CILIPS Students & New Professionals Community
Welcome to the Students & New Professionals Community for Scotland!
We are a group aiming to help people in the early part of their careers in the information and library sector to connect, share information and advice, and network. Whether you’re a LIS student, a recently-qualified librarian, in your first library/information role or looking to change careers and learn more about library work, you are welcome in this group. See our Terms of Reference for more information on our purpose.
We have developed a list of useful resources that helped us when starting out in the profession. We hope you will find them helpful and we will be adding to the list frequently.
We also run the New Voices blog, a space for new professionals to share their perspectives. We are keen to gather some case studies from early-career professionals outlining their journey in the profession so far. Please see the resources on the right-hand side of this page for some guidance on writing one of these.
Have an idea for an event or resources we could offer? Keen to contribute to the New Voices blog? We would love to hear from you! Email snpc@cilips.org.uk, or submit now to our anonymous padlet page!
If you would like to keep up-to-date with our work then join our mailing list and follow us on Instagram.
Upcoming Events:
Coming soon!
Resources:
CILIPS X SNPC: PODCAST TAKEOVER!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4mu1NPzbGmcdeXZ285BIwE?si=UKKlMG6qQ_6fLWr-uQ9QYw
Interested in hearing recent LIS graduates’ experiences of starting their professional journey?
Well SNPC teamed up with CILIP Scotland to present: “Reflections on entering the library and information sector as a new professional” podcast!!
SNPC Event Coordinators Matthew Ferrie and Chaeli Brown, along with former Social Media Coordinator Filipa Pedrosa, share their stories of working as new LIS professionals in three very different fields. Hear their insights and how they’ve applied the knowledge and skills from their degrees in their roles.
Listen to the podcast here and feel free to let us know your own experiences!
INTERVIEW ADVICE
If you’re looking for helpful interview tips and tricks, the wonderful Cleo Jones shared some advice at the Emerging Leaders conference.
Events Coordinators –
Chaeli Brown
Hello! I’m Chaeli and I am an Events Co-ordinator with CILIPS SNPC.
After graduating from the University of Strathclyde with a MSc in Information and Library Studies in 2023, I now work as an Information Scientist with ThinkAnalytics.
I’m originally from the United States and grew up attending international schools in Syria and India. In my free time I enjoy reading, hiking, trying new restaurants and going to the cinema!
Matthew Ferrie
Hi! My name is Matthew and I’m one of the SNPC Events Coordinators. I’m from Falkirk and I graduated the University of Strathclyde in 2023 with an MSc in Information and Library studies. Before that, I graduated with BA with Honours in History at the University of Stirling. Currently, I work as an Information Assistant in the Craiglockhart Library at Edinburgh Napier University.
In my spare time I like movies, reading books, and taking naps.
Other members –
Leah Higgins
My name is Leah Higgins and I’m currently the Digital Officer right here at CILIP Scotland – working on all of the digital and communications outputs for CILIPS! I graduated in 2022 with an MA in History of Art which was preceded with a HNC in Media and Journalism at City of Glasgow College. I have a special interest in Conspiracy theories and mis/disinformation which I certainly bring into my work here at CILIPS. In my spare time I enjoy pilates, cooking and I’m a regular cinema-goer!
Resources
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Meet CILIPS SNPC [563.1KB]
Meet CILIPS SNPC, the Students & New Professionals Community helping all those in the early stages of their ca...
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CILIPS Students & New Professionals Community – Terms of Reference [90.1KB]
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New Voices Case Studies – Prompts for New Professionals [42.2KB]
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New Voices Case Studies – Prompts for Students [41.9KB]
