Emma Burnett

Research

Event report: Copyright Licences and exceptions in higher education

Leave a Comment / Event reviews 2017 / /

Jane Secker, Chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group, reports on the UUK / GuildHE Copyright Working Group event, which took place on 20th June 2017. On 20th June the CILIP Information Literacy Group sponsored the Universities UK / GuildHE Copyright Working Group Summer Event at Woburn House in London. The event was mainly attended by copyright officers in […]

Event report: Copyright Licences and exceptions in higher education Read More »

News

e-CHARM project survey

Leave a Comment / News / /

CILIP Information Literacy Group Chair, Jane Secker, together with LILAC Co-Chair Lisa Jeskins, and Chris Morrison are helping Learning On Screen (the new name for the British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC)) to carry out some research to better understand the needs of the education sector with regards to copyright and audiovisual material. The e-CHARM

e-CHARM project survey Read More »

Announcement

Call for Papers – Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2017 Feature Conference

Leave a Comment / Events / /

The feature conference for this year’s Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week will take place in Jamaica from 24th to 27th October. The theme is “Media and Information Literacy in Critical Times: Re-imagining Ways of Learning and Information Environments”. The call for papers is now open, with a submission deadline of 15th July. Global MIL Week takes place

Call for Papers – Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2017 Feature Conference Read More »

Research

Syrian New Scots’ Information Literacy project is complete!

Leave a Comment / Research / /

We are delighted to report that the Lost in information? Syrian new Scots’ information literacy way-finding practices project, funded by a research bursary from the CILIP Information Literacy Group, has recently been completed. The project leaders,  Dr Konstantina Martzoukou and Professor Simon Burnett from Robert Gordon University, have already presented on the preliminary research findings at

Syrian New Scots’ Information Literacy project is complete! Read More »

Laptop

#UKLibChat on Fake News: the role of libraries and staff in supporting information literacy

Leave a Comment / Events / /

The next #uklibchat topic taking place on 6th June is Fake news: the role of libraries and staff in supporting information literacy. This is very timely in light of the CILIP and ILG Facts Matter campaign and the recent ILG response to the inquiry into fake news, as well as that it is taking place just before

#UKLibChat on Fake News: the role of libraries and staff in supporting information literacy Read More »

Research

ILG funded research projects update

Leave a Comment / Research / /

The research projects page has been updated. One project, Information Literacy for Democratic Engagement (IL-DEM), is now completed. The focus of the project was information literacy amongst those involved in hyperlocal democracy in Scotland as community councillors (the equivalent of parish councillors in England). The work of community councillors relates to ascertaining, co-ordinating and expressing the views

ILG funded research projects update Read More »

ILG banner

CILIP Information Literacy Group AGM and Annual Report 2016/17

Leave a Comment / News / /

The CILIP ILG AGM took place at LILAC yesterday evening, and had a record attendance, perhaps due to the delicious cupcakes which were complete with the new logo.   Firstly, Deputy Chair Rowena Macrae-Gibson welcomed everyone to the AGM, before Treasurer Elaine Sykes gave a report on the ILG accounts. The ILG Chair, Jane Secker,

CILIP Information Literacy Group AGM and Annual Report 2016/17 Read More »

LILAC logo

LILAC 2017, Day 1

Leave a Comment / Event reviews 2017 / /

  Yesterday, the 13th LILAC Conference began. Taking place at Swansea’s beautiful bay campus, the thought-provoking morning sessions set the scene for another excellent conference. LILAC co-chairs Rosie Jones and Lisa Jeskins were a flawless double act as they welcomed everyone, and introduced the new ILG logo. They gave a special mention to student award

LILAC 2017, Day 1 Read More »