19 KB)
CILIP's response
March 2009
January 2009
Link to: the MLA's guidance published in February 2009, their draft guidance & CILIP's response to the draft guidance.
MLA's Blueprint for excellence: Public libraries 2008 - 2011
CILIP's Public Libraries Group response
MLA papers 'Securing Excellence' and 'A New Libraries Performance Management Framework'
CILIP's response
Further details of these consultations may be obtained from CILIP's Policy and Advocacy Unit
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CILIP speaks with one voice on behalf of the profession to government, key agencies in all sectors of the economy, the public, and the European Union and other international bodies.
In this section you will find:
CILIP's policy work has resulted in the publication of guidelines on child safety in public libraries and Best Value, advice on lifelong learning, and comment on library and information issues in the Government's programme.
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Love Your Libraries Campaign
Members of the Women's Institute voted overwhelmingly in favour of campaigning in support of public libraries at their AGM in June 2011. They pledged their commitment to fight to prevent library closures and to advocate the value library services bring to communities. The campaign lasts for two years.
"I'm thrilled that we have a new and powerful friend fighting our corner"
Annie Mauger, Chief Executive of CILIP
Press release, 8 June 2011
The National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) started an e-petition in support of public libraries. It was signed by 17,557 at the point of closure on 5 February 2012.
Find out more about the campaign, how NFWI members are getting involved and campaign events on the Love your Libraries Campaign web pages.
CILIP has produced a short briefing about public libraries for use by speakers and local WI members.
The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NWFI) campaigns on a range of national and local issues of concern to their members. Current campaigns include calls for clear country of original labelling on products and an end to the inappropriate detention of people with mental health problems. Every year members put forward resolutions for discussion at the AGM in June, if passed these form the basis of campaigning and awareness raising activities in the years ahead. The WI’s 210,000 members are an extremely influential lobbying force.
The information on this web page relates to England. As public libraries are a devolved matter for CILIP, contact CILIP in Scotland, CILIP Cymru/Wales, CILIP in Ireland for information relating to those nations.
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Crucial legal requirements that require local authorities to provide a comprehensive and efficient public library service have been put under review
The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has launched a review of the statutory duties placed on local government. The DCLG are “inviting you to comment on the duties and challenge government on those which you feel are burdensome or no longer needed.”
The DCLG have identified 1,294 statutory duties that central government places on local authorities, three of these duties apply to public library services in England. All three of these duties are held by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport under the Public Libraries & Museums Act (1964).
“We are calling on everyone who cares about public libraries to explain to the Department of Communities and Local Government, loud and clear, why these statutory duties are so vital,” said Brian Hall, CILIP President, “These duties mean that local authorities have a legal obligation to provide comprehensive and efficient library services, and they allow the Secretary of state to monitor and inspect library services. Without them, it will be incredibly difficult to hold local authorities to account and local people will be much less likely to receive a quality public library service that is consistent across the country. I urge you to submit your views by the 25 April 2011.”
The Public Libraries and Museums Act requires local authorities to provide a public library service which is comprehensive and efficient, and available to all who wish to use it. The Act also gives the Secretary of State the right to gather information and inspect library services.
At an MPs debate on the 28th February, Libraries Minister Ed Vaizey stated that there are no plans to repeal the statutory provision of libraries under the Act, saying, “The statutory duty remains a very important safety net for the provision of libraries.” CILIP Chief Executive Annie Mauger has sent an open letter to Mr Vaizey; urging him to make it clear to the DCLG that there is a continuing need for these duties, and reminding him how much public concern there is about the future of public libraries.
Find out more about the DCLG’s review and submit your views via a web form on the Department of Communities and Local Government website.
Read briefing information about the Act and DCLG review on the CILIP website.
