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Book now for Librarians as Teachers event in Birmingham

ARLG West Midlands and CILIP West Midlands Member Network invite you to attend their joint one-day conference, “Librarians as Teachers”,  on June 10, 2015 at Conference Aston in Birmingham. The event, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group, will feature are a range of speakers from across the sectors, including HE, FE, Schools and Health […]

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TeenTech launch 11-16 Research and Information Literacy Award

The CILIP Information Literacy Group, in partnership with the TeenTech initiative, is delighted to announce a new award for 11-16 year olds that will recognise excellence in research and information literacy. The Research and Information Literacy Award will celebrate how well young people can dispel the ‘Google Generation’ myth and show that they can be truly

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Bursary available for CILIP Conference 2015

The CILIP Information Literacy Group are pleased to offer a bursary place for one of our group members at this year’s CILIP Conference in Liverpool. The bursary includes a complimentary place on both days of the conference, travel expenses, one night’s accommodation at Z Hotels on Thursday, July 2nd and attendance at the drinks reception at

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Why understanding copyright is a key part of information literacy

Dr Jane Secker takes up the position of Chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group on April 1st, 2015,  and on that day she will be speaking at the CILIP Copyright Briefing on licensing developments and on her work on the Universities UK Copyright Working Group. Event: CILIP Copyright Executive Briefing: Latest Developments in Copyright: Legislation and Licensing Venue: CILIP,

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CILIP debate and Reflective IL workshop: tickets still available

Join us on Tuesday, 10th February at the Library of Birmingham, where the CILIP Information Literacy Group will be hosting the next CILIP Debate: ‘This house believes that the role of Librarian should be that of Teacher’. The debate will be chaired by Dr Jane Secker, and the debaters include: Darren Smart, Policy & Advocacy Officer, CILIP Public

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Digital Literacy…where are we now? – Newcastle University, 20th February 2015

Digital Literacy – librarians, staff and students – where are we now? Are we supporting our own and the digital literacy of users as technology and education moves forward apace?   In the morning, Charlie Inskip (Department of Information Studies, UCL) will give us  an overview on evolving digital literacy competencies, and Sally Patalong (Coventry University)

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CILIP Update Interview with Jane Secker

Last month’s CILIP Update included a very interesting interview with Jane Secker on the challenges of developing and implementing Information Literacy strategies for the 21st century. CILIP have kindly given us permission to share this with you. Access via the link below. Helping students deal with the Wild West world of information (PDF) Jane Secker is

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Response to the interim report ‘Digital Skills for Tomorrow’s World’

The UK Digital Skills Taskforce launched its interim report ‘Digital Skills for Tomorrow’s World’ in July 2014. The following response has been written by Jane Secker, from the CILIP Information Literacy Group, and Stéphane Goldstein from InformAll. We welcome the publication of this report that highlights the need to equip people with the abilities to

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Webinar: Developing Digital Literacy Skills

Developing Digital Literacy Skills A webinar with Iain Baird, Academic Librarian at Teesside University Thursday, 20th November 2014, 5:00-6:00 pm Free! Places limited to 25 On 20th November, ARLG North-East is sponsoring a free webinar hosted by Iain, in which he will share his experiences of leading a change management project to develop CPD materials

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