Maria Preshaw

The logo for the LILAC 2026 conference. The logo is circular with a lilac background, all text within the circle is a white colour and all images are white with a lilac outline, to show detail. At the centre of the circle there are two female figures. They are stood facing forwards but looking in different directions. They are wearing overalls and boots. They both have a cloth hanging out of a pocket and the figure on the right has goggles on her forehead. They each have one arm around the other and their other hand is on their own hip. The figures are based on the Women of Steel bronze sculpture that commemorates the women of Sheffield who worked in the city's steel industry during the First World War and Second World War. It was created by the sculptor Martin Jennings. Above the figures are the words LILAC: The information literacy conference, below the figures is the word Sheffield - all words are in capital letters. To the left of the figures is the number 20 and to the right of the figures is the number 26.

The LILAC conference review team: A big thank you to reviewers past and present

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The LILAC conference held at the University of Sheffield this year, from 30 March to 1 April, was an enjoyable and energising experience. There were more than 50 sessions on current information literacy research and practice, highlighting fresh perspectives on topics such as embedded information literacy teaching, workshops on professional practice and sessions on GenAI […]

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Announcing our upcoming workshop: Submitting a LILAC Abstract

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Are you looking to present at LILAC 2025? Do you want to craft an impactful abstract that stands out? Join us for an engaging and informative workshop: ILG Workshop – Submitting a LILAC Abstract Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Facilitator: Jess Haigh – LILAC In this workshop, Jess Haigh will provide practical

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Meet the Committee: Pam McKinney, LIS representative

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What is your role on the Committee?I’m on the committee to represent academics and students from Library andInformation Science departments. When did you join and why?I joined in July 2024, and I’m excited to get to work! It’s really important that ourinformation literacy course content is informed by the very latest developments inpractice, and having

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LILAC 2024 report

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One of the LILAC bursary winners, Zoe Johnson, Subject Librarian from University of Huddersfield, shares her LILAC experience. I recently had a day at the information literacy (LILAC Conference) which was a great opportunity to catch up with old colleagues (Jess, Penny, Nic and Andrew). I attended two interesting talks from the current AHRC-RLUK Professional Practice Fellows, one

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Expressions of interest: Public Libraries Representative

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A vacancy has arisen on the Information Literacy Group committee for a Public Libraries representative to share their professional knowledge of their sector. We are looking for a representative with experience of supporting the diverse information literacy needs of public library users. Knowledge of information literacy initiatives in the public library sector (e.g. lifelong learning,

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Take part in the Copyright Anxiety Study

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You may have heard about the new copyright research project: ‘Copyright Anxiety in UK Higher Education”. This is a collaborative project of Amanda Wakaruk and Celine Gareau-Brennan (University of Alberta), Chris Morrison and Rose Zhang (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), and Dr Jane Secker (City, University of London). The study aims to find out whether

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