NEWS
Digital Shift – two years on
TWO years on from RLUK’s launch of its Digital Shift manifesto the organisation will host an interactive symposium to look at what has been learnt.
The manifesto was developed before Covid struck, but its timely release matched the real-world changes that were forced onto institutions because of ensuing lockdowns. This month, members of RLUK’s Digital Shift Working Group will convene to reflect on the manifesto’s implementation, and look at how collective learning from the past two years can help shape the future. The event takes place online on Wednes- day 22 June at 2pm-4pm and places can be booked at
https://bit.ly/3LgMzGt.
Donna Scheeder information appeal
AN oral history project to capture interviews with former IFLA presidents, secretaries and other leading IFLA members has begun. IFLA’s Library History SIG is conducting interviews to develop the project, but has appealed for information on former presi- dent Donna Scheeder who died this year. The group says: “We are inviting members who have recollections, photographs, documents relating to Donna, to share these with the SIG, so that we can compile a portfolio about her in lieu of an oral history interview.” If you can help, contact Peter Lor at
peterjlor@gmail.com.
Tackling the cost of living crisis
THE CILIP Benevolent Fund is running a free webinar this month to help people cope with the rise in the cost of living. The session will be presented by Katie Vye, director of independent financial educa- tion organisation, Better With Money. The one-hour webinar takes place at 12,30pm on 29 June and will provide skills, knowledge and tools to demystify financial decisions. The aim is to offer attendees some insights into how they can budget their way through increased costs.
The webinar is free to attend for CILIP members and £25 for non-members. To sign up, visit
https://bit.ly/3mfHggC.
6 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL
Cataloguing ethics code backed by CILIP
CILIP has endorsed the Cataloguing Code of Ethics following a decision by the Board of Trustess in spring. The Code (
https://bit.ly/3apm1Gl) is the product of a joint initiative, which com- menced in April 2019, spearheaded by the cataloguing and metadata special interest groups of the American Library Associa- tion CaMMS (now CORE), Canadian Fed- eration of Library Associations-Fédération canadienne des associations de biblio- thèque (CFLA-FCAB) and CILIP CIG (now MDG). The document focuses on the unique ethical dilemmas faced by cat- aloguers and metadata managers working in GLAM or for the companies that sell systems, content or metadata to the edu- cation, cultural or heritage sectors. Authored by the Cataloguing Ethics Steering Committee, it is informed by the experience of over 70 volunteers from the international cataloguing communi- ty who produced reports on six key areas for the Cataloguing Ethics Steering Com- mittee. Areas examined are authority work, classification, subject headings and controlled vocabularies, access scope and infrastructure, staffing/working conditions and resource discovery and access. The Code includes 10 statements of ethical principles intended to aid the examination and formation of catalogu- ing policy and practice to ensure that resources can be found and accessed by everyone.
Alan Danskin, Metadata Standards Manager, British Library said: “It has encouraged dialogue between different communities and fostered awareness and better understanding of EDI issues in particular. I have mapped the princi- ples to our institutional values as a step towards embedding meaningful ethical guidelines in our daily practice.” Whilst Debbie Lee, Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Information Studies, University College London, com- mended the Code for use in cataloguing and metadata management courses. “It sets out the broad ethical considerations of cataloguing work, and is a really use- ful tool for those learning to catalogue, index and classify. It demonstrates how cataloguing ethics goes beyond just the catalogue itself, and how ethics impacts on the wider profession.” ALA endorsed the Code in November
2021 and once approved by the Canadian federation the document will be presented to IFLA to seed discussions regarding the creation of an international Cataloguing Code of Ethics. Further information regarding the Code, CESC, the working groups and the open call for short case studies, describ- ing ethical issues encountered and how these were resolved, can be accessed via the Cataloguing Ethics Steering Com- mittee website at
https://sites.google.com/ view/cataloging-ethics/home.
Apprenticeships in the conference spotlight
THE 2022 CILIP Conference will include a strand focusing on apprentices and apprenticeships, with all current appren- tices encouraged to come along, meet each other and share their experiences. CILIP believes that apprenticeships provide employers in all sectors with an opportunity to attract, retain and nur- ture diverse talent and will be running a workshop called Apprenticeships – what, why, how.
During this session Julie Bell, Interim
Director of Education, Skills and Culture at Lancashire County Council will consider the following questions for employers:
l What is an apprentice? l Why should you have one in your library service? l How do you work with apprentices to ensure they benefit?
Julie will also be on hand on the CILIP Professional Development area. Book your place at
www.cilipconference.org.uk.
June 2022
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