Apologies for cross-posting
Format
First thing to say is that this is going to appear in two different 'parts' this
month – not because I've got exhausted and given up mid-way for a week
(though it's a thought!), but because if your Agenda has 32 items on it (called
Last Formal Meeting Of Year) you'll appreciate sending half of it into 'electronic
agenda item' and half into 'face-to-face' for things that need more discussion
becomes a sensible way of divvying things up. So face-to-face first last week,
electronic part is happening this week. Once electronic business has been
concluded I'll compile and send Part Two scurrying after this one.
Additional information
As usual, distributing this Council Briefing through a number of different
mechanisms, if you want more detail on anything welcome to email me and I'll
try and assist or put you in contact with someone who can. Various topics
referred to below are, in addition, Agenda items for next weeks CILIP Branch
and Group Reps Meeting.
Website re-vamp and Papers
As opposed to the rolling stone (which gathers no moss), I'm delighted to say
the CILIP website has gathered MOSS as it moved across to this in the last
few days to take advantage of a lot more back-end support and front-end
functionality. This means the website looks a bit different with a lot of work on
the functionality and content going on in the lead-up, so please have a look.
For CILIP members registered with the website wanting to look at any of the
Papers referred to below if you select Council on the Sitemap on the home
page there's a link from there to Council Meeting Papers on the left-hand-side.
Anything below I've got (P) against there's a Paper for you can read within the
November Meeting segment. In the below I'm only dealing with decisions and
interesting things of note taken re the Papers dealt with at the face-to-face
meeting, not the electronic.
Highlights of the Meeting (finally they all say!)
The Big Conversation
There was a Council workshop on this last week which gave further
consideration around content, process and timescales for 'The Big
Conversation' to be held next year. This is a debate about the future of CILIP,
where we want to be, how to position ourselves, to better adapt to and serve
the needs of the fast-changing information environment, member and employer
needs, while taking on board economic and social factors (for those of you
with long memories it's kind of Our Professional Future Mk II). Council decided
it wanted to consult widely, commission expert independent assistance, put
together a Project Board inclusive of the wider CILIP community, have a vision
and a roadmap for the process that there was a general feeling of ownership
of. As part of introducing the Big Conversation it will form part of the content
for the Branch and Group Reps Meeting next Monday. The Big Conservation, in
addition (note to self), should not be typed very fast while multi-tasking as
you then find you've just typed The Big Conservation instead, which this is
certainly not!
Future of the Policy Forum (P)
Council accepted the recommendation of the Policy Forum [PF] that the
current form of the Policy Forum be discontinued and replaced (as an INTERIM
position pending the recommendations and outcomes of Governance Review
next year) by two separate entities. One being a newly constituted Branch
and Group Forum for Representatives of the Branches, Groups and Devolved
Nations to facilitate communication, discussion and exchange of information
between all parties to strengthen existing relationships. The other, still being
called the Policy Forum, being a more compact body with a different
membership of specific policy development expertise drawn from across CILIP
and Chaired by the Vice President in order to promote and co-ordinate the
policy agenda more vigorously.
Devolution (P)
Council considered and approved the Framework of Agreement between CILIP
UK and the four Nations, this will now go to the lawyers and work begin writing
the Regulations and on scoping out the detail of the schedules re precise
relationship between CILIP UK and each Nation.
Encompass (P)
Council was pleased to note that the initial London pilot is now underway with
four trainees having found placements with a range of institutions and it
agreed the change of the current Steering Group to an Advisory Group now
that the project was up and running. The formal launch and celebration of
Encompass (a Positive Action Traineeship Scheme re aimed at increasing and
encouraging numbers of the BME community in the profession) will be held in
December at LSE (being one of the placement providers). Roll-out events re
extending the programme to the rest of England for potential placement
providers are being held in November and December in Birmingham, London
and Leeds. Discussion is underway with other Devolved Nations re any
potential for extending further.
