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Professional Societies. What does the ARA do? “It represents the interests of the record-keeping profession nationally in discussions with central and local government, with allied information professionals and with the archive user community. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Professional Societies
What does the ARA do?• “It represents the interests of the record-keeping
profession nationally in discussions with central and local government, with allied information professionals and with the archive user community.
• It sets standards of professional conduct including maintaining a professional register.
• It provides, monitors and develops training for present and future members of the profession.
• It promotes the exchange of expertise and experience among its members.
• It markets the skills of its members to potential employers”
• ARC Magazine • The Journal of the Archives and Records Association • Bulletin of employment opportunities most of which are not advertised in the national press.• ARA training events • ARA annual conference • Best Practice Guidelines• Registration Scheme and Conservation Training Scheme• Bursaries to attend training courses and international conferences are available to members.• Networking, networking, networking!
The foremost professional association for all those who work in or are concerned with records or information management
Also include organisations wishing to develop records or information systems and those that provide services in these fields
Launched in 1983, previously called the Records Management Society
Currently have over 1100 members from 30 countries
Who they are . . .
What are their aims?
To provide leadership in records and information management
To champion the status of this profession through representation, external liaison and promotion
To support professional development through sharing knowledge and expertise
To promote all aspects of good information and records management, including governance, assurance, security, sharing, compliance, rights and business continuity
What do they do?
Encourage high professional standards through close and regular contact with its own members and with related professions
Hold regular meetings for discussions or to hear guest speakers
Organise an annual conference for speeches, debates and networking
Publish the bi-monthly Records Management Bulletin containing comment, analysis, case studies and news from the UK and beyond
Produce information guides on issues such as records retention and information technology
Run training courses for members and non-members
Local Government Classification Retention Scheme
Joining the IRMS also gets you free access to the LGCRS database This database provides an online, web-based Records Retention
Reference Tool The legislation contained within it is kept up to date on an ongoing
basis Currently based on the Local Government Classification scheme,
which has been mapped to UK legislation and regulations, IPSV (Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary) and the LGSL (Local Government Service List)
The LGCRS is being reviewed by the LGCRS sub committee, an ongoing process and the database will be updated as this progresses
A professional membership organisation for everyone working in museums, galleries and heritage
The oldest museums association in the world, set up in 1889 to guard the interests of museums and galleries
Over 6,000 individual members, 600 institutional members and 250 corporate members
They are independently funded by their membership, which is made up of museum professionals, institutions and corporate members
Who they are…
What is advocacy for museums?
Definition: “the process whereby an organisation seeks to influence others in order to gain support for its mission, interests or course of action. In order to achieve this, networks of support are developed and used to lend credibility, wield influence and offer third-part endorsement”
Mainly considered and undertaken as a form of political communication
As well as a form of stakeholder communications
Spans a wide range of strategies, both general and specific, with tactics frequently involving data-gathering, evaluation, creating a compelling 'narrative' for the organisation and presenting this information through publications and meeting
Ethics Committee
The Museums Association help to set ethical standards through their ethics committee, which aims to create a culture in UK museums that embraces ethical practice
Develop and promote the understanding of ethical principles, practice and issues within the museum community
Provide confidential advice on specific issues in individual museums
Its members help with investigations in difficult cases
Created a ten point code of ethics, available at http://www.museumsassociation.org/ethics/code-of-ethics
Membership . . .
Types of membership are Individual, Institutional, Corporate & Sole Trader
Members get free entry (or discounts) at over 900 museums and galleries in the UK
Individual membership is £55 for unsalaried people and between £73 and £213 for people working in museums, depending on salary bracket
Gets you access to a weekly newsletter with news, comment, jobs, events and careers advice
As well as a copy of their monthly MP newsletter, with the latest museum practice, case studies and thinking from experts in the sector
Web Resources at http://www.museumsassociation.org
Very handy website, featuring a lot of resources for: Campaigning and
Policy Extensive careers and
events listings Help, advice and
funding for collections
“CILIP is the leading body representing the information professions. We believe in a literate, knowledgeable and connected society. We build the professionalism of our members by supporting the development of skills, knowledge and excellence. We provide unity through shared values and advocate on behalf of the information professions.”
• Professional Development• Career coaching, expert advice• Bursaries to attend events.• CILIP Update magazine• Access to a wide range of professional
journals• Special deals and discounts• Virtual Learning Environment• Networking, networking, networking
Central
East
North
North East
Tayside
West
CILIP UK
CILIP CYMRU WALES
CILIP IRELAND
• Academic and Research Libraries Group • Career Development Group • Cataloguing and Indexing Group• Commercial, Legal and Scientific• Community, Diversity and Equality • Government Information Group• Health Libraries Group • Information Literacy Group• Information Services Group
• International Library and Information Group• Library and Information History Group • Library and Information Research Group• Local Studies Group• Multimedia Information and Technology Group• Patent and Trademark Group• Personnel, Training and Education Group • Prison Libraries Group• Public and Mobile Libraries Group• Publicity and Public Relations Group • Rare Books and Special Collections Group • Retired Members Guild • School Libraries Group• UK eInformation Group• Youth Libraries Group
Why should I join a professional society?
• It looks good on your CV• It’s cheap whilst you’re a student• Training • Conferences• Jobs• Mentors• Knowledge about your profession • Networking, networking, networking
Sources http://www.archives.org.uk http://www.irms.org.uk http://www.museumsassociation.org http://www.cilip.org.uk http://thedisorderofbeings.wordpress.com/