On the other hand, the arrival of new technologies and formats are trans- forming ‘traditional’ library roles. The information professional of the future will work with a wide range of formats across many platforms. You are likely to be embedded within multi-disciplinary teams, adding value to others through your unique skills and expertise. You have a vital role to play in ensuring that new technologies empower information users, instead of creating new forms of digital inequity.
As a fast-moving and responsive pro- fessional community, CILIP can help you to chart a course through this changing landscape, developing the right portfo- lio of skills, evidence and experience to demonstrate your value to current and future employers while retaining a sense of ‘who you are’ as a professional.
Many sectors, one profession Information professionals are increas- ingly an ‘embedded’ workforce, in much the same way as finance or IT special- ists. Our members work across every industry sector, from local government to schools, colleges and universities, from private enterprise to specialist historical collections.
What unites our professional com-
Your path to success – CILIP benefits at-a-glance As an individual member of CILIP, you benefit from:
l Being part of a thriving professional community l A platform to get involved and shape change in the profession l Representation by the sector’s leading independent voice l Nation-specific representation in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland l Opportunities for networking with senior leaders l World-leading professional recognition l 40+ specialist networks offering authoritative advice & expertise l Skills and career planning tools l Opportunities for leadership and career progression l Quality-assured training and CPD l Information Professional Jobs, the leading platform for sector vacancies l A regular high-quality magazine l Online and in-person events and activities l Grants and bursaries to cover your costs l The assurance of access to the CILIP Benevolent Fund
Our support helps thousands of information professionals every year to earn more, develop their skills and find their next opportunity.
Visit
www.cilip.org.uk/page/BecomeaMember to find out what we can do for you.
munity is the skills and values we bring to our work – captured in a sector skills standard called the ‘Professional Knowl- edge and Skills Base’ (PKSB –
http://www.cilip.
org.uk/PKSB), which CILIP maintains on behalf of the profession.
As an ‘umbrella’ professional associa- tion representing members in more than 20 industry sectors, CILIP can offer our members unparalleled access to insight and opportunities across the whole profes- sion. Interested in making a career move
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