Emma Burnett

Staffordshire University Library Teachmeet – 20/11/13

Leave a Comment / Events / /

Eleanor Johnston, Academic Skills Librarian at Staffordshire University, has written the following post about last month’s Teachmeet, which was sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group. On 20th November 2013, Staffordshire University hosted a Library Teachmeet in the Thompson Library, Stoke-on-Trent. Teachmeets are an opportunity for staff to share innovations, experience and knowledge and there […]

Staffordshire University Library Teachmeet – 20/11/13 Read More »

Welsh Information Literacy Project: Bite-sized best practice day – 01/08/13

Leave a Comment / Event reviews 2013 / /

The following report is by Rebecca Mogg, Deputy Chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group. The day was opened by Mandy Powell from CILIP Wales who gave an inspiring speech about the value of librarians’ support of information literacy and provided some background to the Welsh Information Literacy Project (WILP).  The CyMAL funded project has

Welsh Information Literacy Project: Bite-sized best practice day – 01/08/13 Read More »

CILIP ILG bursary place winner’s Umbrella report

Leave a Comment / Event reviews 2013 / /

Reblogged from Lorna Fairie’s blog. A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending the CILIP Umbrella Conference held at Manchester University. It was an absolutely brilliant experience and I gained so much from attending, not only from hearing so many new and innovative ideas but also from meeting lots of interesting people. How

CILIP ILG bursary place winner’s Umbrella report Read More »

Update on the Welsh Information Literacy Project

Leave a Comment / News / /

Update from Siona Murray, Welsh Information Literacy Project Officer. This article is intended to provide an update on the Welsh Information Literacy Project (WILP)activities over the past year and highlight the objectives for 2013-2014. Phase IV of the project was awarded to the North Wales Library Partnership (NWLP) and Coleg Llandrillo Library in April 2014.

Update on the Welsh Information Literacy Project Read More »

CLIC Summer TeachMeet – 11/07/13

Leave a Comment / Event reviews 2013 / /

CLIC, Cardiff Libraries in Co-operation, held a summer ‘Teachmeet’ at Cardiff University on 11th July. It was held in the rather grand wood-panelled Glamorgan Building Committee Rooms. There were over 50 attendees from government, school, public libraries and HE and FE libraries which brought together a great mix of experience for discussion and networking. The

CLIC Summer TeachMeet – 11/07/13 Read More »

Guest Blog Post by Síona Murray – WILP Project Officer

Leave a Comment / Interviews / /

Facilitating and supporting Information Literacy (IL) activities and training for Public Library staff and users is one of the main themes for the Welsh Information Literacy Project (WILP) in Phase III. You can find out more about the previous project Phases here, including the development of an IL Framework for Wales and accredited training units

Guest Blog Post by Síona Murray – WILP Project Officer Read More »

Independent Government Review recommends information literacy training for teachers

Leave a Comment / News / /

The Independent Review of Digital Classroom teaching, which reported to the Welsh Government Minister for Education and Skills on 29 March, recommends that teachers in Wales are supported to develop their information literacy and other digital capabilities, and that it must be included in intial teacher training.  The report Find it, make it, use it,

Independent Government Review recommends information literacy training for teachers Read More »