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Call for papers: Innovation, Inspiration and Creativity Conference (i2c2) 2017

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The call for papers for the Innovation, Inspiration and Creativity Conference (i2c2) 2017 is open! The next i2c2, to be held in Scarborough, North Yorkshire in November 2017, will be a three-day conference of inspiring each other to innovate and be more creative in our libraries. The conference promises talks, workshops, fun and games galore. […]

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Digital and Information Literacy Symposium – held in Glasgow, 18th November 2016

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The Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) and The Right Information, the Scottish Information Literacy Community of Practice, held a Digital and Information Literacy Symposium on Friday 18th November 2016 in Glasgow. The seminar examined the relevance of digital and information literacy in relation to health, education, housing, employability and welfare reform. Presentations from the

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CILIP Information Literacy Group – committee changes: new Marketing and Communications Officer: Kate Grigsby

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The CILIP Information Literacy Group is delighted to welcome Kate Grigsby to the role of Marketing and Communications Officer on the IL Group Committee. Kate will be taking over the role from Emma Burnett who has been in this post since 2010. Kate will be having a handover from Emma in due course. The IL Group

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“Post-truth” – a new disruptive phenomenon?

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Blog post by Geoff Walton, Stéphane Goldstein and Emma Coonan, on behalf of the CILIP Information Literacy Group False news is everywhere in this post-truth world – We say, don’t be taken in; it’s time to question, question, question everything you read, see and hear. The most popular new word for 2016 is “post-truth” (according

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New issue of Journal of Information Literacy

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The latest issue of the Journal of Information Literacy, the international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of the CILIP Information Literacy Group, has just been published. As ever, it includes the latest in IL research, including a study on health literacy and two articles focusing on specific HE subject areas – Business and Education, and Nursing

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Name change for Tinder Foundation

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Tinder Foundation, a charity that supports digitally and socially excluded people to improve their lives through digital, has undergone a name change and is now known as “Good Things Foundation”. The CILIP Information Literacy Group has recently developed fruitful collaborations with Good Things Foundation, including the organisation of two events focused on digital inclusion and developing digital literacies. From October

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Event review: European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) 2016

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Jane Secker (IL Group Chair), Stéphane Goldstein (Outreach and Advocacy Officer) and Geoff Walton (Library School Rep) reflect on their impressions of this year’s European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL). The 4th European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) took place in Prague on 10-13 October. The Czech capital was an inspired choice: an outstandingly beautiful

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TeenTech 2016 prize-giving at Buckingham Palace

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Rebecca Jones, the CILIP Information Literacy Group’s School Representative, reports on her attendance at the TeenTech 2016 Award ceremony that took place at Buckingham Palace in October. The CILIP Information Literacy Group, in partnership with the TeenTech initiative, presented a Research and Information Literacy Award for 11-16 year olds to celebrate how well young people

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LILAC 2017 bursaries now available!

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The CILIP Information Literacy Group is now offering a number of bursaries to attend the Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC), which will take place at Swansea University from April 10th-12th, 2017. The ever-popular bursaries to the LILAC Conference are on offer once more, so if you would like to join a few hundred of your Information Literacy allies

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The LILAC committee are recruiting!

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The Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) committee currently have two exciting opportunities to join the team, either in the role of Administrative Support Officer or Sponsor Relations Manager. We are looking for dynamic and innovative individuals to join our enthusiastic team, helping us develop and build upon our successful conference. Applicants for the LILAC committee posts

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