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In a session entitled ‘Where does the internet end and the library begin?’ Rebecca Bartlett, Innovation Manager at the Library of Birmingham; Ben Lewis, Director of the documentary 'Google and the World Brain'; and Creative Director of Running in the Halls Shay Moradi gave their interpretations. Ben Lewis talked about how Google’s attempts to digitise the world’s collection of books is less about unlocking the content for people to use, and more about unlocking it for Google’s own algorithms. However the by-product of Google’s apparent desire to harness the knowledge contained in the books has the benefit of making them freely available.
Gamification and games featured in the debate with both Shay and Rebecca talking through examples of how game play can be used to increase interactions within libraries. Shay’s Running in the Halls company develops apps and games and has a number of library specific tools that bring an element of competition to users. Lemontree, for academic libraries, and the soon to be released public library version, Orangetree, both utilise social media to push people towards increasing their library use. According to Shay, both tools follow the ‘nudge’ model, using subtle gamification to gently guide people into changing their behaviours. He said: ‘Gamification is about making things more interesting by introducing gaming elements.'
He pointed to a range of popular examples where gamification is utilised to some extent, including Nike+ and supermarket loyalty cards where users collect points for rewards. He said that both Lemontree and Orangetree provide users with virtual incentives to carry out functions such as taking out a book or visiting a library, and early research shows it is having a positive effect. Progress can be shown to friends through the interface or via social media including Facebook. At the Library of Birmingham Rebecca has taken the idea of gamification to another level. Less about ‘subtle gamification’ the library is set to introduce a full blown game that puts users in the role of library curator. They are able to create a virtual library using content from the library’s collections. She said this was blurring the lines between physical footfall and people gaining virtual access to collections, adding: ‘We’re having conversations about that digital experience being as valid as the physical experience.’ The work at Birmingham Library is very much user focussed and includes apps that help unlock collections and knowledge of library staff. Users are also being used to help archiving through crowd-sourcing initiatives on the internet, giving people real ownership of local collections.
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Janice trained as a lawyer but has never practised law and says her career has never been defined by the title. Instead it is the skills she learned that have helped her secure roles in a variety of seemingly unconnected arenas – including a stint at the White House as one of Bill Clinton’s inner circle. This acceptance that job title or degree need not be the defining elements of a career is something she urged delegates to take on board.
In a time where jobs are increasingly difficult to come by, Janice pointed out that expertise is a commodity that is always at a premium. Library and information professionals possess vast quantities of expertise and Janice believes that pushing this will help open up a new world of opportunities outside traditional sectors.
Janice’s message focussed on the need for librarians to not only promote the services they are providing within an organisation. She said they must go further and show how the skills they are using meet the needs of organisation and senior leaders. Research and analytical skills that can unlock the value of information are just two areas where traditional library skills can bring about benefits that demonstrate return of investment. She said library and information workers have to think like executives to go beyond the retrieval of information and facts and to look at ways of interpreting them to add value.
Her argument was that the jobs of the future will not necessarily be in a traditional library setting and that the profession needs to look at how skills can be transferred and used elsewhere. Key to that is showing potential employers what those skills will bring to a role and how that will then improve the organisation.
‘If you think of yourself in terms of your degree or job title it will limit your opportunities.’ said Janice. ‘Align your role with the organisation and specifically with the senior executives. Look at the organisation’s needs and weaknesses and look at leaders’ goals. If you adopt this mindset you will become more integral to the success of the organisation, not just your team or department.’
She ended the keynote with three pieces of advice – look for opportunity where you wouldn’t normally look; take risks that stretch your abilities; and believe you can make a difference, not just a living.
She added that employers also have a responsibility to change the way they recruit – focussing on ability and potential rather than experience. Job roles are constantly evolving and employers would be better to attract staff who have the skills and potential to evolve with them.
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The Spring 2013 issue of the Local Studies Librarian+ is now available to LSG members. Just login to the CILIP website and you should be able to see the issue on the LSG publications page.
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There are many ways you can make the most of your HLG membership. Find our top 10 on our Membership page.
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A list of courses in Aberystwyth accredited by CILIP.
