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Information Literacy Awards 2016 – now open for applications!

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Nominations are invited from all sectors for the prestigious Information Literacy Awards 2016, which will be presented at the Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) in Dublin on March 22nd. Established in 2008, these prestigious awards honour those special people who are making a significant contribution to information literacy within any sector. Information Literacy AwardThis award, sponsored by […]

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Bursaries available to attend LILAC 2016

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The CILIP Information Literacy Group is offering 4 free conference places at LILAC 2016 for librarians working in the Schools, Further Education, Public and Health sectors. The Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) will take place at University College Dublin on 21st-23rd March 2016, and is aimed at librarians and information professionals who teach information literacy skills, are

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Report on “Innovative Learning: Driving Educational Change” event

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Rebecca Mogg, Deputy Chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group, has kindly provided a report on the Innovative Learning: Driving Educational Change event that took place at the Manchester Conference Centre on Tuesday, December 8th, 2015. Being a librarian, the vast majority of events I attend are for librarians and these are usually focused on information

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An Estonian immersion in Information Literacy: a copyright geek reflects one month on

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Chris Morrison, Copyright and Licensing Compliance Officer at the University of Kent, has very kindly allowed us to reproduce his excellent recent blog entry describing his reflections on this year’s European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), which took place on 19-22 October, 2015, in Tallinn, Estonia. In thinking how I might sum up my experiences of attending

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Introducing the LILAC Lagadothon – new for 2016!

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Have an information literacy product you are eager to test? Or one you’ve already tried but you feel needs improvement? The Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference (LILAC) in Dublin on 21-23 March 2016 will include a new opportunity to get feedback and ideas from your peers in a series of exciting speed round showcases. Whether it’s is

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ECIL 2015: Estonian immersion in information literacy

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A report by Jane Secker, Chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group, on the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), which took place on 19-22 October, 2015, in Tallinn, Estonia. Two weeks ago, I attended the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), the third I have been fortunate enough to attend. ECIL 2015 was held in

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Determining the value of Information Literacy

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Stéphane Goldstein of InformAll provides an overview of the investigations and outcomes of the Determining the value of Information Literacy (DeVIL) project, which was funded by a CILIP Information Literacy Group research bursary. In an information-saturated, digital world, what are the benefits of employing people who are competent and confident in the way that they

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Information literacy takes a Viennese waltz!

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A report by the Chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group, Jane Secker, on the Austrian National Libraries Conference (Österreichischen Bibliothekartag), held in Vienna on September 15-18, 2015. The conference was held at the University of Vienna, which is celebrating its 650th birthday, and attended by over 900 librarians. The theme of the conference roughly translated

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