The Cataloguing and Indexing Group in Scotland is pleased to announce our 5th linked data event, which will take place in Edinburgh on the 12th of September 2016.

This year we are delighted to welcome speakers from the British Library, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews, the RDA Steering Committee, and the National Library of Scotland, with other speakers to be confirmed.

Speakers will describe the practice and challenges of implementing linked data in a library and information environment, from local pilots and experiments to national services. The opportunities and challenges that linked data presents to cataloguers, libraries and the wider information landscape will be explored, with speakers describing their organisation’s experience, as well as providing an insight into national metadata strategies.

The seminar will be of interest to professionals involved in cataloguing, metadata, resource discovery, and data interoperability, with an interest in linked data, open data and the semantic web.

To reserve your place please register via Eventbrite at http://tinyurl.com/cigslod2016 

We look forward to seeing you in Edinburgh in September. Please feel free to forward to colleagues and appropriate lists.

Twitter #cigslod2016

We've collected together some of the interesting, contentious and important library and information stories that were discussed around the world last month. There were lots of interesting discussions in July, including: 

1. Let’s stay informed 
2. Improvements at CILIP 
3. CILIP Conference 2016 summary
4. Blogs about #CILIPConf16
5. Public Libraries
6. More on EU Referendum Result

Let us know what you think or if you have any other important issues that we missed in the comments section below.

1. Let’s stay informed 

The political events of recent weeks have brought matters of participation, information literacy and democracy to the fore so it’s a good time to pay attention to other developments which are likely to shape things to come. 

CILIP Chief Executive Nick Poole has welcomed Rob Wilson MP as he takes over policy responsibility for public libraries in England at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport; and has debated with outgoing Libraries Minister Ed Vaizey about his record while in office. 

The new Libraries Minister issued this Open Letter to the library community this week; related information comes in this blog by Kathy Settle at the Leadership for Libraries Taskforce, which has completed its consultation on the Ambition for Public Library Services in England.

We would like to invite you to register to attend our AGM and members day, which is free and open to all and will take place 29 September at Leeds City Museum. The programme will shortly published and lunch will be provided. For CILIP members it’s an important opportunity to debate, vote and be informed regarding our performance and future plans – if you are not a member, it’s a chance to meet us and find out who we are and what we offer:

2. Improvements at CILIP 

We have introduced a beautiful new online PKSB, our Professional Knowledge and Skills Base self-assessment tool.

We've also introduced an online listing of CILIP members. The online Register of Practitioners search tool displays all those individuals who are current (personal) members of CILIP, and have agreed to be included in this public listing.

Finally, we invite CILIP members and non-members alike to their say on our proposals for a dramatically different CILIP membership model from January 2018, by completing our survey before 7 August. The new structure aims to be fairer, better value for money and more affordable.

3. CILIP Conference 2016 summary

The CILIP Conference 2016 took place in Brighton this week. It was a fantastic event, thanks to everyone who attended (and tweeted) from across the UK and around the world.

You can also register your interest in attending next year’s conference in Manchester, 5-6 July.

There were too many great talks to cover everything here but some of the big announcements we made were the launch of:

• An online tool to provide a simple way for CILIP Members to analyse and track their knowledge and skills.
• A Professional Skills and Knowledge Base to help the health sector develop the library and knowledge service workforce it needs for the 21st century
• The CILIP Action Plan (PDF), which outlines how we will aim to put information and library skills at the heart of an equal, democratic and prosperous society by 2020

4. Blogs about #CILIPConf16 

This 3 minute film brings you a flavour of the action at CILIP Conference 2016 in Brighton: From the venue to the speakers...the delegates to the exhibitors.. And of course, the food!

If you weren’t able to attend then you can catch up on Twitter #CILIPConf16 and download the presentations from most of the speakers - or read some of the range of perspectives and experiences that people have shared: 

• Normal in Libraryland is pretty damn awesome by Daniel Gooding
• 50 Shades of Risk at the CILIP Conference - copyright and risk management’ by Yvonne Morris
• My first CILIP Conference by Mary Anne Hockey
• Open Data and Information Literacy at CILIP Conference 2016 by Jacqueline May
• Information Literacy at CILIP Conference 2016 by Rebecca Jones
• CILIP Conference 2016 by Claire Sewell
• Turning up the heat on Library and Knowledge Services by Sue Lacey Bryant

5. Public libraries

There has been lots of UK public library news recently, including:

• CILIP Chief Executive Nick Poole’s letter to Swindon Council after they announced plans to close 11 of their 15 libraries
• Arts Council are reporting that 99% of libraries in England now offer free access to WiFi, after a £2.6million Government investment.
• 26 of Leicestershire’s libraries are going to become volunteer run
• Wrexham Council is not going ahead with plans to outsource it’s libraries after review revealed it would cost more than running them itself. 

