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CILIP 125: The next generation of leaders

Seventeen of the CILIP 125 List of the next generation of leaders are Information School alumni or students.

CILIP members and colleagues were asked to nominate individuals within the profession to “recognise and honour a new generation of librarians, information and knowledge management professionals who drive positive change, make a difference and have an impact across all sectors.”

CILIP Honorary Fellow Sheila Webber, leader of the iSchool's Library and Information Services Management programmes: "It's fantastic to see so many of our former students on this list of passionate and talented individuals. It's also great to have two of our current students already recognised for their drive and contribution!"

Arved Werner Kirschbaum said:"I felt incredibly honoured and also very happy to be named as one of the CILIP 125, because it felt like a confirmation of the path I have chosen for myself: to become a librarian and devote my life to making a positive difference to people's lives every day. I know that I am only on this list because of all the opportunities both CILIP, my workplace, the Sheffield Information School, and the many wonderful people I have been fortunate to meet in this industry have offered me and which I have always gladly taken up. I hope that in 25 years, I will be in a position to offer these same opportunities to the generation after mine."

The list was announced at the CILIP Conference in July.


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