I agree entirely with Pat,

I refuse on principal to vote on something without sufficient 
information and I do not consider a candidate's own biography 
sufficient.  It is a bit like signing something without reading the 
small print if you vote with inadequate information, and you reap what 
you sow.  In the past I have voted accordingly when I did have further 
information or knowledge about candidates which inclined me to think 
that they were suitable (or in some cases not-suitable) for a particular 
post.

In this case, I did not vote. My non-voting does not reflect adversely 
on any of the candidates, who may have been eminently suitable, merely 
on the quality and quantity of information provided. Given that we all 
belong to a profession which is entirely about the provision and 
communication of accurate, high quality information, voting on simply 
the information which we had would not have been professional.  Perhaps 
the people who did vote had further, better information or prior 
knowledge of the candidates?

Having just also seen the email which informs us that there were online 
hustings, but they were not well used, all I can say is that this just 
demonstrates the inadequacies of CILIP communities and the general 
clunkiness of the CILIP site.  Busy people need 'push' technologies. 
They haven't got time to go digging.

Linda

Dr. Linda M. Corrigan MCLIP
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NTERNAL>, "Bell, Pat (KAI Knowledge Projects)" 
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>I agree in principle, but the reality is that unless you already know
>the candidates, it is quite hard to make an informed vote on the fairly
>short and sometimes rather bland candidates' statements.
>
>Perhaps we could have some kind of online hustings: members are invited
>to post questions for the candidates to answer?
>
>Pat Bell
>KAI Knowledge Projects
>4th Floor West Ralli Quays
>Tel: 0161 827 0243
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Library and Information Professionals
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Quick, Amanda
>Sent: 07 December 2007 16:11
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: CILIP announces new Board of Trustees
>
>Fame and celebrity aren't everything! I don't see why having heard of
>somebody should be the determining factor? Who were you expecting to see
>on the list - maybe they hadn't thought of standing? There will be
>opportuntiies in future for further candidates. I had either first hand
>knowledge or had heard of about half the candidates, so they're not that
>obscure, they just move in different sectors and circles.
>
>Amanda
>
>Amanda Quick
>Information Specialist (Academic Librarian)
>Information Services
>University of Abertay Dundee
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