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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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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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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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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Staffordshire University Library are hosting a free Library TeachMeet event on the theme of “Accessibility in Libraries – an Information Literacy Approach” on Wednesday, 14th December, 2016. The event, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group, offers a great opportunity to share new ideas with colleagues from other institutions. Participants should be prepared to think creatively, discuss enthusiastically and leave inspired. Event: Accessibility in
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The deadline for LILAC 2017 abstract submission has been extended, and the call for papers will now close on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 (17:00 GMT). LILAC 2017 will be hosted by Swansea University from April 10th-12th, 2017. LILAC is a great opportunity for IL professionals to present their ideas, share best practice and showcase new thinking in
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Are you submitting an abstract for LILAC 2017? Are you struggling to find focus? Competition is fierce when competing for a slot at LILAC, with around 50% of abstracts being accepted each year. It can be tough to get your message across in just 500 words. With just 8 days left to submit your abstract,
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The role of libraries in promoting transition skills Join CILIP’s Information Services Group (London & South East) and CILIP Information Literacy Group for an afternoon exploring how libraries are supporting young people in developing the research and information literacy skills which will help them prepare for further or higher education. Libraries across all sectors have
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Kirsten McCormick, a librarian at Glasgow Life public libraries, was the recipient of a CILIP Information Literacy Group bursary to attend the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), which is taking place this week at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Kirsten has provided us with a short report reflecting on her experiences at this key event in the international IL calendar.
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Come and join us! We currently have a vacancy on the CILIP Information Literacy Group committee. We’re inviting people to apply for the role of Marketing and Communications Officer. We want to recruit a dynamic and innovative individual to lead on marketing and communications for the CILIP Information Literacy Group. The CILIP IL Group is entering
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