While on maternity leave, Caroline Fielding found a great way to keep up with her professional development. It was hard work - but enormously rewarding.
Posted 25 May 2017
A summary of some of the news you may have missed including: Wolfram Data Repository announced; Wikipedia and OCLC collaborate; Springer Nature ORCID initiatives; accreditation of CILIP's first Arabic course; LBF Virtual Conference.
Posted 15 May 2017
Fascinating research study suggests people aren't as susceptible to fake news as we might think.
Posted 12 May 2017
A coherent story helps make sense of any collection of knowledge.
Posted 28 April 2017
Call for applications from UK-based library and information professionals.
Posted 17 March 2017
Speaker submissions sought for the Library Innovation Conference, with the theme of 'Super-Powered Libraries: innovation, influence, impact'.
Posted 24 February 2017
Amy Icke reports from the International Association of School Librarians (IASL) conference held in Japan.
Posted 26 January 2017
European Commission figures show that two fifths of the EU workforce have little or no digital skills.
Posted 23 January 2017
CONUL call for papers.
Posted 18 January 2017
An initiative discussed at UKSG Forum encourages library staff to actively engage with their profession.
Posted 19 December 2016
It's time to embrace non-traditional routes into librarianship, says The Hive's Sarah Pittaway.
Posted 19 December 2016
Phil Bradley explores why people create fake news stories - and what librarians can do to educate and guide.
Posted 02 December 2016
More initiatives to help meet the demand for digital skills.
Posted 02 December 2016
National College of Cybersecurity will be based at historic Bletchley Park.
Posted 28 November 2016
A combination of inspirational ideas, creativity and planning led to the delivery of two successful events at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. Helen Lane explains.
Posted 17 November 2016
The supremacy of the end user means humans are still needed to provide actionable insight.
Posted 15 November 2016
A taskforce is exploring what a global library for a global university should look like.
Posted 04 November 2016
Jodie Hewitt shares her experiences of her first ever professional conference - the CILIP 2016 conference in Brighton.
Posted 04 November 2016
A silver tree at a conference was used by delegates to capture their favourite search tips.
Posted 02 November 2016
The latest salary survey from Sue Hill Recruitment and TFPL considers the impact of Brexit on UK information sector employment and highlights trends in roles and skills requirements.
Posted 21 October 2016
Survey explores culture of innovation in four countries.
Posted 20 October 2016
Laura Palmer enjoyed the back-to-school mindset of a Library Make and Do Camp.
Posted 23 September 2016
The Informed Peer Recognition Award is also looking for judges.
Posted 21 September 2016
The winner of the Tony Kent Strix Award is Maristella Agosti, Professor in Computer Science at the University of Padua, Italy
Posted 06 September 2016
The word innovation is losing its power. If everything is innovative, nothing is innovative. True innovation, however, exists and will have an impact on how librarians do their jobs and how people perceive information.
Posted 12 August 2016