London Libraries & Information Community

Please visit the new site:

http://londoncommunity.wikispaces.com/

This new site is being developed to replace this pilot site.

It is hoped this site can be used by the many information sector organisations which operate in London to help avoid clashes in organising events.

Potentially this site has many more advantages, including:

• the ability for groups' members to subscribe to events and news via RSS

• a media gallery: groups can add content such as photographs of committee members and event organisers

If you would like to contribute please email CILIPinLondon@gmail.com for a user login.

...to a new EU country

Cilip in London is, once again, inviting members to apply for its annual international
travel bursary. This year the, Ã& #130;£600, bursary is available to a branch member to help
finance a visit to one of the new EU countries.

The successful applicant will be expected to write a report of about 1000 words on the
visit. Previous recipients of the bursary were Caroline Jago, University of the Arts in
London, who visited Latvia to discuss developments in LIS since 1991 and, in 2007,
Renae Satterley, Rare Books Librarian, Middle Temple Library visited Poland to discuss
rare book collections. Reports on these visits are available on the branch website.

Applicants, who must be members of the Branch, are asked to provide the following
information:
- A short CV
- Country to be visited and why
- Specific topics you wish to discuss with colleagues in the country rather
than types of LIS to visit
- Any foreign language ability
- When you wish to travel
- Any contacts you have in the country you wish to visit

Please contact Edward Dudley (dudl@btinternet.com - 020 7628 3523) for more
information or to apply. Closing date is 31 May 2007.

Please visit the CILIP in London website:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/branches/byregion/london/activities/Londonbursary.htm for
further information.

CILIP in London's international work also includes a bursary for a colleague from one
of the new EU countries to visit London. In 2006 the Branch awarded a bursary to a
Czech librarian to visit London, in 2007 to a Hungarian librarian and a Lithuanian
librarian will be the recipient of the bursary in 2008. Small grants are also available to
help our Branch members attend international conferences and courses at home or
abroad.

All CILIP in London 2007 event information is now on line here - the Vibejournal London Libraries & Information Community Site.