NEWS
AI tech in the
health sector A WEBINAR taking a closer look at how AI and related technologies are impacting the work of Health service information professionals is taking place next month. As part of CILIP’s regular run of Wednes- day Webinars, Dr Andrew Cox, author of CILIP’s Research Report: The impact of AI, machine learning, automation and robotics on the information profession, will join National Lead for NHS Knowledge Services Sue Lacey Bryant, the Turing institute’s Sir Alan Wilson, as well as CILIP’s Nick Poole and Jo Cornish. The webinar will focus on developments and implementations of AI technologies with the health information sector. The webinar takes place on 13 October and places can be booked at
https://bit.ly/38P7UWL.
Recycle your wrapper
DON’T forget that you can recycle your CILIP delivery wrap at most major super- markets.
The wrap is fully recyclable and can be dropped off with other “stretchy” plastics in supermarket bag recycling points. Most larger supermarkets have an in-store collec- tion point, so you can drop off the wrapper when you next visit. For more information visit
www.recyclenow.com/cy/node/3062.
Unlimited innovation rewarded
LIBRARIES Unlimited has been named as one of the country’s top innovators. The Library service for Devon and Torbay was named among the UK’s 50 most radical thinkers by Nesta, the innovation foundation, and the Observer newspaper. Nesta Chief Executive Geoff Mulgan said: “Being a radical means going against the grain and taking big risks. But this list shows that Britain’s radical traditions are as strong as ever. “While one part of our politics and society drifts into a permanent state of angry moaning, another part is getting on with making the best of things. That’s surely the best way to stay sane and hopeful.”
6 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL
New tool to help develop skills and knowledge
A NEW and updated online tool to access
CILIP’s Professional
Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB) is now live for members. The PKSB online tool has had a major overhaul to make it easier to use, with extensive input from employers, prac- titioners, sector experts and learning providers. The revised tool will enable users to make the most of CILIP’s PKSB framework in order to identify and develop any skills and knowledge gaps. CILIP’s Professional Knowledge and Skills Base is recognised as the “foundation of learning and skills development for the profession”, and CILIP and stake- holders have been keen to ensure it is both simple to use and relevant to the different sectors and employers within the information profession. Jo Cornish, CILIP’s Chief Development Officer, said: “This has been an immensely rewarding project to be a part of, the PKSB is a key resource, underpinning CILIP’s offer since 2014. We envision an exciting future for the profession and I am delighted to have a revised PKSB online tool which both meets the current needs of the profession and is future-facing.” As well as supporting all those who are enrolled in CILIP’s Professional Registra- tion, the PKSB and online tool provide valuable insight for anyone looking to
develop their career. CILIP Describes the PKSB as “a valuable career develop- ment tool, developed specially for our members. The PKSB helps you to identify prepare for appraisals, CILIP Profes- sional Registration, career development and planning, job applications and pro- gression. The PKSB helps you to identify your personal strengths and weaknesses, find career opportunities that are suited to you and help you (and your employer) identify areas to focus your professional development on to help your career progress.”
Anyone already enrolled in Professional Registration should already have login details for the new PKSB online tool, but other members are also being encouraged to explore what the tool can offer them. To get started check the PKSB FAQs for access information
www.cilip.org.uk/page/ PKSBFAQ.
CILIP has developed a wide range of resources to help individuals, employers, partners and learning providers get the most from the PKSB. Learn more about how to make the PKSB work for you here
www.cilip.org.uk/page/PKSBvalue. You can find out more about the online tool at
www.cilip.
org.uk/PKSB and join a free webinar on 30 September that will explain how to get the best out of the PKSB for Professional Reg- istration at
https://bit.ly/3nkYV86.
Data-driven librarianship webinars has been
A FREE three-part webinar series on data-driven librarianship
curated for librarians by Nielsen Book and is available on the CILIP website, with a CILIP-recognised certificate for course completion. Run by the experts from Nielsen on discovery and research, the webinars aim to show librarians how to “harness the power of data” and include further resources and exercises to complete in your own time. The course will help develop a greater understanding of metadata and the data elements available to libraries to better understand users and inform
decision-making on buying and stock selection. It will look at book market trends and how these can help librar- ies cater to their readers and how it relates to libraries and how to use it in stock selection. It will also show LibScan participants how to access a wealth of information on loans.
Two of the three webinars are already available online, with the third lunchtime webinar taking place on 22 September. Catch up any time via the recordings at
www.cilip.org.uk/datadrivenlibrarianship – and participants will be able to access fur- ther resources and a range of follow-up exercises.
September 2021
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