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Blog: Please note that this site is no longer supported

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:44:28 GMT

Please visit the new site:

http://londoncommunity.wikispaces.com/

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

Calendar: Google has a 'no intermediaries' principle and Wik

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:39:38 GMT

2008-04-08
Google has a 'no intermediaries' principle and Wikipedia is anti-expert.
What is the librarians' viewpoint?

Date: Tuesday 8 April 2008
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Sekforde Arms, Sekforde Street, London EC1
Map: http://digbig.com/3pmf
Speaker: John Dove, Credo Reference

While wikis, blogs and search engines are fast becoming the preferred ways
to find information, every professional is familiar with the reliability and
relevance issues they raise.

As an alternative, libraries are increasingly using reference-book aggregators to provide networked access to established reference titles. But how can librarians' recommended sources be made visible to their users? Can well-designed online reference tools bring web users into the library?
John will discuss the issues involved and look at how reference/information services can take advantage of the latest resources.

John Dove is CEO of Credo Reference, a UK company previously known as Xrefer Ltd. John has been working in the online information industry for 40 years - for financial services, education, and libraries. He was President and CEO of SilverPlatter.

This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements.

CILIP in London evening meetings are free and open to all with a professional interest in the topic. Refreshments will be available afterwards. As space is limited, please let us know if you are coming: contact Phillip Powell at Phillip@montanaroad.plus.com. It would be helpful to tell us how you found out about the event.

We do our best to ensure that events take place as advertised, but regret we cannot take responsibility for changes or cancellations due to circumstances beyond our control.

Calendar: Retrain, reappraise, repackage

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:57:22 GMT

2008-03-12
Retrain, reappraise, repackage - how to present yourself in a changing
information environment

Date: Tuesday 11 March 2008
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Sekforde Arms, Sekforde Street, London EC1
Map: http://digbig.com/3pmf
Speaker: Francis Muzzu, Infomatch

Francis Muzzu is Manager of Infomatch, the CILIP recruitment agency, which
recruits for information roles both nationwide and cross-sector. He has ten
years' experience of information recruitment, and is also a qualified
information professional with experience of working for both information
users and providers. Francis is a member of the CLIG committee, and the
author of many articles for the information press as well as a regular
speaker at information events.

This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP
Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements.

CILIP in London evening meetings are free and open to all with a
professional interest in the topic. Refreshments will be available
afterwards. As space is limited, please let us know if you are coming:
contact Phillip Powell at Phillip@montanaroad.plus.com. It would be helpful
to tell us how you found out about the event.

We do our best to ensure that events take place as advertised, but regret we
cannot take responsibility for changes or cancellations due to circumstances
beyond our control.

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Blog: Opportunity for funding: a professional visit...

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:31:29 GMT

...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‚Â£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.

Blog: Purpose of this site

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:49:03 GMT

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.

Calendar: Why charter?

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:35:08 GMT

2008-02-13
Joint Cilip in London- Career Development Group meeting

Date: Tuesday 12 February 2008
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Sekforde Arms, Sekforde Street, London EC1
Map: http://digbig.com/3pmf
Speakers: Caroline De Brun, National Library for Health
and Angela Jefkins, Career Development Group

CILIP Chartership is a voluntary process but very worthwhile. Caroline
chartered in 1998. In 2005 she became an official mentor for new chartership
candidates. She is currently mentoring her third candidate and finds the
whole process very rewarding. Caroline will talk about the benefits of
chartering and how it has supported her throughout her career.

Caroline De Brun graduated from the University of North London in 1996 with
an MA in Library and Information Studies. She commenced her professional
career as a medical librarian, moving on to managing the library service,
and then becoming a primary care outreach librarian for Oxfordshire. She now
works for the National Library for Health developing a Knowledge Management
Specialist Library.

The talk will be preceded by a short presentation by Angela Jefkins, a
Chartership Support Officer, on how the Career Development Group can help
candidates achieve Chartership status. She will bring examples of successful
Chartership submissions.

This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP
Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements.

CILIP in London evening meetings are free and open to all with a
professional interest in the topic. Refreshments will be available
afterwards. As space is limited, please let us know if you are coming:
contact Phillip Powell at Phillip@montanaroad.plus.com. It would be helpful
to tell us how you found out about the event.

We do our best to ensure that events take place as advertised, but regret we
cannot take responsibility for changes or cancellations due to circumstances
beyond our control.

Calendar: The Business of Knowing

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:31:01 GMT

2008-01-09
...management
Organising body: CILIP in London

Time: 6.30 pm
Venue: The Sekforde Arms, Sekforde Street, London EC1
Map: http://digbig.com/3pmf
Speaker: Helen Nicol
With more and more businesses using Web 2.0 technologies for knowledge
sharing and information management, skills that were previously the sole
preserve of the librarian or information manager are becoming a necessity
for staff in a wide variety of roles. This is not a threat to information
professionals, but a chance for them to demonstrate the value of their
knowledge.

Information skills are highly transferable. Helen is convinced that
librarians' skills are paramount to the success of Web 2.0 and will look at
how information professionals can use their skill sets for the benefit of
their organisations.

Helen Nicol is a Capacity and Capability Programme Manager at NHS Connecting
for Health. She has a keen interest in learning and knowledge sharing and
recently achieved a distinction for her M.Ed dissertation in Training &
Development.

