In view of the interesting discussion about e-bulletins thought it might be
useful to say something about what CILIP is doing in this area. We agree
very strongly that this is the kind of service which our members would find
useful and which we should provide. The Information Services team at CILIP
currently produce a weekly current awareness digest, drawn from news
alerts, discussion lists and websites as well as a daily news bulletin,
which brings together library and information stories and related items.
These services have primarily been for staff but, in the case of the
current awareness digest, have also been forwarded to some of the
electronic discussion lists by colleagues at CILIP where they have been
well received. We hope to make both the current awareness digest and news
bulletin available to members very shortly, through the CILIP website.
Incidentally there is nothing sinister about the the late appearance of
Council minutes on the Website and more recent information will be up
soon. We have taken onboard the suggestions for a CILIP newsletter and
will be discussing this idea with colleagues.
Jill Martin
Head of International Relations and Information Services, CILIP
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