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Hi All, Can I ask for some clarification on some work related office gossip I have been hearing? Apparently CILIP are offering chartership to non qualified library assistants based on x number of years experience, a CV and a four page report (and quite possibly a small fee!). If this is the case and colleages are bypassing the studying part to work their way upto chartered status, then why spend three years at university, plus another one or two when we could be working our way up full time with no student debts? Within the equivalent time of qualifying as a librarian we could have done the experience part and be in a professionally chartered librarian post. I am seriously considering rewriting my professional issues section in order to incorporate this. As someone who is close to submitting, can anyone put me straight on this, have I got the wrong end of the stick completely?! Reply on/off list - I'm sure many of us are running out of space in our email accounts... Thanks, Helena PS We shall miss Emilce's emails - they did spark some interesting discussions in the office! Helena West Academic Librarian University College Northampton Boughton Green Road Northampton NN2 7AL 01604 892226