CILIP in London evening meetings are free and open to all with a
professional interest in the topic. Refreshments will be available
afterwards. As space is limited, please let us know if you are coming. It
would be helpful to tell us how you found out about the event. Contact
Phillip Powell at Phillip@montanaroad.plus.com

More information:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/branches/byregion/london/events

Calendar: CLIG How the City works series: Private Equity

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:56:56 GMT

2007-11-21
Organising body : City Legal Informkation Group (CLIG)
Venue: Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, 30 St Mary Axe, London EC3 (aka The Gherkin)
Date: Tuesday 20th November 2007
Time: 6pm to begin at 6:30pm
Cost: GBP30.00 CLIG members / GBP45.00 non-members

Do you know your LBOs from your MBOs? Why is private equity attracting so much
attention?

You are invited to a seminar, to be given by two specialists in this field. Michel Debolt, a
private equity associate, and Stephanie Biggs, a private equity PSL, will consider the
following topics after which questions from the audience will be welcomed:

What is private equity, how does it operate and who invests in it?
Who does what on a private equity deal?
Terminology and jargon
Researching private equity and the private equity market

For further information or to book a place, please go to: http://www.clig.org/Flyers/PrivateEquity.pdf

Calendar: Giving your career the edge

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:00:34 GMT

2007-11-09
Organising body: CLIG

Venue: Addleshaw Goddard, 150 Aldersgate St, EC1A 4EJ
Speakers: David Winter & Francis Muzzu
Cost: GBP30 CLIG members / GBP45 non-members

Many people only think about their career at transition points, when they are starting out or when they need to move jobs. However, to be successful in today's rapidly changing employment market you need to be constantly aware of opportunities to develop and manage your career. It is not necessarily about changing jobs, but about making the most of the job you are in. Our speakers,
Francis Muzzu and David Winter, will look at how to make yourself as employable as possible, how
to take more control over how your career develops, and how to use networking to increase your awareness of opportunities and to raise your profile.

David Winter has been a Career Consultant with The Careers Group, University of London, for over 13 years. He advises recent graduates and established professionals, helping them to achieve more successful and satisfying careers.

Francis Muzzu is Manager of Infomatch, the CILIP recruitment agency, which recruits for information roles across all sectors . He has ten years' experience of information recruitment, and is also a qualified information professional with experience of working for both information users and providers. Francis is a member of the CLIG committee, and the author of many articles for the information press as well as a regular speaker at information events.

For further information and to book, please click: http://www.clig.org/Flyers/ProfessionalDevelopment.pdf

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Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:06:56 GMT

Album: CILIP in London

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:06:44 GMT

Committee members - so you know who to look for at meetings!

Calendar: From Beleek to Lowestoft - a journey through the..

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:28:35 GMT

2007-11-14
...UK's libraries OR Long Overdue
Organising body: CILIP in London

Time: 6.30 pm
Venue: The Sekforde Arms, Sekforde Street, London EC1
Map: http://digbig.com/3pmf
Speaker: Tom Palmer

Tom will talk about his work in progress, Long Overdue, a travelogue of the UK libraries, where he meets library users and workers. From a mobile that visits farms close to the West coast of Ireland to Lowestoft's flat land and rising issues, Tom has travelled the UK to find out if libraries are changing people's lives like they changed his.

Tom Palmer has worked for libraries - beginning in Bradford - for ten years. He is currently employed by the Reading Agency and the National Literacy Trust on the Reading Partners project and the Premier League Reading Stars scheme respectively. Tom is the author of several books. His next - a 10+ football thriller - is called The Football Detective and will be published in May 2008 by Puffin.

CILIP in London evening meetings are free and open to all with a professional interest in the topic. Refreshments will be available afterwards. As space is limited, please let us know if you are coming. It would be helpful to tell us how you found out about the event. Contact Phillip Powell at Phillip@montanaroad.plus.com

More information:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/branches/byregion/london/events

Calendar: Members' Day Talk and Reception

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:26:08 GMT

2007-10-19
Organising body: CILIP in London

Venue: Brunei Gallery at SOAS
Speaker: Lady Antonia Fraser

For the third year running, CILIP in London is hosting a talk and reception at Members' Day on 18 October 2006.

The talk will focus on Antonia Fraser's most recent book, Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King. Lady Antonia is noted for the depth of her background research, so this will be an excellent chance to discover how an author uses information resources. Afterwards there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion. Signed copies of Love and Louis XIV will be available at a special price.

Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely-acclaimed historical works and biographies. She has also written four highly praised books focusing on women in history - most recently Marie-Antoinette: A Journey, which was filmed by Sofia Coppola. Antonia Fraser was made CBE in 1999, and awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000.

The talk begins at 18.00 in the Brunei Gallery at SOAS. It will be followed by a reception at 19.00. The reception has been made possible through the generous sponsorship of Swets UK and with financial support from CILIP in London.

Tickets can be purchased upon registration and cost ??10 inc VAT. A limited number of tickets are available so delegates will be booked in on a first come first served basis.

For further information contact: CILIP Conferences, 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE. Tel 020 7255 0543 . Fax 020 7255 0541. Email conferences@cilip.org.uk

More information:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/branches/byregion/london/events

Blog: CILIP in London event information now online!

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:12:31 GMT

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

Album: Contributing organisations

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:29:33 GMT

These are the organisations who have signed up to work on creating a single London Libraries and Information Community resource.

Link: CILIP homepage

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:21:02 GMT

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Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:08:17 GMT

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Link: Welcome to Vibe Journal

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:16:14 GMT

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Album: My Tunes

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:09:40 GMT

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