I’ve been undertaking the fellowship process for about a year now and for the past few months I feel like progress has slowed. I had originally intended to submit my fellowship application at about this time, but I have come to realise that I am still some way off – I need to re-visit my expectations and timescale s. In my defence this has not been all my own fault! We have had ongoing staff shortages in my library and the day job has been busier than ever. When faced with high service demands, CPD is often the thing to fall by the wayside. However, I somehow need to find a way to kick-start my fellowship progress again. When I look through my evidence grid, I realise that part of the problem is that I am caught in a trap of my own creation! I am dutifully working my way through all the areas that I wanted to develop and finding evidence to support my application. I have become a bit obsessed with covering all angles and ensuring that I have an abundance of evidence for all...
The story of five Library and Information Professionals applying for CILIP Fellowship