6. More on EU Referendum Result

People may eventually get sick of Brexit news but here is some more related to the sector:

• Karen Bradley MP has been appointed as the new Culture Secretary with Sajid Javid MP becoming the new Communities Secretary. Ed Vaizey MP has been appointed to the Privy Council. 
• #AskALibrarian: What are the consequences of the EU referendum result?
• How the UK technology sector is feeling after Brexit
• What does Brexit mean for students?
• UK scientists dropped from EU projects because of post-Brexit funding fears

Join CILIP

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We build the professionalism of our members by supporting the development of skills, knowledge and excellence. We provide unity through shared values and advocate on behalf of the information professions.

The benefits of CILIP membership include:

• A weekly email containing a top 10 round-up of library and information stories
• A subscription to Update magazine, he leading publication for the library, information and knowledge management community. 
• The option to apply for professional Certification, Chartership, Fellowship or Revalidation, CILIP's internationally recognised qualifications.

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CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group (RBSCG) Summer Visit 2016

Visit to the Weston Library, the recently renovated special collections wing of the Bodleian Library

Join other RBSCG members on this year’s summer visit – a behind-the-scenes tour of the new Weston Library building, and a show and tell of early children’s books from the Opie Collection.

Places on the summer visit are free, but limited in number and open only to CILIP RBSCG members. To book a place, please contact Lucy Evans, lucy.grace.evans@gmail.com, quoting your CILIP membership number.

UKeiG is proud to announce that the winner of the 2016 Information Manager of the Year is Marlize Palmer. Marlize is a standout champion of Information Management in Welsh Government as its Head of Library and Archive Services. In the wake of the Cabinet Office review conducted by Sir Alex Allen into Government digital archive keeping last year she persuaded the Welsh Government to trial the use of Nuix, a leading eDiscovery tool, and in 4 weeks in Spring 2016 her team proved  the acquisition’s worth by indexing over 22 million items and providing nearly 70,000 items for solicitors to review for national enquiries. Later, in a pilot to test transferring born-digital records to TNA Marlize’s Historical Review and Appraisal Team worked with TNA to design its new digital transfer model which is now seen as a government-wide workable solution. Throughout all this Marlize displayed political nous, pragmatism and collaborative style of the highest order. Marlize is a very worthy winner of UKeiG Information Manager of the Year award for 2016

Full details of our winner can be found on the Award Pages.

Facet Publishing have announced the publication of Teaching Information Literacy Reframed: 50+ framework-based exercises for creating information-literate learners by Joanna M Burkhardt.

This book offers a starting point to understanding and applying teaching practices to the six threshold concepts listed in the Association for College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, an altogether new way of looking at information literacy.

Bestselling author and expert instructional librarian Burkhardt decodes the Framework, putting its conceptual approach into straightforward language and offering more than 50 classroom-ready Framework-based exercises.

Each chapter focuses on one of the six concepts and offers sample exercises that can be applied in single lecture periods or over semester-long courses. The book offers best practices in creating learning outcomes, assessments, and teaching tricks and tips. Finally, it offers perspectives on how learning, memory, and transfer of learning applies to the teaching of information literacy.

This book will assist librarians in teaching information literacy and enable their students to cross the threshold and become information literacy experts.

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Press and review copies contact:

James Williams, Marketing & Sales Manager, Facet Publishing

Tel: +44 (0)20 7255 0597
Email: james.williams@facetpublishing.co.uk

Notes:

Teaching Information Literacy Reframed: 50+ framework-based exercises for creating information-literate learners | Jul 2016 | 160pp | Paperback; 9781783301638; £49.95

About the author:

Joanna M. Burkhardt is chair of the Technical Services Department, collection management officer, and director of the Narragansett Bay Campus and Providence Campus branch libraries of the University of Rhode Island. She is lead author of Teaching Information Literacy: 50 Standards-Based Exercises for College Students and Creating a Comprehensive Information Literacy Plan. She has written numerous articles and made presentations about instruction and information literacy.

