“There is an interesting moment in the journey, a crossroads: do I take a path which gives me satisfaction and helps me deal with my personal curiosity? Or do I take a path where I achieve the same thing through others? This is the difference between doing something that is a specialisation and something that is leadership.”

Masud Khokhar, University of Leeds / Librarian & Keeper of the Brotherton Collection at the University of Leeds will be keynote speaker at CILIP Conference 2023.

Leadership takes centre stage at CILIP Conference 2023, to empower and inspire librarians, library workers and information professionals, to fill the gap that the sector is facing.

Masud joins a keynote speaker lineup of library leaders, and will share his unique perspective on resilience in the rapidly evolving library and archive environments.

For more information and book your place visit the CILIP conference 2023 official website.

The quote is an extract from an interview with Masud in CILIP’s Information Professional Magazine about his fortuitous route into libraries, the unique attributes that make a leader and how innovation can inspire.

Read the full interview.