Looking towards the Horizon

I can say with some satisfaction, that we have finally finished producing our special issue, IWR Horizons. Regular readers of the magazine will know that around this time of year we typically combine our July and August issues together. As the powers that be can't have us sitting around twiddling our thumbs for an entire month; we have the opportunity to try out some new ideas and experiment with an extra issue. I'm pleased to say that this year I think that has worked out pretty well.
The premise of IWR Horizons has been to engage with those thought-leaders and decision makers in the information industry, with the summer season in full swing we decided on a more informal, light-hearted edition. What that has resulted in is some candid and insightful opinions about the information industry from the people who play a fundamental role in it.
With Horizons we have got to know some of these people a little better, their favourite read or holiday choice for example. However it was their opinions on the information industry and a little future gazing that is particularly interesting. We were fortunate to receive such honest responses, which to my mind only highlights how much people care about the profession.
There have been contributions from Dame Lynne Brindley from the British Library, Natalie Ceeney, from The National Archives, MD of LexisNexis - Josh Bottomley and Jay Jordan, president and CEO from the OCLC (to name but a few). All of our interviewees made a great contribution to the issue, and I have certainly been given food for thought in reading their responses, (as I am sure you will).
So, apart from an overt plug for our extra issue, and a thank you to those who took part, I wanted to highlight what a positive exercise producing this was. Engaging in a new project or trying a different way to achieve a task, may surprise and enlighten you to new ways of working. Whether you are about to embark on a break or have just returned, perhaps try approaching one aspect of your job from a different way, you never know what you might discover...
IWR Horizons will be available around 12th August