Consultation on the Draft Legal Deposit Libraries (non-print works) Regulations 2013

May 2012

Not only is there more material being published online than ever before, it is also more transient.  These two factors combine to create an urgent need for a framework for the legal deposit of non-print material, so LACA welcomed the opportunity to respond to the Government’s consultation on the legal deposit of non-print works.

 Read LACA's response 

LACA outlines concerns about proposed Directive on Orphan Works

April 2012

A brief letter from LACA to Commissioner Michel Barnier outlining concerns about the current proposed Directive on Orphan Works.

 Read LACA's letter

LACA has responded to the Copyright Consultation

March 2012

In December last year The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) published a consultation paper on amendments to UK copyright law.

 Read LACA's response

LACA responds to the Digital Copyright Exchange (DCE) Feasibility Study

February 2012

LACA supports the concept of a DCE, beliving it would benefit users and creators alike.

Read LACA's response

LACA is now a member of Copyright for Creativity  

"Copyright for Creativity is a broad-based initiative of European civil society, libraries, industry, and creators that seeks an informed debate on how copyright can more effectively support innovation, access, and creativity for all Europeans".

Treaty proposal on copyright limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives  

LACA supports IFLA's work at the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO).

IFLA is working with WIPO Member States to gain support for a binding international instrument on copyright limitations and exceptions to enable libraries to preserve their collections, support education and research, and lend materials.

You can follow progress at WIPO through news on  the dedicated IFLA website at: http://www.ifla.org./copyright-tlib

• Volunteers in public libraries

Research students have a wide range of academic needs which often requires the help and support from librarians and information professionals. This programme will help academic librarians and others to identify and support the needs of these students. 

By the end of the course participants will have:

• gained an understanding of the academic research process and the needs of research students
• identified approaches to supporting research students
• developed strategies for improving the ways in which they support research students

This programme will be of value to any staff supporting the academic needs of research students.  This includes academic librarians and learning support workers. It also includes individuals involved in providing e-learning support e.g. through a virtual graduate school.

This is a practical programme. Learning and teaching activities involve discussions, case studies and other practical activities.

Barbara Allan

Barbara Allan is the Dean of Westminster Business School. She is a National Teaching Fellow and she achieved this award for her work on professional skills development with a particular emphasis on academic skills. Barbara’s  books include: Project Management, Blended Learning, and Supporting Research Students published by Facet Publishing; and also Virtual Learning Communities and Study Skills for Business and Management Students published by Open University Press. She is currently working on her new book The No-nonsense Guide to Training for Facet Publishing. 

Sample programme

• The research process. What is involved in achieving a PhD or other research degrees?
• How do academic libraries and other services support the needs of research students?
• What do research students expect from academic services?
• How do we communicate with and support research students? Working with supervisors.
• Providing workshops and one-to-one support  for research students
• Providing virtual support services: the concept of a virtual graduate school
• Action planning and evaluation

This one day programme will focus on practical approaches to incorporating innovative learning and teaching methods into training and coaching sessions.

This is a practical programme. Learning and teaching activities involve discussions, case studies and other practical activities.

By the end of the course participants will have:

• identified and evaluated innovative methods in training
• learnt how to develop sessions that include appropriate innovative methods
• discussed ways to deliver innovative training or coaching sessions

This programme will be valuable to anyone involved in delivering training or coaching sessions in the context of library and information work. The programme is open to individuals who are beginning to deliver training and coaching sessions for their organisations as well as experienced practitioners.

Participants are encouraged to bring along outlines of their own training sessions as they may develop these during the event.

Barbara Allan

Barbara Allan is the Dean of Westminster Business School. She is a National Teaching Fellow and she achieved this award for her work on professional skills development with a particular emphasis on academic skills. Barbara’s  books include: Project Management, Blended Learning, and Supporting Research Students published by Facet Publishing; and also Virtual Learning Communities and Study Skills for Business and Management Students published by Open University Press. She is currently working on her new book The No-nonsense Guide to Training for Facet Publishing. 

