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Libraries Change Lives 2024 – Putting libraries in the spotlight

CILIP

Libraries Change Lives Week anticipates this year’s General Election, puts the sector on a public platform where libraries, library staff and library users can evidence the value of this statutory service - both locally and nationally - to the leaders of tomorrow.

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Libraries and sanctuary

CILIP

Libraries and sanctuary. John Vincent has been actively tackling social exclusion in libraries and other cultural and heritage organisations through The Network (www.seapn.org.uk) and the Libraries of Sanctuary project, that evolved from the Cities of Sanctuary.

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Learning, work and flexibility: a case study

CILIP

Learning, work and flexibility: a case study As part of our look at CILIP accredited courses we talk to Oona Ylinen, a part-time LIS student at UCL and Academic Support Librarian at University of Essex. During one such study session in 2018, I saw a poster advertising a part-time role in the library.

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The horizon scanning department for public libraries

CILIP

The horizon scanning department for public libraries THE appetite for horizon scanning among public librarians is huge – as we have recently seen at the CILIP Conference – but the number of public librarians paid to do it is minimal. For me the next progression would have been outside of the library world. “For

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Connecting town and gown through the library

CILIP

Connecting town and gown through the library How to help a community explore its slave-trading history: Lesley English, Head of Library Engagement at Lancaster University Library, explains how the library plays a key role in building bridges between town and gown. We connect, we innovate, we include.”

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RMS Section Meeting: teasers!

The Schedule

Cultural heritage organizations like libraries, archives, and museums create, use, manage, and share records every day in the course of daily operations. Our first highlights Elizabeth Carron of Boston College! Please join us in August! Tentative title: Records Management for Cultural Heritage Organizations.

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.