Autumn 2014

Volume 1, Issue 2 West Midlands Member Network

WELCOME FROM THE EDITOR

I feel like so much has happened since our last issue! We allocated two

Travel Bursaries to attend CILIP’s Big Day and AGM. There was a dis-

appointingly low number of applications, even after we extended the

deadline, but I hope that our plans to offer these types of bursaries

more often will make our members more willing to apply in the future.

We’ve confirmed the date for our Member’s Day on 9th February

2015; save the date now! As part of the day we will be hosting our

CILIP Debate session, see page 6 for more details.

We also hosted, as part of our series of informal networking events, a

Twilight Tour of The Hive in Worcester. A photo spread is on pages 4

and 5. Again, we had a small turnout, but everyone had a great time,

and adjourned after the Tour to a local pub which sells superb Pie and

Mash!

We’re planning more of the smaller, informal networking events

across the region in the future. If you would

like to host something in your area, please let

us know at cilipwmmn@gmail.com

Lisa

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

CILIP Big Day Report 1 ............. 2

CILIP Big Day Report 2 ............. 3

Dates for your Diary .................. 4

The Hive Photo Spread .............. 4

Member’s Day details ................ 6

Fun and Games .......................... 6

Network News

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CILIP’S BIG DAY AND AGM: TRAVEL BURSARY RE-PORTS

CILIP BIG DAY AND AGM 2014 BY DAN LIVESEY - LIBRARY SUPERVI-

SOR, MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

On 20th September, I attended the CILIP Big Day and AGM in Bristol and received a £50 travel bursary from the CILIP West Midlands Mem-ber Network. This event was a free mini-conference for CILIP mem-

bers and hosted a variety of inspiring speakers and the CILIP AGM.

This was the second CILIP conference I attended in 2014 after the Health Libraries Group conference in July and once again I was not dis-appointed. The whole day was really enjoyable. From the registration to the close of the day, I was able to chat with fellow professionals in a variety of different roles. I consider these networking opportunities to be really useful and look forward to any chance to learn what CILIP members are up to in other sectors. I certainly took some useful ideas

back home.

In the lead up to the event I was looking forward to the keynote speaker, William Sieghart. After hearing that he had been commis-sioned to undertake and independent review of public library provision in England, and having previously worked in public libraries, I imagined that he would have some interesting things to say. William’s speech was fascinating and demonstrated that he understood many of the chal-

lenges and opportunities facing public library provision in England.

The keynote speech was concluded after a lively Q&A and followed by presentations from the nominees for the Libraries Change Lives Award, Leeds Library and Information Service, Hertfordshire Libraries and North-amptonshire Libraries. The winner- North-amptonshire Libraries with their innovative business information service which encour-aged self-employment opportunities and busi-

ness start-ups.

While there was lively chatter and debate throughout, there was complete silence dur-ing the presentation by Jan Parry- The essen-tial role of information professionals: the Hillsborough story. Jan delivered a wonderful speech on the role of information profession-

als throughout the investigations into the tragedy. From managing and compiling the many witness statements to supporting the many families during the publication of the independent report, this proved to be the

highlight of the conference for many.

I would really like to thank the West Midlands Member Network Committee, specifically Lisa [Basini], for helping to support my attend-ance at the CILIP Big Day. I would encourage anyone to apply for bur-saries provided by regional networks. They support your CPD and can provide you with the opportunity to contribute towards debates and discussions with other CILIP members. I have come away from the event with other opportunities to be involved in CILIP and will un-doubtedly use this experience in my MCLIP Revalidation in the near

future.

If you would like to

know more about our

Committee Members

you can view individual

profiles of members on

our webpages:

www.cilip.org.uk/west-

midlands-branch/

committee

If you would like to get

involved in the com-

mittee, in any capacity,

please get in touch:

cilipwmmn@gmail.com

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FOR MORE

INFORMATION:

Jan Parry

CILIP BIG DAY AND AGM 2014: BUILDING SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXCELLANCE. AH-MED ALMUSTAPHA HAMZA - FEDERAL COL-LEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) LIBRARY

POTISKUM, YOBE STATE, NIGERIA

My objectives for attending this conference are to broaden my knowledge of United Kingdom librarianship and to provide me with opportu-nities of meeting CILIP members and to partic-

ipate in the formal proceedings of CILIP.

List of sessions which were most helpful to me in achieving my objectives: Welcome address by Barbara Band, video shows on Libraries Change Lives award, key note speech by Wil-liam Sieghart, essentials role of Information professionals, CILIP AGM 2014, celebration of

achievement and the Presidential address.

