Stéphane Goldstein, Advocacy and Outreach Officer of the CILIP Information Literacy Group and Executive Director of InformAll, outlines our recent submission to the inquiry into fake news that is being conducted by the House of Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport. In January 2017, the House of Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport launched […]
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The final day of LILAC 2017 starred a keynote from LILAC Legend Alan Carbery, AKA The Luckiest Librarian in the World! Alan’s talk was truly inspirational and made us consider what we should be teaching in class that would help students become informed citizens, in contrast to what we are routinely expected to teach (e.g.
Day 2 of LILAC 2017 started with a personal and insightful keynote by Barbara Allan, who shared the story of her career and gave some top tips on how to influence, convince and ultimately make the changes we want to see happen in our own institutions. As well as the inspiring parallel sessions taking place
The CILIP ILG AGM took place at LILAC yesterday evening, and had a record attendance, perhaps due to the delicious cupcakes which were complete with the new logo. Firstly, Deputy Chair Rowena Macrae-Gibson welcomed everyone to the AGM, before Treasurer Elaine Sykes gave a report on the ILG accounts. The ILG Chair, Jane Secker,
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Yesterday, the 13th LILAC Conference began. Taking place at Swansea’s beautiful bay campus, the thought-provoking morning sessions set the scene for another excellent conference. LILAC co-chairs Rosie Jones and Lisa Jeskins were a flawless double act as they welcomed everyone, and introduced the new ILG logo. They gave a special mention to student award
The Information Literacy website editorial team is looking for case studies on how information literacy is developed and applied. We want examples from all sectors and we will accept a variety of formats. Full details can be found in our case study guidelines. Come and visit us on the ILG stand during LILAC to discuss
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Seasoned LILAC attendees, aka the CILIP Information Literacy Group committee, share their top tips to get the most from the conference. So, whether you’re a newbie or have attended every one since 2004, we hope you’ll find this useful. Feel free to add your own top tips in the comments section! Talk to people! Everyone is really
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The CILIP Information Literacy Group currently has two vacancies on its Website Editorial Team, and is recruiting now! We are looking for two dynamic and committed individuals to join our team and help us make further exciting developments to this website. We would welcome applicants from all sectors, including new professionals and students who have a
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The CILIP Information Literacy Group are delighted to launch a series of 3 webinars and we are partnering with an expert team from the United States, from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) in this series of webinars exploring the Intersections between Scholarly Communications and Information Literacy. These webinars will be free to
The CILIP Information Literacy Group currently has two vacancies on its Website Editorial Team, and is recruiting now! We are looking for two dynamic and committed individuals to join our team and help us make further exciting developments to this website. We would welcome applicants from all sectors, including new professionals and students who have a
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