Sue Lacey Bryant

BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week, Digital Futures and Information Crises Cory Doctorow, Naomi Alderman and Oliver Moody with Tom Sutcliffe.

Just caught up with the excellent episode of BBC Radio4's Start the week, this one featuring @naomialderman.bsky.social on her new book 'Dont burn anyone at the stake today' & Cory Doctorow, on his 'Enshittification' - wonderfully hosted by @tds153.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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The World Library and Information Congress is coming to London for the first time in 25 years The most prestigious international event in the calendar of library and information professionals is coming home to London in 2027. Freeman Sue Lacey Bryant who

The most prestigious international event in the calendar of library and information professionals is coming home to London in 2027.
As President of @cilip.bsky.social I am delighted to share the news of @ifla.org World Library and Information Congress.
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I like to celebrate #Thanksgiving. It's a nod to my late Dad who once stood in the wings watching his father on stage in New York. And with thanks to @nypl.bsky.social who turned round my enquiry about my grandfather within a day, sharing this.
Librarians everywhere are amazing. @cilip.bsky.social

Looking forward to today's @cilip.bsky.social Board meeting. I'm ever impressed by the commitment of volunteers in every sector & Group who come together, with our core CILIP team, to support fellow library & information professionals, working together in the best interests of the public. Thank you.

Great to see #Budget25 include £1,447 for each secondary school in England to buy books, expert librarians can help ensure the investment is best spent assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6926eb...

En route to Manchester Metropolitan University to talk with the PG students studying Library & Information Management.

Talking the future of health library and Knowledge services today - business critical to an NHS founded on principles of evidence based practice.

Looking forward to the session.

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One thing I've learned this year as President of @cilip.bsky.social is that libraries and librarians are here for us at all times through our lives.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness".

A Tale of Two Cities. 26/11/18

CILIP #MembersFest programme is live! March 2026 jam-packed with online sessions and in-person networking events to showcase the best of what CILIP has to offer. Co-created by CILIP and our amazing member networks.
Check out the highlights & register: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/MembersFest26

The School Libraries in View (SLiV) - CILIP: the library and information association The School Libraries in View (SLiV) is the journal of the CILIP School Libraries Group (SLG) and is published annually.

For a summary of some of what CILIP's done to advocate for school librarians since the General Election last year, see the latest CILIP School Libraries Group journal www.cilip.org.uk/page/school-...

It is a privilege to be quoted in Bob Gann's obituary in The Information Professional from @cilip.bsky.social, Winter 2025. Thank you for bringing this together @ruthcarlyle.bsky.social.

Bob - you left a truly remarkable legacy. Thank you. Rest now.

Robert F Kennedy Jr instructed CDC to change stance on vaccines and autism US health secretary said he told agency to update website to claim the fact vaccines do not cause autism is not evidence based

Vaccines & autism: CDC changes stance instructed by RFK. American PH experts, doctors & scientists have decried this as #Misinformation which CDC has been fighting for years while promoting lifesaving childhood vaccination @theguardian.com
@cilip.bsky.social #Evidence
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Missed the webinar on Modernizing Evidence Pipelines for Health Economics & Outcomes Research, & Regulatory Teams? I was pleased to join the@picoportal.bsky.social webinar, talking about trust & transparency in the evidence pipeline.
@alon-agai.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social
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How shall we count the ways in which libraries make a difference? My article in #InformationProfessional, Winter 2025. p14, brings together the findings of key studies on the beneficial impacts of public libraries on #Opportunities #Growth #Society
@cilip.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social

Early morning reading in our house. A joy to see, and hear.
#Reading #Booklovers @cilip.bsky.social

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"Snow. Snow. Snow" here too in the shires!

Do we really want to outsource all our critical thinking to machines? This webinar from @uvic.ca on using LLMs to help with #LiteratureReviews promises to be fascinating.

Free at 6pm on 19th Nov? Why not sign up in advance? Use the email you use for zoom.
@cilip.bsky.social

Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, Google boss tells BBC - BBC News Sundar Pichai candidly acknowledged concerns about inaccurate answers generated by Google's models.

Eyes wide open? We must "learn to use these tools for what they're good at, and not blindly trust everything they say". CE of Alphabet notes a tension between the speed of technological advances & of building mitigations to prevent harmful impacts. #AI
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Thank you @alomshaha.bsky.social
#LibrariesChangeLives, opening opportunities for individuals, helping communities thrive, underpinning initiatives critical to governmental aspirations for society. Let's invest in them. @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social

Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis Feeling overwhelmed by divisive opinions, endless rows and unreliable facts? Here’s how to weather the data storm

Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

When YouTube Meets Grandma: How Older Adults Perceive and Influence AI Recommendations - Information Matters Behind every “You May Also Like” video sits an algorithm — an invisible curator quietly shaping what we see and what we don’t. Most of us accept this invisible hand as usual. We know it’s there, even ...

"They learned through trial, conversation, and observation, proving that algorithm literacy is not a fixed skill, but a lived practice."
'When YouTube Meets Grandma: How Older Adults Perceive & Influence AI Recommendations'
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#AlgorithmicLiteracy #AILiteracy

We're well on our way to 1000 registrations for our new #FutureLibrary training ! If you haven't already, register now for this FREE training for all public library staff in England. Watch our intro video for a two minute overview and enrol today: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/futurelibraryleader

So thanks @kraftylady121.bsky.social for writing it #medlibs 📚

Honestly, a lot of wellness in the workplace stuff makes me annoyed, but this is really solid…library work specifics…looks at institutional changes needed, ways to demand that rest to build creativity/etc properly…looks at why you may still be stressed despite “self care”…good read.

Looking forward to speaking with colleagues tonight, talking about how @cilip.bsky.social supports colleagues working in #KnowledgeManagement and #InformationManagement. Always a fabulous event and so uplifting to celebrate our award winners.

Episode 1: Not convinced yet? AI in libraries - Policy, Ethics and Privacy The Info Pro Podcast · Episode

Check out the first episode of our new podcast, this one focuses on AI, AI, AI open.spotify.com/episode/4zMB... #AI

And Thank You @richove.bsky.social for the influence you continue to bring to bear for good as Librarian of @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

The most incredible library in the world, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk opened to OTD 1602, through the energy, money & commitment of Sir Thomas Bodley. It began with 5k books, & now more than 22m, with 2m+reader visits a year, & multi-million online users across the globe. Privilged to be its 25th librarian!

#Teachers👇
An incredibly important step. Delighted to see Misinformation and Disinformation added to the school curriculum in England. You .ight check out the animation from @nhsengland.bsky.social & South Tyneside & Sunderland NHSFT:
Misinformation UnMASKED.
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New research on how public libraries and librarians in England tackle mis/dis-information - short survey, please complete & share app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/stirling/a... #IntellectualFreedom