Thank you to University College London for contributing this blog post. For many of us who work in Higher Education, the reappearance of leaf buds and migratory birds also marks the start of dissertation season; that period when students begin to lay the groundwork for the research that forms the culmination of their MA studies. […]
JIL are happy to announce the shortlist for the 2023-2024 Ross Todd Award for Outstanding Research. Congratulations to all of the nominees, and we hope you enjoy reading their articles! About the award: The Ross Todd Award for Outstanding Research is a biennial award designed to recognise research that has been published in the Journal
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The ILG are delighted to announce an upcoming event, with an opportunity to get involved! On April 1st, from 3-4:30pm, we will be running an event covering AI and higher education teaching. Generative artificial intelligence has become a massive talking point in universities and higher education, and this event will be an opportunity for Librarians to
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In this post, Amy McLay Paterson, Benjamin Mitchell, Stirling Prentice, and Elizabeth Rennie share their additional reflections on their article recently published in the Journal of Information Literacy. There’s no denying that ELIP was structured at least partially as a compromise. Our goal was, of course, a full-semester course in library research. The myriad problems
What is your role on the committee? I have recently moved roles on the Information Literacy Group and am now the HE Sector Rep and EDI rep When did you join and why? I joined in March 2020 (just as the whole world went into lockdown from Covid!) as one of the Training Officers. I
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What is your role on the committee? I am joining the Information Literacy Group as the Events Officer. I have previously been on the ILG New Professionals Committee. When did you join and why? Having thoroughly enjoyed my time on the ILG New Professionals Sub-committee (2022-24), I am very excited to join the ILG! My
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What is your role on the Committee?I’m on the committee to represent academics and students from Library andInformation Science departments. When did you join and why?I joined in July 2024, and I’m excited to get to work! It’s really important that ourinformation literacy course content is informed by the very latest developments inpractice, and having
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What is your role on the committee?I am the Health Sector Representative. When did you join and why? I joined the ILG committee in May 2024 after stepping down from the ILG New Professionals sub-committee, where I had been a member for three years. During this time, I had really enjoyed working with the ILG
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