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. In my role, I teach information literacy to undergraduates and postgraduates at a university, and I am particularly interested in how students interact with […]
Meet the Committee: Madeleine Williams Read More »
Tue 16 September from 12:00PM – 1:00PM Do you want to speak with other librarians about how they are approaching AI and information literacy? More and more databases are incorporating natural language searching and AI summaries. With changes and development happening every day, each library may be approaching this situation differently. Join Ella, Jane and other
Upcoming event: AI and IL – An open discussion on shared practice Read More »
Top tips in health teaching: a knowledge sharing workshop Thursday 4th September from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Get your tickets here! Are you an NHS librarian who wants to know more about teaching literature searching, critical appraisal, and reflective practice? We are running an event for health librarians, and others who offer teaching and
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Are you interested in shaping and supporting the development of information literacy? If so, apply to join the LILAC review panel. You don’t have to be an expert in information literacy, we want to expand the community and include a variety of voices from different sectors, professions and roles. So whatever stage you’re at in your
LILAC: Call for reviewers Read More »
The LILAC Stories project, which was launched at LILAC 2023 in Cambridge, has now published a full report of the research, including a literature review of current research on conference impact, the methodology of the project, and the full results and recommendations from the project’s Principal Investigator, Jess Haigh. The report is available through the
LILAC Stories Report now available Read More »
At the closing session of LILAC 2025, held at Cardiff University, delegates were invited to reflect on their experience of the conference. They were asked to write about what surprised them, made them feel something, or to write about something they might do after the conference. At a conference with three keynotes, 41 parallel sessions,
Collective Reflections on LILAC 2025: Delegates Feeling Empowered Read More »
At the closing session of LILAC 2025, held at Cardiff University, delegates were invited to reflect on their experience of the conference. They were asked to write about what surprised them, made them feel something, or to write about something they might do after the conference. At a conference with three keynotes, 41 parallel sessions,
Collective Reflections on LILAC 2025: Knowledge and Inspiration Read More »
The Information Literacy Group and the LILAC committee were devastated to hear of the passing of our friend and colleague, Elaine, earlier this month. Elaine joined ILG in 2015, acting as the group Treasurer and also serving on the LILAC Committee. She had been convinced to join ILG by Rosie Jones, who knew Elaine’s talent,
Remembering our friend, Elaine Sykes Read More »
Thanks to Heather Lincoln, Victoria Rees, Eleanor Roberts, Tatiana Usova and Anonymous contributors for this blog post. At the closing session of LILAC 2025, held at Cardiff University, delegates were invited to reflect on their experience of the conference. They were asked to write about what surprised them, made them feel something, or to write
Collective Reflections on LILAC 2025: Community, Connections and Collaborations Read More »
Thank you to Stéphane Goldstein, our MILA and outreach representative, for this blog post. A coalition of information and education organizations [1], including the CILIP Information Literacy Group, has issued an urgent call for media and information literacy (MIL) to become a mandatory part of England’s school curriculum, warning that young people are being left unprepared
Media & information literacy and the school curriculum: a call to action Read More »