The book is published by Facet Publishing and is available from Bookpoint Ltd | Tel: +44 (0)1235 827702 | Fax: +44 (0)1235 827703 | Email: facet@bookpoint.co.uk | Web: www.facetpublishing.co.uk. | Mailing Address: Mail Order Dept, 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD. It is available in North America from the American Library Association.

Embedded in applications like enterprise search, CMS, websites and apps, more and more organisations are turning to taxonomies to drive their data, content and information processes. Whatever your level of expertise - from newbie, established information professional, or seasoned taxonomist - Information Today Europe is asking you to take a look at the brand new Taxonomy Boot Camp London programme at: www.taxonomybootcamp.com/london

The first ever Taxonomy Boot Camp London gives you the chance to discover new applications and develop new skillsets; there's something for you there ...

• Explore fresh approaches to establishing taxonomy in your organisation; from initial project sign-off to ensuring strong governance 
• Learn about cutting-edge developments in taxonomy from case studies
• Network with a ready-made taxonomy community - no need to work in isolation

Taxonomy Boot Camp London runs on18 & 19 October 2016 at Olympia Conference Centre.

Generous discount opportunities currently available. Plan now to attend!

Taxonomy Boot Camp London is co-located with Internet Librarian International. Programme out now:
www.internet-librarian.com

It was reported todat that Atmire NV has entered into an agreement to acquire Open Repository - BioMed Central's repository service for academic institutions, charities, NGOs and research organisations. "Under the agreement, Atmire will take over management and support of all Open Repository customers effective from today. The acquisition adds to Atmire's client base of institutions using DSpace (an open source repository software package typically used for creating open access repositories) and allows BioMed Central to focus on its core business concerns." BioMed Central is an STM publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model. All peer-reviewed research articles published by BioMed Central are made immediately and freely accessible online, and are licensed to allow redistribution and reuse. BioMed Central is part of Springer Nature. Atmire provides DSpace services and add-on modules with over 130 institutions in 25 countries using their services.

The press release continues:

There will be no break in service for Open Repository customers, who will now have access to Atmire's support team.

Lieven Droogmans, CEO Atmire said:
“A full turnkey hosted DSpace solution like Open Repository perfectly complements our existing offering of DSpace services. It is an exciting opportunity to develop the future of hosted DSpace repository services based on the pioneering work of Open Repository in this area.”

Rachel Burley, Publishing Director BioMed Central said:
“Open Repository has gone from strength to strength, but as the volume of open access papers we publish increases we want to concentrate our efforts on our core business. We are certain that Atmire, as leading experts in DSpace services, are best placed to take Open Repository forward.”

While ensuring continuity in the support of existing Open Repository clients, Atmire is embarking on the largest technological upgrade of the Open Repository platform to date. With goals to improve the ease of use for end users and repository administrators, the company is committing to a substantial investment in the quality of the Open Repository product.

If you fancy moving between library and information sectors but are not sure how your skills would transfer from one to another...

If you need some advice on how to phrase your CV and job applications…

Join us!

The Great North Museum: Hancock has a unique library on the second floor of the museum which is made up of the library and archives of the Natural History Society of Northumbria (NHSN), the library of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne (SANT) and Newcastle University’s Cowen Library.

It contains a wealth of books dating from the 16th century to the present day including material on the history, natural history and archaeology of the northern region. Included in the library are many rare and fine editions and some wonderful examples of natural history illustration. Members of CILIP North East will be able to see a first edition of Darwin’s “On The Origin of Species”, herbals and books of ornithology from the 16th century and 17th century and early works about the Roman Wall. 

The Archive of the Natural History Society of Northumbria contains unique watercolours by Thomas Bewick, the renowned wood engraver, and manuscript letters, diaries and notebooks of famous northern naturalists, including John Hancock.

The Great North Museum: Hancock Library is a purpose built facility that is open to everyone. 

This is a free event.

Venue: The Great North Museum: Hancock Library is located on the second floor of the Great North Museum: Hancock on Barras Bridge. Please see information at: https://greatnorthmuseum.org.u...

