Digital literacy

Project report update: Reflection as a Means to Assess Information Literacy Instruction

Project Report Update: Reflection as a Means to Assess Information Literacy Instruction

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After their recent project report, “Reflection as a means to assess information literacy instruction”, published in the December 2025 issue of the Journal of Information Literacy, Natalia Kapacinskas, Veronica Arellano Douglas, Erica Lopez, and Mea Warren share a project report update with us. Our Teaching & Learning department at the University of Houston Libraries has […]

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Top Tips in Health Teaching: Critical Appraisal Training

Critical Appraisal Training: Top Tips in Health Teaching

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The next blog in our Top Tips for Health Teaching series considers critical appraisal training. This was one of the presentations at our Knowledge Sharing Workshop event in September 2025, entitled “How I shed my armbands and began to enjoy swimming in the critical appraisal activities pool!”  and outlines the experiences of Sarah Gardner, Clinical

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Top Tips in Health Teaching: From FEW to FAF: evolution of our searching training and teaching the Hub

From FEW to FAF: evolution of our searching training and teaching the Hub

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The next blog in our Top Tips for Health Teaching series looks at a case study from Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. This was one of the presentations at our Knowledge Sharing Workshop event in September 2025 and focused on how we at Berkshire Healthcare Library and Knowledge Service have had to adapt and evolve

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2026 IL award nominations on a calendar leaf

Have you decided who to nominate for the 2026 Information Literacy Award?

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Nominations for the 2026 Information Literacy Award open in the new year. The award is open to all practitioners, researchers and academics working in the information literacy field in the UK, both individuals and teams, and recognises excellent practice. You can nominate colleagues or self-nominate, so why not start thinking about which person, team, project or initiative

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Media and information literacy: a joint statement following the Curriculum and Assessment Review

Media and information literacy: a joint statement following the Curriculum and Assessment Review

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Curriculum reforms will falter without media literacy funding for schools,  say 35+ experts close to the issue Over 35 organisations and experts warn that planned media literacy reforms will fail without  dedicated funding for schools The inclusion of teaching about ‘fake news and AI’ literacy in the revised curriculum for England  recently made headlines, highlighting

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Transferability, Applicability, and Models of Information Behaviour by Andrew K Shenton

Transferability, Applicability, and Models of Information Behaviour

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This post has been written for the Information Literacy Group website by Andrew K. Shenton. You can read Andrew’s latest article in the Journal of Information Literacy here. Over the last thirty years, I have undertaken various projects that have led to the development of models of information behaviour. Many have concentrated on children and

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Information literacy group statement on the national curriculum review

Information Literacy Group statement on the National Curriculum Review

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The Information Literacy Group (ILG) supports the statement issued by the Media and Information Literacy Alliance (MILA) and welcomes the publication of the National Curriculum Review, and is encouraged to see the increased emphasis on applied knowledge areas, particularly digital literacy and media literacy. These areas are vital for young people to develop the skills

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AI and IL - an open discussion on shared practice

Upcoming event: AI and IL – An open discussion on shared practice

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Tue 16 September from 12:00PM – 1:00PM Do you want to speak with other librarians about how they are approaching AI and information literacy? More and more databases are incorporating natural language searching and AI summaries. With changes and development happening every day, each library may be approaching this situation differently. Join Ella, Jane and other

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Top Tips in healthcare teaching webinar

Top tips in health teaching: a knowledge sharing workshop

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Top tips in health teaching: a knowledge sharing workshop Thursday 4th September from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Get your tickets here! Are you an NHS librarian who wants to know more about teaching literature searching, critical appraisal, and reflective practice? We are running an event for health librarians, and others who offer teaching and

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