News from CILIP
 Job
Swaps Abroad –
New
Opportunities
Through CILIP
CILIP
hosts LIBEX – the international
job exchange scheme for library and information professionals
 CILIP:
the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals has
taken over LIBEX, the online clearing house for library and information
staff looking for job exchange experience abroad. Previously run by the
Thomas Parry Library in Aberystwyth, the service is now available exclusively
to CILIP members at www.cilip.org.uk/jobs_careers/libex.html
“We’re very pleased to be able to offer this additional benefit
to CILIP members,” says CILIP’s International Officer Julie
Robinson. “LIBEX is a great way to help your continuing professional
development – you can gain new professional experience and knowledge,
and enjoy the personal enrichment that comes from contact with another
culture.”
Employers can benefit too. “Many staff have found
the experience inspiring and returned with renewed enthusiasm for their
job – and
that must surely benefit employers,” Julie adds. Knowledge transfer,
exchange of expertise, and the opportunity to compare and contrast different
information services – all these are ways to encourage innovation
and positive change in the host organisation.
To register for LIBEX, CILIP
members simply complete a LIBEX application (including their CILIP
membership number) and return it to CILIP by email,
post or fax. The current LIBEX database is then emailed direct to the
member, who can scan it for posts of particular interest and make contact
directly with the individuals concerned. There’s no agent or middleman
at this stage; CILIP members gain direct access to the contact details
of other LIBEX participants.
“Managing LIBEX is an ongoing responsibility for CILIP,” concludes
Julie Robinson. “Besides hosting the LIBEX database, we will also
support, develop and promote the scheme for the benefit of CILIP members.”
Further
information on LIBEX is available online at www.cilip.org.uk/jobs_careers/libex.html
or you can email libex@cilip.org.uk.
Contact: Julie Robinson International Officer, CILIP
Tel: 020
7255 0643
Email: julie.robinson@cilip.org.uk
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