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Press contacts:
Mark Taylor, Head of Corporate Marketing and Media Relations, CILIP
Tel: 020 7255 0654
Mobile: 07792 635 305
Email: mark.taylor@cilip.org.uk
Guy Daines, Director of Policy and Advocacy, CILIP
Tel: 020 7255 0632
Email: guy.daines@cilip.org.uk
Notes for editors:
Department of Communities and Local Government review of statutory duties placed on local government
About the review: www.communities.gov.uk/localgovernment/decentralisation/tacklingburdens/reviewstatutoryduties/
The three duties under review that apply to public library services (under the 1964 Public Libraries & Museums Act) are:
1. Legislation: Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 Section 1(2)
Title: To provide information and facilities for the inspection of library premises, stocks, records, as the Secretary of State requires.
Function: Necessary for Secretary of State to fulfil duty to superintend library service.
Unique reference number: DCMS_026
2. Legislation: Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 Section 7
Title: To provide a comprehensive and efficient library service.
Function: Secure provision of local library services.
Unique reference number: DCMS_027
3. Legislation: Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 Section 11
Title: Supplemental provisions as to transfers of officers, assets and liabilities
Function: Provisions provide, for example, continuity of employment for transferring employees. This secures consistency across library transfers etc and in line with other local authority employment legislation.
Unique reference number: DCMS_028
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The Public Libraries & Museums Act 1964 is the law that makes public libraries a statutory service. It requires local authorities to provide a comprehensive and efficient public library service.
The information on this web page relates to England. As public libraries are a devolved matter for CILIP, contact CILIP in Scotland, CILIP Cymru/Wales, CILIP in Ireland for information relating to those nations. You can show your support for libraries in Scotland through lovescottishlibraries.org
Local councils have to abide by this Act which makes public library services a statutory duty for local authorities. Councils must:
The Government superintends councils' role and has a duty to:
This role is currently undertaken by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The Secretary of State of the DCMS is Jeremy Hunt. The Minister responsible for libraries (the Minister for Culture, Communications & the Creative Industries) is Ed Vaizey.
The statutory duties imposed by the Act are important because:
In 2011 the Department of Communities and Local Government asked for comments on the statutory duties placed on local government (including those fconcerning libraries) and received over 6,000 responses. The review has noww closed. Any future cosinderations about whether to remove specific duties will involve further consultation.
To a question in the House of Lords in June 2011, Baroness Hanham, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government stated that: "The Government have no intention to remove statutory protection where this will have a negative impact on the services provided to the public. Such protections that will rightly remain include, for example, services for vulnerable children...allotments and libraries."
We have sent an open letter to Ed Vaizey urging him to make it clear to the DCLG that there is a continuing need for the public library duties. We have reminded him how much public concern there is over the future of public libraries.
We published a statement on the position of the public library service in England (on Save our Libraries Day 5 February 2011).
In 2010 we revised and sent out to all local authorities our guidelines on what makes a good public library service.
As local councils have announced cuts and closures of public libraries, local campaigns (and CILIP in our public libraries statement) have called for the Secretary of State to use his powers to intervene. However, to date he has not.
Find out more about local campaigns on Public Libraries News and Voices for the Library websites.
CILIP was involved in the Wirral Inquiry. CILIP referred Wirral MBC to the DCMS with a recommendation that the Minister investigate its proposals to close 11 libraries. In 2009, the Government conducted a formal public inquiry into Wirral Council's changes to its library service. The Inquiry was led by Sue Charteris.
The Inquiry found that Wirral had been in breach of its statutory duties to provide comprehensive and efficient public library services and had failed to make an assessment of local needs and did not have a strategic plan or review for the library service.
Wirral withdrew its proposal to close 11 libraries. The Wirral Inquiry report remains an important document that sets out, for instance, the need for a library strategy based on an analysis and assessment of local needs.
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Join CILIP and invest in your professional future. Membership provides a range of benefits that help develop your skills, keep your knowledge up to date and advance your career.
CILIP advocates the value of library and information professionals and the services they provide to the government, key agencies and the public.
Anyone with an interest in information, knowledge or libraries can join.
The benefits include:
Through membership you can gain internationally recognised qualifications and participate in a community of people who care about professional development.
Keep your skills and knowledge up-to-date through member-only content on the CILIP website, CILIP Update magazine, the latest titles from Facet Publishing, events and training courses.
