NEWS
Access Lab 2020 registration open Cyber defence and
BOOKING is now open for this year’s Access Lab conference, featuring a keynote speech from CILIP CEO Nick Poole. The conference takes place on 19 March in London and is an OpenAthens event, focusing on users and how libraries across sectors can better support users and improve their experience.
Other speakers at the one-day confer- ence include experts form OpenAthens and Ebsco, as well as Karen Abel from the University of Leeds; Johan Tilstra of Lean Library, and Andrew Cheney of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; and Joanna Kolendo of Chicago State University. The full programme and details of how to book can be found at
https://openathens.org/ access-lab-2020.
LILAC conference returns in April
LILAC 2020 takes place in Manchester from 6- 8 April, providing a forum for infor- mation literacy and practitioners. Conference organisers have released early details of speakers, including Emily Drabinski, of City University New York; Emma Coonan, of Anglia Ruskin Univer- sity; and Elizabeth Charles, of Birkbeck, University of London providing keynotes on each of the three days of conference. The conference will also include LILAC’s Information Literacy Awards and an evening networking session.
For full programme details an to book, visit
www.lilacconference.com/lilac-2020.
Late return fines
set to be dropped SOLIHULL Library Service could become the latest to drop fines for late returns. Councillors in the authority have been asked to consider the change by the coun- cil’s cabinet lead for libraries, Councillor Kate Bunting. She has requested the change to highlight libraries’ status “as safe and equitable places for all residents”, while pointing to benefits including improved literacy, better social and health wellbeing, and community inclusion.
10 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL focuses on cyber
defence and security. Cranfield University’s Cyber Defence
and Information Masters and Postgrad- uate Diploma courses were awarded accreditation at the start of December, following a rigorous assessment by CILIP. The accreditation recognises the courses’ suitability for anyone wanting to join the information profession and develop their skills in the cyber security area. Helen Berry, CILIP’s Workforce
Dev elop ment Manager, said: “As with all our information and knowledge Learn- ing Providers, these degrees have been judged against the Professional Knowl- edge and Skills Base tool (PKSB) and demonstrate the breadth of experience and attributes required for a skilled information professional in the security sector.” The accreditation highlights a growing
field where information professionals are able to utilise their skills. Increased recognition of the importance and value of information is seen as a driver for
security accreditation THE latest courses to gain CILIP accreditation
companies and organisations looking to develop policies and practices that help protect information and data. Significant fines from the Informa- tion Commissioner’s Office for data breaches has also helped move the issue of cyber-security up the priority list for many organisations. Ross Harris, Information & Cyber Programme Director at Cranfield Uni- versity, said “Information is a strategic asset, the value of which needs to be understood by organisations so that it can be used to its full advantage. As a strategic asset its value is recognised by a range of stakeholders and with this come a variety of cyber threats. The col- lection, storage, analysis, use and cyber security of information represents major challenges and opportunities for all pro- fessions and I and my team are delighted and proud that our courses, that support the development of agile professionals for a digital world, have been recognised with accreditation by CILIP.” For more on information on the courses visit
www.cranfield.ac.uk
Feminist Library gets new lease of life after support
THE Feminist Library is set to re-open in a new home next month, ensuring it can continue to support research and activism.
The library has been in existence since 1975 and has grown into one of the most important collections of feminist litera- ture in the UK. However, its future was under threat last year when a rent hike at its Southwark Council premises meant it could no longer afford to stay open. A community funding effort and appeal saw the library sign a lease on a new home in Peckham’s Sojourner Truth Centre. Now, the library is ready to re-open its doors to the public and it will be holding a welcome party on 31 January before officially opening to the
public in February.
The collection consists of over 5,000 books, pamphlets and zines created throughout the women’s liberation movement. Trustee Patrizia di Bello told the SW Londoner website that supporters had been crucial in the library’s survival. She said: “Their support in cash, in- kind, in reproductive, intellectual and emotional labour, has enabled us to keep open and to move to a wonderful new location where the Feminist Library can continue to thrive.”
The library’s new South East London home is open to anyone without an appointment, but visitors are reminded to check the website to for opening hours. l
http://feministlibrary.co.uk
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