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European Association for Health Information & Libraries Conference 2018

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The European Association for Health Information and Libraries conference will take place in Cardiff, Wales in July 2018. One of the conference themes is ‘information for the public and consumer health’ and the organisers are inviting individuals to submit abstracts for this theme on the topic of ‘Health Literacy and Digital Literacy – making public information simple’. […]

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Event report: Supporting online learners, what works?

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Aston Teachmeet on ‘Supporting online learners, what works? A discussion of innovative methods in providing distance learners with information literacy and library skills’ Joe Carey, Enquiries Assistant at Aston University Library, has kindly provided a report on their recent Library Teachmeet event, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group. Our recent Teachmeet came at an

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Final call for talks/workshops at Innovation, Inspiration and Creativity Conference (i2c2) conference – deadline 31st May 2017

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The Innovation, Inspiration and Creativity Conference (i2c2) will be held in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, between 13th and 15th November 2017. The final call for talks and workshops for the conference is 12 midnight on 31st May 2017. The conference is looking for people that can contribute their experiences and knowledge whatever level they are at.

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Information Literacy Journal Club discussion- Thursday 11th May 2017 – 8pm

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The Information Literacy Journal Club will once again be discussing a reading next week – Thursday 11th May 2017 at 8pm. The article to be discussed is ‘School libraries, political information and information literacy provision: findings from a Scottish study’. Smith, L.N. Journal of Information Literacy, 2016, 10(2), pp.3-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/10.2.2097 Full details: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/school-libraries-political-information.html

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CILIP IL Group at the Media Literacy conference – University of Riga, Latvia

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Funded by the British Council and invited by the Latvian Ministry of Culture, Dr Jane Secker, chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group, attended the Media Literacy conference: ‘Challenges of media literacy: from first graders to seniors, from advice webpages to politics’ at the University of Riga, Latvia on 24th April 2017. The Latvian Ministry of

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Free Aston University Teachmeet on Supporting Online Learners

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Aston University Library are hosting a free Library TeachMeet event, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group, on the theme of Supporting online learners, what works? A discussion of innovative methods. The event will take place on Wednesday 12th July 2017, 1.00pm-4.00pm, with refreshments provided in the afternoon. Aston are looking for a number of presenters to deliver 10 minute talks

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Join our website editorial team – last call for applications!

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The CILIP Information Literacy Group currently has two vacancies on its Website Editorial Team, and is recruiting now! We are looking for two dynamic and committed individuals to join our team and help us make further exciting developments to this website. We would welcome applicants from all sectors, including new professionals and students who have a

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ARCL Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Webcast Series: Webcast 2: Tuesday 4th April 2017

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The CILIP Information Literacy Group are delighted to launch a series of 3 webinars and we are partnering with an expert team from the United States, from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) in this series of webinars exploring the Intersections between Scholarly Communications and Information Literacy. These webinars will be free to

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Information Literacy Journal Club – Thursday 30th March 2017

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The next information literacy online journal club discussion will take place on Thursday 30th March at 8pm BST (4pm EST) on the blog: http://infolitjournalclub.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/flipping-classroom-in-business-and.html Anyone can join!  Participants aim to read at least some of the article in advance, then come along and join in the discussion, with each other and the authors, by adding

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Bursary places available for CILIP Conference 2017

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The Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) is offering bursary places for the CILIP Conference 2017 through each of its Special Interest Groups. The CILIP Conference (5-6 July, Manchester) brings together library, knowledge and information professionals from across sectors, giving delegates an opportunity to share experiences, advice and best practice, develop skills and be

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