www.cilip.org.uk/infopro CONTENTS @InfoProMag
NEWS 5 Closure threat
Hampshire libraries under threat as author Neil Gaiman joins fight to save them.
6 Copyright conference Details of CILIP’s Copyright Conference, including speakers, themes, sessions and booking information
7 Libraries through the lens How the Mechanics’ Institute library in San Francisco helped to fill a skills void after the Gold Rush.
8 New CILIP app A new CILIP app is due to launch in spring, featuring a digital version of Information Professional and better access to other CILIP services.
9 Open Banking
Open banking shows dramatic increase in users with figures hitting the one million mark for the first time, highlighting a growing trust in security.
10 Specialist
The Feminist Library is set to re-open after being forced to find a new home.
11 Information retrieval The latest recipient of the Tony Kent Strix Award is revealed by UKeiG.
Interview: Arwen Caddy, Library and Information Supervisor at Reckitt Benckiser. Page 24
12 Public stats Cipfa’s public library analysis highlights a slowdown in closures, but shows an increasing reliance on volunteers.
13 Technology
Coding in public libraries given a £60k boost.
14 New Year Honours Library and information professionals singled out for praise and recognition.
14 Schools Scottish school libraries share in latest round of funding worth £172,000.
INTERVIEW
24 Arwen Caddy Library and Information supervisor at FTSE 100 company Reckitt Benkiser talks about playing the “long game”
IN DEPTH
20 An unlikely ally Could Boris Johnson’s chief special advisor turn out to be an unlikely ally for knowledge and information in government?
Neil Gaiman is one of several authors campaigning to stop
Hampshire library closures. Page 5
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28 Going green Kirsten MacQuarrie examines how green spaces can be incorporated into the library experience and provide a new perspective for users.
January-February 2020
University of Birmingham is taking a skills and engagement approach to improve the services it offers. Page 44
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36 Follow the trail Andrew W M Smith explains how looking at the paper trails encountered in research has created a new trail to follow.
44 Research support The University of Birmingham re-evaluated the way it supports researchers and team leader Judith Hegenbarth explains how a holistic view is paying dividends.
50 A new generation Anglia Ruskin University’s Libby Homer looks at the eff orts being made to support a new generation of library and information graduates.
LMS 32 Listings
Two pages of listings from CILIP’s upcoming Library Management Systems Supplier Showcase, which takes place on 20 March.
COMMENT 56 Mediawatching
Magic space goats - welcome to the new decade as Mediawatching embraces the roaring twenties.
PEOPLE 42 People News
60 Seconds... with Thomas Guignard
54 Obituaries
Robert F Ashby, David Battersby, Dora Durbidge, and Ken Thimbleby.
INSIGHT
16 President’s View A welcome from CILIP’s new President Judith Broady- Preston.
18 Emerging Technologies Martin Hamilton on the power and reality of blockchain.
22 Rewriting Literacies A new column from Matt Finch that stretches the boundaries of literacy.
34 KIM Matters Denise Carter on why you should be asking questions before you answer them.
34 UX research and design in libraries Andy Priestner’s fi nal column asks you to put your trust in UX research.
48 Book reviews The latest titles from your sector.
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