The deadline for LILAC 2017 abstract submission has been extended, and the call for papers will now close on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 (17:00 GMT). LILAC 2017 will be hosted by Swansea University from April 10th-12th, 2017. LILAC is a great opportunity for IL professionals to present their ideas, share best practice and showcase new thinking in […]
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InformAll is supporting the Ethics of Big Data research group at the University of Cambridge in hosting a free series of workshops exploring how Big Data is reshaping the worlds of work, production and employment. Big Data is a critical part of the information landscape, and is become increasingly ubiquitous. It represents opportunities, but also challenges,
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Are you submitting an abstract for LILAC 2017? Are you struggling to find focus? Competition is fierce when competing for a slot at LILAC, with around 50% of abstracts being accepted each year. It can be tough to get your message across in just 500 words. With just 8 days left to submit your abstract,
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The role of libraries in promoting transition skills Join CILIP’s Information Services Group (London & South East) and CILIP Information Literacy Group for an afternoon exploring how libraries are supporting young people in developing the research and information literacy skills which will help them prepare for further or higher education. Libraries across all sectors have
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Kirsten McCormick, a librarian at Glasgow Life public libraries, was the recipient of a CILIP Information Literacy Group bursary to attend the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), which is taking place this week at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Kirsten has provided us with a short report reflecting on her experiences at this key event in the international IL calendar.
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Come and join us! We currently have a vacancy on the CILIP Information Literacy Group committee. We’re inviting people to apply for the role of Marketing and Communications Officer. We want to recruit a dynamic and innovative individual to lead on marketing and communications for the CILIP Information Literacy Group. The CILIP IL Group is entering
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Chris Morrison, Copyright and Licensing Compliance Officer at the University of Kent, is to present a webinar on Copyright the Card Game on Thursday, October 12th, 2016, as part of the Elsevier Library Connect webinar series. The session is entitled ‘Trends in Teaching Information Literacy’ and will also feature presentations by information literacy experts Katy Kavanagh Webb
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Last month the Information Literacy Group‘s Chair, Dr Jane Secker, gave a keynote presentation at the Association for Learning Technology Conference (ALT-C). It was about copyright and e-learning, and covered themes such as information literacy, information privilege and the rights we have to use information and ideas from others. It drew much praise at the conference and it
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Rebecca Jones, the School Rep for the Information Literacy Group, visited Tokyo in August 2016 for the Annual International Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL), and has kindly provided a report on the event. The sponsorship that I received from ILG, SLG and funding from my school, Malvern St James, meant that I
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The LILAC Committee and CILIP Information Literacy Group are pleased to share that the call for papers for the 2017 Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) is now open. LILAC is a great opportunity for IL professionals to present their ideas, share best practice and showcase new thinking in the sector, in a variety of session formats. LILAC welcomes proposals
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