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#uklibchat – Information literacy: state of the art, challenges and opportunities

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Tuesday 7th February will see #uklibchat‘s enthusiastic community of library and information professionals discuss all things ‘information literacy’. #uklibchat is a monthly discussion group that takes place on Twitter from 6.30 to 8.30pm (UK time), using the Twitter account @uklibchat and the hashtag. For the interested but apprehensive first-timer, lurkers are also welcome to #uklibchat! […]

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LILAC CONFERENCE WEBINARS 2017: LILAC Awards

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The CILIP Information Literacy Group is pleased to offer the second webinar in this year’s series to support our annual conference, LILAC. Ever considered nominating colleagues or yourself for one of the three prestigious information literacy (IL) awards presented annually at the LILAC conference? If so, this informal webinar is for you! This year’s awards

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Event report: Employability LibTeachMeet at Swansea University, November 2016

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Philippa Price (Subject Librarian for School of Management & College of Engineering, Swansea University) has kindly provided a report of a recent LibTeachMeet, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group and held at Swansea University. Sun, sand and employability – LibTeachMeet at Swansea University The Welsh Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF) Learning and Teaching Group,

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Journal of Information Literacy

Journal of Information Literacy seeks new Digital Communications Officer

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The Journal of Information Literacy (JIL), the peer-reviewed open access journal published by the CILIP Information Literacy Group, is recruiting an enthusiastic addition to their editorial team to develop the role of Digital Communications Officer. About the role The Journal of Information Literacy publishes innovative and challenging research articles and project reports that push the boundaries of

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Deadline

LILAC 17 bursaries – application deadline approaching

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Applications for LILAC 17 bursaries close on Wednesday 30th November 2016. The bursary scheme is open to those working in sectors which are traditionally under-represented at LILAC and the 4 free places cover those working in the UK in the following sectors: Schools Further Education Public Health The bursary includes 3 days attendance of all LILAC

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Event review: European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) 2016

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Jane Secker (IL Group Chair), Stéphane Goldstein (Outreach and Advocacy Officer) and Geoff Walton (Library School Rep) reflect on their impressions of this year’s European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL). The 4th European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) took place in Prague on 10-13 October. The Czech capital was an inspired choice: an outstandingly beautiful

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TeenTech 2016 prize-giving at Buckingham Palace

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Rebecca Jones, the CILIP Information Literacy Group’s School Representative, reports on her attendance at the TeenTech 2016 Award ceremony that took place at Buckingham Palace in October. The CILIP Information Literacy Group, in partnership with the TeenTech initiative, presented a Research and Information Literacy Award for 11-16 year olds to celebrate how well young people

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Announcement

Big data, employment and information literacy: workshops

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InformAll is supporting the Ethics of Big Data research group at the University of Cambridge in hosting a free series of workshops exploring how Big Data is reshaping the worlds of work, production and employment. Big Data is a critical part of the information landscape, and is become increasingly ubiquitous. It represents opportunities, but also challenges,

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