Tim Coates believes that most public librarians' CILIP subs are paid by their employers. I think he's wrong. There's only one way to find out: vote!
It's not especially scientific, but it's a start. I'd be interested to see the consensus across other sectors as well as my current domain.
Update: thanks for the impressive response, and for going easy on me and my shoddy methodolgy! The results so far are here - scroll down for numbers. There are some really useful comments as well.
22 comments:
I seem to be the only person who's voted and it gives you 100% paid by self! Maybe you should vote too and make it even more exciting?
Can anyone get a cool voting box thinggy? I'm quite jealous of yours!!!!
My College would probably pay mine, but I've never asked. They pay a lot for courses and so on, so I don't feel hard done by.
You beat me to it! I wondered why someone had managed to vote before I did...
The voting box is from dPolls. I think I first read about it on Phil Bradley's blog, but I could be wrong. It's free, it's pretty straightforward, and it generates a little bit of HTML for you to stick on your site/blog/whatever.
Don't be jealous!
My former public library employer didn't even pay the local authority IT services for named email accounts for senior assistant librarians, let alone CILIP subs. Talk about supporting professional development...
Nice poll, but unfortunately anyone wanting to challenge it could say that all the 'me' votes are coming from those outside the public library sector.
Probably a bit late now, but could you divide it further? (i.e. have: me - public library, me - HE, me - FE etc)
I have voted but I didn't see the results so far of the voting? How do you see the results? Thanks, BTW I pay for my own!
Hi I just voted too (me) I work for an FE College and my Branch provides a franchised Public Library Service neither the College or our Local PL Authority pays Cilip membership fees...
Btw it would have been good if you had also asked the sector worked in (always easier in hind sight)
I like the voting box too, very nice.
I have a vague memory that our Council used to pay CILIP (and other professional association) subs, but they haven't for a long time now.
I know, I should have divided up the "Me"s, but it seemed a good idea to do it this way at the time... Look at it as a learning experience for everyone involved!
I'm not much of a scientist. I got a D at A-level chemistry, hence my shoddy application of the scientific process to this question. I'm trying to be more like Gil Grissom, but it's just not working.
You need to work on your air of mystery and of course dry quippage to up your Grissomness ;)
My former employer- HE- wouldn't have paid my subes I think. though they did pay for 2/3 of my MSc, so again, I can't complain :D
Thing is though- most public library folk work for peanuts - I think their employers should pay their CILIP subs. Other professionals can afford it themselves (mostly)
I have always paid me own subs - I did ask my college (FE) but unlike the man from Del Monte they said No. However, if you contact CILIP they will tell you how much you've paid over the last five years. You can then claim some tax back (Just ring Tax Office for form) At least you get something back. Keep blogging!
I work for a local authority and they would never consider paying Cilip membership fees. They're to busy trying to cut staff to save money!
I have always paid my own subs. I asked my college (FE) but unlike the Man from del Monte, they said NO. However, if you contact CILIP they will tell you how much you've paid on over the last five years. You can then claim the tax back. (Just ring the Tax Office for a form) At least you get something back.
I have worked for two local authorities, neither of which have paid my CILIP subscription.
I've always paid mine too, and I'm not going to complain because my employers (FE) are paying the total cost of the Chartership process for me.
I'm not so sure that everyone can afford it though, whether professional or otherwise. Many librarians don't earn anywhere near a 'professional' salary, and £10-£15 a month is kind of a lot for a subscription to Update.
I am a public librarian and, not only our subs are not paid, but I have to go to committee meetings in my own time (I am a committe member of one of the sigs)...
I work in a public library, and our local authority is definitely not paying for my sub. My impression is that there's not much money floating around in the public sector, and I have never heard of a rich and generous local authority so far (please, correct me, if I'm wrong)...
I've never been a member of CILIP and have little intention of doing so. I've worked in an academic library (the same one in several roles) my whole career so far. My employer, though a corporate member, would not pay my CILIP fees for me, nor would they reward chartership with extra salary, something I know that some local authorities do.
I work for a local authority. I was expected to join CILIP and to pay the subs myself. Chartership candidates are supported though through a programme and I am permitted a certain amount of work time to meet my mentor and work on my profile.
I have been told that my employer will reimburse me my CILIP fees but I have yet to receive the recept requested to be able to claim it back...
I voted 'my employer - private' but that is entirely dependent on CILIP's administration...
My H.E. employer currently pays my Cilip subscriptions.
I start a new job with a law firm in a few weeks and they are unlikely to pay it. It's a lot for me to pay by myself but, as I'm putting together my chartership portfolio, I will pay the subscription next year.
Whether I remain a member of Cilip in the long term depends on whether I settle in the legal information world and whether law firms value Chartered Librarians.
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