Department of Information Studies, Aberystwyth University, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3AS
Tel: 01970 622188 direct; Fax: 01970 622190
E-mail: dis-dept@aber.ac.uk
Web: http://www.dis.aber.ac.uk
BSc Econ Information and Library Studies Single Honours.
Full-time and distance learning (including major/minor combinations)
Next accreditation June 2014.
BSc Econ Information and Library Studies Joint Honours.
Full-time - Next accreditation June 2014.
BScEcon Business Information Management.
Full-time - Next accreditation June 2014.
BSc Econ Information Management Major.
Full-time - Next accreditation June 2014.
BSc Econ Information Management Single Honours.
Full-time - Next accreditation June 2014.
MSc Econ / PG Dip Information & Library Studies.
Full-time & distance learning - Next accreditation June 2014.
MSc Econ / PG Dip Information Management (Research Training).
Full-time - Next accreditation June 2014.
MSc Econ / PG Dip Management of Libraries and Information Services.
Distance Learning - Next accreditation June 2014.
MSc Econ Information Systems (Research Training).
Full-time - Next accreditation June 2014.
MSc Econ / PG Dip Records and Information Management.
Full-time & distance learning - Next accreditation June 2014.
MSc Econ/PG Dip Information Governance and Assurance.
Full-time - Next accreditation June 2014
MSc Econ /PG Dip Archive Adminstration.
Full-time - Next accreditation June 2014
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CILIP joins calls for faster reforms to UK copyright law
Consumer Focus, The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec), the Open Rights Group, the Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA) and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), are calling for reforms of the UK’s copyright law to be speeded up. The call comes after the latest survey by Consumers International1 reveals that the UK continues to significantly lag behind other developed nations on copyright issues.
For the fourth successive year the UK has been in the survey’s bottom three. UK copyright law must be updated to be fair for consumers and to drive vital economic growth. Therefore all of the recommendations from the recent Hargreaves Review should be implemented without delay.2
According to the survey, which looks at how copyright laws in 30 countries balance the interests of copyright owners with those of consumers, the UK was ranked third from the bottom. Overall Consumers International gave the UK a C- rating, only Jordan and Argentina fared worse. Israel was ranked highest followed by Indonesia, India, New Zealand and the USA. In 2009 the UK was placed last and was third bottom in both 2010 and 2011.
Failure to implement Professor Hargreaves' recommendations to modernise the UK’s outdated copyright exceptions would be unfair to consumers, hinder economic growth, and put the preservation of and access to our cultural heritage at risk.3 The most glaring example is the lack of a private copying exception for products consumers have already paid for. The UK’s current copyright regime does not reflect the way consumers use music, films and e-books today. As the law stands, transferring music from a CD to an MP3 player for your own use is illegal.4 The UK should take maximum advantage of its ability to update copyright exceptions under European law.
Outdated copyright exceptions not only bring the law into disrepute, but also force businesses to spend unnecessary time and money taking legal advice or fighting unnecessary court cases when developing digital products and services. The current copyright regime also makes it more difficult for creative industries to gain access to the UK’s significant cultural assets and hinders academic research. If the UK is to compete globally, UK based companies and cultural institutions must be free to innovate without being held back by an outdated copyright regime.
The lack of an exception for parodies stifles legitimate and important cultural engagement and expression around music, film and books. Outdated copyright exceptions also impact on cultural institutions. Libraries and archives allow society as a whole to benefit from certain copyright protected works whilst not damaging the moral or economic interest of creators and copyright owners. It makes no sense that such an important cultural function does not include film, broadcast and sound recordings.
Mike O’Connor, Chief Executive of Consumer Focus, said:
“Our copyright regime, especially on exceptions, is outdated and is both unfair for consumers and hinders economic growth. It is ludicrous that it is illegal for people to put CDs they have paid for onto laptops or MP3 players or to back-up their digital purchases.5 The creative industries are a beacon of hope for the UK economy and the outdated copyright regime puts us at a disadvantage against our competitors.
"The law is running miles behind current technology and the needs of the digital age, with our copyright exceptions last updated in 1988 when Walkmans, videos and cassette tapes were in fashion. We welcome the Government decision to accept the recommendations by the Hargreaves Review, and we call on them to bring them into force as soon as possible, before the UK falls any further behind.”
