Hear my 'take' on #KnowledgeMobilisation and the Cost of Ignorance in this wide-ranging podcast. I'll be interested to hear your 'take'. Described as "a conversation about learning, leadership and the quiet architecture of change." @cilip.bsky.social #KM www.reflectiveruthconsultancy.com/podcast-1

The K in the Misinformation UnMASKED guide #MisinformationUnmasked is for Knowledge. Who wrote the information? Are they a reliable authority on the topic? @penninecarenhs.bsky.social @rmcnallynhs.bsky.social @laurajeffreys.bsky.social

📚 Be part of history, become a Carnegie Awards Judge! We are recruiting for regional judges to join the 2027 & 2028 panel. If you live or work in these regions and share our passion for children's books and reading, we'd love to hear from you.📝 Apply by 10 October at buff.ly/6vnxFEY

Do you know any awesome librarians now or in your past?

Librarians are pretty amazing people who have important jobs.

A proper Librarians' Night In. Spent the last 3 evenings in a picture library, immersed in Poliakoff's Shooting the Past. Utterly compelling. The mysterious expertise of librarians and archivists; the compelling hold of black and white photography. @cilip.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

It was a pleasure to be interviewed by the Legal Information Management journal team for the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL), law librarians are an impressively innovative and highly commercial part of the CILIP community www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

📢📢📢 How are library professionals approaching, experiencing, viewing the application of #AI & LMs in conducting, supplementing or supporting institutional library work? A survey by @ox.ac.uk Centre for digital scholarship is looking for your insights. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/hor...

Hear my 'take' on #KnowledgeMobilisation and the Cost of Ignorance in this wide-ranging podcast. I'll be interested to hear your 'take'. Described as "a conversation about learning, leadership and the quiet architecture of change." @cilip.bsky.social #KM www.reflectiveruthconsultancy.com/podcast-1

Calling members of @cilip.bsky.social This week’s issue of The Bookseller 5 Sept 2025, contains the annual Library focus - and as a CILIP member you can read this issue for free! Follow the link in the fornightly news 19/09/2025, delivered to your inbox.

Not long to #GreenLibraries Conference! Hot topics inc.: green procurement, climate mis/disinformation, and climate action planning. Keynotes: Amina Shah, National Library of Scotland & Gordon Johnstone, Scottish AI Alliance. ⏳Early bird ends Fri 26 Sep www.cilip.org.uk/page/GreenLi...

All set for a Good Day! Wordle 1,541 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Just as well as one been trying to write something for days and I'm running out of time!

A solid report on #censorship and #LibrarySupport from the UK to provide even more context for ongoing US repression schemes www.thebookseller.com/features/lib...

Mark Bryant: Portraits and Pictures. "Colourful, sometimes insightful, portraits, Exquisite, delicate drawings. Witty cartoons". Launch 6-8 pm, Frid 5th Sept Exhibition open Mon - Sat, Sept - Nov 2025. @theoxfordmail.bsky.social www.oxfordmail.co.uk/local-events...

'Library work puts the librarian in touch with every human interest ... the profession on which all other professions and occupations depend' Love this old ALA graphic spotted on LinkedIn, anyone have a year for it?

‪Today in 1666 the Lord Mayor of London was alerted about the spread of a terrible fire. He returned to bed, apparently dismissing it as so small that ‘a woman might piss it out.'‬

Deeply saddened to be heading to the funeral of @bobgann.bsky.social today. We met as young professionals 40+ years ago. Bob, your light shines on through your remarkable legacy, transforming public access to health information. I will be celebrating your life & representing @cilip.bsky.social. RIP

Called into Botley Library, @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social Libraries. Lovely to meet David & Imogen to my left and Kathryn and Elizabeth on my right. Buzzing with every generation - stories, reading, ancestry. An opportunity to highlight that @cilip.bsky.social is for everyone who works in a library.

How Audiobooks Help Emerging Readers and Inspire a Love of Books

This week we are paying tribute to our friend and colleague Bob Gann. Bob was a tireless campaigner for health literacy and digital inclusion. He had a hugely successful career but was always willing to share his knowledge and expertise. He will be greatly missed. pifonline.org.uk/news/bob-gan...

Final call for nominations for candidates wishing to stand as Vice President of @CILIPinfo. Closes 5pm on 29th. The new VP will join the Presidential team in January 2026 alongside Carryl Allardice. These ambassadorial roles are a great opportunity to represent the profession.

Into KM? One member of @cilip.bsky.social writes: "Chartership gives me industry recognition of my skills, has helped me connect deeper into the international KM community, and given me a renewed confidence in my abilities to change knowledge flows for the better!" tinyurl.com/4avc73wc

"It is true that colonialism didn’t need maps to justify itself, but maps helped to naturalise its worldview....Critics may scoff that changing maps is only symbolic. But symbols mould perception, and perception drives decisions" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How to bring new people into public libraries? Comfortable, inviting spaces Extended hours, evenings & weekends Wide selection of books & publications Free Wi-Fi, computers, printers Comfortable, dedicated spaces to work and study. @cilip.bsky.social dcmslibraries.blog.gov.uk/2025/07/16/r...

