Alison Hicks talks us through the Journal of Information Literacy’s 50 year celebration if Information Literacy. I’m pleased to announce that the Journal of Information Literacy has joined the Information Literacy Group and the New Professionals Group in celebrating fifty years of information literacy with the publication of its newest special issue! Over a year […]
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In this 75-minute synchronous online panel with editors of information literacy-related publications, the presenters aim to make visible editors’ processes and expectations when reviewing submitted manuscripts. By making the publishing process more transparent, this event is intended to lower the barrier for colleagues who are interested in learning more about publishing in journals and ultimately
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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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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Alison Hicks, the Editor of the Journal of Information Literacy shares writing tips and tricks for submitting to the Journal of Information Literacy This spring marks three years since I took over as JIL Editor. During this time, I feel honoured to have worked with the editorial team on projects designed to improve JIL’s physical
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The second episode of Chatting Info Lit has been released and is available to listen to on SoundCloud, Apple, and Spotify! In this episode, Bethan Morgan (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust) chats to Frankie Marsh (University of Cambridge) about Frankie’s award winning article on the link between information literacy and decolonisation in academic libraries. Frankie
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The Journal of Information Literacy is pleased to announce the inaugural Ross Todd Award for Outstanding Research, a biennial award designed to recognise research that has been published in the Journal of Information Literacy. Dr Ross Todd, who passed away in 2022, was a founding member of the Journal of Information Literacy and served on
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A new issue of the Journal of Information Literacy has been published today, 6 December 2022. You can access the new issue on the Journal of Information Literacy website. The new issue includes articles on academic librarians’ teaching roles; a faculty-focused model of information literacy; project reports and conference updates. The Journal of Information Literacy
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The latest issue of the Journal of Information Literacy, the international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the CILIP Information Literacy Group, is now available. The full contents of volume 16, issue 1 are listed below, with direct links to the articles: Editorial A difference that matters: Disability activism, scholarship and community Alison Hicks Research articles (peer-reviewed articles)
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