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Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

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Professional body in the United Kingdom

The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is a professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers in the United Kingdom. It was established in 2002 as a merger of the Library Association (LA, sometimes LAUK) and the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS).2 Its chief executive is Louis Coiffait-Gunn (since 2024).1 It employed 47 people in 2024.1 Its revenue was £3.3 million in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1, 2002Founded1

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CILIP Headquarters in Ridgmount Street, London
Photo: Rolf Marriott, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP, pronounced SIL-ip) is a professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers in the United Kingdom. It was established in 2002 as a merger of the Library Association (LA, sometimes LAUK) and the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS).2

Corporate structure

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals sits at the top of its group. 7 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
    • Library and Information Research Group Subsidiary
    • CILIP Metadata and Discovery Group Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group Subsidiary
    • CILIP Youth Libraries Group Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • International Library and Information Group Subsidiary
    • Library & Information History Group Subsidiary · United Kingdom

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Nick Poole2015–2024
  2. Louis Coiffait-Gunn2024–now
  3. Louis Coiffait-Gunn2024–now
20052010201520202025

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • CILIP Metadata and Discovery Group
  • CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group
  • CILIP Youth Libraries Group
  • International Library and Information Group
  • Library & Information History Group
  • Library and Information Research Group

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Apr 2003Library and Information Research Group became a subsidiary1
  2. Succeeded Library Association UK1

Employees over time

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals employees by year147 in 2024−4% since 2016
02040602016: 494920162017: 52522017+6%2018: 48482018−8%2019: 43432019−10%2020: 41412020−5%2023: 44442023+7%2024: 47472024+7%
  • 2024471
  • 2023441
  • 2020411
  • 2019431
  • 2018481
  • 2017521
  • 2016491

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals revenue by year13.3M GBP in 2024−31% since 2016
02.0M GBP4.0M GBP6.0M GBP2016: 4.7M GBP4.7M GBP20162017: 4.5M GBP4.5M GBP2017−6%2018: 4.2M GBP4.2M GBP2018−6%2019: 3.9M GBP3.9M GBP2019−6%2020: 3.9M GBP3.9M GBP2020+1%2021: 4.0M GBP4.0M GBP2021+2%2022: 3.8M GBP3.8M GBP2022−5%2023: 3.7M GBP3.7M GBP2023−3%2024: 3.3M GBP3.3M GBP2024−13%
  • 20243.3M GBP1
  • 20233.7M GBP1
  • 20223.8M GBP1
  • 20214.0M GBP1
  • 20203.9M GBP1
  • 20193.9M GBP1

Timeline

  1. 2024New chief executive Louis Coiffait-Gunn becomes CEO1
  2. 2015New chief executive Nick Poole becomes CEO1
  3. Apr 1, 2002Founded Founded1

Sources

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