John Dolan, Chair of CILIP Council said:
“The UK needs to become a world leader in research and information provision. This can only be done if researchers, librarians and information professionals are able to fully utilise the range of materials held in archives and libraries. There is an ever growing richness of research material available in audio and video; it is ridiculous that they cannot be copied in the same way that print materials can. Government should update the existing libraries exception as a matter of urgency, so that libraries can help our researchers access the UK’s full cultural heritage.”
Jeff Lynn, Chairman of Coadec said:
“The purpose of intellectual property protection is to foster innovation, but many aspects of the current copyright regime have the opposite effect for digital businesses. Brilliant new models of producing, marketing and distributing creative content are emerging, and they thrive on the vibrancy of the internet rather than being threatened by it.
“The exceptions will allow today’s technology start-ups to compete with their European and US rivals. Digital startups and SMEs across the UK are the job creators and wealth creators of the future and they need to be able to harness the web’s potential to contribute to economic growth.”
Jim Killock, Executive Director of the Open Rights Group said:
“Music, films and books are strands of our cultural fabric, not just products to consume. Parodies are legitimate ways to engage with them, helping people learn creative techniques, entertain, express themselves or make a point about the original work. At the moment copyright in the UK puts creativity like this on the wrong side of the law, acting as a veto over culturally useful activity. That's why we need a new exception for parodies in the UK.”
Tim Padfield, Chair of LACA said:
“The preservation exception urgently needs to be extended to ensure that all kinds of copyright work, including artistic works, films, sound recordings, and works in electronic formats, are available for the benefit of future generations. Many films, sound recordings and photographs have already been lost because it was not permitted to copy them. Copies of those that remain, and that will be created in the future, are essential for the preservation of knowledge and our cultural heritage.”
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Notes to editors:
1. Consumers International (CI) are the independent global campaigning voice for consumers. With over 220 member organisations in 115 countries, they are building a powerful international consumer movement to help protect and empower consumers everywhere. CI has been conducting the IP Watchlist since 2009.
2. The “Hargreaves Review of IP and Growth” was published in May 2010 and makes a range of recommendations to update copyright exceptions, licensing and enforcement. Following the Government’s endorsement of the review’s recommendation implementation has commenced. Richard Hooper is currently in the second phase of his feasibility study for a Digital Copyright Exchange, one of Prof Hargreaves’ recommendations. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) consulted on a small claims track for IP disputes, as recommended by Prof Hargreaves, and the small claims track will be implemented later this year. Late last year the IPO also launched a consultation into implementing Prof Hargreaves’ remaining recommendations on updating copyright exceptions and licensing.
3. Amongst others the following recommendations have been made to update copyright exceptions:
4. Under current UK copyright law it is illegal for consumers to format-shift copyrighted music, films, e-books etc they have purchased, eg it is also illegal to format-shift a Kindle e-book into other e-book reader formats. Once implemented the Hargreaves recommendations will end this legal anomaly.
5. Consumer Focus previously published a literature review of the existing economic evidence on fair use rights. The review found that there is no existing evidence to support the argument that activities such as format-shifting, where consumers copy their CDs onto an iPod or computer, causes copyright owners to lose money.
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This practical programme will outline the structure of English law and its basic legal materials, along with brief coverage of European Union sources. Participants will use a mix of paper and electronic sources throughout the day, with a segment of the afternoon dedicated to self-guided, supervised exploration of subscription law databases. There will be some coverage of free online sources, including tools to keep yourself up to date.
By the end of the course participants will have:
The programme will be valuable for librarians and information specialists who work in public, commercial and private organisations where law is beginning to form a part of their enquiry work or who are newly appointed to a position within an established law library.
Sample programme
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This training programme is for Library staff who work with service users away from reference desks and other fixed contact points and where self-service points may operate within the library environment.
Many libraries are moving over to self-issue and /RFID and asking staff to roam, rove or walk the floor to deal with customer enquiries. This complete change from feeling ‘safe’ behind the issue or enquiry desk where roles were clearly defined and the customer sought them out to having to seek out the customers themselves may cause staff to feel quite anxious and unsettled in their new roles.