Council out and about in 2010 and Trustee changes
It was confirmed that the 2010 July Council meeting will be in Leeds and it will
be preceded the night before by the Presidential Reception as next year's in-
coming President, Biddy Fisher, has close links and ties in the area. More
about all of that next year.
Closer to hand time-wise, those of you who are London-based members please
note the January 2010 Council Meeting will take place on 21st January at CILIP
RS. Members welcome as observers. This will be the first meeting of a
differently composed Council as there's a fair number of new elected Trustees
(Councillors) next year. [Not part of the meeting but the voting has since
closed and the votes been counted so next year's new Trustees are John
Crawford, Isabel Hood (re-elected), Emma McDonald and Nick Poole. Edwina
Smart in addition serves as Trustee for 2010 due to a Trustee standing down
early as Edwina was next closest runner-up that election year]. Standing
down as Trustees at the end of this calendar year are Chris Armstrong, Liz
Maclachlan, Caroline Moss-Gibbons and Diana Nutting. Council extends its
thanks to all of these for their hard work and dedication on behalf of the
organisation.
Other Matters of Interest
Qualifications – The TFG investigating possibility of reciprocal qualifications
(P) with LIANZA (the New Zealand counterpart to CILIP in the UK) has done a
lot of work on mapping CILIP Chartership against LIANZAs RLIANZA (their
equivalent). The TFG concluded there is enough commonality evident between
the two bodies content and assessment to make this practical. Council
approved further work on this to culminate Spring 2010 which will include
looking at reciprocity for Fellowship as well as Chartership. This work gives
added benefits to people who have or will attain CILIP qualifications by making
them more portable. Council agreed Chartered Members should be informed of
the work in progress. Council also recorded their thanks to Keith Wilson in
particular for his overall qualifications work (Chair of Chartership Board and
giving valiant service on many qualifications related TFGs in addition).
User Privacy Guidelines (P)
The Report and draft Guidelines from the TFG of the Policy Forum created to
consider this was agreed by Council (subject to any suggested amendments
from the Information Commissioner's Office or the CILIP lawyer) and should
hopefully be available as a PDF and launched early in 2010. The document
contains guidance for the reflective practitioner relating to privacy and data
request issues and is not meant to be prescriptive, but instead operate as an
aid to be used in considering specific situations practitioners may encounter in
their own organisations.
Other Policy Forum developments
Recommended PF Priorities for 2010 were noted as being information society,
learning, public health, professionalism (with caveat that other priorities may
arise over the course of the year).
The Manifesto TFG relating to England re the up-coming Westminster elections
(P) is on target to complete work by the end of 2009 and has been consulting
on work to date through a variety of mechanisms. The final draft will be taken
by CILIP Council when ready as an electronic item of business so as not to
curtail progress in getting the final text agreed and out in a timely fashion.
Work continues in association with relevant specialist bodies on work relating
to social justice, school libraries and academic libraries.
Employer Engagement (P)
An interim strategy was noted and agreed around bringing together and co-
coordinating existing initiatives within CILIP, taking a largely sectoral approach,
analysing current gaps and entering into dialogue and partnerships with
relevant bodies re taking existing work and joint priorities forward and working
on populating the gaps re sectors where there were no current work lines in
place.
Review of Governance (P)
The Audit Panel currently conducting the Review has recommended that
current arrangements for the Panel be continued for a year while it continues
its work. This means that the position of Immediate Past President will be
retained next year and the current President (next year's IPP) will continue to
lead the Review giving continuity to that process.
Branch and Group Regulations (P)
Further draft text came to Council re the Appendices to the main text of
these. The Branch and Group Regulations Task + Finish Group (TFG) are now
almost in a position to send complete drafts out to the Branches and Groups
to the timetable as agreed with them previously.
CILIP Branch and Group Reps Meeting - The Agenda for this was discussed.
Cognate Body Relationships – NHS Choices and Society of Chief Librarians have
signed a formal agreement with each other.
Okay... that's all for now folks. As I said above expect another one relating to
the electronic business Agenda items of November Council in a week's time!
Isabel (Trustee)
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