The building is 35 minutes’ walk from Newcastle Central Railway Station, or five minutes’ walk from Haymarket Metro. 

Access: The building has lifts to reach the upper floors. The Library is based on the second floor. 

Booking: To reserve a place, please email: elaine.andrew@northumbria.ac.uk

The Library and Information Sector New Professionals Network published a press release yesterday which is reproduced here in full. LISNPN is looking for volunteers to keep the group going so that future generations of new professionals.

Would you like to be involved in the Library and Information Sector New Professionals Network (LISNPN)? 

We are looking for new volunteers to help out with running and expanding the network, and to take part in some new projects we will be putting in place over the next few months. We want to keep LISNPN going so that future generations of new professionals have a place to go for support and advice from their peers, and we could use a few extra hands. 

If you feel you could offer a couple of hours a week to LISNPN, we would love to have you help out. You can get involved in a variety of ways:

• Writing posts for our website
• Helping run our social media channels, taking part in online discussions and forums
• Providing support to our new network of mentors
• Assisting with web seminars 
• Suggesting future projects and events

Volunteering with us can offer you plenty of interesting projects to get involved with, valuable experience, access to a network of like-minded individuals within the profession, and an opportunity to help your peers in their career journey. 

We would ideally like to have new volunteers with us by early August, so we can get a start on our new projects. 

Get in touch on Twitter (@LISNPN) or email us (lisnpn@gmail.com) to find out more.

Do you need to know how to convince senior management that managing knowledge is crucial? 
Do you want to find out how to actually "do" effective KM or develop a KM strategy?  
Then Dion Lindsay's practical course - based on extensive, real-life case studies - is a must!

Who should attend?

• Information Managers and staff who are planning or contemplating taking up KM as a key area of services for their library or information unit.
• Information Professionals who see the need for a robust understanding of KM for their professional development
• Information Managers in organisations preparing to embrace KM

CILIP’s Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB)

2 Knowledge and Information Management 2.1 Knowledge Management
2 Knowledge and Information Management 2.6 Organisational knowledge/knowledge assets
2 Knowledge and Information Management 2.7 Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration
10. Strategy, Planning and Management 10.1 Strategic Planning
10. Strategy, Planning and Management 10.10 Change Management

The latest Taking Part statistics from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport include difficult top line figures about how many adults use public libraries in England. In 2015/16, 33.4% of adults had used a public library in the twelve months prior to being interviewed - in 2014/15 it was 34.5%.

It is worth looking into the figures in more detail. The figures show that proportionately levels of use amongst disadvantaged groups has remained relatively stable.

Key figures showing this are:

• Since 2005/ 2006 the “Urban prosperity” Acorn group usage of public libraries has declined by 19.4 percentage points and “Wealthy achievers” by  17.3 percentage points but the proportion of adults using the library in the “hard pressed” group has only decreased by 7.0 percentage points over the same period.  
• Library use among adults in the five most deprived areas has remained reasonably stable.
• Whilst there has been a decrease in the proportion of working adults using public library services since 2013/14 the proportion of non working adults using libraries has remained stable.

The usage gap between these groups is widening. Does this usage pattern reflect growing inequalities in our society? And what does this mean for future library provision within a landscape of shrinking library budgets and a requirement to provide a library service to all who wish to use it?

To explore the figures in more detail take a look at the new Taking Part survey online data analysis tools. These tools are designed to make data from the Taking Part survey more accessible, allowing you to produce bespoke tables and explore the survey.

 You are cordially invited to attend the quiz, with an enjoyable friendly atmosphere and plenty of opportunities for informal contacts and social networking.

There is an entrance charge of £3 to the quiz (cash only) to cover room booking costs, and food and drinks will be available to purchase from the bar downstairs. (Please note that the room booked is up a flight of stairs).

The quiz itself will last from 7 - 9 p.m. and you would be welcome to come along in your pre-arranged teams of 5 - 6 each, but individuals could join one of the teams on the actual evening.

 There will be prizes awarded to both the highest and lowest scoring teams.

Please note that a maximum number of 40 people can attend this event, so please book your individual/team place by e-mailing David Lass as soon as possible, and by Tuesday 6th December 2016 at the latest.

Please contact Linda Coombs or  if you have any queries.

Facet Publishing have announced the release of Ken Varnum’s new edited collection Exploring Discovery

We are in a new age of discovery. Not one recalled from history books, where exploration of the physical world proceeded apace, but an age where the incredible breadth and depth of knowledge is just as mysterious to the typical researcher.  The new age of discovery builds on decades of advancements in handling metadata and full text in digital formats, natural language processing, keyword searching, and information science. The pace of change in the last half-century has been dizzying, enabling library technologists to enable information discovery across multiple scales, with tools and processes specific to each.

The concept of discovery covers scales from billions of items in the large web-scale systems to just hundreds of items at the other end of the scale in purpose-built discovery tools for an individual library. In his new book, editor Ken Varnum brings together leading experts to explore both discovery tools that have been made to enable in-depth access to relatively narrow information silos, as well as tools that enable exploration of broad swathes of digital and off-line content.

Using a series of case studies, Exploring Discovery illustrates the interfaces and technologies that can be used by libraries today and examines the future of discovery. Divided into four sections, I) Vended Discovery Systems, II) Custom Discovery Systems, III) Interfaces, IV) Content and Metadata, the book covers key topics including:

• choosing a web-scale discovery system
• libraries, archives and museums sharing a single discovery tool
• managing internal development requirements with the constraints of a small or medium-sized library
• integrating discovery to improve user experience
• custom discovery systems built with open-source software
• metadata challenges in discovery services
• open access and discovery tools
• regional aggregation and discovery of digital collections.

The Midwest Book Review said, “Exploring Discovery is easy to dip into as needed, and provides a comprehensive examination of discovery services that will prove invaluable to IT, web development, electronic resource management, and technical services staff”.

The European Commission has published an infographic on open research data: Findable - Accessible - Interoperable - Re-usable (FAIR). It covers the challenge and the solution, explains how it works, and invites you to be a part of the new era of open science. Research data should be open by default - as open as possible but as closed as necessary (for example, due to intellectual property rights).

Facet Publishing have announced the publication of Managing Digital Cultural Objects: Analysis, discovery and retrieval edited by Allen Foster and Pauline Rafferty both at Aberystwyth University.

The book explores the analysis and interpretation, discovery and retrieval of a variety of non-textual objects, including image, music and moving image. 

Bringing together chapters written by leading experts in the field, the first part of this book provides an overview of the theoretical and academic aspects of digital cultural documentation and considers both technical and strategic issues relating to cultural heritage projects, digital asset management and sustainability. The second part includes contributions from practitioners in the field focusing on case studies from libraries, archives and museums. While the third and final part considers social networking and digital cultural objects.

Managing Digital Cultural Objects: Analysis, discovery and retrieval draws from disciplines including information retrieval, library and information science (LIS), digital preservation, digital humanities, cultural theory, digital media studies and art history. It’s argued that this multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach is both necessary and useful in the age of the ubiquitous and mobile web.

Key topics covered include:

• Managing, searching and finding digital cultural objects
• Data modelling for analysis, discovery and retrieval
• Social media data as a historical source
• Visual digital humanities
• Digital preservation of audio content
• Photos on social networking sites
• Searching and creating affinities in web music collections
• Film retrieval on the web.

The book will provide inspiration for students seeking to develop creative and innovative research projects at Masters and PhD levels and will be essential reading for those studying digital cultural object management. Equally, it should serve practitioners in the field who wish to create and develop innovative, creative and exciting projects in the future.

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Press and review copies contact:

James Williams, Marketing & Sales Manager, Facet Publishing

Tel: +44 (0)20 7255 0597
Email: james.williams@facetpublishing.co.uk

Notes:
Managing Digital Cultural Objects: Analysis, discovery and retrieval | Jul 2016 | 256pp | Paperback; 9781856049412; £54.95

About the editors:

Allen Foster has a BA in Social History, a Master's in Information Management and a PhD in Information Science.  As Reader in Information Science, he has held various roles, including Head of Department for Information Studies, at Aberystwyth University.  His research interest areas span the research process of Master's and PhD students, the development of models for information behaviour and serendipity, and user experience of information systems, creativity and information retrieval. He has guest edited for several journal special issues, is a regional editor for The Electronic Library and is a member of journal editorial boards, international panels and conference committees.

Dr Pauline Rafferty MA (Hons) MSc MCLIP is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Teaching and Learning at the Department of Information Studies, Aberystwyth University. She previously taught at the Department of Information Science, City University London, and in the School of Information Studies and Department of Media and Communication at the University of Central England, Birmingham.