34% of adults used a public library last year. Q: What stops the other 66% A: Issues relating to Capability, Not knowing what's on offer; Opportunity, opening hours, parking, local transport; Motivation, libraries must show their value in our digital age. dcmslibraries.blog.gov.uk/2025/07/16/r...

Have you ever thought about the costs of ignorance, of not knowing? How can we uncover the knowledge that individuals hold? What did we mean by 'knowledge mobilisation?' @cilip.bsky.social #KM #KnowledgeMobilisation #KnowledgeMobilization 🎧 Thursday 28th August

CILIP is pleased to announce the call for nominations for candidates wishing to stand for election as Vice President from January 2026. Closes 29th August 2026 www.cilip.org.uk/page/boardel...

Why would you take a spreadsheet which can do hundreds of correct calculations near instantly and shove in some AI so now it can be slow and wrong? Put down the shiny thing and back away slowly.

80% respondents to this snapshot survey of how library and information professionals are engaging with #AI, want support in the form of short courses and webinars. I suggest you check out upcoming courses from the @cilip.bsky.social @ukeig.bsky.social www.cilip.org.uk/events/event...

"I think things could be done better." Good to note that question on Claude Shannon in tonight's #Mastermind. Prompts me to revisit Constructive Disatisfaction, one of my favourite concepts. If you're not familiar with it, read on: www1.ece.neu.edu/~naderi/Clau...

A privilege to help host UK, Commonwealth, IFLA and Kazakh #WLIC25 attendees at the British Ambassador's residence up on the top floor - what a great way to start the conference and thanks to all those who made it possible #IFLA #CILIP 2025.ifla.org

Bob’s funeral will be held at 12 on September 2nd at Salisbury Arts Centre. Tea and Coffee from 11.30. Wear whatever you like. No flowers, donations to the Samaritans via the funeral director ([email protected]). All welcome to our home for refreshments after the funeral.

An AI Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary Education, joint initiative by the European Commission and OECD ailiteracyframework.org

"Globalizing a Second Knowledge Revolution for Better Health". Oct 27 –28, 2025 in Europe & the Americas. Register for the 2025 Mobilizing Computable Biomedical Knowledge (MCBK) Global Meeting: umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

"Here @cilip.bsky.social, we believe in the power of books, stories and information to open minds, spark curiosity, and shape a better future." If you're a #Librarian in need of a lift take 3 mins to watch @carnegiemedals.bsky.social carnegies.co.uk/take-part/st... @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social

Do you understand membership bodies, 'get' the importance of libraries and the profession? @cilip.bsky.social is recruiting a commercially minded, results-driven 'Membership Growth Manager'. Closes 13th August. www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/charter...

Have you submitted your abstract for the 14th International Congress on Medical Librarianship hosted by @ciliphlg.bsky.social in July 2026? Or registered for your conference place? Find out more on sub-themes for abstract submission & register. Abstracts by 31 July: www.hlg-conference.com/icml2026

Thrilled to see @britishlibrary taking centre-stage showcasing research and promoting evidence-based practice: "From Research to Impact: A Day of Ideas and Insights on Improving Child Health." @cilip.bsky.social arc-swp.nihr.ac.uk/news/from-re...

Misinformation often appears in disguise when we're looking for health information. Take a close look at Misinformation UnMASKED an animation from @england.nhs.uk Make sure you are only using trustworthy information. @cilip.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dTL...

"Evidence itself never gives us the answer what to do. It's evidence in the context of values and preferences." Professor Gordon Guyatt talks to The BMJ about the challenges of evidence based medicine and introduces the Core GRADE system @guyattgh.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=433J...

If you work in the public library sector you should join our online community, there's something for everybody and we've great plans for it community.cilip.org.uk #PublicLibraries

What does “knowledge” mean in health sciences research? www.cebm.ox.ac.uk/news/views/w...

Join our community @cilip.bsky.social and find out about becoming a Chartered Knowledge Manager. What better way to demonstrate to employers that you have achieved the gold standard as a KM professional? #KM #KnowledgeManahement share.google/LnCMEfS7fW8r...

Thinking about #NeighbourhoodHealth have we got the message across that #PublicLibraries are central to health & wellbeing? Research by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social shows the benefits. Keep supporting our libraries. @cilip.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social share.google/cRViVDirYS9G...

My cartoon for this week’s Books pages in @theguardian.com

Q&A with US Government Information Librarian at Stanford University @cilip.bsky.social share.google/72YxlVSRZnDC...

Knowledge as an asset. Just spotted this opportunity for UK registered government research organisations to apply for grants from £50,000 - £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. Closes 04 Sept apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/...

Still time to apply or self nominate apply for the roles of #CILIP Vice President 2026 & Trustee. We're keen to invite candidates from the global majority and under-represented communities in our sector to champion CILIP and the profession. www.cilip.org.uk/page/boardel...

Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis - The Lancet Public Health share.google/K89KPXvdVJWP...

Professor #MaryBeard helped celebrate 100 years of the Friends of the Bodleian in iconic style by delivering their much anticipated Annual Lecture, on the theme 'Risky encounters: the library in fact and fiction'. Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAz....