The annual LILAC conference is upon us, and unfortunately this writer won’t be attending. I’ve been perusing the programme like a kid looking through a misted toyshop window, wiping away the condensation from the glass with my woollen mittens and wishing I was inside, warm and overwhelmed with the options of wooden railways, licenced figurines […]
Outside Looking In: What I’ll Miss At LILAC 2026 Read More »
The University of Liverpool’s Libraries, Museums and Galleries is set to host an international online conference, bringing together experts, educators and researchers from around the world to explore the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence. The AI Online Conference 2026, delivered via Microsoft Teams from 9am to 4.45pm BST (UTC+1) on Friday 24 April, 2026 will feature contributions
Confidence, Competence, and Context: AI Online Conference, 24th April 2026 Read More »
Thank you to UCL for providing our first sponsored blog post of the LILAC 2026 season! Over the last year, I have been taking ice-skating lessons. Now that I have progressed beyond the beginner stage (though you will still not be seeing me in a Spice Girl outfit à la Lilah Fear anytime soon, much
Can you feel it? Skating towards critical information literacy questions Read More »
The final blog in our Top Tips for Health Teaching series considers teaching reflective practice. This was one of the presentations at our Knowledge Sharing Workshop event in September 2025, presented by Bethan Morgan, Librarian at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Teaching reflective practice I have been teaching reflective practice for around 4 years. I
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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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Would you like to have a chat with a fellow colleague in the library world? After successfully running this event before, the Information Literacy New Professionals group are accepting participants for our again. This is a great chance to network, and connect with the wider library community. To sign up, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/Y8x4ZCqWH56BbTAW7 If
Randomised Coffee Trials – Participants Wanted! Read More »
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
From FEW to FAF: evolution of our searching training and teaching the Hub Read More »
Information Literacy, data and evidence removal in the US on Thu 26 Feb 2026 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cilipinformationliteracygroup/2014393 During the US government shutdown in October and November of last year, many of us saw the notice on the PubMed website warning that information on the site may not be being updated. For many
Upcoming Event! Information Literacy, data and evidence removal in the US Read More »
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
What is your role on the committee? I recently joined the Comms team, working on the newsletter and the blog! Prior to my new role, I was a member of the ILG New Professionals sub-committee for three years, mostly co-running and editing the Chatting Info Lit podcast. When did you join and why? I joined
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