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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
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
Am I a
librarian??
@Dr_Sarah_P
Not according
to these
standards,
which we often
use when
recruiting
@Dr_Sarah_P
So - what constitutes
¡®qualified¡¯?
@Dr_Sarah_P
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
To wrap up ¨C could you think about
¡®qualified¡¯ differently when recruiting?
Embrace these three words ¨C ¡®or equivalent experience¡¯!
@Dr_Sarah_P
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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
  • 4. Not according to these standards, which we often use when recruiting @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