ACRL release part two of draft Framework for Information Literacy Standards

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The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has now released the second part of a draft Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education, which is intended to replace the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (ILCSHE) that were adopted by ACRL in 2000. Part one was made available in February 2014. The second part of the draft framework […]

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Manchester Metropolitan University Library TeachMeet – 22/01/14

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The organisers of this CILIP IL Group-sponsored event have kindly provided the following report: Wednesday 22nd January was the inaugural CILIP ILG sponsored Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) LibTeachMeet. This saw a sold out gathering of 50 folks from around the country stuffing biscuits and snaffling the many freebies (kindly provided by numerous library suppliers) together

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“From the road less travelled to the information super highway: information literacy in the 21st Century” – 31/01/14

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Sarah Wolfenden, Subject Liaison Librarian at  Brunel University, has kindly provided a report on the free one-day conference held at the British Library Conference Centre on 31st January 2014. On 31st January, I made my way to the British Library to attend the free conference, From the road less travelled to the information super highway:

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CILIPS East Branch Information Literacy Event – 30/01/14

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Julie Sutherland, Chair of CILIP in Scotland East Branch, has written the following blog post about last month’s CILIPS Information Literacy event, held on 30th January 2014 at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh. These are her reflections on the event. Information Literacy: Part One: 30th January 2014 I was greatly inspired by this afternoon’s session

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LILAC 2014: Bursary winners announced

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The Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) takes place at Sheffield Hallam University on 23rd-25th April 2014. LILAC’s bursary scheme was set up this year to enable access to the conference for librarians from sectors that traditionally struggle to secure funding from their employers. Each of the free conference places includes 3 days of attendance at all LILAC

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ACRL release draft Framework for Information Literacy Standards

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The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released the first part of a draft Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education, which is intended to replace the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (ILCSHE) that were adopted by ACRL in 2000. The Competency Standards have become an essential document related to the emergence of information literacy

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Information Literacy Journal Club – next meeting: Wednesday, 19th February 2014

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The Information Literacy Journal Club is an online discussion group focusing on information literacy and other aspects of user education. Everyone is welcome to participate, whether you are a current student of ILS, an established information professional or just generally interested in the subject area. The Club’s next online blog-comment meeting takes place at 8-9 pm UK

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Represent the Health Sector on the IL Group Committee!

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The CILIP Information Literacy Group Committee is looking to recruit a Sector Representative for Health, to work alongside our other Sector Reps to represent the needs of librarians working in health/medical libraries. More information about the IL Group and its activities is available from its CILIP webpages. If you would like to be considered for

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Funding available for Information Literacy training events

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The CILIP Information Literacy Group is committed to supporting information literacy developments and events within all sectors of library and information science. Many sectors may not be able to access funding in a timely way to facilitate the provision of relevant IL training events required within their region. The IL Group welcomes applications for sponsorship

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Library TeachMeet wiki launched

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A Library TeachMeet wiki has been launched as a place to advertise forthcoming events, gather together resources from those events and share tips on running TeachMeets. Links and materials for many recent TeachMeets have already been added to the wiki, including information literacy-related content. Details of forthcoming TeachMeets at Sheffield Hallam University on Monday, 3rd March

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