CILIP and SCONUL will work closely together in areas of mutual interest, including:
- to support LIS practitioners involved in the delivery of library and learning support to HE programmes
- to speak with a strong, united voice about government policy relating to education, research, librarianship and information related matters;
- to build on past good work and disseminate good practice;
- to maximise effectiveness and minimise duplication of effort.
- to promote leadership and succession planning;
SCONUL and CILIP will concentrate joint policy development on areas of mutual interest, including:
- scholarly communication and support for research;
- learner support and information literacy;
- access and diversity.
CILIP and SCONUL will work together in the following ways:
- establishing clear procedures to enable a rapid response on specific issues where necessary;
- including each other in committees as appropriate;
- joining up conference planning and participating in each others’ conferences and events;
- developing training programmes for shared target audiences;
- establishing joint task groups as required;
- facilitating access to each other’s mechanisms for influencing government policy as appropriate;
- providing joint support for, and engagement with, other sectors as appropriate.
SCONUL and CILIP will encourage active involvement of library and information staff by:
- promoting continuing professional development for all staff;
- encouraging staff to seek professional qualifications
- promoting national and regional events organised by either body or its subgroups;
- sharing relevant research findings and good practice for the benefit of the wider library community;
- disseminating information on key strategic issues through effective use of SCONUL & CILIP publications, websites, etc.
November 2004
CILIP/SCONUL Joint Events Protocol (September 2005)