Episode Twelve of Chatting Info Lit is now live on SoundCloud, Apple and Spotify!) “No matter what it is, find the core bit of you and use that, put that forward”. In Episode 12, Chatting Info Lit speaks to Amelia Haire (Senate House Library, Neurodivergent Library and Information Staff Network). Amelia joins the podcast to […]
CILIP Members’ Fest 2026 is just a few weeks away, offering a free, open‑access programme of online events running from 2–6 March. With over 30 sessions available, the festival brings together professionals from across the library and information community for a week of sector insights, skills development, discussions, and networking opportunities. The programme is open
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Would you like to have a chat with a fellow colleague in the library world? After successfully running this event before, the Information Literacy New Professionals group are accepting participants for our again. This is a great chance to network, and connect with the wider library community. To sign up, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/Y8x4ZCqWH56BbTAW7 If
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Episode 11 of Chatting Info Lit is now live on Soundcloud, Apple and Spotify! “I guarantee you, you have a perspective that is valuable”. In Episode 11, Laura Woods (PhD student at the University of Sheffield, Co-chair of the Information Literacy Group Committee) joins the podcast to promote action learning sets at this year’s LILAC
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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 joined in August 2025. Although I have worked in libraries for 25 years, I only recently moved into a professional librarian role in February 2024. I have taken
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The next blog in our Top Tips for Health Teaching series looks at a case study from Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. This was one of the presentations at our Knowledge Sharing Workshop event in September 2025 and focused on how we at Berkshire Healthcare Library and Knowledge Service have had to adapt and evolve
From FEW to FAF: evolution of our searching training and teaching the Hub Read More »
Information Literacy, data and evidence removal in the US on Thu 26 Feb 2026 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cilipinformationliteracygroup/2014393 During the US government shutdown in October and November of last year, many of us saw the notice on the PubMed website warning that information on the site may not be being updated. For many
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Nominations for the 2026 Information Literacy Award open in the new year. The award is open to all practitioners, researchers and academics working in the information literacy field in the UK, both individuals and teams, and recognises excellent practice. You can nominate colleagues or self-nominate, so why not start thinking about which person, team, project or initiative
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I am sure you will all join us in welcoming the new Associate Editors of the Journal of Information Literacy! In this blog post, Yucong, Sarah, Yvonne, and Charlotte tell us a little bit about themselves, their professions, and their interests. Congratulations and good luck to you all! Yucong Lao I am an Associate Editor
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Curriculum reforms will falter without media literacy funding for schools, say 35+ experts close to the issue Over 35 organisations and experts warn that planned media literacy reforms will fail without dedicated funding for schools The inclusion of teaching about ‘fake news and AI’ literacy in the revised curriculum for England recently made headlines, highlighting
