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Call for Papers: European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL)

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Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era being the main theme, ECIL aims to bring together researchers, information professionals, media specialists, educators, policy makers and all other related parties from around the world to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss recent developments and current challenges in both theory and practice. The Conference is composed of several […]

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PMLG & ILG National Conference 2019 – Information Literacy in Public Libraries

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Last remaining tickets available for the PMLG & ILG National Conference! Taking place on Friday 4th October at Canada Water Library Theatre, London. The theme this year is: Information Literacy in Public Libraries. This conference explores: Health Information Literacy eSafety for Public Library Users Information Literacy Skills for Children and Young People The Architecture of

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Reading in a Digital Environment – International Conference 2019

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Bookings are now being taken for the Reading in a Digital Environment: Media Use, Functional Literacies and Future Challenges for Universities International Conference 2019. The conference will take place on November 8th-9th at Universität Regensburg, Germany. “Reading goes beyond a single literacy. Reading processes serve different functions and have radically different goals. These processes thus require different

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Guest post: ARLG Conference 2019 – Jane Marshall bursary winner

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For the ARLG Conference 2019, the inaugural Jane Marshall Bursary was available to a librarian or information professional working in a North West FE, HE or research library. The bursary, in memory of Jane, recognises her dedication and commitment to CILIP Academic and Research Libraries Group, especially her role within the North West ARLG. Jane

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JCS Digital Literacy conference – early bird bookings now open

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Early bird bookings are now open for the second JCS conference on digital literacy for schools taking place at Edgbaston Hotel and Conference Centre, Birmingham on Friday 29th – Saturday 30th November 2019. This year the theme focuses on building digital capabilities with keynote speakers Rosie Jones, ILG Deputy Chair and Director of Student and Library

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LILAC 2019: Day 3

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The final keynote of LILAC 2019 was by Allison Littlejohn, who has recently moved from the Open University to become Dean (Learning & Teaching) of the College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow. Allison thinks of librarians as being a keystone species in Higher Education, meaning that without them Universities would be in serious trouble.

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LILAC 2019: Day 2

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  Thursday’s keynote was by Ruth Carlyle, Head of Library & Knowledge Services and Technology Enhanced Learning across the Midlands and the East of England. Ruth spoke about the vital importance of health literacy, which is where information literacy gets real as it’s about life choices. It’s essential to make sure that people have access to

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