Alison Hicks talks us through the Journal of Information Literacy’s 50 year celebration if Information Literacy. I’m pleased to announce that the Journal of Information Literacy has joined the Information Literacy Group and the New Professionals Group in celebrating fifty years of information literacy with the publication of its newest special issue! Over a year […]
JIL at 50: Celebrating IL’s milestone anniversary! Read More »
We are excited to share an announcement from Jane Hammons of Ohio State University, as the team announce that the first of their follow-up conversations after Celebrating 50 Years of Information Literacy: A Panel Discussion has been scheduled: Preparing Future Librarians for Instruction and Advocacy: A Panel Discussion. A description and registration information is below. All
By Sarah Pavey In today’s digital age, being information literate is more critical than ever. But can artificial intelligence (AI) language models be truly information literate themselves? That’s the question I explored by posing a series of questions to several leading AI chatbots: Claude, Pi, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot. Their responses provide fascinating insights into
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Picture (CILIP, 2018) shows John, Guy Daines and Sandra Ward CILIPS (CILIP Scotland) were saddened to learn of the passing of Dr John Crawford in February of this year. John was a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals and a former CILIP Trustee. He worked in several library sectors including secondary
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In this article, Alison Hicks reflects on the growth of AI generated images and their implications in the world of authenticity and information literacy. It’s taken me a long time to decide if I want to go here… but what the heck, let’s talk about the recent digitally enhanced royal photo. Rest assured that I
The long-awaited Sanderson Review of England’s public libraries was published in early 2024 and has sparked much debate and discussion around the central themes it uncovers as well as the responses it offers to these. The Review was commissioned last autumn by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and was independently conducted by
Laura Woods is a Subject Librarian at the University of Huddersfield, a part-time PhD student at the University of Sheffield Information School, and co-Deputy Chair of the Information Literacy Group. Inspired by a recent post on the ACRLog on “dwindling reference questions” at the academic library help desk, I’ve been thinking about how the phenomenon
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Join our team! The CILIP Information Literacy Group has an exciting opportunity to join the team as our Health Sector Representative; the role offers a great opportunity to become more involved with the work of the ILG, learn new skills, network, and help advocate for information literacy. The role We currently have a vacancy for a Health
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The CILIP Information Literacy Group currently has an exciting new vacancy for the role of Communications and Engagement Manager, and is recruiting now! We are looking for a dynamic and committed individual to join our team and help lead further exciting developments to our communications activity across a range of platforms, including this website, Linkedin, YouTube, and
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On the 29th of February, the CILIP LGBTQ+ Network, in partnership with the Information Literacy Group, organised a panel event celebrating LGBTQ+ History month. The panel discussion provided an opportunity for speakers to highlight the role misinformation and disinformation played, and still plays a significant role in LGBTQ+ history and causes. Big changes in rights
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