The main thing I learned from this conference, started on 19th September 2014 at Wolver-

hampton where am studying. I prepared to travel by train but later choose the coach from Wolverhampton break at Birmingham and then Bristol coach station where I chartered a taxi to double tree by Hilton's hotel arrived at 9:35 am, then immediately did my registration collected

my conference papers and ushered into the conference hall.

Getting into the hall, I felt completely out of place because it was my first International conference, I saw a lot of people from different cali-bre some were standing chatting while some were sitting waiting for

the conference to start.

I found an empty seat sat down and watched people as they discussed suddenly one of the attendee Grace noticed and confronted me by greeting then pointed dignitaries of the occasion where she suggested I could go and meet them; I met with chief Executive. The President, CILIP Treasurer and

other dignitaries present.

When the conference starts by ten o'clock, I was relaxed and excited by the welcome address of

CILIP President Barbara Band. A series of videos about libraries changes lives was shown.

The first speaker or key note speech by William Sieghart was an eye opener when he talked about problems affecting libraries in UK, particularly public libraries where he urged communities to seek

government intervention in Public libraries for modern and functional library equipment.

RECOMMENDATION

♦ CILIP should increase the number of conference sponsorship.

♦ Librarians need to regularly update their CILIP subscriptions.

♦ Librarians need to update their knowledge through education and

conferences.

♦ Communities need to show govern-

ment their library’s needs.

♦ Libraries need to implement new innovative and Technological facili-

ties.

Thank you for the opportunity.

Photos from the CILIP

Big Day (including

those shown) are avail-

able from CILIP’s Flick-

er page: https://

www.flickr.com/

photos/cilipmarketing/

sets/721576480016230

81/

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William Sieghart and Philip Wark presenting Libraries Change Lives Award winner 2014 Grace Kempster with trophy and certificate

The Room at The Big Day

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

6th November ‘14

Professional Registration

Event in Coventry

24th November ‘14

Committee Meeting in

Birmingham

26th November ‘14

Revalidation Drop In

Evening in Birmingham

9th February ‘15

West Midlands Regional

Member Network Mem-

ber’s Day and AGM, in-

cluding CILIP Debate

For more details visit:

http://www.cilip.org.uk/

west-midlands-branch/

events

TWILIGHT VISIT TO THE HIVE, WORCESTER

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As part of our series of informal networking events across the West

Midlands Region, Committee Member Roger Fairman hosted a tour of

The Hive Worcester on the 14th October.

Here is a selection of

photos from the Hive,

including the automat-

ed book sorting ma-

chine, a Roman Grain

oven, found during

excavations of the site

and preserved under

the stairwell, the Ar-

chive’s viewing tables

and a selection of pho-

tos from around the

Library.

I was pleasantly sur-

prised by the number

of people in the library,

despite the later time

that we were present

- unfortunately I didn’t

have their permission

to take their pictures,

so I am unable to

demonstrate this!

I really enjoyed the

visit and discussing

some of the environ-

mentally friendly fea-

tures (for example

here’s a natural air cir-

culation system).

I also enjoyed the Pie

and Mash in the nearby

pub after the tour!

5 Photo Credit: Lisa Basini

CILIP West Midlands Members Network

We represent library and

information professionals

living and or working in

the counties of Hereford-

shire, Shropshire, Staf-

fordshire, Warwickshire

and Worcestershire. We

also serve the metropoli-

tan districts of Birming-

ham, Coventry, Dudley,

Sandwell, Solihull, Wal-

sall and Wolverhampton,

as well as the non-

metropolitan districts of

Stoke-on-Trent and Tel-

ford & Wrekin.

MEMBER’S DAY 2015

We’ve booked The Priory Rooms in Birmingham on the 9th February

‘15 for our Annual Member’s Day and AGM. We’re still firming up de-

tails, but if you want to come and

talk about any recent projects

you’ve been involved in, please let

us know.

We’re also hosting a CILIP De-

bates session as part of the day’s

activities. The topic that will be

debated is:

“All access to publicly funded research should be

openly available for the public good”

If you are interested in speaking on this topic or would like to represent

either side in the debate please email the Committee Chair, Lisa Basini,

at cilipwmmn@gmail.com

Feedback

If you have any comments regarding the content of this newsletter, or if you would

like to contribute to the next issue, please contact:

Lisa Basini

Newsletter Editor

cilipwmmn@gmail.com

FUN AND GAMES!

Just for a bit of fun, here’s a word search with words and phrases from

the newsletter and generally to do with the West Midlands Member

Network!

AGM

BIG DAY

CERTIFICATION

CHARTERSHIP

CILIP DEBATES

CONFERENCE

MEMBER’S DAY

NETWORKING

PHOTOSPREAD

PIE AND MASH

REVALIDATION

THE HIVE

TRAVEL BURSARY

TWILIGHT TOUR

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