NEWS
ACE Director of Libraries to retire
APPLICANTS for the role of Arts Council England’s Director of Libraries had until 18 May to submit their applications. Sue Williamson, the current holder of the
post is due to retire this autumn and Informa- tion Professional has asked for her views on the future of the sector before she goes. Isobel Hunter, CEO of Libraries Connected said in a Tweet that Sue had played a “phe- nomenal” role in “one of the most influential jobs in libraries” as ACE took on the role of development agency for the sector. The job involves managing day-to-day activity including oversight of the National Portfolio Process, Libraries and co-ordi- nation of intelligence and information to support the national libraries team.
Who uses digital collections?
PEOPLE who use digital collections in public libraries are more likely to have visited a library during childhood, have a high education level, and be aged 16-29. As part of an MSc, Kevin Bolton used data from the Taking Part survey to analyse “Who in England is more likely to use public libraries’ digital collections” and “How, if at all, is this different from in-person public library users?” In his conclusions Kevin asks: “Is the best way to develop future adult audiences to invest more in children’s library services or target families?” For more details visit:
https://bit.ly/38WtQmG.
Book Conference 2022 tickets
CILIP Conference and Expo 2022 takes place in Liverpool next month. This will be the first in-person conference from CILIP for more than two years, and will give delegates the chance to meet with colleagues, hear from experts and innova- tors in the sector, and to share knowledge and experience.
Taking place on 7 and 8 July at the waterside Exhibition Centre Liverpool, tickets can be booked at https://cilipconfer-
ence.org.uk.
8 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL
Knowledge and information awards and nominations
NOMINATIONS are open for two prestigious awards for the knowl- edge and information management community. The awards, run by CILIP’s Knowledge and Information Management (K&IM) Special Interest Group, recognise outstanding contributions to the profession. The Wal- ford Award recognises an individual con- tribution, while the K&IM Information Resources Award is made to high quality resources, whether print or digital. Last year’s award winners highlight the value and impact of exemplary knowledge and information management practice and resources. The 2021 Walford Award was made to Richard Ovenden, Librarian at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. The award recognised Richard’s long service to the profession, and his innovation during his time at Bodleian – especially around improving accessibility of collections. He was also praised for his wider work on digital preservation, including his book Burning the books; and also his work in helping information professionals from Afghanistan to flee the country following the withdrawal of international troops and the takeover by Taliban forces. Two awards are made for the infor- mation management resources – one for a print and one for an electronic resource. The 2021 print award went to Knowledge Management: a practical guide for Librarians by Jennifer Bartlett. Mark Smith won the Digital award for
his travel focused website, The Man in Seat Sixty-one (
www.Seat61.com), which began as a hobby in 2007 but is now a full-time job.
A joint Award – Information Manager of the Year, made in association with the CILIP’s UK e-information Group, was made to Dr Andrew Cox for his work on raising awareness of Information man- agement through his career and research. Andrew is Senior Lecturer at Sheffield University’s Information School, and also authored a major report into the impact of AI on information professions for CILIP. There were two new awards in 2021. The KM Excellence Award for team, ini- tiative, product or service that has made a significant contribution to the discipline, their organisation, or society within the K&IM world. The winner was KM4Dev. Also new for 2021 is the KM Manager of the Year for an individual who has made a significant contribution to the discipline through their work and professionalism within the K&IM world. The winner was Dominique Poole-Avery of Arup, Gladys Kemboi was runner-up. Nominations for the 2022 Informa-
tion Resources Awards (print and digital) close on 31 July 2022. Digital resources can take the form of a website, e-book, blog, training programme, etc. Please submit your nominations to jdburntoak@
virginmedia.com.
Nominations for the Walford Award
close on to 15 August 2022 and should be made to
secretary.kandim@cilip.org.uk.
Book donation for Ethiopia
THOUSANDS of books have been donated to Ethiopia’s largest library, thanks to a campaign at Imperial College London. Bethlehem Solomon, a teaching fellow at the university’s School of Public Health launched the book collection for the newly opened Abrehot Library in Addis Ababa. At 19,000 square metres, the library is the largest in Ethiopia and one of the largest on the continent, with the poten- tial to hold around one million books. Bethlehem, who is also a PhD student at Imperial, said she was inspired to
launch the appeal as part of the Ethiopia Homecoming initiative, which called on Ethiopian diaspora to return to the coun- try and invest in it. Unable to do that, she instead began the book collection for the library, telling the university’s website: “When I saw the library being inaugurat- ed, I thought it would need books. That is one of the resources that I know a lot of people do not have as much access to.” A total of 5,200 books were sent after a series of collections across London. Read the full story at
https://bit.ly/3mivKAZ.
June 2022
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