CILIP honours info pros for business information and mobile library services

Each year on its “Members’ Day”, the professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers recognises distinguished service in promoting the purpose and objects of CILIP as laid out in its Royal Charter.

Edwards has developed and run a business information library and has become a major player in the global business school library worldwide making a significant contribution to the literature of business information.

She has worked for nearly twenty-five years London Business School, the last ten years as Head of Information Services during which time she has overseen the growth of the library into one of the best Business Information Libraries. She has created the award-winning commercial information service - BestofBiz - after discovering an aptitude for manipulating electronic information.

Meanwhile, Stringer is known in the UK and overseas for his expertise on mobile libraries. He has helped set up mobile library services in 11 European countries and has worked in Kosovo and Bosnia to help re-establish their public libraries after the conflict, and has been involved in work to supply travelling book boxes to remote regions of Southern Africa.

He has spoken about mobile libraries in particular and also public libraries in general at conferences all over the world. He has also raised the profile of public libraries through his appearances on radio and television and by giving over one-hundred talks about libraries to various local groups across the UK during the past fifteen years

The nominations were considered by the body’s Honorary Awards panel and then by CILIP Council.