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We’re here for everyone who has a professional connection to libraries, information, knowledge and data and shares our belief in their power to change lives.
Our purpose will be to unite, support and empower information professionals in all sectors.
A professional community, dedicated to changing lives through quality information, services and expertise.
Mission
To be the leading professional membership association for people working in information, knowledge, libraries and related disciplines.
Values
We will stand for and actively champion the values that unite our profession:
Social justice
Intellectual freedom
Evidence-based practice
Our Royal Charter
The objects of the institute shall be to work for the benefit of the public to promote education and knowledge through the establishment and development of libraries and information services and to advance information science (being
the science and practice of the collection, collation, evaluation and organised dissemination of information).
CILIP Royal Charter 1898 (amended 2012)
Celebrating our purpose
“As CILIP President, it is my pleasure to endorse this new 5-year Action Plan. We are all CILIP, wherever we work, and this plan sets out an ambitious vision for our whole community. I hope that you will get involved and that together
we can bring it to fruition.”
Kate Robinson
CILIP President,
University Librarian, University of Bath
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