About Us

Mission and goals

CILIP maintains, monitors and promotes standards of excellence in the creation, management, exploitation and sharing of information and knowledge resources. We enable our Members to achieve and maintain the highest professional standards in delivering an information service.

Governance

Governance is concerned with practices and procedures for ensuring that CILIP is run in such a way that it achieves its objectives and meets the needs for which it was set up.

CILIP Enterprises

CILIP Enterprises provides products and services for library and information professionals via hard-copy, online and face-to-face channels. Its four key business areas are:
- Recruitment
- Training and development
- Publishing
- Events

Medals and Awards

CILIP and its Special Interest Groups run a series of prestigious awards which recognise high standards and good practice. They showcase the best from the library and information community.

International Activities

CILIP is a UK-based organisation with a global dimension.  We welcome overseas members, support members in their international work and actively engage with international partners and on international issues.