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ILG AGM 2023 – Online – Tuesday May 2nd 12pm

Information Literacy Group AGM 2023 The Annual General Meeting of the CILIP Information Literacy Group (ILG) will take place online on Tuesday, May 2nd at 12pm using Zoom. The group’s Annual Report for 2022/23 will be formally presented at the meeting. Date: Tuesday, May 2nd Time: 12.00-13.00 (BST) Venue: Online, Zoom Attendance at the AGM […]

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A New Home for the Journal of Information Literacy

716 authors and counting: Reflecting on national and institutional information literacy trends through the lens of the Journal of Information Literacy.  The Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) will be moving hosting platforms later this Spring. We have been grateful to have been hosted by Loughborough University since our inception in 2007 but the time has

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Introducing the ILG New Professionals – Ella Wharton

What is your role in the committee? I am one of the new members of the ILG New Professionals Sub-committee.  When did you join and why? I have always loved the topic of information literacy, and during the pandemic, I found the ILG website a really helpful location for finding resources while I was settling

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Unleashing academic freedom: the case for open educational resources

Thanks to the University of Sheffield Library (Helen Moore and Maria Mawson, Faculty Librarians) for allowing us to repost this blog in relation to Open Access Week. In this May 2021 blog post we addressed the issues surrounding the provision of textbooks, issues not caused by the pandemic but certainly magnified during that time. We’re

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ILG New Professionals Committee Vacancies

Are you a new professional or student who is interested in information literacy? Would you like to become more involved with the work of the Information Literacy Group and meet other new professionals? If so, please consider applying for the ILG New Professional Committee! The New Professionals Committee has been running for a year now,

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Games Based Learning Event: BAME Bursary Winner Review

Thanks to Mobeena Khan for this review of the Games Based Learning Event she attended as a BAME (Black and Minority Ethnic) bursary winner.  My name is Mobeena Khan and I am an Information Skills Librarian at London South Bank University. My background is in public libraries with a focus on stock and reader development.

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Funeral for Paul George Zurkowski – founder of the Information Literacy Movement

It is with sadness that the Information Literacy Group announces the passing of Paul George Zurkowski, founder of the Information Literacy movement.  A well known figure in the Information Literacy Community, some of us had the chance to collaborate with him over the years. As founding president of the Information Industry Association, 1968-1989, Mr. Zurkowski

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CILIP Information Literacy Group AGM Agenda, Annual Report 2021/22 and Accounts

The Annual General Meeting of the CILIP Information Literacy Group (ILG) will take place online on  Zoom on Tuesday 29th March 1-2pm GMT. Attendance at the AGM is free and is open to all ILG members. If you have not yet signed up and would like to join us for the online meeting, please complete this

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