CILIP: THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS
MEDIA RELEASE
Thursday 24 October 2002
For immediate release
CILIP OPENS PURPOSE-DESIGNED INFORMATION CENTRE FOR MEMBERS
Brand new facility includes work space, Internet access and Members' lounge
CILIP Members will be able to conduct research, check e-mails, catch up with
the latest professional magazines or simply relax in a brand new information
centre that opens today. Located on the new top floor of CILIP's
refurbished London offices, and designed by Instant Library, the centre
boasts a range of valuable facilities for Members, as well as superb views
across Bloomsbury to the British Museum's Great Court.
"This attractive new centre will be of significant benefit to Members," said
CILIP's President Sheila Corrall, opening the service at a special reception
following the annual Members' Day on October 24. "It will be of particular
value to Members who need to travel to London for meetings and want a
temporary work base while they are here."
Besides a comfortable lounge, desk space and workstations, the centre also
offers a selection of books, journals and newsletters for reference, and
access to databases and e-journals focusing on the library and information
sector and the needs of people working in it. Copying and printing
facilities are available to Members where appropriate, and one of the
workstations has been specially designed to meet the requirements of the
Disability Discrimination Act.
Specialist information staff are also on hand to assist visitors during
working hours. "We already answer around 13,000 enquiries every year," says
the Centre's Manager, Caroline Nolan. "We're very excited at the new
services we will now be able to offer Members who visit us in person."
The new centre is the first in a range of new services and facilities
planned for Members in the near future. "The Information Service already
provides a remote search service from some commercial online services, and
we hope to expand these," Caroline adds. "Within the next year we expect to
provide a password-protected Members' portal through which we can deliver
value-added information and current awareness services direct to people's
desktops around the world."
For further information, or to visit the Information Centre, contact:
Caroline Nolan, Information Manager
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information
Professionals
7 Ridgmount St, London WC1E 7AE.
Tel: 020 7255 0620. E-mail: [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Notes to Editors
CILIP is the leading professional body for librarians, information
specialists and knowledge managers, with around 23,000 members working in
all sectors, including business and industry, science and technology,
further and higher education, schools, local and central government
departments and agencies, the health service, the voluntary sector, national
and public libraries. It was formed in April 2002 following the unification
of the Institute of Information Scientists and the Library Association.
CILIP's goals are to: position the profession at the heart of the
information revolution; develop and enhance the role and skills of all its
Members; present and champion those skills, together with new ones which
will be acquired through continuing professional development; and ensure
that individuals, enterprises and not for profit organisations have ready
and timely access to the information they need.
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Tim Owen, Head of External Relations,
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals,
7 Ridgmount St, London WC1E 7AE.
Direct line: +44 (0)20 7255 0652
Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals was
formed in April 2002 following the unification of the Institute of
Information Scientists and the Library Association. Further information is
available on CILIP's Website - www.cilip.org.uk <http://www.cilip.org.uk> .
