Celebrating Diversity in Libraries and Information - shortlist for the Diversity Awards announced
The Diversity Group of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals have announced the shortlist for the Diversity Awards 2007.
The Awards are made in two categories - organisational change, which recognises the work, which library and information organisations do to promote diversity and personal achievement, which rewards the work of individuals.
Shortlist for the Organisational Change Category
* London Borough of Camden for Refugee Workplacement in Libraries
* Hertfordshire Libraries, Heritage & Arts for Community Language Stock Survey
* Staffordshire County Council for Right to Read
Shortlist for the Personal Achievement Category
* Joanne Harvey, Service Development Manager, Reader Development at Brighton & Hove City Council
* Andrew Pearson, Community Librarian, Grangetown Library, Redcar & Cleveland
* Judith Preece, Campus Manager, University of East London Library & Learning Services
The winners will be announced at the Umbrella Awards Dinner on 29th June.
Contact: Karen Berry
Email: Karen.berry@coventry.gov.uk
Telephone: 024 7667 9458.
Notes to Editors
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 35,000 people engaged in library and information work, of whom around 22,000 are CILIP members and around 13,000 are regular customers of CILIP Enterprises. More information is available at www.cilip.org.uk.
The aims of the Diversity Group are to unite those members of CILIP engaged in or interested in issues of diversity as they affect the library and information community, to foster communication between such members, to facilitate exchange of experience and the promotion of work relevant to those interests in order to promote and support library and information services to diversity and excluded communities. "Diversity" covers issues of race, religion, culture, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age, disability - and other factors that result in discrimination and inequality.
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Updated: 24 January 2008