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New Issue of the Journal of Information Literacy

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. This is the biggest issue ever, with nine peer-reviewed articles and seven project reports covering topics ranging from Social Living Labs to the Funds of Knowledge first-generation students bring with […]

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Guest post: Which way now? Supporting librarians’ skills in an ever changing landscape

In our latest guest post, Claire Sewell, Research Support Skills Coordinator at the University of Cambridge, explores the relationship between scholarly communications and information literacy. Claire will be one of the speakers at the forthcoming CILIP Information Literacy Group event on “Exploring the intersections of information literacy and scholarly communication”, which will be hosted at Liverpool

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Event reminder: Exploring the intersections of information literacy and scholarly communication

The CILIP Information Literacy Group are facilitating a one-day event in December 2019 that will explore the intersections of information literacy and scholarly communications, and how they both relate to the concept of openness. Event: Exploring the intersections of information literacy and scholarly communication Date: Monday, 2nd December 2019, 10am – 4.00pm Venue: Liverpool Central Library Through presentations, workshops

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RSA Durham event: Critical thinking in an age of disinformation and fake news

CILIP Information Literacy Group Chair Jane Secker and Advocacy & Outreach Officer Stéphane Goldstein will be the guest speakers at RSA Durham’s free event on “Critical thinking in an age of disinformation and fake news’, which will take place at Ushaw College, Durham, on Monday, October 28th, 2019. Stéphane and Jane, who are both Fellows of

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Reaching out, advocating and changing the world… just a little

In his latest blog post, Stéphane Goldstein of InformAll provides an insight into the opportunities and challenges of his role as Advocacy & Outreach Officer for the CILIP Information Literacy Group, and gives an update on his recent activities in support of our work to promote information literacy. One of the key functions of CILIP’s

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Global Media and Information Literacy Week

Free places still available: Events for UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week

As part of UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week (24 – 31 October 2019), the CILIP Information Literacy Group is coordinating three exciting free events with Library and Information departments at UK universities. With events taking place in London, Manchester and Aberdeen, join us for networking, lively discussions of the CILIP Information Literacy 2018

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Bursary place available: Exploring the intersections of information literacy and scholarly communication

Tickets are now available for the Information Literacy Group’s forthcoming event: Exploring the intersections of information literacy and scholarly communication (full event details and standard booking information available here). ILG is pleased to offer a free bursary place for this event, in memory of friend and colleague Marion Kelt. Marion was well known and respected in the library

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Booking now: Exploring the intersections of information literacy and scholarly communication

The CILIP Information Literacy Group is pleased to announce a one-day event exploring the intersections of information literacy and scholarly communications. Event: Exploring the intersections of information literacy and scholarly communication Date: Monday, 2nd December 2019, 10am – 4.00pm Venue: Liverpool Central Library This event is aimed at information literacy practitioners and library staff working

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Guest post: Survey, rinse, repeat

Dr Alison Hicks, the joint Library & Information Schools Representative for the CILIP Information Literacy Group, is a lecturer in the Department of Information Studies at University College, London (UCL), where she teaches courses and supervises PhD and MA research that focuses on information literacy, as well as maintaining her own IL research agenda. In this

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Global Media and Information Literacy Week

Events for UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week

As part of UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week (24 – 31 October 2019), the CILIP Information Literacy Group is coordinating three exciting free events with Library and Information departments at UK universities. With events taking place in London, Manchester and Aberdeen, join us for networking, lively discussions of the CILIP Information Literacy 2018

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