#CILIPinfo
👋 Hello, Bluesky! We’re CILIP South West, the regional network of @CILIPinfo — the UK’s library and information association.

📚 We support and connect information professionals across the South West through events, training, and opportunities to share practice.
September 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We're delighted to announce that @SueLaceybryant, incoming President of @CILIPinfo will give the keynote address at our conference on March 6th. hslg.ie/category/eve...
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December 18, 2024 at 12:37 PM
All setup at the @CILIPinfo #greenlibraries conference. Come by the @ClarivateAG stand to learn more about the all new ProQuest One Sustainability.
November 25, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Delighted to be taking up the role of President of
@CILIPinfo on 1st January 2025. First up, I'll be speaking on Libraries and #AI as part of a Panel discussion @britishlibrary
on 23 January. www.stationers.org/news/industr...
November 28, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Librarians & others have been warning about the existential threat current eBooks markets represent. Today I am delighted to have been invited to attend a Parliamentary rountable w/ @KR21org & @CILIPinfo to address these urgent challenges. Looking forward to a productive session!
February 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’ve joined @CILIPinfo - I’m hoping to meet some new colleagues and further the discussion re Public Libraries specifically around ethics & advocacy.
May 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Excellent session on AI from @LouisMMCoiffait from @CILIPinfo. Now onto our last session of the #BIALL2025 conference a great topic to close off the last 3 days ‘Could law
librarianship go the way of Birmingham's thousand trades? And what can we do to preserve the profession?’
June 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Here we go! #GreenLibrariesWeek begins today! With 100's of activities going on in all types of #library for visitors of all ages across the UK. Go Green at the #library this week!! www.librariesweek.org.uk MT @CILIPinfo
Welcome
www.librariesweek.org.uk
October 2, 2023 at 6:43 AM
The latest issue of CILIP SLG Journal – School Libraries in View (SLiV) is now available to view online for free. Access it using the following link: shorturl.at/wkd27 @CILIPinfo
New Issue of School Libraries in View (SLiV)
Click on the link below to read the new issue of School Libraries in View (SLiV): School Libraries in View Issue 48 (2024) Our featured content this issue: Navigating the DfE framework – Barb…
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November 14, 2024 at 10:36 PM
As #GreenLibrariesWeek begins to come to an end, I'd like to acknowledge the thousands of staff across every type of #library that have made it the busiest, noisiest, best and most impactful #LibrariesWeek ever. You are Green Champions, all of you! @librariesweek @CILIPinfo
October 9, 2023 at 6:21 AM
What feels like a lifetime ago, the furloughed @CILIPinfo team kept in touch sharing songs on a daily song challenges. I built the Furloughed playlist from it. We said, once Covid was over, we would have a celebration in the Ewart room at Ridgmount Street and play it...
September 4, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Final call for nominations for candidates wishing to stand as Vice President of @CILIPinfo. Closes 5pm on 29th.
The new VP will join the Presidential team in January 2026 alongside Carryl Allardice. These ambassadorial roles are a great opportunity to represent the profession.
August 28, 2025 at 6:55 AM
This is fantastic. Any chance the Irish library profession provides/intends to provide apprenticeships?

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November 4, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Yesterday I was invited to the @CILIPinfo forum Shaping the Future : LIS Research @Cambridge_Uni to discuss critical areas for #library practitioners to engage in research for the future. As it’s clear from my keffiyeh I will be arguing for more powerful & accountable #critlib 🍉
February 10, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Online data #privacy and the role of library staff http://buff.ly/2tebJ1v by @Audesome via @CILIPinfo
December 1, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Do librarians & information professionals make the most of @CILIPinfo membership? Free legal helpline. British Library reader pass. Discounts: book, training & events, some Dell products. Grants & bursaries.

Scroll down to Your Help and Discounts
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Get the most from your CILIP membership
Guide to getting the most from your CILIP membership, providing communities, support and advocacy for our members
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June 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM
How people engage with data visualisations and why it matters @Seeing_Data http://buff.ly/1OaU9Pr http://buff.ly/1OaU7XU via @CILIPinfo
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December 2, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Excited to attend the @CILIPinfo East Midlands Network Meeting on Nov 7th? 📚 Join us to connect with fellow professionals, boost your confidence, and hear from Sonia Ramdhian & Andrew Grave. Don’t miss out! Register here: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event... #LibraryLife #Networking #CILIP
CILIP: the library and information association
Our next Network meeting will look at building confidence and increasing visibility through networking.
www.cilip.org.uk
October 30, 2024 at 9:09 AM
I'll be chairing today's @CILIPinfo
Employer Partner forum, with thanks to @ClareEdwards311 from NHS knowledge & library services & @IsabelOswell from @britishlibrary for sharing their expertise on demonstrating impact.
More on the CILIP Employer Partner Scheme: www.cilip.org.uk/page/employe...
Employer Partners
Introduction to CILIP's Employer Partners programme providing a platform for senior staff to connect and share sector-specific insights at a strategic level.
www.cilip.org.uk
June 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Greener Libraries: How public libraries are adapting to a sustainable future.
Thank you CILIPinfo & GLL/Better for giving me the opportunity to run the updated version on #GreenLibraries (there is so much to cover, but hope those attended enjoyed the areas I focused on.
Really proud of doing it!
December 12, 2023 at 6:56 PM
;) RT @bibliothekarin: RT @CILIPinfo: Why librarians are needed more than ever in the 21st century (via @BoingBoing) http://ow.ly/n2DhL
November 27, 2024 at 9:21 AM
MT @bibliothekarin RT @CILIPinfo Seven rules of successful #research #data #management in universities via @Guardian http://ow.ly/n2Cno
Seven rules of successful research data management in universities
Sound research rests on the ability to evidence, verify and reproduce results – managing your data enables all three
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November 27, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Via @wiilassie / @CILIPinfo: Amusing pro-forma online science news article, which even has an amusing CiF comments thread https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-lay-scientist/2010/sep/24/1?CMP=twt_gu
November 16, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Libraries in 19 councils at risk of ‘fire sale’ with new Exceptional Financial Support Framework.
@CILIPinfo sounds the alarm over a potential 'fire sale' of library buildings following the Government announcement of 'exceptional financial support' to 19 Councils.
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Libraries at risk of 'fire sale' with new Exceptional Financial Support Framework for Local Authorities
CILIP is sounding the alarm over a potential 'fire sale' of library buildings following the Government announcement of 'exceptional financial support' to 19 Councils.
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March 6, 2024 at 1:52 PM