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Autumn 2014
Volume 1, Issue 2 West Midlands Member Network
WELCOME FROM THE EDITOR
I feel like so much has happened since our last issue! We allocated two
Travel Bursaries to attend CILIP’s Big Day and AGM. There was a dis-
appointingly low number of applications, even after we extended the
deadline, but I hope that our plans to offer these types of bursaries
more often will make our members more willing to apply in the future.
We’ve confirmed the date for our Member’s Day on 9th February
2015; save the date now! As part of the day we will be hosting our
CILIP Debate session, see page 6 for more details.
We also hosted, as part of our series of informal networking events, a
Twilight Tour of The Hive in Worcester. A photo spread is on pages 4
and 5. Again, we had a small turnout, but everyone had a great time,
and adjourned after the Tour to a local pub which sells superb Pie and
Mash!
We’re planning more of the smaller, informal networking events
across the region in the future. If you would
like to host something in your area, please let
us know at [email protected]
Lisa
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
CILIP Big Day Report 1 ............. 2
CILIP Big Day Report 2 ............. 3
Dates for your Diary .................. 4
The Hive Photo Spread .............. 4
Member’s Day details ................ 6
Fun and Games .......................... 6
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CILIP’S BIG DAY AND AGM: TRAVEL BURSARY RE-PORTS
CILIP BIG DAY AND AGM 2014 BY DAN LIVESEY - LIBRARY SUPERVI-
SOR, MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
On 20th September, I attended the CILIP Big Day and AGM in Bristol and received a £50 travel bursary from the CILIP West Midlands Mem-ber Network. This event was a free mini-conference for CILIP mem-
bers and hosted a variety of inspiring speakers and the CILIP AGM.
This was the second CILIP conference I attended in 2014 after the Health Libraries Group conference in July and once again I was not dis-appointed. The whole day was really enjoyable. From the registration to the close of the day, I was able to chat with fellow professionals in a variety of different roles. I consider these networking opportunities to be really useful and look forward to any chance to learn what CILIP members are up to in other sectors. I certainly took some useful ideas
back home.
In the lead up to the event I was looking forward to the keynote speaker, William Sieghart. After hearing that he had been commis-sioned to undertake and independent review of public library provision in England, and having previously worked in public libraries, I imagined that he would have some interesting things to say. William’s speech was fascinating and demonstrated that he understood many of the chal-
lenges and opportunities facing public library provision in England.
The keynote speech was concluded after a lively Q&A and followed by presentations from the nominees for the Libraries Change Lives Award, Leeds Library and Information Service, Hertfordshire Libraries and North-amptonshire Libraries. The winner- North-amptonshire Libraries with their innovative business information service which encour-aged self-employment opportunities and busi-
ness start-ups.
While there was lively chatter and debate throughout, there was complete silence dur-ing the presentation by Jan Parry- The essen-tial role of information professionals: the Hillsborough story. Jan delivered a wonderful speech on the role of information profession-
als throughout the investigations into the tragedy. From managing and compiling the many witness statements to supporting the many families during the publication of the independent report, this proved to be the
highlight of the conference for many.
I would really like to thank the West Midlands Member Network Committee, specifically Lisa [Basini], for helping to support my attend-ance at the CILIP Big Day. I would encourage anyone to apply for bur-saries provided by regional networks. They support your CPD and can provide you with the opportunity to contribute towards debates and discussions with other CILIP members. I have come away from the event with other opportunities to be involved in CILIP and will un-doubtedly use this experience in my MCLIP Revalidation in the near
future.
If you would like to
know more about our
Committee Members
you can view individual
profiles of members on
our webpages:
www.cilip.org.uk/west-
midlands-branch/
committee
If you would like to get
involved in the com-
mittee, in any capacity,
please get in touch:
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FOR MORE
INFORMATION:
Jan Parry
CILIP BIG DAY AND AGM 2014: BUILDING SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXCELLANCE. AH-MED ALMUSTAPHA HAMZA - FEDERAL COL-LEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) LIBRARY
POTISKUM, YOBE STATE, NIGERIA
My objectives for attending this conference are to broaden my knowledge of United Kingdom librarianship and to provide me with opportu-nities of meeting CILIP members and to partic-
ipate in the formal proceedings of CILIP.
List of sessions which were most helpful to me in achieving my objectives: Welcome address by Barbara Band, video shows on Libraries Change Lives award, key note speech by Wil-liam Sieghart, essentials role of Information professionals, CILIP AGM 2014, celebration of
achievement and the Presidential address.
