NEWS
Publishers suspend sales in Ukraine
A GROUP of 15 publishers have signed a statement condemning the invasion of Ukraine by Russia saying: “We have taken the unprecedented step of suspending sales and marketing of products and services to research organisations in Russia and Belarus” adding: “Our actions are not targeted at Russian researchers, but rather at research organisations in Russia and Belarus. This is why we continue to publish and distribute manuscripts from authors in these countries in the independent way set out in the COPE guidelines for research.” For more information visit:
https://bit.ly/3vSaINY
Academic publisher profits criticised
THE Publishers Association has reported that total academic publishing income increased by four per cent to £3.5bn in 2021. On Twitter and in a blog post for Ebook SOS, Anthony Sinnott, Access and Procurement Development Manager, University of York, said the profits were not the result of healthy business but “a graphic representation of the additional resource our institutions have poured into keeping courses afloat in extraordinary circumstances… (and) how much we have been leaned on, by suppliers keen to cash in on an increased desperation for online content, to pay ever larger sums of money for textbook access.”
Language bending
EFFORTS to avoid censorship by algorithm online platform users have led to ever in- creasing language bending according to the Washington Post. ‘Algospeak’, the term for codewords replac- ing words targeted by artificial intelligence, is becoming increasingly common. “Unalive” has replaced “dead” in suicide discussion groups, and an emoji for corn replaces the word “porn”, while LGBTQ and women’s health conversations are often down-ranked. “There’s a line we have to toe, it’s an unending battle of saying something and trying to get the message across without directly saying it,” said Sean Szolek-VanValkenburgh, a TikTok creator with over 1.2 million followers. l
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/08/ algospeak-tiktok-le-dollar-bean/
6 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL
Sharing stories of Professional Registration
CILIP President Kate Robinson has highlighted the value of Professional Registration (PR) in her recent col- umns for Information Professional, prompting some recent candidates to get in touch. Over the next year Information Profes- sional will be looking to share more of these stories of PR, helping to highlight the many ways in which members benefit. As part of ongoing support for library and information professionals who have fled Ukraine (
www.cilip.org.uk/ukraine), Kate has also been discussing how CILIP could also give additional assistance to Ukrainian colleagues through Profes- sional Registration. Kate says: “What I hope this will bring is a vehicle for refu- gees and asylum seekers entering the UK to demonstrate their skills and experience to UK employers. In due course, I also hope we can share their stories to celebrate these successes as part of our community.” Kate, who has long been a champion of PR, said: “Last month after I men- tioned our supportive community, I was so pleased by emails responding to my request to contact me around the differ- ence PR has made. This too is a way of recognising and sharing our own skills
and values and this was certainly true for Andrew K. Shenton who wrote of his Fellowship that ‘it certainly improved my self-confidence very considerably and, I know, boosted my credibility in the eyes of the Sixth Formers with whom I work at school. I shall always be grateful to CILIP for that’.” Kate added that: “The support we give to each other is something I have always enjoyed and benefited from. Elizabeth Hutchinson also wrote to me to share her experiences and one thing she high- lighted was: ‘You talk about your tipping point and I would agree that Profession- al Registration was that for me too… I become a mentor to help librarians engage with the process and to support them but have also found that I learn a lot from them’.” Kate says: “The Information Profes- sional team are looking for a rich variety of tales and experiences from all levels of PR, from any background, age or posi- tion as it really is something for everyone and we’d like to celebrate this together, as a whole community. I’d be more than happy, with your permission, to share your PR stories with IP, so please continue to email me at
President@cilip.org.uk.”
Bursary and awards available for CILIP members
A FREE place to attend the CILIP Con- ference 2022 in Liverpool in July is on offer to members of CILIP’s Interna- tional Library and Information Group members in the UK and abroad. The bursary is one of a number of grants and awards available to CILIP mem- bers through special interest groups. The awards are designed to offer opportunities to attend conferences or carry out research Many of the awards are designed to
help those wishing to attend CILIP’s annual conference, and some include accommodation costs to make it easier.
There are more than 20 bursaries cur- rently on offer from CILIP’s SIGs, how- ever applicants are advised to check deadlines before applying. As well as bursaries to attend confer- ences there are awards to enable re- search, training or to take courses. CILIP’s website features a compre- hensive list of bursaries and awards, and encourages members to investigate whether any of the awards would be suitable for them.
For more bursary opportunities visit
https://bit.ly/3vUgvm8.
April-May 2022
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