Scottish Information Literacy Project

Partly with a view to promoting the value of information skills as an essential national resource but also with the wider concerns of the information profession very much in mind, I am standing for election to CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Council. All information professionals, irrespective of those who they wish to vote for, should have have an interest in the election and its outcomes at a difficult time for public service professionals. Information about the candidates and the electronic hustings may be found below:

There are 6 candidates standing for the 4 available CILIP Council places.

.John Crawford

.Isabel Hood

.Emma McDonald

.Nick Poole

.Neil Simmons

.Steve Thornton

You can read the candidates’ manifestos (and nominating statements) on the

CILIP website at

http://www.cilip.org.uk/aboutcilip/howcilipworks/elections/annualelections/annelect2010

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…and learn more about them CILIP by asking questions and engaging them in

conversation at the eHustings at:

http://communities.cilip.org.uk/forums/p/9836/54278.aspx#54278

Note that these Hustings are NOT restricted to current CILIP members: if you

are a non-member, you might ask candidates what they would do to encourage

you to join (or you might tell them what it would take!)

Timescale for the elections themselves:

. 16 October – ballot papers despatched

. 5pm GMT, 23 November – deadline for return of ballot papers

. 24 November – count 

. 24 November – election results announced

 Best wishes

John