Contributors:

Sarah Higgins, Aberystwyth University

Katrin Weller, GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

Hannah Dee, Aberystwyth University

Lorna Hughes, University of Glasgow

Lloyd Roderick, Aberystwyth University

Alexander Brown,  Aberystwyth University

Maureen Pennock, British Library

Michael Day, British Library

Will Prentice, British Library

Corinne Jörgensen, Florida State University (Emeritus)

Nicola Orio, University of Padua

Kathryn La Barre, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Rosa Ines de Novias Cordeiro, Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro

The book is published by Facet Publishing and is available from Bookpoint Ltd | Tel: +44 (0)1235 827702 | Fax: +44 (0)1235 827703 | Email: facet@bookpoint.co.uk | Web: www.facetpublishing.co.uk. | Mailing Address: Mail Order Dept, 39 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4TD. It is available in North America from the American Library Association.

`The Private Diaries of Robert Proctor’

John Bowman (formerly University College, London)

The bibliographer Robert Proctor kept a private diary for the last four years of his life. From it we gain a picture of his work at the British Museum, his private life with Mother in Oxshott, and his obsession with anything related to William Morris. The talk will show how the diaries shed light on the life and death of an extraordinary man.

Time to be confirmed.

Alice Ford-Smith (Bernard Quaritch Ltd.) will lead a repeat of last term's library walk for the History of Libraries Seminar

`London 1708: a Walk into Library History’.

You are invited to spend an early autumn evening exploring some of London’s early eighteenth century libraries. This walk will follow in the footsteps of bookseller and antiquary John Bagford, whose An account of several libraries in and about London, for the satisfaction of the curious, both natives and foreigners was published in 1708.  

John Bagford was at the centre of London’s book trade, selling collections and helping form new ones. In the process he created a unique record of the libraries that operated in the city he loved. Alice Ford-Smith will guide you through the streets and alleyways of John Bagford’s London, introducing this book history pioneer and the libraries he knew so well.

The walk will commence from the courtyard of Stationers' Hall at 5.30 pm and finish approximately 90 minutes later near Barbican underground station.

Numbers are limited to 25 people, and pre-booking is essential. Tickets, which are non-refundable, are £10 each. This event is open to all, so early booking is recommended.

Please register through Eventbrite: https://goo.gl/BrOnbK

We are pleased to publicise this survey by Catriona Robertson on the state of children's library services in UK public library services and whether they are being "hollowed out".  Catriona is a postgraduate student on the MSc Information and Library studies course at the University of Strathclyde. CILIP is exploring the potential of working with students doing their dissertations as part of MA/MSc courses in library and information studies to cover topics of interest to CILIP. The research remains their own but it has been formulated in discussion with CILIP and, in this case, YLG.  We do encourage you to complete this survey by 11pm on 2 August 2016. We hope it will provide valuable insights into what children's librarians believe is taking place in the services they provide.

You will find the survey at:  https://strathsci.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_e5L1J8XdFsY9Twx

We and Catriona  thank you for your help  in completing the survey. A reminder that thedeadline for survey completion is 11pm on Tuesday 2 August 2016.

Tricia Adams
Youth Libraries Group
Chair Elect
Email: tricia.adams6@gmail.com

and

Guy Daines
Head of Policy
CILIP
Email: guy.daines@cilip.org.uk

The CILIP Health Libraries Group newsletter is available online at:

http://www.cilip.org.uk/health-libraries-group/newsletter

We are currently open to any contributions so please take the opportunity to shape the next issue – do get in touch if you have any ideas and get yourself published in the September issue. Please note that the next copy date deadline for the newsletter was stated incorrectly in the recent HLG News - July 2016.  The next issue will be available in September not December.  The copy date deadlines are:

Issue date: September 

Deadline for content: 12 August 2016

Rob Wilson MP has been assigned policy responsibility for public libraries in England at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Previously Rob Wilson was Minister for Civil Society at the Cabinet Office which included charities and social enterprises. The libraries brief was previously held by Ed Vaizey, the longest serving arts minister, who left the position of Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in the most recent reshuffle.