In this new environment where large issue desks no longer exist staff find themselves feeling exposed. Mangers would like their staff to be more attuned to the needs of the customers, to recognize when to approach and when not to approach and to ask the appropriate questions in their own way.
This one day programme will help front line staff gain the confidence to cope with these changes, develop techniques and skills to use when walking the floor.
By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:
Peter Firkin
Peter is a consultant and manager with thirty years’ experience of training in the UK and overseas. He specialises in training in effective communication for library and information staff, especially when coping with difficult situations , and provides interim and project management and training for a range of organisations. He is a visiting lecturer at City and Islington College and City University London.
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High quality, topical content helps information professionals worldwide keep up with latest industry developments
Facet Publishing, the commercial publishing and bookselling arm of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, are pleased to launch its 2010 catalogue. The complete listing of practical, authoritative and topical books features over 50 new titles, which together cover a broad reach of LIS developments and highlight the challenges faced by library and information services in the digital age.
Whether you require a good understanding of the increasingly complex legal and regulatory framework that applies to information work, are a cataloguer with a responsibility for ensuring a smooth transition to Resource Description and Access (RDA), or are a publisher concerned with the evolving trends and behaviours in academic libraries, Facet’s new 2010 programme provides dynamic, relevant and up-to-date content for you.
Titles cover subjects ranging from archives and records management, to cataloguing and classification, knowledge and information management and the latest web 2.0 technologies
One 2010 highlight is E-books in Libraries: a practical guide by Kate Price and Virginia Havergal, which provides a practical appraisal of e-books: looking at planning and developing e-book collections and delivering them to readers.
Another title to watch out for is The Future of Archives and Recordkeeping: a reader. This timely book asks where the archives discipline has come from and where it must now go to remain professionally relevant in the 21st century.
We will also be publishing The Tech Set, a series of ten practical, fast-paced guides to today’s hottest new technologies for information professionals, from Mobile Technology and Libraries and Microblogging and Lifestreaming in Libraries to Wikis for Libraries and Gaming in Libraries.
In addition, in 2010, we will be publishing a number of textbooks including a third edition of the best-selling textbook, Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval by G G Chowdhury, Information Policies and Strategies by Ian Cornelius and Understanding Healthcare Information by Lyn Robinson.
This is just a taster of what Facet Publishing will have to offer in 2010. For all the latest information about these new titles and our comprehensive backlist take a look at our website www.facetpublishing.co.uk or email info@facetpublishing.co.uk to receive your personal printed copy of the new 2010 catalogue.
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Press contact:
Lena Stuart, Marketing Manager, Facet Publishing
Tel: 020 7255 0597
Email: lena.stuart@facetpublishing.co.uk
Notes to editors:
1. Facet Publishing is one of the largest publishers worldwide in the field of library and information science. At the forefront of library and information development, Facet Publishing has a comprehensive list covering all the major areas of professional activity.
2. 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.
3. All our books are 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. CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers. It forms a community of around 36,000 people engaged in library and information work, of whom around 21,000 are CILIP members and around 15,000 are regular customers of CILIP Enterprises. Visit www.cilip.org.uk for more information about CILIP.
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(to serve until 31 December 2013)
Postnominals
MA, Dip Lib, FCLIP
Biography
Sue is currently the Head of Knowledge Management in the Localities Team at the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG). This role involves developing knowledge management tools to support the building of relationships with the Department’s external stakeholders including Local Authorities, businesses and the Voluntary and Community Sector. She has a particular responsibility to support the work of the DCLG team for the north east of England.
She has worked in a number of government departments in a variety of information management roles including Head of ICT Services at DCLG, Chief Librarian and Head of the Public Enquiry Service at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and roles in intranet, records and knowledge management at the Department of Health. She was also Director, Information Resources for the International Secretariat of Amnesty International for a one year secondment in 1997. She started her career as a graduate trainee at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and studied for her MA in Library and Information Studies at University College London.
She is currently a CILIP Chartership Mentor and editor of the Network of Government Library and Information Specialists journal “Network”. She was previously a CILIP councillor and member of the CILIP Executive Board (2000-2005), Vice Chair of the Government Library and Information Group and was Secretary of CDL: Heads of Profession for Library and Information Managers.
