The CILIP Information Literacy Group are delighted to announce the funding of two very exciting, ground-breaking and innovative projects that will show how information is vitally important for citizenship and the workplace. “We believe that these projects will make a real difference to how we give young people the tools to become informed citizens and work […]
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CILIP Debate: This House believes that the role of the librarian should be that of teacher On 10 February 2015, the CILIP Information Literacy Group hosted a lively debate at the Library of Birmingham, chaired by Jane Secker, Chair of the IL Group. The speakers for the motion, Emma Coonan and Geoff Walton, and speakers against the motion,
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There’s still time to make a nomination for this year’s Credo Reference Digital Award for Information Literacy, but the deadline is fast approaching! The award, established in 2008 and sponsored by Credo Reference, rewards an innovative/high impact digital Information Literacy resource developed by a UK-based individual or group. The winner will receive £500 for personal use
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Alan Carbery, the CILIP Information Literacy Group’s International (US) Representative, updates us on developments with the ACRL Information literacy Framework for Higher Education. During the recent American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter meeting in Chicago, the Board of Directors of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) voted to formally accept the new ACRL Information literacy
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Staffordshire University Library are hosting a free Library TeachMeet event on the theme of “Resource Discovery: Enhancing the User Experience” on Thursday, 19th March, 2015. The event, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group, offers a great opportunity to share new ideas with colleagues from other institutions. Participants should be prepared to think creatively, discuss enthusiastically and leave inspired. Event: Resource Discovery: Enhancing the
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Bookings are now being taken for the Welsh Information Literacy Project Closing Conference, which will take place on Thursday, 26th March, 2015 at Glyndŵr University in Wrexham. The Welsh Information Literacy Project was initiated at the all-Wales, cross-sectoral Gregynog conference in 2009. The aims of the project, which draws to a close on 31st March, 2015, have
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Join us on Tuesday, 10th February at the Library of Birmingham, where the CILIP Information Literacy Group will be hosting the next CILIP Debate: ‘This house believes that the role of Librarian should be that of Teacher’. The debate will be chaired by Dr Jane Secker, and the debaters include: Darren Smart, Policy & Advocacy Officer, CILIP Public
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InformAll is organising a free webinar on the theme of “Radical Information Literacy”, on Tuesday, 17th February, 2015, 16:30 to 18:00 GMT. This will be the first in a series on topical subjects of relevance to anyone, in the UK or internationally, who is interested in information literacy. The theme is drawn from Andrew Whitworth‘s
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The CILIP Information Literacy Group is sponsoring a one-day event in London on developing a blended learning skills programme, and it’s free for IL Group members! Following an excellent event in Manchester, the Developing a Blended Learning Skills Programme workshop is being repeated at CILIP in London. The event will be run by Jennie Blake and Jade Kelsall
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Applications are now welcome for the Information Literacy Awards 2015. The winners will be announced at the LILAC 2015 conference dinner in Newcastle on Thursday, April 9th, 2015. Established in 2008, these prestigious awards honour those special people who are making a significant contribution to Information Literacy within any sector. Information Literacy Award This award, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group
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