The special LILAC issue (15/1) of the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) has been published and is free to read and download at https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/JIL/. This issue includes the following articles and project reports: Editorial: JIL x LILAC by Alison Hicks https://doi.org/10.11645/15.1.2900 Critical discourse analysis as a reflection tool for information literacy instruction by Devina Dandar and Sajni Lacey https://doi.org/10.11645/15.1.2826 Librarians’ development as teachers […]
In this blog post, Sarah Pavey, schools representative on the CILIP Information Literacy Group, talks about the online EPALE 2020 conference she attended in October. This is a European conference and this year it focussed on the digital learning and lifelong learning of adults. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, this conference like many others was held online using a […]
Information literacy and scholarly communication: exploring the potential for collaboration – Thursday 5th November 2020, 10am-1pm, online. The CONUL Teaching and Learning Group, in association with the CONUL Research Group, aims to explore the commonalities of information literacy and scholarly communication in libraries, encouraging new perspectives for our advocacy work with academics and students in these fast-changing areas. This event will explore […]
Lesley English is the Faculty Librarian (Teaching and Learning) at Lancaster University. In this case study she shares her experience of delivering student MSc Dissertation Writing workshops online using MS Teams. Twitter: @LUni_lesley What sort of information literacy sessions have you run during the last few months? I have delivered MSc Dissertation writing workshops. These workshops are developed and delivered […]
The CILIP Information Literacy Group is working with BBC Bitesize to help with the teaching of fake news and misinformation. The Fact or Fake campaign contains resources for secondary school pupils on how they can spot fake news or misinformation when they are using their smartphones and mobile devices in the 24/7/365 information society. Finding information that is trustworthy and […]
Icepops 2020, the UK Copyright Literacy conference, due to be held on 7th July 2020 in Cardiff, has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the event has been rescheduled for 22nd June 2021, again in Cardiff, and all bookings remain valid. The keynote speakers have also been retained for the 2021 date. For further information, please Dr. Jane […]
Dr. Jane Secker and Sarah Pavey, respective chair and schools representative of the CILIP Information Literacy Group, will be leading a training session for library and information staff on Approaches to Teaching Information Literacy in Practice on Friday 6th March 2020 in London, repeated in May in Sheffield. This half-day workshop is aimed at library and information staff at all levels and is particularly suitable […]
A new information literacy report entitled Information literacy in the age of algorithms: Student experiences with news and information, and the need for change was published on 15th January 2020. This new report was supported by the Knight Foundation, Harvard Graduate School of Education, ER&L, a leading library conference in the USA, and the School of Library and Information Science at the University […]
The CILIP Information Literacy Group and LILAC conference committee are pleased to announce that the LILAC Student Awards are now open for applications. The winners of the LILAC 2020 bursaries have also been announced! LILAC student awards – applications open! We are happy to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Rowena Macrae-Gibson Award, which enables two […]
CILIP recently launched its consultation designed to find out what’s important to people working in libraries, information and knowledge management sectors. They are running the consultation because they want to discover more about the challenges workers in these sectors face, and understand how CILIP can best support them. Both CILIP members and non-members are welcome to fill in the survey. All […]
