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Global Media and Information Literacy Week (24th-31st October): Free events – book now!

Leave a Comment / Events / By Louise Minta / 20/10/2022 20/10/2022

Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2022 Theme: “Nurturing trust: A Media and Information Literacy Imperative“ Global Media and Information Literacy Week, commemorated annually, is a major occasion for stakeholders to review and celebrate the progress achieved towards UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy for All. The main theme of this year’s week (24-31 October) is “Nurturing …

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“Don’t you know that you’re toxic?” Information literacy and toxic positivity – Alison Hicks, University College London

2 Comments / Comment / By Emma Burnett / 03/10/2022 07/10/2022

I’ve recently been reading about the concept of toxic positivity, which is the assumption that we should always maintain a happy and optimistic outlook on life (Goodman, 2022). Emerging from the idea that thinking and acting positively can improve mental health by grounding us or encouraging gratitude, positivity has been critiqued for becoming toxic when …

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MILA Information literacy impact framework

Leave a Comment / MILA, News, Research / By Louise Minta / 15/09/2022 15/09/2022

This post by Dr Peter Cruickshank, Dr Bruce Ryan, and Marina Milosheva (Edinburgh Napier University) has been republished with permission from MILA. The original post is available on the MILA website. We are proud to announce the release of the results of a review of literature on information literacy (IL) impact. We believe it is the …

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Meet the ILG Committee: Elizabeth Brookbank, North American Representative

Leave a Comment / Interviews / By Clarissa St Yves / 07/09/2022 07/09/2022

What is your role on the committee? I am the North American Representative. When did you join and why? I joined ILG just this summer, in June 2022. I first attended (and presented at) LILAC in 2018 and loved it! I’ve attended and presented every year since (at least, every year there has been a …

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Call for proposals: Information literacy and society

Leave a Comment / MILA, News, Research / By Emily Selvidge / 09/06/2022 09/06/2022

An interesting opportunity has arisen via the Media and Information Literacy Alliance (MILA) to undertake a comprehensive review of information literacy from 2005 onwards. Please read on for further details. This post has been republished with permission from MILA and the original post is available on the MILA website. The Media and Information Literacy Alliance …

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Games Based Learning Event: BAME Bursary Winner Review

Leave a Comment / Bursaries, Event reviews 2022, Events, Resources, Webinars / By Kate Grigsby / 27/05/2022 03/06/2022

Thanks to Mobeena Khan for this review of the Games Based Learning Event she attended as a BAME (Black and Minority Ethnic) bursary winner. Please note we currently have bursary places available for our Anti-Racist Pedagogy and Decolonising: An Information Literacy Perspective Event. My name is Mobeena Khan and I am an Information Skills Librarian …

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Beyond the Horizon Conference – 16 May 2022

Leave a Comment / Events / By Clarissa St Yves / 28/04/2022 28/04/2022

Registration is now open for ‘Beyond the Horizon,’ the CILIP North East annual conference which covers a broad range of issues from across the library, information and knowledge professions. This conference will seek to inspire our audience, share knowledge, raise debate and provide networking opportunities. Join online Monday 16th May 2022, 1pm-3:30pm to hear from …

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IFLA IL webinar – call for proposals

Leave a Comment / News / By Louise Minta / 22/04/2022 22/04/2022

Information Literacy Section Call for Proposals: “Engaging library professionals in research and practice about critical pedagogy and social justice in librarianship” The IFLA Information Literacy Section invites interested professionals to submit proposals for papers to be presented during a 90-minute webinar in mid-June, before IFLA WLIC 2022. “Social justice design has much to offer to …

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Helping people find and use good quality, trusted health information

Leave a Comment / Resources / By Clarissa St Yves / 28/03/2022 25/03/2022

Helping organisations understand the importance of trusted, evidence-based information that people can access and understand has been at the core of my working life. I have been involved with health information for over a decade, working in the private sector, NHS England and now the Patient Information Forum (PIF). It is a great time to …

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Academic Libraries North Conference 2022: Call for Papers

1 Comment / News / By Louise Minta / 11/02/2022 11/02/2022

This post was originally an email sent to the lis-infoliteracy Jiscmail list from the Academic Libraries North 2022 Conference Committee. The Services & Workflows subtheme welcomes, among others, submissions which acknowledge and recognise achievements and challenges in inclusive approaches to information literacy teaching. Academic Libraries North Conference 2022: Call for Papers The time is now: …

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