Sample programme

• What are learning innovations?
• Identifying and evaluating technology-based innovations
• Identifying and evaluating innovations demanding facilitation skills
• Design of programmes and workshops to include learning innovations
• Delivering innovative programmes and workshops.
• Contingency planning.
• Action planning and evaluation

The aim of this one-day programme is to equip individuals with practical approaches to designing and delivering effective large group sessions including the use of interactive activities.

By the end of the course participants will have:

• recognised the characteristics of effective large group training sessions
• utilised practical approaches to delivering effective large group sessions
• used interactive activities in their large group sessions
• developed contingency plans for dealing with unexpected events

This programme will be of value to any staff involved in delivering large group sessions to students or customers. Many of the ideas and approaches considered in this workshop are of value to library and information professionals working with any large and diverse group.

This is a practical programme. Learning and teaching activities involve discussions, case studies and other practical activities.

Barbara Allan

Barbara
Barbara Allan is the Dean of Westminster Business School. She is a National Teaching Fellow and she achieved this award for her work on professional skills development with a particular emphasis on academic skills.  Barbara’s  books include: Project Management, Blended Learning, and Supporting Research Students published by Facet Publishing; and also Virtual Learning Communities and Study Skills for Business and Management Students published by Open University Press. She is currently working on her new book The No-nonsense Guide to Training for Facet Publishing. 

Sample programme

• What are the characteristics of large groups?
• Effective approaches to teaching and training large groups
• Development of large group training sessions
• Delivering large group training sessions
• Contingency planning: dealing with unexpected events
• Action planning and evaluation

Consequently, international students may require specialist support to enable them to adopt the academic skills required in higher education in the UK.

This one day programme will focus on practical approaches to supporting international students in higher education.

By the end of the course participants will have:

• gained an understanding the diverse international student body
• identified their academic support needs
• ensured that their training and coaching sessions address the needs of international students

This programme will be of interest to any staff working with international students in universities and colleges in the UK. Many of the ideas and approaches considered in this workshop are of value to library and information professionals working with any diverse group in higher education.

This is a practical programme. Learning and teaching activities involve discussions, case studies and other practical activities.

Barbara Allan

Barbara Allan is the Dean of Westminster Business School. She is a National Teaching Fellow and she achieved this award for her work on professional skills development with a particular emphasis on academic skills.  Barbara’s  books include: Project Management, Blended Learning, and Supporting Research Students published by Facet Publishing; and also Virtual Learning Communities and Study Skills for Business and Management Students published by Open University Press. She is currently working on her new book The No-nonsense Guide to Training for Facet Publishing. 

Sample programme

• The internationalisation of higher education in the UK
• Student expectations and needs
• Design of training and coaching sessions
• Delivering training and coaching sessions
• Supporting students on a one-to-one basis
• Action planning and evaluation

This programme will help staff in an organisation to design and deliver effective drop-in sessions even when there is a minimum of notice.

By the end of the course, participants will have:

• identified and applied the GROW coaching model to drop-in sessions
• identified and applied the 4MAT design process for drop-in sessions.
• designed and delivered effective drop-in sessions
• developed contingency plans for dealing with unexpected events

This programme will be of value to any staff involved in delivering drop-in sessions to students, customers or colleagues. Many of the ideas and approaches considered in this programme are of value to library and information professionals working with any time-pressured training sessions e.g. telephone or interactive web-based sessions.

This is a practical programme. Learning and teaching activities involve discussions, case studies and other practical activities. Participants are encouraged to bring their current training materials and session plans to the event.

Barbara Allan

Barbara Allan is the Dean of Westminster Business School. She is a National Teaching Fellow and she achieved this award for her work on professional skills development with a particular emphasis on academic skills.  Barbara’s  books include: Project Management, Blended Learning, and Supporting Research Students published by Facet Publishing; and also Virtual Learning Communities and Study Skills for Business and Management Students published by Open University Press. She is currently working on her new book The No-nonsense Guide to Training for Facet Publishing.

