Stephen Phillips Jinfo wins CILIP’s inaugural “McFarlane & Ward Information Management” award
Jinfo Blog

4th December 2025

By Stephen Phillips

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The award recognises Jinfo’s work in supporting information professionals with independent research, product reviews, practical strategies and networking.

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McFarlane & Ward Information Management awardCILIP's K&IM Special Interest Group (K&IM) is instrumental in creating a vibrant community of knowledge and information management professionals.

In creating this award, K&IM's Karen McFarlane and Sandra Ward have demonstrated their determination to recognise excellence in the information field.

Since 1997, Jinfo has built a rich resource of reference materials for information professionals:

  • 600+ newsletters
  • 3,000+ blog posts
  • Subscription reports, articles, webinars and monthly community sessions.
  • 400+ contributors.

Accepting the award, Jinfo Lead Analyst Stephen Phillips said:

"We're delighted and honoured to accept the award.

We truly believe that information professionals are unsung heroes - they enable organisations to navigate complexity, make informed decisions, and turn information into insight and competitive advantage.”

We would like to extend our congratulations to our fellow nominees - Joanne Wood (NHS England) and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office - and our thanks to the judges, the K&IM Group and CILIP.

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