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Will AI detract from the magic of Libraries?

CILIP

Will AI detract from the magic of Libraries? Ruth Rikowski, a professional librarian and information professional, and published author spoke at a CILIP London event on libraries and AI, raising some interesting questions about the future of this technology. One wonders what the future of the public libraries will be with AI.

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Urgent appeal: protect funding for public libraries at risk

CILIP

Urgent appeal: protect funding for public libraries at risk CILIP is the leading industry voice championing and representing library and information professionals across the United Kingdom, guided by our Royal Charter to develop and improve library and information services, and as a Charity to act in the public good.

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CILIP CEO Nick Poole joins Samira Ahmed in candid discussion on funding for libraries

CILIP

CILIP CEO Nick Poole joins Samira Ahmed in candid discussion on funding for libraries Nick Poole, CILIP CEO, was on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row on 28 Mar 2023 and talked to Samira Ahmed about library funding in the UK. Libraries, after all, have been levelling up since the 1850s. million allocated to 27 projects.

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Independent Review of Public Library Financing Panel announcement

CILIP

Independent Review of Public Library Financing Panel announcement. CILIP is delighted to announce the expert members of the recently established Independent Review of Public Library Financing Panel. Public libraries are a vital part of the fabric of daily life for millions of people across the UK every day.

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Central and local must government to come together and safeguard the future of our libraries

CILIP

Central and local must government to come together and safeguard the future of our libraries The current regulation and oversight of library services in England means that the Government is failing in its duty of accountability to the taxpayer and in its specific duty of sector development and improvement.

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Trends in the library technology market ? a UK perspective

CILIP

Trends in the library technology market ? Ken Chad looks at the underlying issues and trends that are shaping library technology. His piece focuses on public libraries and libraries in higher education institutions. In public libraries the LMS is no longer the central piece of library technology it was.

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Professional SharePoint 2010 Library

JKevinParker

The number of SharePoint 2010 titles is increasing daily. list for SharePoint 2010 Professionals that contains some of the books I have found to be helpful. Check out my Professional SharePoint 2010 Library list. To this end, I created an Amazon ListMania! To this end, I created an Amazon ListMania!