Sample half-day programme

• What are the challenges of delivering drop-in sessions?
• Two design approaches: GROW coaching model; 4MAT Method
• Design of drop-in sessions
• Contingency planning: dealing with unexpected events
• Action planning 

By the end of the course, participants will have:

• developed design strategies to make their database training sessions interesting and engaging
• identified and evaluate a range of interactive activities for use in database training sessions
• used interactive activities in their training sessions
• developed contingency plans for dealing with unexpected events

This programme will be of interest to any staff involved in delivering database training sessions to students, customers or colleagues. Many of the ideas and approaches considered in this programme are of value to library and information professionals working with any IT-based training sessions.

This is a practical programme. Learning and teaching activities involve discussions, case studies and other practical activities. Participants are encouraged to bring their current training materials and session plans to the training.

Barbara Allan

Barbara Allan is the Dean of Westminster Business School. She is a National Teaching Fellow and she achieved this award for her work on professional skills development with a particular emphasis on academic skills. Barbara’s  books include: Project Management, Blended Learning, and Supporting Research Students published by Facet Publishing; and also Virtual Learning Communities and Study Skills for Business and Management Students published by Open University Press. She is currently working on her new book The No-nonsense Guide to Training for Facet Publishing.

Sample programme

• What are the challenges of database training?
• What are the characteristics of effective training sessions?
• How may interactive activities be used to enhance training sessions?
• Design of database and other IT-based training sessions
• Design and use of interactive activities
• Delivering database and other IT-based training sessions
• Contingency planning: dealing with unexpected events
  
• Action planning

This highly practical programme provides library and information workers with the skills they need to design and deliver successful training sessions.

By the end of the course participants will have:

• gained an understanding of the principles of designing successful training events
• identified approaches to running successful training events
• explored a range of strategies to ensure that their training events include a variety of interesting and  memorable activities

This programme is relevant to people new to training as well as those who are more experienced. It covers the skills required to deliver training events lasting from 30 minutes to six hours , to individuals or groups.

This is a practical programme. Participants will be expected to deliver mini-presentations and mini-workshops in a supportive environment. Participants are encouraged to bring materials relating to their own training sessions to the event.

Barbara Allan

Barbara Allan is the Dean of Westminster Business School. She is a National Teaching Fellow and she achieved this award for her work on professional skills development with a particular emphasis on academic skills. Barbara’s  books include: Project Management, Blended Learning, and Supporting Research Students published by Facet Publishing; and also Virtual Learning Communities and Study Skills for Business and Management Students published by Open University Press. She is currently working on her new book The No-nonsense Guide to Training for Facet Publishing.

Sample programme

  DAY 1

• Characteristics of effective training sessions
• Individual learners and their learning styles
• Designing successful training sessions
• Training aims and outcomes
• 4MAT Method
• Use of different learning and teaching methods
• Using technology to support training sessions
• Assessment matters: use of diagnostics
• Planning for day 2

DAY 2

• Running training sessions. Preparation including:
• Contingency planning
• Managing the session
• Follow-up activities
• Practical training sessions
• Review of practical training sessions
• Dealing with tricky situations
• Evaluating training sessions
• Action planning

