CONTENTS NEWS
5 The way, the deep An exclusive new poem created for CILIP by Rishi Dastidar as a love letter to the profession.
6 Protecting intellectual freedoms
CILIP is set to launch a new Intellectual Freedom Committee to help shape policy and action.
7 Libraries through the lens
An opportunity to revisit Reims public library and it’s take on tech and tradition.
8 Designing Libraries: tackling anti-social behaviour How technology can supplement design to tackle the rise in ant-social behaviour in libraries.
10 Carnegies winners Find out who won what at this year’s Carengies, with medals for writing and illustration, as well as the popular Shadowers’ Choice awards.
IN DEPTH
14 Make the most of AI Author of Facet Publishing’s The AI and Data Revolution, Martin De Saulles looks at how the profession can harness data and develop their AI skills.
17 Cover Virtually brilliant
Helen Scarlett O’Neill and Amanda Murphy discuss the StoryTrails project that harnessed Augmented and Virtual Reality to create an engaging community pro-
Martin De Saulles and the Data and AI revolution. Page 14
gramme that brought local histories to life.
22 Protect and preserve A look at how networks of information professionals are creating safe spaces to protect US data that has come under threat from recent Presidential directives.
26 Publishing in a new age How Gillian Daly and the Scottish University Press is bringing transparency to libraries as they take on a new role in publishing.
30 The ‘I’s have it Thomas Shaw and Claire Knowles on why standards matter and how IIIF is unlocking digitial images for research.
34 Google Super Searchers A new training programme to be delivered by public and school librarians is launched in the UK to help create a generation of super searchers.
36 Green Library Hubs A £1.2m initiative to create Green Library Hubs to
connect and engage local sustainable communities.
COMMUNITY 38 CILIP AGM
Full details on CILIP’s AGM and elections, and how to take part.
40 CILIPS Conference Kirsten MacQuarrie and Sean McNamara share highlights from this year’s CILIPS Con- ference.
44 Professional Registration journey
Georgia McNally shares her professional Registration story.
COMMENT
46 Mediawatching It’s green and dangerous.
INSIGHT 12 President’s View CILIP President Sue Lacey Bryant
20 UKeiG
Gary Horrocks looks at ethical implications of AI and user choice with Chris Armstrong.
25 K&IM
Hélène Russell on why information architecture has to come before AI.
29 SLG Gareth Evans focuses on how to make the most of digital reading resources.
32 HLG
Lynsey Hawker with a warning around how AI search can distort health results.
43 RPG Focus
Ian Orton looks ahead to this year’s RPG Unconference.
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