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Libraries, critical thinking and the war on truth – what lies ahead in 2024

CILIP

Libraries, critical thinking and the war on truth – what lies ahead in 2024 Nick Poole, Chief Executive, CILIP will leave CILIP at the end of March 2024. In all her courage and conviction, she was confronting the reality of a brutal Taliban regime that used violence to deny millions of women and girls the basic right to an education.

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Shift happens: the future office/library in a connected world

CILIP

Shift happens: the future office/library in a connected world. The genie is, definitely, out of the bottle. and, yes, the library. So what role can libraries play in the new normal ? Our libraries are cherished and often the strong vocal support for the ? s President?s Join CILIP?s a walk around the block?

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What is information literacy?

CILIP

CILIP's Information Literacy Group has released CILIP Definition of Information Literacy 2018 at the LILAC Conference and reinforces the relevance of information literacy in the current age: ?Information A lot has changed since 2004 when the first CILIP definition of information literacy was devised. Education ? CILIP news.

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Follow the path, but don?t be afraid to explore different routes

CILIP

A WELL-trodden path from Weekend Assistant in a public library to a career as an information professional may sound familiar to many readers. My first experience of working in libraries was during my time at college when I was an A-Level student and I secured a Saturday job in my local public library. During my first Master?s

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How do librarians oppose knowledge destruction?

CILIP

As the senior executive of the Bodleian Libraries, Richard heads one of the oldest libraries in Europe. general carnage of institutional libraries in the middle decades of the 16th century? and he had presented a volume of his own works to the library with a poem in honour of the Bodleian. But, despite the ?very

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e-Records 2018: Tackle Tough E-Records Challenges

The Texas Record

We also had 23 speakers providing 12 educational sessions (the most sessions ever!) The day started with welcoming remarks and updates from the host agencies, Texas State Library and Archives Commission and Department of Information Resources, including updates on DIR’s Digital Storage Study Report. This year did not disappoint!

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Brexit means new risks for the sector

CILIP

That means greater risk aversion, more obstacles and more costs for library and information professionals. The most immediate problem for the library and information sector is orphan works. s most significant institutions, the British Library, has decided to take down its orphan works.? s library and cultural heritage sector.

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