By joining CILIP you are also investing in the future of the profession - you help us advocate the value of library and information professionals and the services they provide to the government, media and other key decision makers.
CILIP encourages people to consider a library and information career, to ensure that university courses meet the needs of employers, and to raise the status of all those who work in libraries and information.
If you have any questions about the benefits of membership contact the Membership Team.
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Facet Publishing has announced the release of E-books in Libraries: A practical guide, edited by Kate Price and Virginia Havergal, the first practical appraisal of e-books for library and information professionals.
CILIP Vice President Phil Bradley said, “Given the current controversies surrounding e-books - the formats, costs, availability and e-readers - this is a timely publication that considers their role within a library service. E-books are already proving very popular with all readers, but within a library environment they give the library service a perfect opportunity for outreach to their members. E-books provide access to reading materials for those people in society who are, for whatever reason, unable to visit a local library.”
Despite the fact that e-books have been in existence for decades in various guises and added to library collections for several years now, there has been a lack of published manuals on the subject. This is doubtless owing to the rapidly evolving nature of the market. There are now many different types of e-books and a bewildering number of business and access models to match.
The pace of change shows no sign of abating and there is an increasing amount of interest in e-books. What is needed is practical information to assist library and information professionals managing collections of e-books and doing their best to inform their users right now.
This book, the first of its kind to provide a practical appraisal of e-books, fills that need by addressing the key questions: Where do e-books come from and what are the key business models that support them? What needs to change before e-books become universally and easily used? What will the e-book landscape look like in ten years’ time? How can you be sure you are building a good collection that your users can access easily? What about money and budgets?
Phil Bradley continued, “E-Books in Libraries: A practical guide provides vital background information on their use as well as updating information professionals on those aspects of provision that must be taken into account. E-books really do need to be viewed in an entirely different way, since they are a new and increasingly important type of publication."
This book is a ready reference source for any library and information professional with an interest in e-books and their development. It will also be of interest to publishers, who need to be aware of the issues faced by libraries managing e-book collections, and will be of great value to students of librarianship and information studies, and those on publishing related courses.
E-books in Libraries: A practical guide is available in hard copy and will be one of the first Facet Publishing e-books when their e-book programme is launched in April 2011. A sample chapter and table of contents for this book are available from the Facet Publishing website. CILIP members receive a 20% discount on Facet books.
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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. E-books in Libraries: A practical guide (March 2011; 368pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-572-8; £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. Facet Publishing e-books (including this one) will be available from www.myilibrary.com and www.dawsonera.com from April 2011.
3. 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.
4. Virginia Havergal BA(Hons) MSc MEd FIFL is a Learning Centres and e-Resources Manager for Petroc, a further education college in Devon. Prior to this role she was an e-Learning Advisor with JISC, with a particular focus on Learning Resources.
Kate Price BA(Hons) MA MCLIP is Head of E-Strategy and Resources at the University of Surrey.
5. The contributors to this book are:
6. All titles are available at 20% discount to Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals members. Remember to quote your Membership Number if claiming the discount.
7. A sample chapter and table of contents for this book can be viewed at www.facetpublishing.co.uk/title.php?id=572-8
8. CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers. CILIP’s vision is a fair and economically prosperous society underpinned by literacy, access to information and the transfer of knowledge. CILIP is a registered charity, no. 313014. Visit www.cilip.org.uk for more information.
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The CILIP Libraries Change Lives Award is established as one of the leading accolades in the library and information world.
Entries have now closed for the 2012 award
The Award highlights and rewards good practice in any innovative library and information projects which:
We welcome entries from any sector of the library and information world. They could be reading projects, learning projects, or projects that promote information. They must be shown to have affected people’s lives for the better, whoever those people might be.
The overall winner will receive a trophy and prize money of £4,000.
All finalists receive:
The Libraries Change Lives Award is run by CILIP and it's Community Services Group.
The purpose of the award is to recognise positive achievements and promote outstanding library based initiatives which:
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