17 May
The Guardian (children's books)
Elizabeth Laird's top 10 books about tough stuff

14 May
This is Staffordshire
Library jobs to go in budget cuts

7 May
The Herald Scotland
Public libraries are essential to communities but need to adapt

25 April
Research Information
Groups call for copyright overhaul in UK

24 April
Computer active
UK copyright laws must be updated warn organisations

23 April
The Information Daily
Library Members Can Now Borrow Books From Any Library Throughout Northern Ireland

15 April
The Independent on Sunday
Big Society in Action? Alternative community libraries as a response to closures

7 April
The Telegraph
Elderly and rural dwellers hit by mobile library cuts

5 April
The Guardian
Comment is free: Community-run libraries are part of the degradation of the service

4 April
The Bookseller
Libraries: care in the community?

3 April
The Telegraph
Judge rules against plan to staff libraries with volunteers

3 April
The Independent
Big Society libraries under threat

30 March
The Independent
Cultural organisations call for ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

22 March
The Guardian Higher Education Network
Professional development advice for academic librarians

16 March
The Telegraph
Scale of cut backs revealed

13 March
The Bookseller
Campaigners welcome Vaizey's reach-out to CILIP

13 March
Evening Standard
Libraries facing a bleak future

12 March
The Guardian
Library protest to target Houses of Parliament

21 February
BBC Radio 4, Today in Parliament
Annie Mauger, CILIP CEO, giving evidence at Culture, Media and Sport inquiry into public library closures in England

21 February
Huffington Post
Ministers don't understand libraries

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Criteria for nominating Honorary Fellows (word)

The nomination form for Honorary Fellowship (word) to be returned to the Chief Executive's office, CILIP, 7 Ridgmount St, London WC1E 7AE or by email to Michael.Martin@cilip.org.uk by 5pm 8th June 2012

Read the Qualifications Blog and follow Qualifications on Twitter 

You can contact the Qualifications and Professional Development team on 020 7255 0610 or quals@cilip.org.uk

"I signed up for Chartership to help me progress in my career" 

“Take every opportunity that comes your way. Chartership enabled me to exchange ideas and widen my knowledge base.”
Feedback from succesfully Chartered Members of CILIP

Did you know?
You can apply for Chartership whether you are a new professional or have been practising for years. Because it's a professional development qualification it's designed to fit your career 

"Certification was just the beginning. In the year or so since I gained ACLIP status, I’ve started an accredited distance-learning course in Information and Library Studies at the Robert Gordon University. As soon as I’ve completed my studies I’ll be looking to gain Chartership and then what will follow? Who knows? But I’ve set my sights on working in a university library. Had I not made that first step towards Certification, I’m not sure that any of this would have been possible."
Feedback from successful Certification candidate

It allows you to add the letters FCLIP after your name. This stands for Chartered Fellow of CILIP (CILIP Byelaws, Section 3, Professional Qualifications, No.15).

Fellows may continue to Revalidate their award.

Read the Qualifications Blog and follow Qualifications on Twitter

You can contact the Qualifications and Professional Development team on 020 7255 0610 or quals@cilip.org.uk

"The reason why I applied for Fellowship was that I wanted to realise my full potential. To be a successful information professional today we must learn to be an attractive proposition so that potential employers or clients just cannot resist."
Feedback from Chartered Fellow

Honorary Fellowships are awarded by CILIP Council. You can find the citations here and also see how to make nominations.

Ofsted- A good education for all

April 2012

 CILIP's submission

CILIP has responded to Ofsted's proposals for amended inspection arrangements for maintained schools and academies and further education and Skills from September 2012.  We argue that "a well managed school library supports both teaching and learning" and therefore "the school library should be seen as an integral part of a school’s levels of achievement and should be part of the Ofsted inspection process".  We also call for "clear and evidenced links" between the courses offered by FE institutions and their library/learning resource centres before providers can be rated as having "outstanding” teaching, learning and assessment"

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Inquiry into Library Closures
January 2012

 CILIP's submission

The submission sets out CILIP's views on 'comprehensive and efficient' library services, the impact library closures have on local communities, the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 and the effectiveness of the Secretary of State's powers of intervention under that Act. CILIP believes that the impact of closures and reductions in levels of service and staffing will be significant and damaging. And that the front loading of expenditure reductions creates greater risks of breaches of the Act.

