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In case you hadn't heard via other networks. David ________________________________ From: CILIP Press Release [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 16 August 2010 10:59 Subject: Bob McKee It is with great sadness and regret that CILIP announces that its Chief Executive Bob McKee passed away this weekend Bob was attending the International Federation of Library Associations Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was attending the meeting as a member of the Governing Board and Executive Committee of IFLA. Bob McKee had been a prominent member of the UK library and information community for many years. He was previously Chief Executive of The Library Association, and oversaw the launch of CILIP, which was created in 2002 from the unification of the Library Association and the Institute of Information Scientists. CILIP trustees, the Presidential team and staff join together in sending their deepest condolences to Bob’s family at this traumatic time. Bob McKee PhD MCLIP FRSA At the time of his death Bob McKee was Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). He was previously Chief Executive of The Library Association, one of CILIP’s predecessor bodies. Bob was a prominent member of the library and information community. From 1988 to 1999 Bob was a Chief Officer in local government working for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council first as Director of Libraries and Arts and then as Assistant Chief Executive responsible for economic development and policy coordination. Earlier in his career Bob worked in community libraries, in school and college libraries, and as a lecturer at what used to be the School of Library and Information Studies at Birmingham City University. Until September 2006 Bob was a member of the Board of MLA, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, and Chair of MLA's Finance and Audit Committee. He served on the Public Lending Right Advisory Committee, on the Libraries, Archives and Information Sector Constituency Panel for Lifelong Learning UK, and on the Executive Forum of the “Professionalism in IT” initiative led by the British Computer Society. Internationally, Bob was a member of the Governing Board and Executive Committee of IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, with an active involvement in IFLA-FAIFE, one of the Core Activities of IFLA covering work on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression. In January 2006 was Bob was appointed to the honorary position of Visiting Professor in the Department of Information and Learning Services at the University of Worcester. - ends - Photographs of Bob McKee are available on request Press contact: Mark Taylor, Head of Corporate Marketing and Media Relations, CILIP Tel: 020 7255 0650 Mobile: 07792 635 305 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ******************************************************************************************************************** This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender that you have received the message in error before deleting it. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you for your co-operation. NHSmail is the secure email and directory service available for all NHS staff in England and Scotland NHSmail is approved for exchanging patient data and other sensitive information with NHSmail and GSI recipients NHSmail provides an email address for your career in the NHS and can be accessed anywhere For more information and to find out how you can switch, visit www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/nhsmail ******************************************************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************************************************** This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the sender that you have received the message in error before deleting it. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you for your co-operation. NHSmail is the secure email and directory service available for all NHS staff in England and Scotland NHSmail is approved for exchanging patient data and other sensitive information with NHSmail and GSI recipients NHSmail provides an email address for your career in the NHS and can be accessed anywhere For more information and to find out how you can switch, visit www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/nhsmail ********************************************************************************************************************