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Free workshop on “Developing a Blended Learning Skills Programme”

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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Information Literacy Awards 2015 – now open for applications!

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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Bursaries offered to attend LILAC 2015

The CILIP Information Literacy Group is offering 3 free conference places at LILAC 2015 for librarians working in the Schools/FE, Public and Health sectors. The Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) will take place at Newcastle University on April 8-10, 2015, and is aimed at librarians and information professionals who teach information literacy skills, are

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Bookings now open for LILAC 2015

Bookings are now being taken for the Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC), which this year is being hosted by Newcastle University on April 8-10, 2015. LILAC is organised by CILIP’s Information Literacy Group and is aimed at librarians and information professionals who teach information literacy skills, are interested in digital literacies and want to improve

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Information Literacy Group endorses InformAll criteria

The CILIP Information Literacy Group has formally endorsed the InformAll criteria to support development of information and data literacy teaching resources. The criteria, which are available in full and abbreviated versions, are aimed primarily at academic librarians but are useful for anyone developing teaching resources. They focus on relevance, learning outcomes and which aspects of information literacy are included

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Free Open Educational Resources event in Cardiff

CoPILOT (Community of Practice for Information Literacy Online Teaching) are now taking bookings for a free workshop on Open Educational Resources (OERs) in Cardiff on November 24th. Event: CoPILOT workshop on Open Educational Resources (OERs) When: Monday, November 24th, 2014, 09:00-16:00 Where: Cardiff University , Sir Martin Evans Building, Cathays Park Campus The aim of the day is

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Staffordshire University to host free Digital Literacy event

Staffordshire University is to host a free Library TeachMeet event, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group, with the aim of sharing how to incorporate digital literacy into teaching and learning. Event: Staffordshire University Digital Literacy Library TeachMeet – Sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group Where: Alfred Bolton Room, Thompson Library, Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, ST4

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Free information literacy event for School and FE librarians

The CILIP Information Literacy Group is to provide a free training event for the sharing of good information and digital literacy practice for librarians and information professionals working in school and Further Education settings. Event: Active IL in the classroom: Info Lit workshop and TeachMeet for schools and FE Where: Library of Birmingham When: Monday,

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Free workshop on “Developing a Blended Learning Skills Programme”

The CILIP Information Literacy Group is sponsoring a free one-day event on developing a blended learning skills programme. The event will be run by Jennie Blake and Jade Kelsall from the University of Manchester Library, home of the award-winning My Learning Essentials programme launched in September 2013. Workshop: Developing a Blended Learning Skills Programme Venue:

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InformAll publish report on IL and employment

InformAll have recently published a report on information literacy at the interface between Higher Education and employment, and an annotated bibliography on IL in the context of employment. InformAll (formerly RIDLs) is a membership organisation, managed by the Research Information Network. Its aim is to provide a collaborative, multi-agency focus for promoting the relevance, importance and benefits of

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