Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic

Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic (SKIP)

Founded	1968(-1970), re-established in 1990
Type	Civil Association
Focus	Librarianship, Professional development, Education
Location	Klementinum 190, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Area served	Czech Republic
Method	Professional Meetings, Lifelong learning, Legislative Lobbying, Consultancy, International Cooperation, Media Campaigns
Members	ca 1400
Key people	Chairman Roman Giebisch
Employees	1
Website	http://www.skipcr.cz
Member of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

The Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic (Czech: Svaz knihovníků a informačních pracovníků České republiky, SKIP) is a Czech professional organization of librarians and information professionals. It was established in 1968, dissolved in 1970 during the "normalization" period in Czechoslovakia, and re-established in 1990 after the Velvet Revolution. The association has both individual and institutional members (libraries and information institutions). Alongside its headquarters in Prague, SKIP is organised into 11 regional committees.

The association's objectives are to improve the standards of library and information services, to increase the profession’s prestige, to support the development of libraries and information institutions, and to represent the interests of its members. The association publishes the quarterly newsletter Bulletin SKIP. It is a member of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.

Special interest groups

• Public Libraries Section
• Educational Section
• Employers’ Section
• Children Libraries Club
• School Libraries Club
• Academic Librarians Club
• Francophone Club
• Health Libraries Group
• Editorial Commission
• Commission for Foreign Relations

Further reading

• Marvanová, Eva, ed. (2009). Libraries and librarianship in the Czech Republic (2nd updated ed.). Prague: National Library of the Czech Republic. p. 79. ISBN 978-80-7050-572-4.
• "Verband der Bibliothekare und Informationsmitarbeiter der Tschechischen Republik". Bulletin SKIP (special issue Tschechisches Bibliothekswesen): 4–7. 1997. ISSN 1210-0927.
• Sutter, Eric (24 November 2008). "40e anniversaire de SKIP, l'association tchèque des bibliothécaires et professionnels de l'information". ADBS - L'association des professionnels de l'information et de la documentation. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
• "Libraries in the Czech Republic at the beginning of 21st century". Bollettino AIB: Rivista italiana di biblioteconomia e scienze dell'informazione (4): 495–496. 2004.

External links

• SKIP website