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CILIP: the Library and Information Association
Established	2002
President	Ayub Khan
Chief Executive	Nick Poole
Staff	49
Budget	£4.7 million
Members	13,000
Location	London, United Kingdom
Website	www.cilip.org.uk

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The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP /ˈsɪlɪp/) is a professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers in the United Kingdom. CILIP's 2020 goal is to "put information and library skills and professional values at the heart of a democratic, equal and prosperous society". CILIP has 13,470 members as of May 2014.^[3]

History

It was formed in 2002 by the merger of the Library Association (abbreviated as LA or sometimes LAUK) – founded in 1877 as a result of the first International Conference of Librarians^[4] and awarded a Royal Charter in 1898^[5] – and the Institute of Information Scientists, founded in 1958.

The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) has its headquarters at number 7 Ridgmount Street, London;^[6] the building was purpose-built in 1965 as the headquarters of the Library Association, one of CILIP's predecessors.^[7] The previous headquarters of the Library Association was Chaucer House, in Malet Street, London.

Activities

CILIP accredits degree programmes in library and information science at universities in the UK, as well as a number of overseas programmes in China, Germany, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar.

CILIP awards the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals for children's books. CILIP works in partnership to award the Amnesty CILIP Honour, a special commendation which is part of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals.

CILIP launched a monthly journal, Information Professional (ISSN 2515-8015) in 2017, providing news, interviews, and analysis. This publication succeeded Library & Information Update (ISSN 1476-7171) which was published from 2002 to 2017 and the Library Association Record (ISSN 0024-2195) published from 1899 to 2002. CILIP publications also include Lisjobnet (a recruitment website), and Facet Publishing (professional books).

CILIP hosts an annual conference for members and non-members. Past keynote speakers include Dr Carla Hayden (Librarian of Congress in the US), Professor Luciano Floridi and Sir Nigel Shadbolt.

There are several local branches across the United Kingdom, 25 special interest groups and over 20 organisations in liaison including such bodies as the African Caribbean Library Association, the Librarians' Christian Fellowship and the Society of Indexers.

Professional development

CILIP’s policy is to improve all aspects of professional practice through its work in education, maintaining a framework of universally recognised qualifications and providing a wide range of opportunities for CPD. In 2002 CILIP undertook a review of its qualifications framework. The new Framework of Qualifications was launched in April 2005. It is designed to be flexible and adaptable, as the areas will evolve and develop over time to accommodate changing needs. It is appropriate to library and information professionals across the sector as a whole. As such it has a degree of overlap with the knowledge base of other professions.^[8]

The framework consists of four levels – certification, chartership, revalidation and fellowship. Certification provides recognition from the association for library and information work by para-professionals. Those who gain admittance to the Register of Certified Members are entitled to work towards Chartered Membership.^[9] There are two categories of applicant for Chartership: firstly para-professionals with over five years' experience; secondly those who have some evidence of training and have been working for two years.^[10]

Chartership is CILIP's standard for information professionals. Chartered members are entitled to use post nominal letters and describe themselves as qualified library and information professionals. All candidates for Chartership must work with a Mentor and demonstrate through their portfolio that they meet the required criteria.^[11] Chartership is not an academic qualification but a recognition of the highest standards of professional practice. The individual makes a commitment to continued professional development. Normally applicants will have completed a degree in LIS and have been working for at least one year.^[10]

While membership is not compulsory for practice, members can work towards professional registration which entitles them to the postnominal letters ACLIP (Certification), MCLIP (Chartership) and FCLIP (Fellowship). These are roughly equivalent to the Library Association's postnominal letters ALA (Associate of the Library Association) and FLA (Fellow of the Library Association). Honorary Fellowship (HonFCLIP), akin to an honorary degree, is granted to a small number of people who have rendered distinguished service to the profession.

Member networks

CILIP's member networks provide sectoral and regional communities to further the organisation's goals through events, training, support and online communities.

Special interest groups

Academic & Research Libraries Group (ARLG)
Cataloguing & Indexing Group (CIG)
Commercial, Legal and Scientific Information Group (CLSIG). The Patent & Trademark Group was integrated into CLSIG in 2018.
Community, Diversity and Equality Group (CDEG)
Government Information Group (GIG)
Health Libraries Group (HLG) (issues Health Libraries Group Newsletter ISSN 0266-853X and Health Information and Libraries Journal ISSN 1471-1834)
Information Literacy Group (ILG) (issues Journal of Information Literacy ISSN 1750-5968)
International Library and Information Group (ILIG)
Knowledge & Information Management Group (K&IMG) (publishes Refer ISSN 0144-2384) Information Services Group (ISG) was integrated into K&IMG in 2017. The group makes the following awards: Walford Award (from 1991, commemorating A. J. Walford); Besterman-McColvin Reference Awards which replaced the separate awards of the Besterman Medal (1970–98, commemorating Theodore Besterman) and the McColvin Award (1970–98, commemorating Lionel McColvin) from 2000. Subgroups: Information Services, and Marketing & Communication; Regional Sections: London and South-East, and East of England.
Library and Information History (LIHG)
Library and Information Research Group (LIRG)
Local Studies Group (LSG)
Multimedia and Information Technology Group (MmIT)
Personnel, Training and Education Group

Prison Libraries Group (PrLG)
Public and Mobile Libraries Group (PMLG)
Publicity and Public Relations Group (PPRG)
Rare Books and Special Collections Group (RBSCG) (issued The Library Association Rare Books Group Newsletter ISSN 0307-5826, afterwards Rare Books Newsletter ISSN 0959-1656; now electronically published)
Retired Members Guild (RMG)
School Libraries Group (SLG)
UK einformation Group (UKeiG)
Youth Libraries Group (YLG)

Devolved nations

CILIP Cymru Wales
CILIP in Scotland
CILIP Ireland

Regional networks

East Midlands
East of England
London
North East
North West
South East
South West
West Midlands
Yorkshire & Humberside

Membership numbers

The following information on CILIP Membership numbers is taken from CILIP Council reports,^[12] with the exceptions of the estimates for 2002, 2003 and 2005. Membership numbers for 2004 and 2006 are not available.

