IN DEPTH
Your membership – connecting you to opportunity
When We are CILIP launched in 2022 it focused on four big themes, or the “contexts for our professional future”. They were forward-looking and ambitious, but the last 12 months has shown how important they are and will continue to be. As we move into 2024 Rob Green looks at how We are CILIP is continuing to support members in what is likely to be a year of change ahead of next year’s General Election.
THE central themes around CILIP’s five-year strategy and action plan are designed to create a confident and skilled workforce that will shape and lead the information profession. We are CILIP looks at future skills and require- ments, plotting a course to deliver leadership in the information age. It is about putting skilled professionals at the heart of a society and economy that is increasingly driven by data and fair access to knowledge and information.
As well as supporting the individuals who bring their expertise and knowledge to the profession, CILIP is working to build connections with decision makers – helping them understand the important role being played by CILIP members. Those conversations are happening at many levels and will enable CILIP to identify opportunities and overcome challenges. Looking back at some of CILIP’s activity over
2023, it is clear to see how it is supporting members through the four contexts for our professional future – Digital transformation; Leadership; Sustainability; and Equity and Social Justice.
Digital Transformation No one can have missed the rise of AI over the last year – with the likes of Chat GPT creating a buzz of excitement and trepidation. However, CILIP was ahead of the curve when it released its Research Report, The impact of AI, machine learning, auto- mation, and robotics on the information profession by Dr Andrew Cox. That report provides in-depth analysis of how these technologies can be harnessed and adapted for the profession, and CILIP contin- ues to work with the thought leaders who can bring clarity to an area that is evolving quickly. For example, this issue of Information Professional features an article from Daniel van Strien, Machine Learning Librarian at Hugging Face, ahead of his
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Rob Green (
rob.green@
cilip.org.uk) is Editor of Information Professional
appearance at CILIP’s brand new digital conference, Libraries Rewired. The conference, which takes place on 10 November this year, will become a regular date on the CILIP events calendar – and like all CILIP events, members are entitled to a discount.
Sustainability CILIP launched a series of actions to help libraries and information services to develop their own responses to environmental concerns. Initiatives include a new Green Libraries Conference, held for the first time in spring 2023 and a Green Libraries Manifesto, which is building a coalition of supporters both in the UK and internation- ally. These first steps will allow CILIP and partners to share experience and create a network of knowledge. The recent Green Libraries Week gave individuals and organisations the chance to show off their green credentials and engage with local communities. It saw library and information services from across the profession take part, raising the profile of the positive work being done to create sustainable communities.
Equity and Social Justice CILIP released new guidance that seeks to protect
October-November 2023
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