Work with CILIP

CILIP is an ambitious organisation with a fantastic track-record of delivering real change for information professionals across all sectors. Our aim is to work in partnership to secure the long-term future of our profession and we welcome approaches and proposals from any prospective partners that share our aims and values.

Examples of recent partnership initiatives developed by CILIP include:

• Information as an Asset, our project with KPMG to encourage Boards and ‘c-suite’ executives to invest in building information capability in their organisations;


• #AMillionDecisions, our partnership with Health Education England to secure recognition of and investment in librarians and knowledge specialists in health;


• Our collaboration with Network Rail to support the professional and workforce development elements of their large-scale programme to digitise rail infrastructure;


• #GreatSchoolLibraries, our campaign with the CILIP School Libraries Group and the School Libraries Association to champion the value of great school libraries and librarians in education


• The Amnesty CILIP Honour, a 3-year programme to celebrate the power of children’s books and illustration to illuminate themes around Human Rights

If you would like to propose a partnership with CILIP, please email Nick Poole including the following information:

• Your contact details and organisation
• A description of the activity or partnership you would like to propose
• An indication of likely costs and/or revenue streams attached to the proposal

We will respond to your proposal as quickly as possible. Please be aware that we reserve the right to decline any proposal or to put forward a counter-proposal that is linked to our strategy.