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Reflections on liberating the library through information creation: a ‘messy’ workshop at LILAC 2024

Rhian Whitehead-Wright, Vicky Grant, Tomás Rocha-Lawrence and Courtney Wood explore their “messy” workshops, held in the library at the University of Sheffield, as a means of liberating the library space and what libraries means to their users. The team delivered their own messy workshop at LILAC 2024 and reflect on their session here.   At the […]

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Parliamentary reception: Libraries Change Lives By Creating Opportunities

The Information Literacy Group are thrilled to announce that we are co-hosting a Parliamentary reception on 21st October 2024. The event aims to connect policymakers with key library sector stakeholders and allies to showcase the power of libraries to create opportunities for everyone.  The event is jointly hosted by CILIP, the Library and Information Association;

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Health Literacy Month: campaigning for better health outcomes

Health Literacy Month: campaigning for better health outcomes The first of October marks the start of #HealthLiteracyMonth, a month-long campaign to raise awareness of health literacy issues and promote techniques to improve our understanding of health information.  What is health literacy? The US Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (2020) defines personal health literacy

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Upcoming events: Information as a Discipline: what’s the difference?

Thu 24 Oct 2024 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM BST / Online (Zoom)Information as a Discipline: what’s the difference? Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2024 is approaching, and with it we have an international panel session with Dr. Karen Kaufmann (Assistant professor, School of Information, University of South Florida, USA), Bill Johnston (activist and retired academic, Scotland), Dr

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All Change Ahead for School Librarians: The Labour Party’s Education Policy and its Potential Impact

Sarah Pavey, our School Librarian representative, looks at how the new Education Policy may impact school librarians. Following the 2024 UK general election, the Labour Party now will be putting the pledges in its manifesto into practice. Indeed, it has laid out a series of ambitious aims for education reform. While not explicitly mentioning school

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