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Library Association of Ireland Awards of Associateship (ALAI) &

Fellowship (FLAI)

Western Regional Section, Galway

Deirdre Ellis-King LAI & UCD SILS 23rd June 2014

Deirdre Ellis-King WRSLAI Galway 2014

LAI Awards : Background to Fellowship as Primary level Professional Qualification

Fellowship (FLAI) LAI incorporated 1952 : New Memorandum & Articles of Association/New Categories of professional Membership -FLAI

Who Was eligible for FLAI Award ?

1) Members holding Executive Positions….on or before incorporation of LAI 3 March 19522) Holders of Recognised Diplomas with 5 years experience in recognised library before 3

March 1952 and,

Those eligible from March 1952 - the future:

3) Those who completed courses as set down by LAI, who passed the examinations laid down by LAI and presented an accepted thesis…

The future was FLAI by Examination & Thesis – a primary level professional qualification


Fellowship(FLAI)of LAI : Built on Professional Collegiality


FLAI- Early history-Exam & Thesis Regulations, Syllabus, Exam Board 1952

Examinations commenced 1953 : Progression to FLAI -exams over 3 years followed by research + minor thesis; Categories 1) & 2) of FLAI award scheme discontinued in 1960 .. CHANGE and Progression 1970 • Reliance on LAI to offer full route to professional qualification not

sustainable… tutors, examiners, government ‘in-action’ on quals…• Decision taken for LAI to withdraw from offering Professional

Qualification by exam + thesis. FLAI only available for those already holding approved alternative qualifications in Librarianship eg.UCD

FLAI by Major Thesis to be a post-academic qualification, LAI Award…• FLAI by exam & thesis phased out over 1972-1978… End of status of

FLAI as primary level qualification…changes 2007, but first …ALAI


Associateship - a post academic LAI validated Professional Award

Professional Qualifications in Public Sector1969 - Declared essential by Government for Chief Librarians;1971 - Declared essential for relevant lower grades; A Story of decades of advocacy & conflict … Achievement

Recognition that Librarianship was a Profession Story of advocacy & conflict continued through the 1970s & 1980s -

changes to UCD DipLib & move to a ‘Graduate Profession’ Associateship (ALAI) A signal of achievement in Battle for Professional Qualifications• 1989 Associateship (ALAI) of the LAI introduced - Why ALAI ?


Associateship (ALAI) Why ?Recognition of Professional Status : Achievement & Confidence New Issues of concern & debate for the LAI

• Standards - Recognition of Academic Qualifications, Status of Profession • Focus on Advocacy to Government/employers of requirement for professional competencies in a

dynamic information age • Need to encourage & support professionalism, staff development, CPD & for the professional Body to regulate for professional competencies

Pathway to ALAI affirmed at EGM 1988 • To affirm the role of the professional body in recognising academic awards• To give professional recognition by way of ALAI to academic awards extended by professional

achievement and experience &• To publish Register of Award Holders - A Signal : Librarianship a ‘Profession ‘

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The ALAI : ActionsA Benchmark of Professional Achievement

Regulations published 1989 - First Elections to ALAI Register• Time given to eligible members to seek recognition;• Register of ALAI awardees published & distributed to Government

agencies & employers;• Contact established with Government advocating LAI role as validating

body for relevant qualifications;• Validating role established: LAI ’self-declared’ professional

responsibility for regulation of profession - mutual recognition of professional qualifications within Europe

ALAI - the Professional Body conferring professional recognition based on evidence of practical competence & achievement - post approved academic qualification

Regulations for ALAI revised 2004, updated 2013...

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FLAI updated in 200? - new mode of Fellowship


Library Association of Ireland Schemes of Award Pathway to Associateship (ALAI)

Requirements for Application

Candidate must be Personal Member in good standing , hold approved qualification in librarianship recognised by LAI & satisfy LAI criteria for professional recognition… info on website

Key criteria-Have approved qualification /Practical Experience -two years post-qualification - Does not need to be continuous or full-time

- Apply, using LAI Form accompanied by Continuing Professional Development Report (500 words) & supporting documentation…

Report : personal record /experience


Associateship (ALAI)Why should you apply ?


