CONTENTS www.cilip.org.uk/WeAreCILIP NEWS


5 Conference ahead Find out how this year’s CILIP Conference is offering a new experience for delegates, plus save the date for summer.


6 New Year Honours The British Library’s Roly Keating leads this year’s library sector honours recipients – find out who else has been rewarded for the dedication.


7 Libraries through the lens Photographer and librarian Thomas Guignard on the hidden histories that are revealed as he researches his library photographs.


8 You’re welcome A welcome pack for new starters in public libraries has been created by CILIP, with funding from Arts Council England.


9 Pictures, please


LibraryOn is calling on public library service to share their snaps and promote the best of libraries.


10 Beyond the Horizon Join NECILIP for its regional conference this year.


11 eBook loans rise Latest figures show double digit increases in digital loans in libraries.


CILIP’s Green Libraries Conference. Page 14


11 Kent Strix Award Microsoft research director and a university professor named as joint winners in this year’s Tony Kent Strix Award for information retrieval.


12 Threat to legal protection CILIP responds to the latest opposition to legal protection for public library services, as local authorities look to undermine the 1964 Act.


INTERVIEW


22 Cover Beth Montague- Hellen Head of Library and Information Services at the Francis Crick Institute on how big changes like this can be achieved - even without the help of a crisis.


IN DEPTH


14 Green Libraries Event Find out what to expect from CILIP’s Green Libraries Confer- ence, taking place next month. The event puts sustainability at the heart of libraries, ser- vices and local communities and builds on the work of the Green Libraries Partnership.


18 We Are CILIP: the year ahead


CILIP’s welcome pack for new starters. Page 8


4 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL


Nick Poole looks at what the next 12 months hold for CILIP – from a new home to marking a special anniversary, and what it means for members.


January-February 2023


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28 Information retrieval Gary Horrocks looks at how innovative research in infor- mation retrieval is building a platform for future development in the library and information science community.


33 Bankable assets Could banking services help to provide a sustainable future for public libraries? Jeff Payne, of Community Junction, explains how a proven model in Australia could have a positive impact here.


38 Plan for the future Julia Randell-Khan on how roles and expectations are changing, and why everyone needs to be thinking about the impact of longevity on working practices.


44 Digital transformation Jeff Howarth explains how the TUC Library’s card catalogue was brought up to date with a digital project that has breathed new life into collections.


COMMENT


52 Mediawatching Where should you go for inspiration?


PEOPLE


48 Obituaries Sylvia Cummins, Arthur Davies and Robert Reyner.


51 Professional Registration


INSIGHT


13 President’s View Meet CILIP’s new President, John Trevor-Allen


17 Disability Network Morag Clarkson and Catherine McClaren look at some of the work being done by disability networks in work places to help make them more inclusive.


20 Scripturient


Matt Finch explores Karen Levy’s research into why digital trucking data in the US may not be working as it should.


26 LGBTQ+ Network Ash Green introduces the network’s committee members as they look forward to making a difference in 2023.


32 Apprentice


Helen Mitchell looks back on a whirlwind year.


36 School Libraries Group Rosalind Buckland takes a closer look at a new short course for school librarians.


42 RPG Focus


RPG Chair Ian Orton highlights opportunities for the year ahead.


46 Nielsen


Suzy Warnock shares industry insights on celeb memoirs.


50 Book Reviews The latest titles from your sector.


Could community banks be the next must-have service for libraries? Page 33


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