•  Link to CMS Committee published evidence (CILIP's evidence is no. 52 pp 234-241) 

Training events for Chartership, Revalidation and Certification candidates are run by the Candidate Support Officers who are part of the Career Development Group.

Courses may also be run by employers and other professional development groups.  Keep an eye on the Gazette's What's On pages for further details.

Alerts about new portfolio building workshops are made on the Chartership discussion list, Revalidation discussion list and Certification discussion list.

2012 Dates 

West Midlands
Chartership, Certification and Revalidation Course.
Tuesday 22nd May  
10am -- 3pm
There will be an introductory presentation by Sabelo Mapasure, your Candidate
Support Officer in West Midlands. Michael Martin, Adviser from CILIP's Qualifications and Professional Development Department will talk about the Certification and Chartership process. Recently qualified candidates will also be available to share their experiences. Example portfolios will be available
for perusal and borrowing. Please book early as places are filling fast.
Further details and booking form in CILIP Calendar http://goo.gl/Ic33f
Sabelo Mapasure, CSO West Midlands, Cilip.csowm@gmail.com

South Wales
Certification, Chartership and Revalidation
Friday 25th May
13.30 -- 16.30
University of Glamorgan, Glyn Taf Campus Pontypridd
Presentations from Michael Martin (Cilip), other speakers TBC.
For more information contact Pat Duxbury CDG Candidate Support Officer (CSO) South Wales (Contact details are on the website) 
Contact Pat Duxbury 
Email: pduxbury@glam.ac.uk(preferred) 

London and South East Divisions
Career Development Group (London and South East Divisions)
Certification, Chartership, Revalidation and beyond event 
Thursday 31st May 2012
1.30pm - 5pm at CILIP
7 Ridgmount Street, London
WC1E 7AE
Contact Alex Seymour to book your place Alex.Seymour@nas.org.uk

This event considers the importance of continuous professional development, both in preparing for Certification, Chartership, Revalidation, and throughout your career. It is aimed at those who have embarked on the Certification, Chartership or Revalidation process, or who are thinking about it. There will be an introductory presentation by Franko Kowalczuk, part of the Career Development Group's candidate support team. Michael Martin from CILIP's Qualifications and Professional Development Department will then talk about the Certification, Chartership and Revalidation process. Example portfolios will be available for perusal and borrowing.

Cost: Free. Booking in advance is essential as places are limited.

Scotland
Certification, Chartership and Revalidation event 
Mitchell Library
Thursday 21st June
9.30 -- 13.00
Join Michael Martin from CILIP and other Chartered Members to find out 
more about what is involved. Get help putting your portfolio together 
and following the regulations, as well as hear tips from successful 
candidates. The event is free, but booking is essential. Programme to follow.

To express interest in attending please contact Celia Jenkins (CSO 
of CDG (Scottish Division)) - c.jenkins@ed.ac.uk.

East of England
Chartership, Revalidation and Certification candidates Portfolio building course in the Eastern Region
Ely Public Library
1.30 -- 4.45
Thursday June 21st
An opportunity to hear about and discuss the
regulations, listen to mentors, and ask questions of successful
candidates.  There will be plenty of opportunity to think about how to
write reflectively and doing a skills audit.
The event is free, but booking is essential.
The Eastern Region CSO is Libby Tilley eat21@cam.ac.uk
Kathy.Teague@rnib.org.uk. 

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)

• Completed a consultation on the Quality Criteria for the new Body of Professional Knowledge
• Defined quality criteria using the results:

 Results of BPKS Consultation - Part 1

• Developed a Draft Body of Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Consulted members and key stakeholders on draft
• Revisions on the basis of the draft are underway

2. Accreditation and the Seal of Recognition

• Collated all background information (including a review of other models for Accreditation) has been completed
• Developed Business Process Maps which detail the ‘as is’ processes for both Accreditation and Seal of Recognition
• Consulted all Library Schools delivering Accredited programmes and some which have none-accredited courses
• Consuleted all Seal of Recognition holders
• Consulted Accreditation Board
• Completed review of products and recommendations for the next stage of work
  

3. CILIP Qualifications

Work is not timetabled to begin on the review of CILIP Qualifications until June. 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.

