Want to submit an abstract for LILAC but lacking inspiration? Fear not! ILG’s committee members have gathered their thoughts and produced a list of topics to choose from. Take your pick, and remember we are also peer-reviewing abstracts this year! General Cross-sector collaboration, e.g. health libraries partnering with public libraries for health information literacy initiatives. […]
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The call for presentations for LILAC, the UK’s annual information literacy conference, opens on 7th October 2024. The Information Literacy Group couldn’t be more excited to see what this year’s submissions, especially as 2025 marks the 20th year of LILAC! We are particularly keen to hear from newer voices in information literacy, as well as
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Dear IL Community The call for presentations for LILAC 2025 will open on the 7 October and we are especially excited for this year as it is LILAC’s 20th birthday. There are a variety of different ways that you can present your work at the conference, so you can choose the best format for your
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Are you looking to present at LILAC 2025? Do you want to craft an impactful abstract that stands out? Join us for an engaging and informative workshop: ILG Workshop – Submitting a LILAC Abstract Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Facilitator: Jess Haigh – LILAC In this workshop, Jess Haigh will provide practical
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This post is by Ana Silva, Library Development Officer at Cambridgeshire Libraries, who was awarded a bursary to attend this year’s LILAC Conference in Leeds. I attended LILAC 2024, held at Leeds Beckett University, as one of the winners of the bursaries for under-represented groups, which include those of us working in public libraries. As
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As LILAC 2024 draws closer, we have asked all the event sponsors to write a guest post and tell us about their contribution to information literacy. Our full list of LILAC sponsors can be seen at this link. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) stands poised to revolutionize various industries, including the library sector. As EBSCO explores
As LILAC 2024 approaches, we have invited the event sponsors to write a guest post and tell us about their contribution to information literacy. Our full list of LILAC sponsors can be seen at this link. In 2018, CILIP provided a concise yet comprehensive definition of Information Literacy as “the ability to think critically and make
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As LILAC 2024 approaches, we are giving our event sponsors the opportunity to write a guest post and contribute to the current conversations in information literacy. Our full list of LILAC sponsors can be seen at this link. First up are Aislinn Marmion and Jakob Aure from Keenious, who have written about how Keenious can
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Conferences are a great way to network with professionals, learn from others and have some fun. But the first time you attend a conference can be nerve wracking, especially if you’re new to the profession. With LILAC 24 coming up very soon, we asked the New Professional Committee how they felt at their first conference
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Submitted by Meg Westbury, the Managing Editor of the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL). Are you attending LILAC in April 2024? If so, please consider submitting a conference report to the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL). JIL publishes conference reports for many different IL conferences, and LILAC is always an important one to cover! Conference
