What is your role on the committee? I am the FE representative. When did you join and why? I joined in April 2022 I attended LILAC 2022 as a speaker. It was my first proper face-to-face conference, and I was over the moon to discover that, rather than being bored, I found the discussions fascinating. […]
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In our latest blog post, Sarah Pavey, the School Libraries representative for the CILIP Information Literacy Group, talks about current ways that are normally used to teach fake news and instead suggests that a flipped approach is best. We may settle down and watch the latest episode on television of members of the public delving
Is this a genuine article…….and how would we know? Read More »
Registration is now open for ‘Beyond the Horizon,’ the CILIP North East annual conference which covers a broad range of issues from across the library, information and knowledge professions. This conference will seek to inspire our audience, share knowledge, raise debate and provide networking opportunities. Join online Monday 16th May 2022, 1pm-3:30pm to hear from
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Information Literacy Section Call for Proposals: “Engaging library professionals in research and practice about critical pedagogy and social justice in librarianship” The IFLA Information Literacy Section invites interested professionals to submit proposals for papers to be presented during a 90-minute webinar in mid-June, before IFLA WLIC 2022. “Social justice design has much to offer to
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This guest post has been written by Alison Hicks, JIL’s Editor in Chief. It was the title of the financial literacy piece that got me- “What can rich kids do that poor kids can’t?” The idea that wealth and poverty might have an impact on what people are able to do is such a simple
Eva Garcia Grau, an Information Consultant at Royal Holloway, University of London, has contributed this post about day one of LILAC 2022. LILAC 2022 is here! It is particularly exciting for me as it is the first time I attend the LILAC conference, but there is general buzz of excitement, tempered by some understandable anxiety
The CILIP Information Literacy Group joins the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) and the wider information literacy and school library community in grieving the loss of JIL editorial board member, Dr Ross Todd, who passed away earlier this week. Ross has been a member of JIL’s editorial board since the journal’s inception in 2007, and
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In this guest blog post, Christian Headley and Jesper Solheim Johansen, from Keenious, the automatic online researcher tool, considers how to improve information literacy in an algorithmic world. We’re grateful that Keenious are one of the sponsors of the LILAC 2022 conference. If you are attending the conference this year, do visit their stand in our
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Helping organisations understand the importance of trusted, evidence-based information that people can access and understand has been at the core of my working life. I have been involved with health information for over a decade, working in the private sector, NHS England and now the Patient Information Forum (PIF). It is a great time to
Helping people find and use good quality, trusted health information Read More »
