CILIP IL group

Information Literacy for Democratic Engagement (IL-DEM) project report

The CILIP Information Literacy Group recently funded a research project on “Information literacy for democratic engagement”, led by a team at Edinburgh Napier University. The research team have kindly provided a summary of the project and its outcomes, which is available below. The CILIP IL Group seeks to fund high quality research through an annual bursary […]

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Bursary available for CILIP Conference 2017

The CILIP Information Literacy Group is offering a bursary place to attend this year’s CILIP Conference in Manchester on 5th– 6th July, 2017. Applicants must be a member of the CILIP IL Group. Each bursary place includes travel expenses (within the UK), a complimentary place on both days of the conference, lunch, refreshments and attendance

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Crossing Paths: An Introduction to the Intersections (Webcast)

This Friday 3 March, join Emma Molls and Michelle Reed for the first in a webcast series from ACRL and the CILIP Information Literacy Group exploring the Intersections between Scholarly Communications and Information Literacy. These webinars are free to ILG members and are offered at a reduced rate for those who wish to sign up to the series.

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ACRL Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy Webcast Series

The CILIP Information Literacy Group are delighted to launch a series of 3 webinars and we are partnering with an expert team from the United States, from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) in this series of webinars exploring the Intersections between Scholarly Communications and Information Literacy. These webinars will be free to

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Information Literacy Awards 2017 – now open for applications!

Nominations are invited from all sectors for the prestigious Information Literacy Awards 2017, which will be presented at the Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) in Swansea on April 11th, 2017. 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,

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Event report: Staffordshire TeachMeet on accessibility and IL, December 2016

Eleanor Johnston, Academic Skills Librarian at Staffordshire University, has kindly provided a report on the recent Library TeachMeet event hosted by Staffordshire University Library and sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group. Staffordshire University Library TeachMeet: “Accessibility in Libraries – an Information Literacy Approach” On 14th December 2016, Staffordshire University hosted a Library TeachMeet at the Stoke

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Event report: Employability LibTeachMeet at Swansea University, November 2016

Philippa Price (Subject Librarian for School of Management & College of Engineering, Swansea University) has kindly provided a report of a recent LibTeachMeet, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group and held at Swansea University. Sun, sand and employability – LibTeachMeet at Swansea University The Welsh Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF) Learning and Teaching Group,

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