We would like to invite you to attend a workshop to discuss practical tips for submitting an abstract to the LILAC Conference. For those who don’t know, LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy. LILAC 2027 will be held on 21st – 23rd April at City St George’s, University of London. […]
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Research can sometimes feel like something other people do. In our day-to-day work we might have questions, notice patterns, or have ideas about how to improve practice. However, turning these questions and ideas into a piece of research fit for publication can feel like a much bigger step. This summer, the Journal of Information Literacy
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The LILAC call for presentations opens on 21 September 2026! If you have something you want to share with the world of libraries and information literacy, then here is your chance… The annual LILAC conference offers delegates the opportunity to share knowledge, be inspired and to make those all important contacts. We actively encourage practitioners
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This week has seen the publication and launch of a landmark new report from the Arts Council England on’The Role of the Public Library in Combating Misinformation and Disinformation: a Review and Action Plan’. This work is important as in part it is based on a national survey of public library staff working to address
What is your role on the committee? Communications & Engagement Manager When did you join and why? I have worked on the ILG Comms Team for around three years, and when the vacancy arose, I decided to apply for this role to try to continue the good work done by my predecessors. Information literacy has
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This blog post is by Andrew K. Shenton. It highlights the issues from the associated paper, Promoting reflection by students on their use of information. Full-text can be accessed via the link, or via Journal of Information Literacy page. Information professionals who are based in schools and involved in supporting Sixth Formers studying for the
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The Container Conundrum Online, everything looks like a website. In a pre-internet context, information containers were easier to interpret at a glance. You could literally feel the physical difference between a newspaper and a scholarly book. But online, those sensory and embodied experiences are muted and flattened in a browser window. Online, a magazine article,
Links as Evidence, Ads as Clues: Rethinking Source Evaluation Through Student Eyes Read More »
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
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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
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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 »
