The Icing on the Cake

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The Icing on the Cake

• Some reflections on my year as President
• Margaret Watson, CILIP President 2003-2004

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People

• What has made the year so memorable?

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Who?

• Members Day
• Gala Awards Day
• 17 Special Interest Groups
• 7 Branches
• 2 Home Nations
• Scotland to come
• Umbrella 2003
• HE Librarians in Wales
• International meetings
• More to come!

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Travel broadens the mind
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Places

• Berlin
• Toronto
• Galway
• Gregynog
• Newcastle
• Stratford upon Avon
• London
• York
• Durham

• Parma, Italy
• Manchester
• Chelmsford
• Sheffield
• Isle of Wight
• Birmingham
• Liverpool
• Middlesbrough
• Stafford
• Belfast

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Highlights

• Networking
• High level of professional involvement
• Shared concerns and issues
• Workforce development
• Leadership / Succession planning
• Access to information
• Legal issues
• Lack of resources
• Diversity
• Willingness to share and to learn

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Continuing Professional Development

• Presidential theme
• My background
• Education and training for the information
  profession
• Staff development
• Lifelong learning
• Need to take responsibility
• Need to be reflective practitioners

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CPD Key Players

• You!
• LIS Educators
• Other education providers
• Employers
• Other agencies / organisations
• NHS, MLA, ILT, TFPL, RMS, etc
• Professional associations
• CILIP
• Branches
• Groups

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New Framework of Qualifications

• Certification
• Chartership
• Revalidation
• Fellowship
• Diversity

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Concerns?

• Rate of change is slow
• Communication between CILIP and its members
• Website
• Us and them?
• Engagement with employers
• Advocacy
• National level
• Wider information profession

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And next?
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Year as Past President?

• Continue work on Framework of Qualifications
• Chair of Umbrella Planning Committee
• Committee Review Panel
• More meeting and presentations
• Belfast
• Victoria, Canada
• Advocacy role
• Presidential trio