More often than not, professional library posts stipulate that candidates must hold an appropriate qualification in information or library science/studies. Some go further and stipulate CILIP chartership.
But what constitutes a professional or qualified librarian? Are these professional qualifications the only viable route into library roles? Where do we draw the boundaries?
This lightening talk will argue that we should apply flexibility to this definition of ¡®qualified¡¯ and look at some examples of where a broader definition has brought new skills and competencies into the team at The Hive.
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When is a librarian not a librarian?
1. When is a librarian not a librarian?
Dr Sarah Pittaway
Team Leader: Academic Services
Library Services Worcester@ The Hive,
University of Worcester
@Dr_Sarah_P
2. A qualified professional
according to CILIP
? An accredited library and information
qualification;
? Chartered Membership of CILIP (MCLIP)
to demonstrate ongoing engagement
with the profession;
? A relevant teaching or training
qualification is occasionally required;
? An IT or e-learning qualification is
occasionally required.
CILIP Position Statement, Qualified Library & Information Professionals in FE Colleges
¨C Case for Support, May 2016
@Dr_Sarah_P
5. So - what constitutes
¡®qualified¡¯?
@Dr_Sarah_P
6. People I work with in The Hive without
a library qualification
Eresources & Licensing Co-ordinator
Hive Library Services Manager
Hive Front of House Team Leaders
Reading Resources Co-ordinator
Student Engagement Co-ordinators
@Dr_Sarah_P
7. To wrap up ¨C could you think about
¡®qualified¡¯ differently when recruiting?
Embrace these three words ¨C ¡®or equivalent experience¡¯!
@Dr_Sarah_P
8. Credits
All images from Flickr, under Creative Commons licence,
except for ºÝºÝߣ 6 ? The Hive
ºÝºÝߣ 1, julochka CC BY-NC 2.0
ºÝºÝߣ 2, Lenore Edman, CC BY 2.0
ºÝºÝߣ 3, Quinn Dombrowski, CC BY-SA 2.0
ºÝºÝߣ 4, 0Four CC BY-NC 2.0
ºÝºÝߣ 5, Seth Dodson, CC BY-NC 2.0
ºÝºÝߣ 7, Laura Redburn, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0