The document discusses partnership and collaboration, highlighting that they are at the core of CILIP's mission and activities. It provides examples of both successful and unsuccessful collaborative projects between CILIP and other organizations. Key lessons learned are to establish shared values and goals, build relationships through open communication, and have clear expectations and exit strategies for partnerships. The document emphasizes that collaboration, like relationships, requires nurturing to succeed.

1. Partnership and collaboration at the heart of
our professional future
Nick Poole, CILIP CEO
ARLG Working Together: Partnership and Collaboration
April 2018
These slides online at http://www.slideshare.net/cilip

2. CILIP is your professional association.
Our relationship with each individual
member is a partnership to secure
the success of your career.

3. Partnership and collaboration are at the
core of our Royal Charter:
• To unite all persons engaged or
interested in information science and
libraries and information services;
• To represent and act as the
professional body for persons working
in or interested in library and
information services;
• To work with similar institutes
overseas and with appropriate
international bodies;
CILIP Constitutional Documents (1898, amended 2014)

4. • The modern, influential professional
association our sector needs
• Helping members future-proof their skills
and career
• More inclusive and affordable membership
fees and benefits
• A new model of professionalism – attracting,
retaining and developing talent
• A more visible, proactive and influential
champion to Government, the media and
other sectors

5. Information Professionals
Librarians
Public
Librarians
School
Librarians
Library
Managers &
Assistants
Health
Librarians
Govt
Librarians
Data
Librarians
Academic &
Research
Librarians
Subject
Librarians
Other
Librarians
Information Managers
Information
Architects
Information
Governance
Managers
Information
Scientists
Information
Rights
Managers
Data
Protection
Officers
Taxonomy
Specialists
Analysts
Cyber-
security
Managers
Web
Managers
Knowledge
Managers
Change
Managers
Knowledge
Architects
Knowledge
Advisers
Chief
Knowledge
Officers
KM
Facilitators
Data
Professionals
Data
Scientists
Machine
Learning
Specialists
Data
Analytics
Managers
Artificial
Intelligence
Specialists

6. 11,500 members, UK-wide...
Consulting/independent information professionals Prison
Further Education/Colleges Public
Government and Armed Forces Research
Health Care School
Social Care Special Collections
Higher Education (including LIS teaching staff) Industry (Extraction)*
Law Industry (Manufacturing)**
Museums, Archives, Galleries and Heritage Industry (Commercial Services)***
National Libraries Not working****
Not for profit/3rd sector/Charity Other
* Any extraction industries, for example: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Quarrying
** Any Manufacturing industries, for example: Pharmaceutical, Aerospace, Automotive
*** Any commercial service industries: Business, Finance, Communications, Hospitality, Retail
**** Unemployed/Retired/Full-time Student/Career Break

7. “A community is the conversations it has…”

8. Some of our greatest challenges will only be solved through
partnership and collaboration…

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Library
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12. Ethical professionals
The ethical, reflective Information
Professional has three connected
roles to play in combatting fake
news
“Fair Trade” information
Enabling the ethical,
accountable & lawful
production, supply and
distribution of knowledge,
data & information
Meaningful regulation
Ensuring that regulatory
authorities are able to
combat systematic
misinformation without
eroding citizen’s rights
Empowered citizens
Educating information-
literate citizens to ensure
they are resilient to fake
news & do not amplify the
problem

13. Developing a culture of collaboration at CILIP – some examples

14. Joint CILIP/Health Education
England (HEE)/HLG campaign
#AMillionDecisions
Promoting the role of librarians and
information professionals in evidence-
based healthcare
 Shared goal
 Existing relationships
 Lots of stakeholders
 Different ideas of success
 No ‘transition plan’

15. Joint CILIP/Information
Literacy Group (ILG) campaign
#FactsMatter
Promoting awareness of Information
Literacy and its role in combatting
fake news and misinformation
 Existing relationship
 Shared objective
 Defined deadline
 Confidence and trust
 Lack of a clear ‘what next?’

16. Amnesty CILIP Honour (part of the
Carnegie Greenaway Awards)
Celebrating the connection between great
childrens literature and illustration and an
understanding of Human Rights
 Shared values
 Good relationships
 High profile
 Reputational risk
 Branding challenges
 Introducing new, difficult conversations

17. And one or two which didn’t go so well!

18. Europeana Inside
Multi-partner EU-funded project to enable 8 different software companies to create
a shared digitisation & workflow tool
 No common purpose (‘in it for the money’)
 Team hastily assembled (no social capital)
 Too many chiefs
 Intended ‘beneficiary’ wasn’t interested
 The end of the project was the end
 Competing interests

19. Losing a sponsorship deal
CILIP was contacted by a long-standing partner to say they were withdrawing
their sponsorship with no notice due to a change in business priorities
 Went and met face-to-face
 Discussed the situation and its impact
 Agreed a ‘conscious uncoupling’
 Maintained a positive relationship
 Several months later, identified a new more relevant opportunity
 Created a new and stronger partnership

20. Some lessons learned…
 Good partnerships, like good friendships, are rare & need nurturing
 Before anything else, build relationships
 Take the time to establish whether you have values in common
 Be honest about your own objectives/motivations
 Invite your collaborators to be honest about theirs
 Have a common goal which delivers mutual benefit
 Write stuff down!
 Don’t be afraid to walk away (but don’t burn bridges!)

21. Building collaborations in HE
• CILIP HE Hub launched 17.04.2018
• Part of an ongoing campaign to improve our
support for librarians and information professionals
in HE
• Highlighting relevant content and resources
• Supporting networking through ARGL, ILG and
other communities
• Developing an MOU with SCONUL and other
partners
• Developing policy in key areas, notably Open
Access & Scholarly Communications
• https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/Highereducation

22. The secret to a happy partnership or collaboration is very much like
the secret to a happy relationship…
 Be honest
 Communicate
 Have an exit strategy

23. Be part of your profession
www.cilip.org.uk/join