NEWS


Christian conference


MEMBERS­of­Christians­in­Library­and­ Information Services will be holding their annual conference on 25 April at the Salvation­Army’s­Regent­Hall­on­Oxford­ Street,­London. This­year’s­conference­begins­at­10.30am­


and­is­entitled­2020­Vision:­Communi- cation­in­digital­age.­Rev­Mark­Woods,­ editor of Bible Society, and Alexandra Davis,­Director­of­Marketing­and­Commu- nications, Pilgrims’ Friend Society, will be speaking­at­the­conference. To­book­a­place­and­to­find­out­more­ email secretary@christianlis.org.uk, call Graham­Hedges­on­020­8599­131,­or­visit­ www.christianlis.org.uk.


International


projects chosen FOUR­public­library­services­have­been­ chosen­to­take­part­in­the­Working­Inter- nationally­for­Libraries­project. The­winning­libraries­–­Redbridge­ Central Library, Oldham Libraries, Barnet Libraries and Oxfordshire County Librar- ies­–­will­each­receive­between­£7,000­and­ £20,000­to­develop­their­programmes.­ The­­results­will­see­new­links­created­with­ libraries­in­India,­Germany,­Denmark,­ Lithuania­and­Croatia. l www.cilip.org.uk/workinginternationally.


Staffless library fears in Edinburgh


UNIONS­have­warned­they­will­fight­plans­­ to­save­£1m­from­library­budgets­by­oper- ating­branches­without­staff. The­proposals­are­part­of­a­wider­£35m­


cuts­package­By­Edinburgh­City­Council.­ Unions warn that swipe card entry to libraries­would­make­them­unsafe­and­lead­ to­reduced­accessibility­for­some­users.­ Union representatives added: “Libraries cannot function without a proper, dedicat- ed­professional­staff.” Library opening times could also be cut under­the­proposals.­


12 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL


Make a will and remember the CILIP Benevolent Fund


MARCH is Make a Will Month and CILIP Benevolent Fund is asking members to consider a bequest in their wills now to help others in the future.


The benevolent fund is an independent charity and relies on donations to enable it to help members, former members and their families when they are struggling fi ­ nancially.­ The­ majority­ of­ donations­ are invested, allowing the Benevolent Fund Trustees to mainly rely on interest payments­to­help­people­in­financial­dif- ficulty. “CILIP is fortunate in having an active and caring Benevolent Fund, an inde- pendent charity with its own Trustees, which for many years has been able to help CILIP (LA/IIS) colleagues and their families who have fallen on hard times or have­been­faced­with­unexpected­ finan- cial­difficulties,”­says­fund­trustee­Nicky­ Whitsed, adding: “Demands on the Fund are increasing, so more donations are constantly­ needed.­ Several­ members­ have already made bequests to the Fund in­their­wills.­Could­you­consider­doing­ this, by adding a codicil? Or, if you have not yet made a will, could you perhaps


consider­ making­ one­ and­ leaving­ the­ Fund a legacy in it? Your will, of course, provides­first­for­your­family­and­friends,­ but many people also use a will to help causes­they­value.­Perhaps­the­welfare­of­ your less fortunate colleagues could be one­of­those­causes.” She­says­inflation­can­erode­the­value­


of­a­specified­sum,­and­says­people­can­ protect the value of their gift by opting for “a residual legacy which is the resi- due of your estate after all bequests, tax and­ expenses­ have­ been­ paid.­ It­ may­ comprise all, or a percentage, of this residue.­ Recently­ the­ Benevolent­ Fund­ received a small percentage of such a residue which has given the Fund many times the amount we would normally receive ­


­through­donations­in­any­year.” The­fund’s­trustees­advise­anyone­mak-


ing,­or­changing,­a­will­to­seek­professional­ advice, and has additional information on­ its­ website­about­what­ steps­ to­ take.­ For­ more­ information­ about­ making­ a­ bequest to the CILIP Benevolent Fund contact The Chair, CILIP Benevolent Fund,­7­Ridgmount­Street­London,­WC1E­ 7AE­or­email­benevolentfund@cilip.org.uk. l www.cilip.org.uk/benevolent


CILIP Assess provides a clear


route for LIAS apprentices CILIP has created a new assessment organ- isation­ as­ a­ first­ step­ in­ ensuring­ a­new­ wave of library, information and archive apprentices­can­be­properly­assessed. CILIP Assess will provide an end point assessment­ for­ the­ new­ Level­ 3­ Library­ Information and Archive Services (LIAS) Assistant­ Apprenticeship­ Standard.­ CIL- IP’s­Head­of­Sector­Development­Jo­Cor- nish says the creation of CILIP assess is an important­first­step,­adding:­“When­an­ap- prentice reaches the end of their appren- ticeship, they need a registered end point assessment­organisation­(EPAO)­to­assess­ them­ as­ having­ achieved­ their­ qualifica- tion.­There­is­huge­demand­for­the­LIAS­ Level­ 3­ apprenticeship.­ Employers­ are­


employing apprentices and training pro- viders­ are­ developing­ training­ resources.­ The­last­step­in­the­process­is­the­EPAO.­ With CILIP’s record of accomplishment in individual­and­qualification­accreditation,­ this­felt­like­a­natural­role­for­us­to­become­ the­EPAO.” CILIP Assess is separate from CILIP “to create­a­transparent­and­fair­process”.­Jo­ adds:­”We­needed­to­create­an­assessment­ subsidiary to provide enough separation between CILIP and our members who are often­the­employers­of­the­apprentices.” The­next­step­is­to­register­with­Educa-


tion­ and­ Skills­ Funding­ Agency.­To­ find­ out more about the LIAS standards visit https://bit.ly/2TG2sh6.


March 2020


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