Living a stealth life

A description for transgender people who, after beginning their transition, do not readily tell others about their transgender history.

15 June 2021

Generation Alpha: future knowledge and information workers

A look at how professional bodies and other organisations need to adapt to meet the needs of an age diverse workforce.

4 May 2021

How to predict the future

Martin Hamilton, Jisc Futurist: 'We’re often so wrapped up in our day-to-day lives that macro trends can take us by surprise.'

24 June 2019

Emerging Technologies: The Library of Everything

Jisc futurologist Martin Hamilton discusses how storing data in DNA could make hoarding the norm rather an aberrent behavior.

20 May 2019

Championing evidenced-based librarianship and the North of England

CILIP President David Stewart sets an agenda of evidence-based librarianship and rebalancing the North/South divide.

19 February 2019

A world on fire

Martin Hamilton, Futurist at Jisc, sees libraries are at risk across the world through cuts, war and naturual disaster, despite playing a crucial role in their communities.

4 February 2019

Designing Libraries: An academic question

Executive Director of Designing Libraries David Lindley looks at trends impacting the design of academic libraries.

13 September 2018

UX in Libraries: Cognitive maps

Andy Priestner looks at the use of cognitive maps in user experience research.

13 September 2018

K&IM Matters: From AI to the Chartered Knowledge Manager

Dion Lindsay looks at recent developments in the world of information and knowledge management.

13 September 2018

Internet Q&A: How many days in 100 years

Phil Bradley profiles some of the resources that have caught his attention on the World Wide Web.

13 September 2018

School libraries: How school librarians help support independent learning

Elizabeth Hutchinson looks at how school librarians can foster independent learning through different approaches.

12 September 2018

Never stop reimagining the role of the school librarian

Barbara Band reviews Hilda K. Weisburg's Leading for School Librarians

12 September 2018

Book reviews: exploring the potential of the Internet of Things in libraries

Review of Jim Hahn's The Internet of Things: mobile technology and location services in libraries from the ALA.

11 September 2018

Book reviews: examining the unpredictable nature of communications

Margaret I. Katny reviews Marie L. Radford and Gary P. Radford's Library Conversations.

11 September 2018

Book reviews: Practical resource for CPD

Suzie Kitchin reviews Tracey Pratchett's Practical Tips for Developing Your Staff.

11 September 2018

Judicial review analysis: call for clarity

Analysis: Northamptonshire judicial review, its relevance to public libraries and CILIP's call for clarity over the 1964 Act.

20 August 2018

High Court ruling hands victory to campaigners

Campaigners fighting library closures in Northamptonshire have hailed a review at the High Court as a Judge orders the county council to rethink its plans.

14 August 2018

K&IM Matters: It’s a great time to be a KIM professional

Ceri Hughes explores changes in the K&IM sector and why now is a great time to be part of the sector.

14 August 2018

Affinity mapping: bringing your research alive

Andy Priestner looks at how we can use affinity mapping to bring our research data to life.

1 August 2018

Not the end of civilization

Executive Director of Designing Libraries David Lindley looks at key trends in the design of libraries.

July/August 2018

Saving time and money for teachers and schools

Elizabeth Hutchinson looks at how school librarians and school library services can better support teachers.

July/August 2018

It’s a great time to be a KIM professional

"The core KIM skills remain familiar to us, and are largely unchanged, but how we deliver our services continues to evolve."

July/August 2018

Leadership and the multi-generational workforce

How can we as sector leaders learn to maximise the value of our ‘multi-generational’ workforce?

31 July 2018

Book history encapsulates a world of childhood happiness

Diana Dixon, Honorary Book Reviews Editor, says: "Reader be warned. This is not a book to be taken lightly

25 July 2018

Book reviews: Managing the successful school library

Barbara Band reviews Lesley Farmer's Managing the Successful School Library.

25 July 2018

Biff bam boom: guide to graphic novels packs a punch

No longer the province of reluctant readers, but has the graphic novel's renaissance been missed by most librarians.

25 July 2018

Scale of cuts will make this judicial review different

A judicial review of Northamptonshire County Council’s decision decommission 21 of its public libraries starts this morning.

25 July 2018

Your view: Why isn't it possible to study school librarianship?

Jennifer Toerien looks at the lack of opportunities to study school librarianship in the UK.

28 June 2018

Book reviews: a call to arms for open licensing

Louise Ashton reviews Gill Hamilton and Fred Saunderson's Open Licensing for Cultural Heritage.

26 June 2018

UX in Libraries: The value of silence

The interview is not about you, it's about your subject, but you can only fulfil this aim if you let the user speak and become comfortable with silence.

20 June 2018

Internet Q&A: interesting approaches to displaying the news

There are traditional resources such as the main news broadcasters, but there are plenty of engines that simply focus on the news headlines.

20 June 2018

Designing Libraries: The rewards of awards

New libraries have the advantage of being able to embrace the latest technology from the start.

20 June 2018

Phil Bradley takes a closer look at the Facebook data scandal and what it means for privacy.

Phil Bradley takes a closer look at the Facebook data scandal and what it means for privacy.

24 May 2018

UX in Libraries: Behaviour Mapping - decisions and desires

Why do we choose one route over another? Time is often a factor: we happily take a winding path in a park if we’re on a Sunday stroll.

9 May 2018

School Libraries: Why do teachers need school librarians?

I was amazed that one of my recent blog posts about why teachers need school librarians received over 33,000 views.

9 May 2018

Designing Libraries: dementia friendly spaces

You know you are getting old when shop assistants take the money out of your hand before you have had time to count it.

9 May 2018

Gender parity: is the sector moving in the right direction?

Three articles exploring issues raised by International Women’s Day (IWD) 2018 in the library and information sector

08 March 2018

CPD tips for new professionals

Hints and tips for new professionals to help supercharge their CPD

12 March 2018

Finding inspiration across the globe and back at home

MY Presidential year has been very busy so far

12 March 2018

Literacy at primary school: a social justice issue

First of a two part feature about the work of the Centre of Literacy Primary Education (CLPE).

12 March 2018

President's View - new beginnings

President Kate Arnold explains her own new beginnings and looks ahead to CILIP's change of direction.

8 October 2017

Internet Q&A with Phil Bradley

Find out how to search the dark web and take a look at new sites to help you find the best podcasts.

8 November 2017