Member benefits

CILIP offers an unrivalled range of professional and personal membership benefits.

• 10 issues of Update magazine
• 25 issues of Gazette magazine
• 20% discount on all Facet Publishing books
• Up to 40% discount on all CILIP Training & Development courses
• Your individual information enquires answered by our Information & Advice Team
• Email news bulletins
• LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts
• JIS and JOLIS Research Journals
• Emerald Journals and Database Resources
• Employment Law Helpline from The Work Foundation
• Exclusive use of CILIP’s Information Centre
• Policy & Advocacy 
• Top Tips on employment issues
• RSS feed from the CILIP website

• The opportunity for personal achievement through CILIP’s internationally recognised qualifications.
• Continuing Professional Development activities – including conferences and events and the chance to volunteer as a CILIP mentor.
• Help with job-seeking - with up to 12 pages of jobs in Gazette, access to the lisjobnet.com website* and specialist recruitment agency Infomatch.
• Access to LIBEX job exchange scheme for personal and professional career development opportunities abroad.

• Free membership of your local CILIP Branch and two Special Interest Groups, which organize a range of meetings, workshops and conferences.
• CILIP communities, where you can share knowledge and discuss issues with other members via the CILIP website.
• Valuable networking opportunities at Umbrella, our biennial conference, annual Members’ Day and regular briefings and showcase events.
• 20% conference discount for Internet Librarian International 2008