She has contributed articles to Update and other professional publications and has spoken regularly at conferences and seminars. Her particular areas of expertise include the government sector, personal and professional development (and promotion) and delivering information and knowledge management activities to deliver organisational goals. She was also involved in developing the IFLA Government Library Guidelines.
She enjoys living in London, visiting art galleries, theatres and the cinema and travelling to new places.
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Title: Ms
Forename: Sue
Surname: Westcott
Post Nominals: MA, Dip Lib FCLIP
Candidate manifesto
CILIP and its members face challenging and changing times. To continue to thrive and meet the needs of its members and its responsibilities to society, CILIP Trustees and staff must focus on being financially robust and retaining and attracting members. My experience in leadership roles, at work and in the profession, has given me a range of relevant skills in financial management, strategic planning, service delivery and project management, which I want to use to help CILIP achieve these goals.
I am Vice Chair of the Government Information Group with a remit to build relationships with other professional groups and to work with CILIP to develop its policy priority for information management. The first role has led to GIG hosting shared events with other groups ensuring that with limited time and resources we can be as effective as possible. The second role has enabled me to meet with a much broader range of professionals inside and outside CILIP. It is clear to me that there is tremendous potential for a much bigger CILIP community providing we create an organisation hospitable and of interest to those in new information roles.
At work I provide a knowledge management service in a government department, providing effective information to support to our senior management team as they implement new ways of working with citizens, businesses and parts of the public sector. I do this with limited resources by being flexible and imaginative in my approach and by building relationships with others inside and outside the department to meet my goals. I am able to constructively challenge colleagues and to take difficult decisions.
As a trustee I would use these experiences to help CILIP and its wider family transform itself.
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Nominators' Supporting Statements
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Statement 1
Title: Ms
Forename: Veronica
Surname: Fraser
Post Nominals: FCLIP
Sue is an active member of the profession with a track record as a Group activist, Umbrella speaker and member of CILIP Council. In addition to working in government information services. Sue has worked in the voluntary sector and has a broad understanding of the contribution that our services can make. Sue is clear about what CILIP needs to survive and flourish. Sue embodies the clarity of thinking, ability to make difficult decisions and delivering on commitments that we need. I'm pleased to be able to vote for Sue - and urge you to vote for her too.
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Statement 2
Title: Mr
Forename: Peter
Surname: Griffiths
Post Nominals: BA(Hons) FCLIP MCLIP
I’m delighted to nominate support Sue Westcott for Council because of her experience and her understanding of CILIP’s activities and position within the wider information profession. Sue has a successful long-term track record of delivery as a CILIP activist (she has served as a Councillor, and is currently on the GIG committee) and she has proven business skills of the kind that will help lead CILIP to a new position of strength in the sector. Sue’s professional links will help CILIP spread its message across all sectors, and to build its reputation in areas where it currently lacks visibility.
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Statement 3
Title: Mrs
Forename: Gwenda
Surname: Sippings
Post Nominals: FCLIP
Throughout her career to date Sue Westcott has demonstrated a commitment to CILIP and the wider information profession. She is an energetic ambassador for information, and has willingly contributed time to committees and networks, taking an active role in organising events and writing for publications. She has taken opportunities to use her core skills in a variety of key roles in the public sector. Her experience gives her the authority to voice ideas and share best practice to inform CILIP’s future development as an effective organisation for its members.
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Statement 4
Title: Mr
Forename: David
Surname: Smith
Post Nominals: MCLIP
I wish to nominate Sue Westcott as a CILIP Trustee. Sue is an experienced member of CILIP, who is very active in its affairs both within groups and at a national level. In addition Sue is a CILIP Fellow, as well as Vice Chair of the Government Library and Information Group. As an integral part of her work as a senior civil servant, Sue would bring considerable strategic decision making skills, as well as a well developed understanding of the governance issues connected to this role. Sue is an excellent communicator, and a powerful advocate for CILIP issues
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Statement 5
Title: Dr
Forename: Sandra
Surname: Ward
Post Nominals: BSc Hons, PhD Cert, HonFCLIP
CILIP faces tough challenges. Trustees require business nous, courage, creativity, and real understanding of the breadth of activities now undertaken by LIS professionals. Having chaired CILIP’s council for much Sue’s time as a councillor and worked with her professionally since, I can confirm that she possesses these qualities and others. Sue’s strengths include the ability to debate contentious issues dispassionately, working with others to reach sound conclusions and making wise decisions. Her experience in many government departments demonstrates capability in absorbing and making sense of complex information. Her boundless enthusiasm will inspire others. I am pleased to nominate her.
