Talk at the ILIG AGM 8/2/12 'Around the world on a library degree' in capacity as CILIP President.

1. Around the world twice on a
library degree
Phil Bradley
http://www.netvibes.com/philbradley

2. Before we start...
• Mr Sreten Ugričid, Director of the National
Library of Serbia
• Dismissed from his post on 20th January
http://bit.ly/yD2T1P
• He, with 25 colleagues signed an appeal for
the protection of freedom of thought and
expression.

3. CILIP response to the Serbian
Ambassador
• Trustees have written to the Ambassador to ask
him to use his influence to reinstate Mr Ugričid.
• CILIP President Phil Bradley said, “This dismissal
appears to be politically motivated and a reaction
to Mr Ugričid’s public appeal to protect freedom
of thought and expression. I am shocked and
saddened by this decision. On behalf of all CILIP
members I am calling on the Serbian Ambassador
to exert his influence and do all he can to reverse
the decision.”

4. What does CILIP President actually do?
• Non voting member of CILIP Council
• Chairs various different panels, eg Audit Panel
• Works closely with CILIP CEO and Senior
Management team
• Involvement with external organisations
• Attendance at IFLA & other overseas
associations
• Visits CILIP groups & branches

5. And...
• Oversee CILIP elections for Council positions
• Available as a ‘talking head’ to media outlets
• Signs certificates
• Involvement in the CILIP AGM and Members
Day
• “Stuff”
• Talks to members and *listens* to members
• (Expenses only!)

6. Presidential Themes
• Ensure that CILIP as an organisation and
individual staff use social media resources to
enhance and leverage its position
• Articulate the importance of social media to
individual members and groups
• Discover and broadcast good library practice
and innovation to the membership as a whole

7. International aspects
• Dr Ahmad Khudair, President of the Saudi
Arabian Library and Information Association.
(Via Loughborough University) June 2011
• Margaret Allen, President of the Australian
Library and Information Association, August
2011

8. IFLA
• CEO & President speaking on “Future skills
and future roles: designing the professional
body to meet the needs of new professionals”
– CILIP intends to have a greater focus on
international affairs, despite tight resources

9. Canadian Library Association
• Speaking at the Canadian Library Association
conference, May 30 – June 2 Ottawa
• ‘The Big Society and UK Libraries’

10. CILIP: International Work
• “You should acknowledge the great efforts
that ILIG have made in supporting CILIP’s
international work. The group has taken a
prominent role in supporting visits of overseas
librarians to the UK.”
• Guy Daines.

11. Copyright
• CILIP (represented by Barbara Stratton) is
working closely with the World Intellectual
Property Office with respect to library and
archive exceptions to copyright law.
• Hargreaves Report and recent Copyright
Consultation – how to implement
recommendations

12. Information Literacy
• CILIP increasing work on Information Literacy,
specifically the Alexandria Proclamation. How
to use the internet effectively and responsibly.
Will focus on international aspects such as
governance, banning of sites, piracy and
plagiarism

13. International recognition of CILIP
qualifications
• These enable members to apply for LIS work
around the world
• CILIP can access NARIC, the National Academic
Recognition and Information Centre, which
advises on the international standing of
qualifications
– http://bit.ly/zG6nXj

14. Around the world on a library degree

15. Oh the fun!

16. Around the world on social media

17. Google+ library pages

19. Facebook

20. Pinterest

21. LinkedIn

22. Thanks to:
• http://www.carbonblueprints.org/project_reforest.html (For the world image)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/vermininc/2303896197/ (rat image)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/29560353@N08/2876311749/ (AK47 image)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/vattenfall/3588611650/ (Powerplant image)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/malova/1932058673/ (Hotel image)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobo1522/2587309158/ (Miami beach)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgreer/3794118835/ (Passport)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/betta_design/2086852016/ (Taj Mahal)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/9574086@N02/1221478663/ (ZX81)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/pnrml/3963206504/ (Acoustic coupler)
• http://www.paleofuture.com/display/ShowImage?imageUrl=%2Fstorage%2F590201+closer+than+we+think+paleofuture.jpg
(future from the year 1959)
• http://twitpic.com/19792p (Telephone objections)
• http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/11893/xander%20harris.jpg (Xander Harris)
• Funny quotes from http://www.laughinglibrarian.com/siglibn.htm
• http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/File:The_End_of_Books_-_page_228a.jpg (Early iPod)
• http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/10/anachronistic-internet-ads/ (Retro internet ads)