The Annual General Meeting of the CILIP Information Literacy Group (ILG) will take place online on Wednesday 21st May at 12pm using Teams. The group’s Annual Report for 2024/25 will be formally presented at the meeting. Date: Wednesday, May 21st Time: 12.00 midday (BST) Venue: Online, Teams Attendance at the AGM is free and is […]
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What is your role in the committee? I am a new member of the Information Literacy Group Sub-Committee for New Professionals. Joining from the academic libraries sector. When did you join and why? I completed my MA and Library and Information studies from Aberystwyth University in 2020. My background is in the visual arts, and
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In our latest community blog post, Chao Wang explores the role that VR technology could play in teaching Information Literacy at Universities. To learn more about Chao’s work, you can read his “About the Author” profile at the end of this article. Thank you for your insight and for sharing your experiences, Chao! With technological
The ILG are delighted to announce an upcoming event, with an opportunity to get involved! On April 1st, from 3-4:30pm, we will be running an event covering AI and higher education teaching. Generative artificial intelligence has become a massive talking point in universities and higher education, and this event will be an opportunity for Librarians to
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On Friday 13th December from 2-3.30pm ILG are running a free webinar hosted by Dr Alison Hicks, UCL and Dr Jane Secker, City St George’s University of London. Entitled ‘New Voices in Information Literacy’, the event will hear from four new professionals who have all recently completed their Masters in Library and Information Science /
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This article was first posted on MILA UK government ministers have indicated clearly that they wish to see a place for media literacy education in schools. The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee is running an inquiry into the future of news; a public hearing of this on 15 October considered, among a range
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What is your role in the committee? I am a member of the Information Literacy Group’s sub-committee for New Professionals. When did you join and why? I have only recently joined the ILG New Professionals Committee, in May 2024. Last year, I was able to attend the 2023 LILAC conference in Cambridge. I enjoyed engaging
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Dear IL Community The call for presentations for LILAC 2025 will open on the 7 October and we are especially excited for this year as it is LILAC’s 20th birthday. There are a variety of different ways that you can present your work at the conference, so you can choose the best format for your
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What is your role on the committee? I am joining the Information Literacy Group as the Events Officer. I have previously been on the ILG New Professionals Committee. When did you join and why? Having thoroughly enjoyed my time on the ILG New Professionals Sub-committee (2022-24), I am very excited to join the ILG! My
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Katie Wise is a Knowledge Specialist at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the Health Sector ILG representative. As a health librarian, whenever I interact with clinicians as a patient, I keep an eye on how well they communicate with me and think about what advice I would give them if I was training them
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