INTERVIEW
International: forging better, stronger connections
IP talks to Ayub Khan about CILIP’s evolving connections and partnerships across the world, and asks members to take part in a survey to help focus on priority areas for CILIP’s international engagement in the future.
IN the connected world we now live in, digital borders are fl uid and easy to cross. The transfer of information, knowledge and content can be done instantaneously through a smart- phone, computer or other connected device. This can bring us together, but is not always used as a force for good – Fake News, misuse of personal data both by governments (whether friend or foe) or by large corporations are having an impact on individuals and communities.
But in the world of libraries and information services, there are opportunities to improve lives and help people around the world forge better, stronger connections. The potential for building and improving international partnerships has not been lost on CILIP Pres- ident Ayub Khan, who last month launched a Presidential Commission to look at how CILIP could and should take advantage.
International connections
He said: “I came to the CILIP Presidency with strong international connections as a UK representative on the buildings com- mittee of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), and through my work with the British Council on library development projects in several countries. I have always been interested in the global dimension of librarianship and the common ground between us – wherever we work. Over the past 20 years, my library career has taken me to 24 diff erent countries – and taught me that essentially we all face similar challenges and opportunities.”
Free transfer of knowledge and best practice
Ayub points to globalisation as the prime 22 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL
Rob Green (@CILIP_Reporter,
rob.green@
cilip.org.uk) is Editor-in-Chief, Information Professional.
reason to adopt a robust international policy that positions CILIP as player on the world stage, while also encouraging a free transfer of knowledge and best practice. He said: “We live in an era of globalisation aff ecting every aspect of modern life. Big decisions are increasingly a matter for international debate – from how to combat disease to climate change. Digital technology is making the world smaller – and creating global audiences and communities. The UK library and information sector – like just about everything else – is aff ected by what happens elsewhere in the world.”
Global CILIP Looking out towards the world at large is not a new thing for CILIP. It already accredits LIS courses at international universities, has international members and sells books from its publishing arm, Facet, in more than 70 countries. CILIP is the second largest library association in the world after the American Library Association. As a member of IFLA, CILIP regularly sends delegates to its annual international conference, and is a respected contributor to debates and policy. “We should play a leading role in raising
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