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compare with IOB - institute of biologists

The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) is a professional body representing librarians and other information professionals in the United Kingdom. It was established by Royal Charter on 2002-04-01 following the merger of the Library Association and the Institute of Information Scientists.

Membership and Professional Status
There are over 20,000 members in the UK and worldwide. Membership is not required for practice, though many professional-level posts do stipulate Chartered status.

The main categories of membership are: Affiliate - for para-professional library and information workers Student - heavily discounted, for those on an accredited course Associate - for those eligible for, and working towards full Chartered status Member - for those added to the Register of Chartered Members of the Institute Fellow - for those with at least six years standing on the Register, who continue to demonstrate their professional development

There are three levels of professional award or accreditation granted by the profession to members. Each entitles the member postnominal letters:
 * Certification (ACLIP) is the accredited award for para-professionals and is available for Affiliated Members upon evidence of their development.
 * Chartership (MCLIP) is the 'gold standard' professional qualification bestowed by the Institute, and the requirement of many professional-level posts in the field.
 * Fellowship (FCLIP) is the highest level, eligible only to those members with at least six years as a Chartererd member.

CILIP is perhaps best known for awarding the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals for children's books. It accredits courses in library and information science at universities in the UK.

CILIP publishes a monthly magazine, Library & Information Update, and a fortnightly newsletter, Library & Information Gazette, including listings of job vacancies. It also runs a recruitment agency, InfoMATCH. There are UK is subdivided into xxx regoinal branches, and there are over 20 special interest groups, such as cataloguing, public libraries, rare books and prison libraries. Many of these produce their own regular publications. Facet Publishing is the publishing arm of the Institute.

The Institute runs a comprehensive calendar of training, as do many of the special interest groups