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Dear all, I wonder if you could provide any guidance on my questions below: I obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Management in June 2008. I have been an Associate member of CILIP since June 2008. I work full time in a legal library. I am hoping to begin the process of getting chartered ASAP. I wonder if you could tell me: a) Do I need to become a certified member of CILIP before I can become chartered? b) What is the benefit of being both a certified and chartered member of CILIP? Would you recommend doing both? Or shall I just go straight into getting Chartered? c) I read somewhere that I had to be an Associate member of CILIP for a year before registering to becoming chartered. Is that right? As I only became a member of CILIP in June 2008, does that mean I can’t become chartered until June 2009? If I have to wait until June 2009, is there anything I can/should actively be doing in the meantime? Many thanks for your assistance.