Event report: Staffordshire TeachMeet on accessibility and IL, December 2016

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Eleanor Johnston, Academic Skills Librarian at Staffordshire University, has kindly provided a report on the recent Library TeachMeet event hosted by Staffordshire University Library and sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group. Staffordshire University Library TeachMeet: “Accessibility in Libraries – an Information Literacy Approach” On 14th December 2016, Staffordshire University hosted a Library TeachMeet at the Stoke […]

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Event Report – Supporting Young People in the Digital Information Age: The Role of Libraries in Promoting Transition Skills

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Isobel Ramsden reports on the CILIP Information Literacy Group’s first joint event with the CILIP Information Services Group (London & South East), “Supporting Young People in the Digital Information Age: The Role of Libraries in Promoting Transition Skills”. The event was held at CILIP on 30th November 2016. The event started with a talk by Natasha Skeen,

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LILAC CONFERENCE WEBINARS 2017: Creating an engaging presentation

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The Information Literacy Group is pleased to announce that we will again be running a series of free webinars to support our annual conference, LILAC. These webinars are primarily aimed at LILAC conference speakers and delegates. The first in this year’s series will be presented by Andrew Walsh (University of Huddersfield) Andrew’s webinar will focus on

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Event report: Employability LibTeachMeet at Swansea University, November 2016

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Philippa Price (Subject Librarian for School of Management & College of Engineering, Swansea University) has kindly provided a report of a recent LibTeachMeet, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group and held at Swansea University. Sun, sand and employability – LibTeachMeet at Swansea University The Welsh Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF) Learning and Teaching Group,

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Journal of Information Literacy seeks new Digital Communications Officer

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The Journal of Information Literacy (JIL), the peer-reviewed open access journal published by the CILIP Information Literacy Group, is recruiting an enthusiastic addition to their editorial team to develop the role of Digital Communications Officer. About the role The Journal of Information Literacy publishes innovative and challenging research articles and project reports that push the boundaries of

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Call for papers: Innovation, Inspiration and Creativity Conference (i2c2) 2017

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The call for papers for the Innovation, Inspiration and Creativity Conference (i2c2) 2017 is open! The next i2c2, to be held in Scarborough, North Yorkshire in November 2017, will be a three-day conference of inspiring each other to innovate and be more creative in our libraries. The conference promises talks, workshops, fun and games galore.

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Digital and Information Literacy Symposium – held in Glasgow, 18th November 2016

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The Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) and The Right Information, the Scottish Information Literacy Community of Practice, held a Digital and Information Literacy Symposium on Friday 18th November 2016 in Glasgow. The seminar examined the relevance of digital and information literacy in relation to health, education, housing, employability and welfare reform. Presentations from the

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CILIP Information Literacy Group – committee changes: new Marketing and Communications Officer: Kate Grigsby

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The CILIP Information Literacy Group is delighted to welcome Kate Grigsby to the role of Marketing and Communications Officer on the IL Group Committee. Kate will be taking over the role from Emma Burnett who has been in this post since 2010. Kate will be having a handover from Emma in due course. The IL Group

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“Post-truth” – a new disruptive phenomenon?

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Blog post by Geoff Walton, Stéphane Goldstein and Emma Coonan, on behalf of the CILIP Information Literacy Group False news is everywhere in this post-truth world – We say, don’t be taken in; it’s time to question, question, question everything you read, see and hear. The most popular new word for 2016 is “post-truth” (according

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