IN DEPTH
Meet the CILIP 125
As part of last year’s celebration marking 125 years of CILIP’s Royal Charter, 125 early years information professionals were recognised for the impact they are having on the profession. In the third in a series of articles, we speak to some of those representing the CILIP 125.
WHEN CILIP launched its five-year strate- gy and action plan, its name was chosen to convey the inclusive nature of CILIP as a membership organisation. We Are CILIP was about reinforcing the con- nections and unity within all the sectors of the Information Professions – and last year’s CILIP 125 recipients mirror that broad scope of what it means to be an Information Professional. In the third of our series focusing on some of the CILIP 125 we meet five more early years professionals who are making a difference in their sectors. We find out what motivated them to join the profession, what keeps them motivated and how CILIP is an integral part of that journey. You can find the full list of CILIP 125 recipients at http://
tinyurl.com/mw5yaf2w.
Rob Green (
rob.green@
cilip.org.uk) is Editor of Information Professional
What’s the best part of your job? I love being able to think about and shape the way scholarly communication is heading, particularly in making sure that both access to knowledge and the ability to publish is available to everyone in an equitable way. It’s slow work, but being part of the conversation feels really important to me.
How has being part of the CILIP com- munity helped you develop?
Beth Montague-Hellen, Head of Library and Information Services, Francis Crick Institute.
What made you want to become part of the profession?
I had reached a point in my career as a scientist where I was no longer engaged with the work I was doing, and so I was looking around for something else. Specifically I was looking for something where I could support researchers in a university setting. Already being an open access advocate, academic libraries fit the bill!
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Libraries and library workers cover such a vast range of expertise and roles, and being part of CILIP has helped me learn about them. Dis- covering where our jobs are similar and where they are different across the sector has been really eye-opening.
What is your biggest hope for the future of the sector?
I hope that in this world of capitalism and big AI, libraries manage to stay relevant. I think we will, but only if we stand by our strengths and expertise, and are not cowed in the face of mounting pressures.
April-May 2024
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