4. Employers Panel

An Employers Panel has been formed. They will meet over the course of project to review all areas of activity.

There was a clear message that it should be Relevant, Clear Comprehensive and Useful.

• When will the project finish and when will any changes be made public?
• How can I get involved in the project?
• I am currently applying for Chartership / Certification / Revalidation / Fellowship. What does this mean to me? Should I wait?
• I want to start a Bachelor/Masters programme in library and information science. However, I understand accreditation has been suspended pending the outcome of the project.  How does this affect me?
• I am a CILIP mentor. What does the project mean for me?
  
• I’d like to apply for Accreditation/ the Seal of Recognition, when and how can I do this?
• How soon before I will be able to register for the new (style) qualifications?  What will it cost?
• I already have a Chartered professional qualification from another professional association. Will I be able to use it to gain one of the new CILIP qualifications? 

1. When will the project finish and when will any changes be made public?

The project is scheduled to continue until December 2012 but information about any changes, for example to the Body of Professional Knowledge, will be publicised as soon as they have been approved by Council. There will be opportunities for all members and other interested groups to get involved in the various consultations during the life of the project.

2. How can I get involved in the project?

If you are particularly interested in responding to any consultations or being involved in any focus groups, please email futureskills@cilip.org.uk to state your interest and once plans have been confirmed we will contact you directly letting you know how you can be involved.

3. I am currently applying for Chartership / Certification / Revalidation / Fellowship. What does this mean to me? Should I wait?

If you have already registered for a CILIP qualification, or are planning to register and/or apply this year, you are strongly advised to complete your qualification. This is a significant project and it is unlikely that information on changes to the qualifications or to the requirements will be published before the autumn at the earliest. Taking into account the transition phase to any new qualifications, it makes sense to apply as soon as you are ready to do so.

4. I want to start a Bachelor / Masters programme in library and information science. However, I understand accreditation has been suspended pending the outcome of the project. How does this affect me?
Although the accreditation of new programmes at all universities is currently in hold until the outcomes of the project are known, we do encourage you to enrol on one of the many well established programmes (in various aspects of librarianship and information management) around the UK so that you can take advantage of any job opportunities that specify a degree or postgraduate qualification.

Current accreditation has been extended until the end of the project and once the new accreditation arrangements are confirmed CILIP will work with the universities to ensure the minimum disadvantage to individual students/practitioners as a consequence of project.

5. I am a CILIP mentor. What does the project mean for me?

Mentors play a vital role in qualifications and we expect that they will continue to do so.  We will make sure all mentors are kept informed about the progress of the project and about project findings and recommendations as soon as they are available.

6. I’d like to apply for Accreditation / the Seal of Recognition, when and how can I do this?

Information on the new model for accreditation and the Seal of Recognition will be circulated as soon as it has been approved by Council. Please email futureskills@cilip.org.uk so that we can get in touch as soon as the new requirements are known.

7. How soon before I will be able to register for the new (style) qualifications? What will it cost?

The Project findings and recommendations will be available later in the year, at which point the timetable, and any changes to the fee structure will be made public. As yet there is no indication of the fee structure.

8. I already have a Chartered professional qualification from another professional association. Will I be able to use it to gain one of the new CILIP qualifications?

The scope of the Future Skills Project involves enhancing our relationships with other professional bodies although at this stage it is too soon to say if this will lead to mutual recognition of qualifications between CILIP and any other professional bodies.

NB: This statement does not affect CILIP members who are also current holders of RLIANZA: you will continue to benefit from the reciprocity agreement between CILIP and LIANZA. 

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Please find below the latest version of the high-level project plan.

 Future Skills Milestone Plan 30/3/12

Find out about the progress we are making by checking out the progress report.

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