AM specialises in digitised primary sources and the technology that brings them to life for education and research. With AM you can search content from hundreds of published thematic databases, or manage, publish and share digital assets from your special collections to unlock their full research value. Learn more about AM. In an age of […]
anybook.com (previously anybook.biz) is a second-hand book company that was founded in 1998, in Greenwich, in a small room sandwiched between a travel agent and a post office – which turned out to be rather handy! Over 25 years later, anybook.com is working with hundreds of libraries (mainly University libraries) across the United Kingdom and
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We are excited to announce that we looking for an Events Officer here at the Information Literacy Group! CILIP Information Literacy Group: Events Officer Role Role title: Events Officer Deadline for applications: Friday 9th May 2025 We are looking for a committed, organised, and dynamic individual to work alongside the existing Events Officer on the
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Thank you to TDNet for contributing this blog post. The Information Literacy Challenge We live in a time of unprecedented information access and complexity. The digital information ecosystem has become increasingly difficult to navigate for researchers, professionals, and students across every domain. Despite a wealth of meticulously researched scholarly publications and other trusted sources, the
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JIL are happy to announce the shortlist for the 2023-2024 Ross Todd Award for Outstanding Research. Congratulations to all of the nominees, and we hope you enjoy reading their articles! About the award: The Ross Todd Award for Outstanding Research is a biennial award designed to recognise research that has been published in the Journal
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Thank you to Facet Publishing for contributing this blog post. Information Literacy is a critical skill in today’s fast-paced digital world. CILIP defines it as “the ability to think critically and make balanced judgments about any information we find and use. It empowers us as citizens to reach and express informed views and to engage
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By Katie Smith, Information Literacy Group Health Sector Representative. __________________________________________________________ Our favourite models for appraising health information and the best times to use them. Many health information professionals will deliver sessions on appraising health information and we’ll probably use a nifty, memorable mnemonic or two. Demonstrating a checklist to appraise health information can be a
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What is your role in the Committee? I am a member of the Information Literacy Group’s sub-committee for New Professionals. When did you join and why? As much of my day-to-day work involves delivering information literacy training to clinical staff, I have become particularly interested in information literacy, and health literacy in particular. This has
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In this post, Amy McLay Paterson, Benjamin Mitchell, Stirling Prentice, and Elizabeth Rennie share their additional reflections on their article recently published in the Journal of Information Literacy. There’s no denying that ELIP was structured at least partially as a compromise. Our goal was, of course, a full-semester course in library research. The myriad problems
In this blog post Laura Woods, co-Chair of the Information Literacy Group, reflects on the current political climate and what this means for information literacy. This blog represents Laura’s personal views on the topic. ______________________________________________________________ Happy New Year to the information literacy community! January is traditionally a time for reflecting on the past, and looking
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