Tim Kidd, executive director of Jisc technologies, previews Networkshop44, the annual forum for network managers in academia.
Posted 22 January 2016
Award is presented to the individual who has made the most inspirational or enterprising difference - either in their workplace or to the wider profession.
Posted 20 January 2016
James Williams, of Facet Publishing, shares seven resolutions for information professionals - and previews the books to help them achieve them!
Posted 13 January 2016
The written word is just one way in which libraries curate stories. Gary Green describes creating digital storytelling workshops and looks forward to 2016.
Posted 06 January 2016
An exploration of ‘visitors and residents' theory, how to get a job in LIS, and university students' use of mobile devices top this year's charts
Posted 21 December 2015
A survey of the UK's library, archives, records, IM and KM workforce highlights gender and diversity gaps.
Posted 01 December 2015
A survey by the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) puts a price on digital skills gap.
Posted 22 November 2015
If Google is beginning to understand search terms like a human, where does this leave the information professional?
Posted 19 November 2015
Cross-industry campaign aims to help researchers choose best place to publish.
Posted 02 October 2015
UKeiG, a special interest group of CILIP, has announced the winners of the Tony Kent Strix Award and the Jason Farradane Award.
Posted 01 October 2015
Given the importance of understanding how artificial intelligence, Big Data and human analysis work together, it is crucial for information professionals to monitor trends in Big Data's growth.
Posted 18 September 2015
Ian Clark reflects on two years of The Radical Librarian Collective and reports on the #radlib15 gathering.
Posted 31 August 2015
David McCandless and Jodie Ginsberg to keynote as Internet Librarian International explores the big questions facing librarians and info pros.
Posted 31 August 2015
The growth of tech makes social skills increasingly important.
Posted 27 August 2015
A new salary survey from Sue Hill Recruitment and TFPL aims to help candidates value themselves and their talents and to guide employers in attracting and retaining talent.
Posted 12 August 2015
Understanding digital behaviour can help us improve the way we deliver and facilitate access to information.
Posted 16 July 2015
A new report by Nesta focuses on the availability of skills required to create, analyse and apply the lessons learned from data.
Posted 15 July 2015
Funding and bursaries available to help support the development of information literacy.
Posted 13 July 2015
Clare Brown previews the 2015 MmIT Conference which focuses on the role of library and information professionals in leading social media matters in their organisations.
Posted 01 July 2015
Four new national coalitions for digital jobs to be launched in Belgium, Cyprus, the Netherlands and the UK as the EU continues its drive to tackle Europe's digital skills deficit.
Posted 19 June 2015
Sharing ideas and information across and between institutions will result in positive outcomes for institutions and individuals.
Posted 03 June 2015
Winning paper explores the role of data curators in the scientific research community.
Posted 03 June 2015
Organisations can improve performance by focusing on four key 'energy' needs of employees.
Posted 19 April 2015
Victoria Sculfor of Sue Hill Recruitment advises graduates that all information experience is valid.
Posted 10 April 2015
Susan Dumais of Microsoft Research announced as first speaker.
Posted 09 April 2015