The main thing I learned from this conference, started on 19th September 2014 at Wolver-
hampton where am studying. I prepared to travel by train but later choose the coach from Wolverhampton break at Birmingham and then Bristol coach station where I chartered a taxi to double tree by Hilton's hotel arrived at 9:35 am, then immediately did my registration collected
my conference papers and ushered into the conference hall.
Getting into the hall, I felt completely out of place because it was my first International conference, I saw a lot of people from different cali-bre some were standing chatting while some were sitting waiting for
the conference to start.
I found an empty seat sat down and watched people as they discussed suddenly one of the attendee Grace noticed and confronted me by greeting then pointed dignitaries of the occasion where she suggested I could go and meet them; I met with chief Executive. The President, CILIP Treasurer and
other dignitaries present.
When the conference starts by ten o'clock, I was relaxed and excited by the welcome address of
CILIP President Barbara Band. A series of videos about libraries changes lives was shown.
The first speaker or key note speech by William Sieghart was an eye opener when he talked about problems affecting libraries in UK, particularly public libraries where he urged communities to seek
government intervention in Public libraries for modern and functional library equipment.
RECOMMENDATION
♦ CILIP should increase the number of conference sponsorship.
♦ Librarians need to regularly update their CILIP subscriptions.
♦ Librarians need to update their knowledge through education and
conferences.
♦ Communities need to show govern-
ment their library’s needs.
♦ Libraries need to implement new innovative and Technological facili-
ties.
Thank you for the opportunity.
Photos from the CILIP
Big Day (including
those shown) are avail-
able from CILIP’s Flick-
er page: https://
www.flickr.com/
photos/cilipmarketing/
sets/721576480016230
81/
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William Sieghart and Philip Wark presenting Libraries Change Lives Award winner 2014 Grace Kempster with trophy and certificate
The Room at The Big Day
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
6th November ‘14
Professional Registration
Event in Coventry
24th November ‘14
Committee Meeting in
Birmingham
26th November ‘14
Revalidation Drop In
Evening in Birmingham
9th February ‘15
West Midlands Regional
Member Network Mem-
ber’s Day and AGM, in-
cluding CILIP Debate
For more details visit:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/
west-midlands-branch/
events
TWILIGHT VISIT TO THE HIVE, WORCESTER
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As part of our series of informal networking events across the West
Midlands Region, Committee Member Roger Fairman hosted a tour of
The Hive Worcester on the 14th October.
Here is a selection of
photos from the Hive,
including the automat-
ed book sorting ma-
chine, a Roman Grain
oven, found during
excavations of the site
and preserved under
the stairwell, the Ar-
chive’s viewing tables
and a selection of pho-
tos from around the
Library.
I was pleasantly sur-
prised by the number
of people in the library,
despite the later time
that we were present
- unfortunately I didn’t
have their permission
to take their pictures,
so I am unable to
demonstrate this!
I really enjoyed the
visit and discussing
some of the environ-
mentally friendly fea-
tures (for example
here’s a natural air cir-
culation system).
I also enjoyed the Pie
and Mash in the nearby
pub after the tour!
5 Photo Credit: Lisa Basini
CILIP West Midlands Members Network
We represent library and
information professionals
living and or working in
the counties of Hereford-
shire, Shropshire, Staf-
fordshire, Warwickshire
and Worcestershire. We
also serve the metropoli-
tan districts of Birming-
ham, Coventry, Dudley,
Sandwell, Solihull, Wal-
sall and Wolverhampton,
as well as the non-
metropolitan districts of
Stoke-on-Trent and Tel-
ford & Wrekin.
MEMBER’S DAY 2015
We’ve booked The Priory Rooms in Birmingham on the 9th February
‘15 for our Annual Member’s Day and AGM. We’re still firming up de-
tails, but if you want to come and
talk about any recent projects
you’ve been involved in, please let
us know.
We’re also hosting a CILIP De-
bates session as part of the day’s
activities. The topic that will be
debated is:
“All access to publicly funded research should be
openly available for the public good”
If you are interested in speaking on this topic or would like to represent
either side in the debate please email the Committee Chair, Lisa Basini,
Feedback
If you have any comments regarding the content of this newsletter, or if you would
like to contribute to the next issue, please contact:
Lisa Basini
Newsletter Editor
FUN AND GAMES!
Just for a bit of fun, here’s a word search with words and phrases from
the newsletter and generally to do with the West Midlands Member
Network!
AGM
BIG DAY
CERTIFICATION
CHARTERSHIP
CILIP DEBATES
CONFERENCE
MEMBER’S DAY
NETWORKING
PHOTOSPREAD
PIE AND MASH
REVALIDATION
THE HIVE
TRAVEL BURSARY
TWILIGHT TOUR
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