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Facet publishing: Academic publishing supporting Information Literacy

Academic Publishing Supporting Information Literacy: Facet Publishing at LILAC 2025

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Thank you to Facet Publishing for contributing this blog post.  Information Literacy is a critical skill in today’s fast-paced digital world. CILIP defines it as “the ability to think critically and make balanced judgments about any information we find and use. It empowers us as citizens to reach and express informed views and to engage […]

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Changing my Mind: Additional Reflections on the Impact and Design of the English Library Instruction Pilot (ELIP)

Changing my Mind: Additional Reflections on the Impact and Design of the English Library Instruction Pilot (ELIP)

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In this post, Amy McLay Paterson, Benjamin Mitchell, Stirling Prentice, and Elizabeth Rennie share their additional reflections on their article recently published in the Journal of Information Literacy.  There’s no denying that ELIP was structured at least partially as a compromise. Our goal was, of course, a full-semester course in library research. The myriad problems

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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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New Voices in Information Literacy Webinar

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On Friday 13th December from 2-3.30pm ILG are running a free webinar hosted by Dr Alison Hicks, UCL and Dr Jane Secker, City St George’s University of London. Entitled ‘New Voices in Information Literacy’, the event will hear from four new professionals who have all recently completed their Masters in Library and Information Science /

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Library TeachMeet – 3rd July 2024 Royal Holloway, University of London

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The Academic Liaison team at Royal Holloway, University of London  are hosting a free Library TeachMeet on the theme of “introducing students to library services” on Wednesday 3 July 2024, 13:00 – 16:00, at their campus in Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX. Refreshments are being kindly sponsored by Gale. If you haven’t attended a TeachMeet before, they are informal

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Meet the ILG Committee: Katie Wise, Health Sector Representative

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What is your role on the committee?I am the Health Sector Representative. When did you join and why? I joined the ILG committee in May 2024 after stepping down from the ILG New Professionals sub-committee, where I had been a member for three years. During this time, I had really enjoyed working with the ILG

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