Every professional organisation needs a knowledge base. This describes what members of the profession must know in order to practise. This document has been adopted by CILIP and establishes the unique knowledge, which distinguishes library and information professionals from other professionals.
CILIP refers to the knowledge base as the Body of Professional Knowledge (BPK).
Name:
Body of Professional Knowledge
Format:
PDF
Size:
206K
Last updated:
25 February 2005
This document is also available in Microsoft Word format.
There are also supporting notes on the Body of Professional Knowledge you may find useful.