IN DEPTH
Devolved and united in 2022
THE past year has been one of renewal and re-emergence across CILIP and its networks and groups. The post-Covid world has been marked by in-per- son gatherings, a renewed vigour and a belief that the future is a place of opportunity for the library, information and knowledge professions. Here we look at how CILIP’s devolved nations have been rising up to meet new challenges and take advantage of emerging opportunities.
CILIP Cymru Wales
IN this round-up of activity from Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, we begin with Amy Staniforth’s review of CILIP Cymru Wales (CCW).
Representation and diversity The early part of 2022 saw CILIP Cymru Wales focus on diversity and representa- tion, joining the Welsh Government on its Decolonising Libraries Project. CCW’s report, Decolonising libraries: where do collection policies and acquisitions fit in? provided professional insight as the Welsh Government looks at how it should update national policy. This partnership has led to a significant new piece of work for CILIP Cymru Wales, which you can find out about later in this article.
CILIP Cymru Wales has also been hosting a series of Reading about Race reading groups, in conjunction with Sara Huws, from Cardiff University. Elsewhere, CILIP’s voice was represented on the Archives and Records Wales Council – Racial equality and Diversity sub-group, throughout the year.
This month saw CILIP Cymru Wales secure £135,000 funding from the Welsh Government, as it looks to build on the decolonisation work at the start of the year. The funding will enable CILIP to support the Welsh Government’s Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan, which “aims to eradicate institutional and systemic racism by organ- isations working together, collectively and
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Rob Green (
rob.green@
cilip.org.uk) is Editor, Information Professional.
collaboratively, to bring about change”. The funding will be used to create and deliver a new project – Anti-racist Library Collections: a training plan for public librar- ies in Wales. The project will help public libraries to use their combined spending power to embed anti-racist practice and facilitate equality of access and outcomes. CILIP Cymru Wales will lead the project, working with public libraries across Wales in conjunction with the Society of Chief Librarians. It will also work with Libraries Connected to dovetail projects on library collections and anti-racism and diversity. CILIP CEO Nick Poole welcomed the opportunity, saying: “Anti-racist Library Collections will enable CILIP Cymru Wales to support librarians across Wales in addressing the challenge of racism and exclusion in their collections and ensuring
December 2022
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