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Three wishes for Information Literacy in 2025

Three wishes for information literacy in 2025

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In this blog post Laura Woods, co-Chair of the Information Literacy Group, reflects on the current political climate and what this means for information literacy. This blog represents Laura’s personal views on the topic. ______________________________________________________________ Happy New Year to the information literacy community! January is traditionally a time for reflecting on the past, and looking […]

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UK government aspirations for Media Literacy in schools

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This article was first posted on MILA UK government ministers have indicated clearly that they wish to see a place for media literacy education in schools. The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee is running an inquiry into the future of news; a public hearing of this on 15 October considered, among a range

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Lacking LILAC inspiration? We’re here to help!

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Want to submit an abstract for LILAC but lacking inspiration? Fear not! ILG’s committee members have gathered their thoughts and produced a list of topics to choose from. Take your pick, and remember we are also peer-reviewing abstracts this year! General Cross-sector collaboration, e.g. health libraries partnering with public libraries for health information literacy initiatives.

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Parliamentary reception: Libraries Change Lives By Creating Opportunities

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The Information Literacy Group are thrilled to announce that we are co-hosting a Parliamentary reception on 21st October 2024. The event aims to connect policymakers with key library sector stakeholders and allies to showcase the power of libraries to create opportunities for everyone.  The event is jointly hosted by CILIP, the Library and Information Association;

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All Change Ahead for School Librarians: The Labour Party’s Education Policy and its Potential Impact

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Sarah Pavey, our School Librarian representative, looks at how the new Education Policy may impact school librarians. Following the 2024 UK general election, the Labour Party now will be putting the pledges in its manifesto into practice. Indeed, it has laid out a series of ambitious aims for education reform. While not explicitly mentioning school

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JIL at 50: Celebrating IL’s milestone anniversary!

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Alison Hicks talks us through the Journal of Information Literacy’s 50 year celebration if Information Literacy. I’m pleased to announce that the Journal of Information Literacy has joined the Information Literacy Group and the New Professionals Group in celebrating fifty years of information literacy with the publication of its newest special issue! Over a year

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