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A list of courses in Loughborough
Department of Information Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics. LE11 3TU
Tel: 01509 223051/223052 direct; Fax: 01509 223053
E-mail: h.l.rees@lboro.ac.uk
Web: lboro.ac.uk/departments/ls/
BSc Information Management & Computing
(3/4 year full-time, non sandwich/sandwich modes year) Next accreditation April 2013.
BSc Information Management & Business Studies
(3/4 year full-time,non sandwich/sandwich modes year).
Next accreditation April 2013.
Postgraduate Diploma/MA/MSc Information and Library Management -- Next accreditation April 2013.
Postgraduate Diploma/MSc Information and Knowledge Management-- Next accreditation September 2014.
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A list of courses in Glasgow accredited by CILIP.
The University of Glasgow
Humanities Advanced Technologies & Information Institute (HATII)
George Service House, 11 University Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Tel: 0141 330 3635
Fax: 0141 330 2793
Web: http://www.hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk
MSc Information Management and Preservation (Digital). Next accreditation April 2013.
MSc Information Management and Preservation (Archives & Records Management). Next accreditation April 2013.
The University of Strathclyde
Department of Computer & Information Sciences
Livingstone Tower, 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XH, UK
Tel; 0141 548 3700 direct, 0141 552 4400 switchboard.
Fax: 0141 552 5330
Web: http://www.strath.ac.uk/cis/
Postgraduate Diploma/MSc Information and Library Studies. Next accreditation October 2013.
Postgraduate Diploma/MSc Information Management.
Next accreditation October 2013
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Here you will find details of our research policy, developed for CILIP by the Library and Information Research Group (LIRG). There is also information about the LIS research coalition and links to research resources.
CILIP's research policy document outlines our position on a range of aspects of research and development issues as they affect the management of information and library services. CILIP claims a role in, among others:
The Library and Information Science Research Coalition facilitates a co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research across the UK. CILIP is one of the founding members of the coalition. Dr Hazel Hall currently implements the plans of the coalition.
For more information contact: hazel.hall@lisresearch.org
The conference: Evidence, Value and Impact: the LIS research landscape in 2010, took place in June 2010
Library and Information Research Group (LIRG)
LIRG plays an important role, in partnership with the Policy and Advocacy Unit, in developing and implementing the policy and its associated strategy.
LIRG researcher directory
At Umbrella 2009 LIRG launched a new researcher directory of people researching LIS in the UK and Ireland. LIRG invites practitioners and academics who are conducting or planning on conducting research in the LIS area at any level to add themselves to this Directory.
Library and information research resources
LIRG maintains a research resource collection to act as a starting point for research and current awareness. It covers a wide range of resources including journals, websites, discussion lists and conferences.
Policy & Advocacy Unit
Email: policy@cilip.org.uk
Tel: 020 7255 0638
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These resources can be downloaded by CILIP members and library campaigners in developing their campaigns and demonstrating the value of professional skills and knowledge:
Blogs and Networks
CILIP Communities: your space for connecting, sharing and gaining focus on professional issues.
CILIP Information and Advice Blog
thewikiman blog: Ned Potter
Guides
Adding Value: Practical Guide.
Salaries: Job Evaluation and a Practical Guide to negotiating for pay with sector specific advice and information.
Careers Gateway: your route to information and advice related to your library and information career.
Encompass Toolkit: Advice and guidance for diversifying your staff profile and developing positive action trainee schemes.
Improving pay and status: a school librarian's self-empowerment pack
Tools for government, legal, health and corporate libraries:help demonstrate the value and impact of library and information services, assess whether they deliver good value for money and provide early identification if the service is at risk of reduction.
What makes a good library: professional guidelines for public libraries.
Presentations
Internal marketing: Presentation (PowerPoint)
Making a difference - your value as a library and information professional: Presentation (PowerPoint)
Reports and Consultations
Empower, Inform, Enrich: The modernisation review of public libraries.
Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS: CILIP response to NHS White Paper
Templates and Worksheets
Action plan: Template (MS Word)
Key messages: Template (MS Word)
Sample key messages: Worksheet (MS Word)
Statistics
Facts and figures for library and information profession for all sectors.
Tips for Success
Building a network of campaign supporters: Tips for success (MS Word)
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Latest blog post from CILIP President Phil Bradley
Should the library and information community, and in particular CILIP, be concerned about government plans for greater email and web monitoring? Is it possible to respect personal privacy rights and effectively combat crime and terrorism activities online? Do the new plans go too far? Read Phil Bradley's blog and have your say.
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Practical Cataloguing by Anne Welsh and Sue Batley, provides cataloguers with the skills needed for transition to Resource Description and Access (RDA). The book builds on John Bowman’s highly regarded Essential Cataloguing and gives an introduction to Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), which provides the conceptual basis for RDA; discusses the differences between AACR2 and RDA; and shows the current state of play in MARC 21.
Shawne D. Miksa said, “Welsh and Batley have given us a fine example of the kind of transitional work needed as we move forward with implementation and practical application of Resource Description and Access. This book offers a simple overview and comparison of RDA and AACR2, as well as discussion of some of the more fundamental issues of FRBR and its role in modernizing library catalogues. Cataloguers new and old should find it an informative read that gently ushers them into understanding the changes on the horizon for bibliographic control.”
Practical Cataloguing is the first book to provide worked examples of RDA and the first to cover RDA alongside AACR2 and MARC21 and will be essential reading for students of library and information studies and practising library and information professionals in all sectors.
Céline Carty said, "A worthy successor to Bowman's Essential Cataloguing. Practical Cataloguing does exactly what it says on the tin: offers a practical, pragmatic approach to the basics of cataloguing in AACR2, RDA and MARC21 with useful sample records for reference. This book provides a much-needed roadmap to guide novice & experienced cataloguers alike through the acronyms and the changes of the new hybrid cataloguing environment".
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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. Practical Cataloguing (March 2012; 224pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-695-4; £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. The book is available in the US and Canada from Neal-Schuman Publishers www.neal-schuman.com
2. Practical Cataloguing is by Anne Welsh, lecturer in Library and Information Studies, University College London and Sue Batley, Course Director for the MA in Information Management, London Metropolitan University
3. Shawne D. Miksa is Acting Associate Director for the Interdisciplinary Information Science Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Sciences at the University of North Texas, USA.
4. Céline Carty is the Cataloguing Team Leader at Cambridge University Library
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. 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.
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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Information Literacy Beyond Library 2.0 is the follow-up to the best-selling Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0, described by the Higher Education Academy as “absolutely essential reading for all library and information practitioners who should read it to improve our libraries”.
The new book, edited by Peter Godwin and Jo Parker, picks up where Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0 left off. In the last three years the information environment has changed dramatically, becoming increasingly dominated by the social and the mobile. This new book asks where we are now, what is the same and what has changed, and, most crucially, how do we as information professionals respond to the new information literacy and become a central part of the revolution itself?
The book is divided into three sections and contains contributions from international experts including, Phil Bradley, Susie Andretta, Karen Blakeman, Christine Bruce, Dean Giustini, Helen Leech, Jane Secker and Lane Wilkinson. Part 1 explores the most recent trends in technology, consumption and literacy, while Part 2 is a resource bank of international case studies that demonstrate the key trends and their effect on information literacy and offer innovative ideas to put into practice. Part 3 assesses the impact of these changes on librarians and what skills and knowledge they must acquire to evolve alongside their users.
Some of the key topics covered are:
• the evolution of ‘online’ into the social web as mainstream
• the use of social media tools in information literacy
• the impact of mobile devices on information literacy delivery
• shifting literacies, such as metaliteracy, transliteracy and media literacy, and their effect on information literacy.
Information Literacy Beyond Library 2.0 will be essential reading offering practical strategies for all library and information practitioners and policy makers with responsibility for developing and delivering information literacy programmes to their users. It will also be of great interest to students of library and information studies particularly for modules relating to literacy, information behaviour and digital technologies.
