John Dolan, Chair of CILIP Council, discusses how CILIP membership can benefit information professionals. He addresses challenges facing the profession like tough economic times and changing roles, and outlines CILIP's focus on advocacy, skills development, networking, and shaping the future of the profession. Dolan emphasizes that CILIP membership invests in members' professional futures.

1. Its all about you:
the profession and its future
John Dolan OBE
Chair
CILIP Council
@johnrdolan
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

2. Libraries and me …
• Business information • Management (doh)
• Community information • Families
• Urban and Inner city • Library concept and
• Learning design
• Mime • National Policy and
• People‟s Network Strategy
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

3. CILIP
• Chair of Council • Personal priorities for
– Member CILIP
– Elected Trustee – Sustainability
– Chair of Council – Financial confidence
– Advocacy
• The national body for – Future Skills
library and information – Branches and Groups
workers – Cross-sector collaboration
– The “library” idea
• What are your priorities?
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

4. Tough times
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

5. Changing roles and culture
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

6. Being visible?
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

7. Standing out!
‘A good library, and
crucially, a good
librarian can be a
real benefit to a
school and
attainment.’
(Education APPG July
2011)
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

8. Defining our Professional Future
• Networking and
community
• Continuing
professional
development
• Advocacy and
thought leadership
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

9. What we‟re doing about it
• Future Skills
• Advocacy for all
• Building a shed!
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

10. Advocacy and thought
leadership
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

11. Networking and community
• Branch and
group review
• „Tool shed‟
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

12. Qualifications Review
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

13. What do members want?
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

14. Body of
professional
knowledge
and skills
?
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

15. CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

16. and finally…
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future

17. Thank you
John
CILIP membership: an investment in your professional future