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Information Literacy at 50

In this post, Jane Secker reflects on Paul Zurkowski’s legacy in the world of Information literacy, and how we can look forward to the future. In 1974 Paul Zurkowski the president of the American Information Industry Association coined the term ‘information literacy’ in a report he wrote entitled ‘The Information Service Environment: Services and Priorities‘.  […]

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The logo for the LILAC 2024 conference. The logo says 2024 Leeds but the number 0 is replaced with an image of an owl. A number of Leeds Beckett University’s constituent colleges at various times during their history featured the owl as their emblem, this included the City of Leeds Training College, the original occupants of Headingley Campus. Below 2024 Leeds it says LILAC: the information literacy conference. The logo is the colour lilac.

Why you should consider doing an open review at LILAC 2024

Hope Williard shares her insight and experience of Open Reviews at LILAC 2023 The LILAC 2024 call for presentations opens soon, so it’s an ideal time to start thinking about your submission. In this post, Hope Williard from Utrecht University shares her experience of doing an open review at LILAC 2023 and suggests why you

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Reviewing the reviews: Writing tips and tricks for the Journal of Information Literacy

Alison Hicks, the Editor of the Journal of Information Literacy shares writing tips and tricks for submitting to the Journal of Information Literacy This spring marks three years since I took over as JIL Editor. During this time, I feel honoured to have worked with the editorial team on projects designed to improve JIL’s physical

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Episode Two – Chatting Info Lit

The second episode of Chatting Info Lit has been released and is available to listen to on SoundCloud, Apple, and Spotify! In this episode, Bethan Morgan (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust) chats to Frankie Marsh (University of Cambridge) about Frankie’s award winning article on the link between information literacy and decolonisation in academic libraries. Frankie

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