“To be librarian or information professional is to be someone who believes that they can change the world through knowledge”

R.D LankesCILIP Conference

A different way of thinking about strategy...

• “A coherent response to a defining challenge...”

• 3 key elements:

– Objective – the objective that will drive CILIP over the next 3-5 years

– Scope – what CILIP is (a chartered body for library & information professionals) and is not (a union)

– Advantage – what can CILIP do that nobody else can?

Challenges and opportunities

• Impact of austerity policy on civil liberties & equality of access

• Meeting the future needs of a changing society

• Delivering a new, sustainable model for publicly-accessible libraries

• Connecting local lobbying to national influence

• Securing policy commitments in 2020

• Embracing librarianship & information management as a united profession

• Joined-up leadership

Royal Charter (2001)• The objects of the Institute shall be to work for the benefit of the public to promote education and

knowledge through the establishment and development of libraries and information services and to advance information science (being the science and practice of the collection, collation, evaluation and organised dissemination of information) and for that purpose the Institute shall have the power to:

– Foster and promote education, training, invention and research – Collect, collate and publish information, ideas, data and research – Unite all persons engaged or interested in information science by holding conferences & meetings– Promote improvement of knowledge, skills, position and qualifications of library & info professionals– Promote study and research in librarianship and information science– Promote and encourage the maintenance of adequate & appropriate provision of library services– Scrutinise any legislation affecting the provision of library and information services– Promote such further legislation as may be considered necessary– Represent and act as the professional body for persons working in library & information services– Form branches, regional member networks, sections or groups– Print, publish and sell communications, papers or treatises– Invest and borrow monies in support of these aims

Our single defining challenge...?

• The fight against - Combat de-professionalisation

• The fight for – promote the value and impact of library and information professionals to employers, Government and the public via the media

• The fight with ourselves – creating unity and a common purpose across a diverse community

‘Pillars’ of our Strategy

• Digital-first, agile & responsive

• Plan for Growth - re-build the membership offer based on value & affordability

• Find our voice – be a powerful & influential advocate

• Promote professionalism – demonstrate the value of professional skills

• Embrace information literacy & information management

CILIP today

UniversitiesPublic LibrarySchoolsArchivesHealth and social careCollegesLocal GovernmentOtherNational GovernmentCommercial businessesLawThird sectorNational LibraryArmed Forces

CILIP Sectors SIG - Sector SIG – Cross cutting themes/specialisms Other (Career stage)

Armed forcesGovernment Information Group

Cataloguing and Indexing

Group

Community, Diversity and Equality Group

Information Literacy

Group

Information Services Group

International Library and Information Group

Library

and

Information History

Group

Library

and

Information Research Group

Multi

media Infor

mation and Technology

Group

Publicity

and

Public

Relations Group

Rare Books

and

Special Collections

Group

UK eInformation Group

Retired Me

mbers

Guild

Student

Committee

Government

Health Care Health Libraries Group

Social Care

Commerce/Business

Commercial, Legal and Scientific Information Group

Consulting/Independent Information Professional

Industry/Science

Law

Not for Profit/Third Sector

Prison Prison Libraries Group

Museums, Archives and Galleries

Local Studies Group

Public Library Public and Mobile

Libraries Group

Youth Libraries

GroupSchool (Primary) School Libraries

GroupSchool (Secondary)

Further EducationAcademic and

Research Libraries Group

Higher Education

National Library

Research and LIS Teaching/Research staff

Other Patent and Trademark Group

Vision & MissionOur Vision is that a fair and economically prosperous society is underpinned by literacy, access to information and the transfer of knowledge.

Our Mission is to:

• Promote and support the people who work to deliver this Vision

• Be the leading voice for information, library and knowledge practitioners, working to advocate strongly, provide unity through shared values and develop skills and excellence.

A c21st Professional Body

Our proposed priorities for 2016-2020 are:

• To advocate for and on behalf of library, information & knowledge management professionals with Government and in the media

• To define and develop a professional workforce with the skills to deliver high-quality library & information services

• To maintain & develop an active community of professionals

• To be enterprising in diversifying our income to increase our impact

• To work in partnership to achieve our objectives

• To support the development of innovative ideas and solutions

“An open, collaborative project to develop CILIP’s strategy for 2016-

2020”

The future is yours to decide. CILIP can support you, represent your interests, provide opportunities for networking & solidarity and help raise your visibility and impact, but what kind of future you shape for your users is up to you.

Get involved:

• www.cilip.org.uk/strategy2020

• #CILIP2020

• Nick.poole@cilip.org.uk

• Nick PooleShape the FutureCILIP7 Ridgmount StreetLondon WC1E 7AE