We are delighted to announce the winners of the Information Literacy Awards for 2020! Due to the unavoidable cancellation of LILAC 2020, this year’s award results are being announced online. However, the winners of both awards will be invited to attend a formal presentation at LILAC 2021 in Manchester. Winner of the Information Literacy Award for […]
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Icepops 2020, the UK Copyright Literacy conference, due to be held on 7th July 2020 in Cardiff, has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the event has been rescheduled for 22nd June 2021, again in Cardiff, and all bookings remain valid. The keynote speakers have also been retained for the 2021 date. For
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IFLA has produced a COVID-19 edition of their popular How To Spot Fake News infographic, with a stronger focus on some of the issues encountered around the pandemic – especially the need to check with other sources – and recognition of the fact that much news today spreads through conversations on social media. “With fighting
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The CILIP Information Literacy Group (ILG) Annual General Meeting will take place online on Monday, April 6th, 2020. The group’s Annual Report for 2019/20 will be formally presented at the meeting. Date: Monday, April 6th Time: 12:00-13:00 (BST) Venue: Online Chair: Jane Secker Attendance at the AGM is free and open to all ILG members. If you would like to join
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The CILIP Information Literacy Group are delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees for this year’s Information Literacy Award and the Digital Award for Information Literacy. Information Literacy Award 2020 The Information Literacy Award recognises an outstanding UK-based practitioner or researcher. The nominees for 2020 are: Elizabeth Hutchinson (Independent Adviser and Trainer for School Libraries) Anita
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The CILIP Information Literacy Group (ILG) Annual General Meeting was due to take place during LILAC 2020 at Manchester Metropolitan University. Sadly, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference has now been cancelled, but the AGM will still go ahead. The AGM will now take place online on Monday, April 6th using Zoom. The group’s
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BBC Bitesize have today launched a great new resource to help children to identify fake news and misinformation. The Fact or Fake? website includes articles, video content and quizzes to help young people becoming more discerning about the information they engage with. It also includes content that relates to the current Coronavirus crisis. With misleading
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We in the Information Literacy Group committee are aware of the significant concerns raised by many members of our community around a recent article published in Information Professional. We know also that many of our members and supporters have been waiting for us to address these concerns. We chose not to make an official Group response
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These are challenging and uncertain times for us all, and it is important to have quick access to information that we can rely on. We are very grateful to David Bedford, Academic Support Librarian at the Drill Hall Library, Universities at Medway, for providing this guest blog post, which highlights some key sources of reliable
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The IFLA Information Literacy Section and the School Libraries Section invite interested professionals to submit proposals for papers to be presented at their co-sponsored open session on “Perspectives on the role of information literacy education in fostering a smooth transition throughout a learner’s formal education journey – from PK to 20 and beyond” during the IFLA World Library and
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