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NEWS


5 Digital lending support International campaign to improve the digital lending landscape launches – add your support now.


6 Gold OA for Springer Springer Nature backs Gold OA standard with research demonstrating improved impact.


7 Libraries through the Lens A festive scene from Canada reveals a re-purposed church – now the Bibliothèque Monique Corriveau in Québec City.


8 APPG meeting CILIP briefs politicians of all parties on the latest developments in the library and information sector.


9 The new model library OCLC research brings insights from leaders across the globe as the profession looks to make sense of what a post- pandemic library model will look like.


10 Consultation


Three public library services in England are under review following the launch public consultations – cuts to services,


Greenwich’s eco library card. Page 13


13 Looming inflation Inflation could be the next big thing to hit, with damaging price increases on the horizon.


Dr Maren Deepwell looks at leader- ship in a distributed world. Page 16


hours and funding are possible.


11 Commissioner’s new role Questions have been raised over outgoing information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s new job with law firm that defended Facebook against ICO action .


12 Trust is high


Librarians are amongst the most trusted profession to tell the truth in the latest Veracity Index report for the UK.


IN DEPTH 16 Virtual working


Dr Maren Deepwell looks at the lessons to be learned about leadership in a distributed world and how to achieve balance that works for staff and the organisation.


22 Cover A sprint becomes a marathon Chris Payne, Head of International Olympic Committee’s Information, Knowledge and Games Learning Unit, talks to Paul Corney about delivering the Olympic Games in a time of crisis


27 Personal Connections Garfield Lam, Head of Reference, University Archives of the University of Hong Kong, traces the connections between archives, donors and institutions.


COMMENT


36 Mediawatching Everyday bargains.


INSIGHT 14 President’s View


CILIP President Paul Corney wraps up his year as President.


Chris Payne explains what it takes to host the world’s biggest sporting event – from data analytics to knowledge management for the Tokyo Olympics. Page 22


20 RPG Focus


David Byrne considers the New map of Life and asks what can be done to enhance quality of life at all stages and ages.


26 K&IM Matters


Hélène Russell looks at how we can build the bazaar to support the cathedral of knowledge management.


31 LGBTQ+ Network Binni Brynolf shares practical tips and advice on how we can all become better allies to help create safer welcoming and inclusive workplaces for trans, non-binary and gender variant people.


32 Apprentices


Hannah Armitage and Ambreen Aziz share the latest from their apprenticeship journey.


34 Schools


Bev Humphrey reminds us of the power of a book to improve happiness and wellbeing, and suggests some new titles for children.


4 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL


December 2021


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