Dr Jane Secker, Chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group and Copyright and Digital Literacy Advisor at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, for her exceptional contribution to advancing the field of information literacy over the past ten years. […]
Jane Secker awarded Honorary Fellowship of CILIP Read More »
What is your role on the committee? I am the Marketing Officer and am also an editor for www.informationliteracy.org.uk When did you join and why? I joined in summer 2010, when the IL Group was still a sub-group of the Community Services Group. I was looking for an opportunity to get involved in a professional
Meet the IL Group Committee: Emma Burnett Read More »
What is your role on the committee? I’m the Training Officer. When did you join and why? I joined in December 2013. I’d attended the LILAC conference and benefitted from IL Group training events, so when the opportunity came up I recognised I’d have a lot to gain from being involved with the group. At
Meet the IL Group committee: Catherine McManamon Read More »
The CILIP Information Literacy Group Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday, April 9th, 2015, 13:15-13:45, during LILAC 2015 in Newcastle. The venue for the AGM is the Armstrong Recital Room, in the Armstrong Building, University of Newcastle. Attendance at the AGM is free and open to all ILG members. ILG members who have not booked
Notice of CILIP Information Literacy Group AGM Read More »
The CILIP Information Literacy Group and InformAll submitted a joint response to the July 2014 UK Digital Skills Task Force’s interim report, Digital Skills for Tomorrow’s World, which was authored by Maggie Philbin. The joint response argued that information literacy (IL) provides a vital underpinning to the acquisition of digital skills, and to the reduction in digital
Digital Skills for Tomorrow’s World: outreach with Maggie Philbin Read More »
There’s still time to make a nomination for this year’s Credo Reference Digital Award for Information Literacy, but the deadline is fast approaching! The award, established in 2008 and sponsored by Credo Reference, rewards an innovative/high impact digital Information Literacy resource developed by a UK-based individual or group. The winner will receive £500 for personal use
Credo Reference Digital Award for Information Literacy Read More »
What is your role on the committee? I am the LILAC Conference Officer and so I’m Chair of the LILAC Committee. When did you join and why? Information Literacy has always been my thing and I’d been the Sponsorship Officer on the LILAC committee since 2009. Being a part of LILAC meant that I was
Meet the IL Group Committee: Lisa Jeskins Read More »
Applications are now welcome for the Information Literacy Awards 2015. The winners will be announced at the LILAC 2015 conference dinner in Newcastle on Thursday, April 9th, 2015. Established in 2008, these prestigious awards honour those special people who are making a significant contribution to Information Literacy within any sector. Information Literacy Award This award, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group
Information Literacy Awards 2015 – now open for applications! Read More »
What is your role on the committee? I’m the editor of the group’s open access journal, the Journal of Information Literacy. When did you join and why? I’ve been a member of ILG since 2004 when the group was formed. I was originally the LILAC conference officer and ran LlLAC for the first 8 years with
Meet the IL Group Committee: Jane Secker Read More »
What is your role I am the ILG Membership Secretary When did you join and why I joined in summer 2013. I put myself forward as I wanted to keep my knowledge of information literacy up to date, and to be able to learn from a group of inspiring colleagues. I believe passionately in the
Meet the IL Group Committee: Rowena Macrae-Gibson Read More »