ALAI Why should you apply?

Benefits to you Continuation of personal

learning / Recognition of academic course;

Signal of professional achievement / Use of ‘ALAI’/ In Register of Associates;

Building career focused profile;Evidence of CPD activity;Professional Identity Statement, Motivations differ…

Benefits to LAIMeeting its aims/objectives; Building a strong committed

professional membership;Signalling its position as a

learned Body of international import;

Planning capacity for LAI future;

Encouraging a learning community/society…


ALAI Recipients at AGM Dublin 2007 Benefits & Motivations


Library Association of Ireland

Application for Associateship (ALAI) Formalities

• Ensure eligibility • Compile relevant documentation eg evidence of

qualifications, career record, practical experience, publications, presentations, LAI involvement, committee work, ‘informal learning ‘ give learning relevance / outcomes , ... See CPD Policy doc on LAI website

• Prepare continuing professional development report : a personal record (500 words). Get help. Marie Cullen, (NUIM) ‘Record, Recognise and Reflect…’

• Complete form and submit


Fellowship (FLAI) the highest Professional Award of LAI - the Learning Journey…


Pathways to Fellowship ( FLAI) Continuing Commitment and Achievement

Pathways to FLAI : Progression as a Professional (A) Research & Major Thesis (B) Submission : Professional Portfolio

Pathway : A Personal Choice -Research Interest -Development of Professional Portfolio with strong

supporting evidence of achievement at the highest level


FLAI by Research & Thesis :The Potential


Fellowship by Research & Thesis Regulations & Guidelines

The Challenge : Add to the body of knowledge in librarianship• Regulations & Guidelines for thesis @ www.libraryassociation.ie;

The Research Topic• Build on your strengths, your library interests eg. Rare books, Local studies….

Investigate new means of expanding user services ….information services underpinning legal or medical teams…

• Look at previous theses topics for LAI and elsewhere …

• LAI will appoint a supervisor

• Potential for publication

http://www.libraryassociation.ie/


FLAI : Application for the highest Professional Award- Assessment 1

FLAI by Professional Portfolio Meet the Criteria ? Info on LAI website -

Submit Professional Portfolio meeting assessment criteria including evidence of :

– Appreciable professional achievement– Continuity of involvement in professional development – Having added significant value to all or aspects of the

profession

and also…


Fellowship : the highest Professional Award of LAI: Assessment 2

FLAI by Professional Portfolio, evidence of : • Demonstrable continuity in range of competencies

significantly beyond Associateship candidates;• Strengthened evaluative /analytical skills applied at high

level;• Added to body of knowledge through strategic innovation in

professional practice, contribution to profession nationally/internationally or/and by research or publication…

Candidate will likely be in position of influence within the Profession


Fellowship of the Library Association of Ireland :Help at hand - Useful links


Library Association of Ireland ALAI & FLAI Some useful references/links

• www.libraryassociation.ie Regulations & Guidelines for ALAI and FLAI/approved qualification list/ Application forms/ CPD record form …

• https://librarystaffdevelopment.wordpress.com Maynooth library staff experiences of undertaking ALAI & FLAI

• Ellis-King Deirdre (2008) Tracing the Path of Professional Education for public library staff:1928-2008 An Leabharlann:The Irish Library 17 (3) 6-16.

• Burns, Jane & Fallon, Helen((2012) The Fellowship of the Library Association of Ireland (FLAI) Reflections and Guidelines An Leabharlann :The Irish Library 21(2) 6-9 [Personal experiences of undertaking FLAI via Professional Portfolio] also at www.e.prints.nuim.com

Contact Secretary of CPD Education Committee www.libraryassociation.ie Talk to FLAI award holders…


https://librarystaffdevelopment.wordpress.com/

http://www.e.prints.nuim.com/



ALAI, FLAI, They Did It : So can You

Library Association of Ireland Awards of Associateship (ALAI) &

Fellowship (FLAI)

Western Regional Section, Galway

Deirdre Ellis-King LAI & UCD SILS 23rd June 2014

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