Comments on: No-one is superintending libraries – and here’s the evidence and the reasons why. https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2012/11/no-one-is-superintending-libraries-and-heres-the-evidence-and-the-reasons-why.html What's happening to your library? Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:19:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Frank Daniels https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2012/11/no-one-is-superintending-libraries-and-heres-the-evidence-and-the-reasons-why.html#comment-5583 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:19:17 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=3093#comment-5583 Further to my last post on this, “Update” in its latest issue (Dec 2012, page 9) has now mentioned the DCMS/ACE problem concerning supervision of libraries. Fairs fair, they have mentioned it, just.

]]> By: Revisit History https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2012/11/no-one-is-superintending-libraries-and-heres-the-evidence-and-the-reasons-why.html#comment-5566 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:08:47 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=3093#comment-5566 I never for a second implied that anything illegal or underhand had taken place. Any abolition of public bodies was done legitimately and through legal means. It is perhaps telling of the state of the debate (i.e. it has got rather fevered and tends to divorce itself from realities and run into misunderstanding and fantasy) that the inference was made.

]]> By: Frank Daniels https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2012/11/no-one-is-superintending-libraries-and-heres-the-evidence-and-the-reasons-why.html#comment-5564 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:42:16 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=3093#comment-5564 I read “Update” every month and there has been no statement about ACE and supervision of libraries that I can recall by CILIP. “Update” contains very little on CILIP’s own activities and appears to be a vehicle for the outpourings of library “consultants”.

Not long ago they published an article with a diagram consisting of concentric circles, at the centre of which, appeared a black circle containing the the word “ethics”. Reminded me of a black hole around which is the event horizon beyond which you must not go, for if you do there is no coming back….

]]> By: librarycarl https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2012/11/no-one-is-superintending-libraries-and-heres-the-evidence-and-the-reasons-why.html#comment-5563 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:33:13 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=3093#comment-5563 This is an excellent example of how ‘citizen journalism’ can work to investigate topics of interest and importance. Why have the mainstream professional channels failed to explore this topic? There are two professional bodies which have an interest in this, SCL and CILIP. The Society of Chief Librarians I assume has explored this fully but are not obliged to share this with the rest of the profession except in a general spirit of professional leadership. CILIP also has an interest in this and a responsibility to keep the profession informed. Tell me if I am wrong but can anyone recollect any statement by CILIP on the supervision of libraries and the role of ACE, or anything in Update exploring this issue, or reports of Council meetings about this?

]]> By: Ian Anstice https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2012/11/no-one-is-superintending-libraries-and-heres-the-evidence-and-the-reasons-why.html#comment-5562 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:49:55 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=3093#comment-5562 In reply to Jon W.

Hi Jon

Thanks very much for that. No-one else I had spoken to had heard of this legislation that I had talked to so that is useful to know. One more jigsaw piece in the puzzle

]]> By: Jon W https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2012/11/no-one-is-superintending-libraries-and-heres-the-evidence-and-the-reasons-why.html#comment-5561 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:33:07 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=3093#comment-5561 Hi Ian. The superintenance point is an important one and you are right to say it isn’t being carried out effectively at the moment. However the ACL was, as far as I can tell, abolished legally by means of the Public Bodies Act 2011 – see http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/24/enacted.

This gives ministers the power, subject to certain restrictions, to abolish certain public bodies and offices (some of which were quangos). This includes the Library Advisory Council for England, listed in Schedule 1. My understanding is that as a more recent piece of legislation it supersedes the relevant parts of 1964 Act.

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