As LILAC 2024 approaches, we have invited the event sponsors to write a guest post and tell us about their contribution to information literacy. Our full list of LILAC sponsors can be seen at this link. In 2018, CILIP provided a concise yet comprehensive definition of Information Literacy as “the ability to think critically and make […]
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As LILAC 2024 approaches, we are giving our event sponsors the opportunity to write a guest post and contribute to the current conversations in information literacy. Our full list of LILAC sponsors can be seen at this link. First up are Aislinn Marmion and Jakob Aure from Keenious, who have written about how Keenious can
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The CILIP Information Literacy Group (ILG) are pleased to host an online roundtable event as we commemorate 50 Years of Information Literacy in 2024. We are excited to have a panel of Information Literacy professionals to share insights on the key topic of Information Literacy (IL) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This event is aimed at
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Back in November, Alison Hicks (Editor in chief) and Meg Westbury (Managing Editor) from the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) kindly delivered a webinar for the ILG New Professionals Sub-Committee. The aim was to encourage new (and seasoned) professionals to dip their toes into writing for publication on IL topics and projects. Alison talked through
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There’s still time to make a nomination for the 2024 Information Literacy Award and apply for the Student Award. Information Literacy Award The CILIP Information Literacy Group and the Information School at the University of Sheffield are proud to offer an award for achievement in the field of information literacy (IL). The award is open
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Nominations for the 2024 Information Literacy Award open in the new year. The award is open to all practitioners, researchers and academics working in the information literacy field in the UK, both individuals and teams, and recognises excellent practice. You can nominate colleagues or self-nominate, so why not start thinking about which person, team, project
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What is your role on the Committee? I am the Public Libraries Representative. When did you join and why? I joined in December 2023. I attended the European Conference of Information Literacy earlier in the year as a speaker, during which I met some lovely people there who turned out to be Committee members. A
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A brand-new issue of the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) is out this week: Vol. 17, No. 2 (2023). It’s fully open access, so you can browse all the research articles, project reports, and book reviews. Editor-in-Chief, Alison Hicks, introduces the issue, and explains the need for information literacy to explore new approaches: Stay in our lane?
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The CILIP Information Literacy Group have two exciting openings to join our team, which offer a great opportunity to become more involved with the work of the ILG, learn new skills, network, and help advocate for information literacy.
A vacancy has arisen on the Information Literacy Group committee for a Public Libraries representative to share their professional knowledge of their sector. We are looking for a representative with experience of supporting the diverse information literacy needs of public library users. Knowledge of information literacy initiatives in the public library sector (e.g. lifelong learning,
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