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Nos. of members	~23,000^[13]	22,689	—	(20,373)^[14]	—	19,206^[15]	18,490	17,634^[16]	17,192	15,705	14,555	13,974	13,567	13,163

References

^ "Charity Commission. Data for financial year ending 31 December 2016". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ "Charity Commission. Data for financial year ending 31 December 2016". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ "Financial and membership report 8th July 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 15 August 2014.
^ Munford, W. A. A History of the Library Association, 1877-1977, p. 3. London: Library Association, 1977.
^ Munford, p. 56; Royal Charter 1898, amended 1986 and 2002
^ Contact us. CILIP. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ Kent, Allen; Lancour, Harold; Daily, Jay E. (1975). "The Library Association". Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 14. CC Press. p. 324. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ Watson, Margaret; ‘Professional qualifications: a CILIP perspective’ in AIDAinformazioni; Vol. 23 No. 4, (2005), p.25
^ Chapman, Margaret; ‘CILIP qualifications and you’; in Legal Information Management, 6 (2006), pp.264-5
^ ^a ^b Watson, Margaret; ‘Professional qualifications: a CILIP perspective’ in AIDAinformazioni; Vol. 23 No. 4, (2005), p.26
^ Chapman, Margaret; ‘CILIP qualifications and you’; in Legal Information Management, 6 (2006), p.265
^ CILIP Council
^ The figure of ~23,000 is taken from a copy of the CILIP Web site available on the Internet Archive CILIP Membership, 2 December 2002
^ Membership at end of September 2006, from an email sent to Branch committee members December 2006. So pre-renewals, i.e. roughly end of year 2005?
^ From annual report 2008 Annual Report 2008
^ Membership numbers for 2008 & 2009 from the Annual Report 2009

External links

[1] "Charity Commission. Data for financial year ending 31 December 2016". Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[2] "Charity Commission. Data for financial year ending 31 December 2016". Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[3] "Financial and membership report 8th July 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 15 August 2014.

[4] Munford, W. A. A History of the Library Association, 1877-1977, p. 3. London: Library Association, 1977.

[5] Munford, p. 56; Royal Charter 1898, amended 1986 and 2002

[6] Contact us. CILIP. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

[7] Kent, Allen; Lancour, Harold; Daily, Jay E. (1975). "The Library Association". Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 14. CC Press. p. 324. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[8] Watson, Margaret; ‘Professional qualifications: a CILIP perspective’ in AIDAinformazioni; Vol. 23 No. 4, (2005), p.25

[9] Chapman, Margaret; ‘CILIP qualifications and you’; in Legal Information Management, 6 (2006), pp.264-5

[watson26-10] Watson, Margaret; ‘Professional qualifications: a CILIP perspective’ in AIDAinformazioni; Vol. 23 No. 4, (2005), p.26

[11] Chapman, Margaret; ‘CILIP qualifications and you’; in Legal Information Management, 6 (2006), p.265

[12] CILIP Council

[13] The figure of ~23,000 is taken from a copy of the CILIP Web site available on the Internet Archive CILIP Membership, 2 December 2002

[14] Membership at end of September 2006, from an email sent to Branch committee members December 2006. So pre-renewals, i.e. roughly end of year 2005?

[15] From annual report 2008 Annual Report 2008

[16] Membership numbers for 2008 & 2009 from the Annual Report 2009

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 ==History==
-It was formed in 2002 by the merger of the '''Library Association''' (abbreviated as LA or sometimes LAUK) – founded in 1877 as a result of the first International Conference of Librarians<ref>Munford, W. A. ''A History of the Library Association, 1877-1977'', p. 3. London: Library Association, 1977.</ref> and awarded a [[Royal Charter]] in 1898<ref>Munford, p. 56.</ref> – and the '''Institute of Information Scientists''', founded in 1958.
+It was formed in 2002 by the merger of the '''Library Association''' (abbreviated as LA or sometimes LAUK) – founded in 1877 as a result of the first International Conference of Librarians<ref>Munford, W. A. ''A History of the Library Association, 1877-1977'', p. 3. London: Library Association, 1977.</ref> and awarded a [[Royal Charter]] in 1898<ref>Munford, p. 56; [https://archive.cilip.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/document/2017-10/CILIP%20Royal%20Charter%20-%20approved%20November%202014.pdf Royal Charter 1898, amended 1986 and 2002]</ref> – and the '''Institute of Information Scientists''', founded in 1958.
 The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) has its headquarters at number 7 [[Ridgmount Street]], London;<ref>[http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/contact-us Contact us.] CILIP. Retrieved 31 December 2014.</ref> the building was purpose-built in 1965 as the headquarters of the Library Association, one of CILIP's predecessors.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kent|first1=Allen|last2=Lancour|first2=Harold|last3=Daily|first3=Jay E.|title=Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 14|date=1975|publisher=CC Press|page=324|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Z9P1rPFkRZkC&lpg=PA324&dq=library%20association%20ridgmount%20street%20history&pg=PA324#v=onepage&q=library%20association%20ridgmount%20street%20history&f=false|accessdate=1 January 2015|chapter=The Library Association}}</ref> The previous headquarters of the Library Association was Chaucer House, in [[Malet Street]], London.