Nick Poole CILIP Chief Executive said, “I would like to congratulate Rob Wilson on his appointment. I am sure he is relishing the opportunity to support and develop libraries as they improve life chances for families and communities across the country. Libraries add value to the UK economy by supporting enterprise and employment, they save the NHS money through public health initiatives, and are an essential part of improving literacy skills.

“As Minister for Civil Society Rob’s experiences spearheading initiatives that improve social mobility, give everyone equal chances and create a stronger society will be invaluable.  I look forward to working with Rob and his team to ensure that there is the political leadership, policy support and investment to create modern and sustainable library services that meet the information needs of the public now and in the future.”

Other members of the DCMS Ministerial team are Karen Bradley MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and Matt Hancock MP, Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy. Under the 1964 Public Libraries and Museums Act it is the DCMS Secretary of State who ultimately is responsible for the stewardship and improvement of public library services in England.

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Media contact

Mark Taylor, Director of External Relations, CILIP
Tel: 020 7255 0654
Mobile: 07792 635 305
Email: mark.taylor@cilip.org.uk
 
Notes to editors
 
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is the leading voice for the information, knowledge management and library profession. Our goal is to put information and library skills at the heart of an equal, democratic and prosperous society by 2020. Registered charity no. 313014. www.cilip.org.uk

The next International Patent Information Conference & Exposition (IPI-ConfEx) will be held 5 to 8 March 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Rome-St. Peter's Hotel in Rome, Italy. The 14th annual conference will continue to highlight best practices utilized by corporate patent information professionals with respect to searching, analysis and management of patent information.

2017 Call for Speakers: Deadline 23 September 2016

IPI-ConfEx is accepting speaker proposals for the 2017 conference. We are particularly interested to hear from patent information users within corporations, law firms, or other organisations who have been faced with a particular patent information challenge and who can make a presentation on how they have overcome the problem, or are working towards a solution.  Proposals on technical “how-to” subjects and case studies are very much welcomed.  A list of some suggested topics for consideration is available online at http://www.ipi-confex.com/call%20for%20speakers.htm.

Anyone wishing to submit a paper to the IPI-ConfEx Organisers for consideration should submit the following information to admin@ipi-institute.com by 23 September 2016:

•             Name and contact details

•             Proposed presentation/poster title

•             Initial abstract (80 - 120 words)

•             Biography (2 or 3 paragraphs)

NOTE: If you have an interest in speaking but require internal approval beforehand please contact us now to make us aware of your initial interest, and the topic so that we can begin considering your potential submission for the programme.

Vendors/suppliers/service providers should contact the conference organisers at admin@ipi-institute.com for details on participation, speaking, sponsor and exhibit opportunities.

Further details regarding the 2017 conference are available at www.ipi-confex.com.

We look forward to seeing you in Rome!

Natasha Fowler

IPI Organisation

Tel +1 (858) 592 9027 ▪ Fax +1 (858) 592 7693

natasha.fowler@ipi-institute.com ▪ www.ipi-confex.com

Europe's Premier Conference & Exposition for Patent Information Professionals

We have a great line up of speakers for this year's conference, which explores the theme of 'library marketing and PR: critical to the success'.

In addition, you will be able to hear from the winners of our 2016 Marketing Excellence Awards, sharing their experience and tips for great academic and public library campaigns.

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We are delighted to announce details of our 2016 annual conference.

Along with our four speakers, you will be able to hear from the winners of our 2016 Marketing Excellence Awards, sharing their experience and tips for great academic and public library campaigns!

The Library & Information History Group is seeking a new Publicity Officer to start at the end of August 2016. The incumbent will be responsible for advertising the Group's events, awards, meetings, etc. through social media, email lists, newsletter articles, and for writing posts for our blog. The role holder will also liaise with relevant academic departments to promote the group’s events and awards, as well as CILIP’s Update editor to publish relevant items in the magazine. He or she will send monthly emails out to all group members using CILIP’s Communicator system. The Publicity Officer must be a member of the CILIP Library & Information History Group. As a committee member you will be asked to participate in four committee meetings per year, two of which are held online and two in-person; reasonable travel expenses are reimbursed by the group. The post would suit someone with some social media and/or marketing experience who is interested in professional development and the history of libraries and information.

If you are interested or would like more details of the duties involved, please contact the Chair, Renae Satterley: r.satterley@middletemple.org.uk.  The deadline for applications is 23 August 2016.