The annual LILAC conference is upon us, and unfortunately this writer won’t be attending. I’ve been perusing the programme like a kid looking through a misted toyshop window, wiping away the condensation from the glass with my woollen mittens and wishing I was inside, warm and overwhelmed with the options of wooden railways, licenced figurines […]
Outside Looking In: What I’ll Miss At LILAC 2026 Read More »
Thank you to UCL for providing our first sponsored blog post of the LILAC 2026 season! Over the last year, I have been taking ice-skating lessons. Now that I have progressed beyond the beginner stage (though you will still not be seeing me in a Spice Girl outfit à la Lilah Fear anytime soon, much
Can you feel it? Skating towards critical information literacy questions Read More »
Nominations for the 2026 Information Literacy Award open in the new year. The award is open to all practitioners, researchers and academics working in the information literacy field in the UK, both individuals and teams, and recognises excellent practice. You can nominate colleagues or self-nominate, so why not start thinking about which person, team, project or initiative
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We all know the feeling: LILAC is incredible! You forge brilliant connections throughout the three conference days, and leave buzzing with intellectual momentum. But let’s be honest, that momentum and those connections can sometimes fade away in the busy months following the conference. We want to explore ways to keep that LILAC energy going year-round
Keep that LILAC buzz going with LILAC Learning Sets! Read More »
Attending the LILAC conference for the first time earlier this year showed me that it is crucial for librarians across all sectors to develop our information literacy practice right now. It also demonstrated how much the connections and learning that come out of the conference can help us to do this. As an NHS librarian,
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We are pleased to let you know that the call for presentations for LILAC 2026 is now open. LILAC: The Information Literacy Conference will take place from 30 March – 1 April 2026 at the University of Sheffield. There are no set themes for LILAC 2026, the focus is simply information literacy. We welcome proposals from all
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Are you interested in shaping and supporting the development of information literacy? If so, apply to join the LILAC review panel. You don’t have to be an expert in information literacy, we want to expand the community and include a variety of voices from different sectors, professions and roles. So whatever stage you’re at in your
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The LILAC Stories project, which was launched at LILAC 2023 in Cambridge, has now published a full report of the research, including a literature review of current research on conference impact, the methodology of the project, and the full results and recommendations from the project’s Principal Investigator, Jess Haigh. The report is available through the
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At the closing session of LILAC 2025, held at Cardiff University, delegates were invited to reflect on their experience of the conference. They were asked to write about what surprised them, made them feel something, or to write about something they might do after the conference. At a conference with three keynotes, 41 parallel sessions,
Collective Reflections on LILAC 2025: Delegates Feeling Empowered Read More »
The LILAC Committee currently have an exciting opportunity to join our conference organising team. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to recruit into the role of External Relationships Manager. For a full description and person specification for this role please visit the LILAC website [lilacconference.com]. The closing date for applications is Sunday 18
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