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James Williams, Marketing Manager, Facet Publishing
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Email: james.williams@facetpublishing.co.uk
Notes to editors:
1. Information Literacy Beyond Library 2.0 (March 2012; 256pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-762-3; £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. Information Literacy Beyond Library 2.0 is edited by Peter Godwin, Academic Liason Librarian at the University of Bedfordshire and Jo Parker, Head of Information Literacy at the Open University Library.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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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In our previous consultation, we asked members and key stakeholders what they wanted to see from a new Body of Professional Knowledge.
There was a clear message that it should be Relevant, Clear Comprehensive and Useful.
Other attributes identified include Concise, Professional, Practical, Understandable, Flexible, Current, Accessible and Endurable.
The Project Board have developed an initial draft of the Body of Professional Knowledge and Skills (BPKS) which takes a very different approach to the previous Body of Professional Knowledge both in terms of presentation and content; specifying specific knowledge and skill sets as opposed to conceptual areas.
The work draws upon knowledge and experience from right across the profession as well as the results of the consultation from Defining our Professional Future; which contained a significant amount of member/non-member feedback about the changing skill sets within the profession.
We have undertaken some informal testing with key stakeholders and the general feeling is that this approach is good. But we want to ensure that the content is right before any work is done to create a dynamic tool.
This consultation aims to identify any gaps and gauge opinion on whether the subject headings we have included are the right ones. We also want to know whether this meets the quality criteria you identified as part of the previous consultation. We will be asking you to score how strongly you agree with the inclusion of each of the subject headings and identify any other subjects you feel we have missed. We need your help to ensure that the new BPKS is reflective of the whole Library, Information and Knowledge Profession.
You will need to read through the draft BPKS before you complete this consultation:
You can then respond to the survey here:
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The Future Skills Project is now gaining momentum and good progress has been made against the key deliverables in the Project Plan.
An outline of progress made can be found below. This will be revised on a monthly basis to ensure members and stakeholders can be kept up to date with progress made.
1. Revision of the Body of Professional Knowledge (BPK)
Over Christmas and into the New Year, the Project Board and Team began work on developing an initial draft of the BPK. This used the expertise on the Board alongside feedback that had been received from Members both through Defining our Professional Future and more informally through meetings.
To ensure that CILIP creates a product which is fit for purpose and meets expectations, the project delivered a consultation based on the quality criteria. In other words, what should the BPK be like?
There were over 500 responses to the consultation and a very clear message came back that members want a BPK that is Relevant, Clear, Comprehensive and Useful. The results of the consultation can be downloaded here:
Results of BPKS Consultation - Part 1
The analysis from the consultation is being used to set the criteria which will be used to measure the success and quality of the final product.
The next phase of work has now been launched to consult with members and stakeholders on the content of the new BPK. This runs until midnight on the 29th April.
2. Accreditation and the Seal of Recognition
Work has now begun to review Accreditation and Seal of Recognition. Progress in this area has been focussed on 3 key areas of activity.
The next phase which is underway includes in-depth interviews with all other Higher Education Institutions and contact with those that have not previously engaged with CILIP but have relevant courses, an electronic, free text consultation with Seal of Recognition holders and consultation with Accreditation Board members.
3. CILIP Qualifications
Work is not timetabled to begin on the review of CILIP Qualifications until May. In the meantime, the Project Board and Team are using formal and informal opportunities to gain information regarding the issues that are experienced by candidates, so that this can be fed into the development of the review.
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The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) is pleased to announce that Sue Westcott has joined the organisation’s Council, restoring it to a full complement of trustees.
Sue currently works as Head of Knowledge Management for the Localities Team at the Department for Communities and Local Government. She has had a wide-ranging career in information management, primarily in the government sector. She has held a number of professional positions, most recently as Vice Chair of the Government Information Group prior to becoming a trustee and served previously as a CILIP Councillor.
On her appointment, Sue Westcott says, “I am delighted to be joining Council and look forward to working with colleagues to deliver a stronger CILIP which continues to expand the broad range of information professionals with which it engages.”
John Dolan, Chair of Council tells, “We are thrilled to be welcoming Sue to the CILIP team. She brings with her a great professional history, another dimension of knowledge, and an affinity with the aims of CILIP and our members. We cannot wait to begin working with her.”
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