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Reviewing the reviews: Writing tips and tricks for the Journal of Information Literacy

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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Episode Two – Chatting Info Lit

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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Announcing the Ross Todd Award for Research

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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New issue of the Journal of Information Literacy available

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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New issue of the Journal of Information Literacy!

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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JIL Digital Communications Officer vacancy

The Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) is looking to appoint a Digital Communications Officer to lead on planning, coordinating and measuring the online presence – particularly social media activities – of the journal. You can find the full announcement on JIL’s website and applications are due by 31 January. This is an exciting post with …

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Journal of Information Literacy Special Issue on Critical Information Literacy, June 2023: Call for papers, contributions and publication mentors

This post was originally an email sent to the lis-infoliteracy Jiscmail list from the Editors, Lauren Smith and Alison Hicks. Critical information literacy, with its emphasis on social justice in the instructional and educational work of librarians, have been part of the scholarly literature for over twenty years (Tewell 2018). Since then, the online information landscape …

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New issue of the Journal of Information Literacy

The latest issue of the Journal of Information Literacy, the international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the CILIP Information Literacy Group, has been published today! In this issue, Alison Hicks’ Editorial talks about pushing the boundaries of information literacy publishing. The full contents of volume 15, issue 3 are listed below, with direct links to the …

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