NEWS
Planning approval for Boston Spa site
PLANNING permission for a significant ex- pansion at the British Library’s Boston Spa site has been granted by Leeds City Council. The 44 -acre site house around three quar- ters of the BL’s collections. The new plans involve 220km of additional shelf space, robotic cranes and a public viewing gallery as the BL looks to create a state of the art archive facility. The building will take a sustainable approach to archiving, including green space to encourage biodiversity.
Getting started on
your PR journey CILIP in Scotland (CILIPS) is running a training and information webinar for anyone wanting to find out more about the benefits of Professional Registration and how to get started.
The free webinar will look at how Professional Registration helps support your career, explains the process – from sign-up to assessment, and offer advice on which level of PR is right for each candidate.
The webinar takes place on 7 March from 10am to 1pm. The event is free for members provides an invaluable first step for anyone interested in learning more about CILIP’s PR programme. Register at
https://bit.ly/3Hrczht.
Spring and Summer exhibitions from BL
THE British Library has revealed an exten- sive programme of events and exhibitions for spring and summer, including a project involving public libraries across the UK and a collaboration with Leeds City Museum. News gathering, the impact of industrial
revolution and an exhibition of the BL’s illuminated manuscripts stand out as highlights of the programme. Breaking the News will also see local libraries creating pop-up displays from their own archives and collections. And Leeds City Museum will be hosting Living with Machines, look- ing at how industrial change has impacted on people’s lives. Find out more at
www.bl.uk/events.
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CILIP Conference and Expo – first keynote revealed
THE first keynote speaker for this year’s CILIP Conference and Expo has been revealed as Professor Jacqueline McGlade.
Professor of Natural Prosperity, Sus- tainable Development and Knowledge Systems at UCL, Jacqueline’s research “encompasses the knowledge systems that express the dynamics of our planet, its ecosystems, geophysical processes and interactions that human societies have with the natural world to survive and prosper”. Her work has a strong focus on the many ways that societies are depen- dent on nature using a wide range of data and analytical techniques. “I am currently engaged in field work,
data analysis to underpin the development of a new philosophy of natural prosperity – the norms and behaviours and explicit measures of society’s inter dependency with nature needed for wellbeing and prosperity. The philosophy addresses- issues of access to resources, equity, transformation, resilience and institu- tional and cognitive aspects of social capital,” she explains. “The development of the natural prosperity draws on data and information from earth observation, in-situ measurements, experimental data, fuzzy logic, agent based and non-linear modelling, statistical surveys, mapping, citizen science, community co-laborato- ries, textual data analysis of social media, news, institutional and academic publica- tions, and semantic technologies including
knowledge graphs and ontologies.” Following two years of virtual events, due to the impact of the Covid pandemic CILIP
Conference and Expo 2022
returns as an in-person event. Taking place in Liverpool on 7 and 8 July, the Conference and Expo will be a chance to hear from leading names in the infor- mation, knowledge and library world; network with colleagues; take part in practical sessions; and much more. Conference organiser Rachel Kudlick says: “The theme for 2022 is ‘Libraries, Information and Knowledge for Sus- tainability’ and we want to leverage the collective wisdom of our sector to explore the role of information, evidence and lit- eracy as a truly effective and joined-up response to Climate Change. “As well as a comprehensive conference programme, the exhibition floor will be a hive of activity offering the chance to experiment with tech, chat with new col- leagues in a relaxed environment, discover new products and services and sow the seeds of collaborative projects. “This is your Conference – it’s a platform for you to discuss what is im- portant to you, a chance to share the work that you have been doing and to discover how suppliers and organisations can help you, and a valuable couple of days to reflect on your professional development.” Early bird deals are available now – visit
the conference and expo site to find out how to get the best deals at
cilip.org.uk/conf22.
Elsevier negotiations with HE sector progress
TALKS between the UK’s university sec- tor and its largest publisher, Elsevier, were looking positive as it emerged that progress had been made. The negotiations were ongoing as Infor- mation Professional went to press. A Jisc spokesperson said: “Following Jisc’s continued rigorous negotia- tions on behalf of the universities and research sector we have received a new and improved proposal from Elsevier. The Elsevier Negotiations Team believe this latest proposal is a positive move forward as it addresses the sector’s
negotiation requirements – namely full and immediate open access to research and a material reduction in expenditure with Elsevier. The proposal has been shared with our members for consulta- tion, with a recommendation to accept from the Elsevier Negotiation Team, which is negotiating with Elsevier on behalf of the sector.” The sector’s negotiating position was believed to have been strengthened by its public ‘Plan B’ discussions. For more details on this see CILIP’s Annual Buy- ers Guide 2022.
January-February 2022
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