What is your role on the committee? I’m the Venue Co-ordinator. When did you join and why? I joined over the summer 2023. I joined for several reasons really. I was looking to develop my career further and this seemed like a good opportunity, particularly as I enjoy helping to organise our staff away day …
LILAC 2024 bursaries available – apply now for full conference and day delegate places! Applications are now open for the LILAC 2024 conference bursaries. LILAC: The Information Literacy Conference will take place from 25–27 March 2024 at Leeds Beckett University. This year, we are pleased to announce the introduction of a new ‘Local to LILAC’ …
We are pleased to let you know that the call for presentations for LILAC 2024 is now open. LILAC: The Information Literacy Conference will take place from 25–27 March 2024 at Leeds Beckett University. LILAC welcomes proposals which address information literacy from all sectors and contexts. In 2024 we invite you to present on any …
Hope Williard shares her insight and experience of Open Reviews at LILAC 2023 The LILAC 2024 call for presentations opens soon, so it’s an ideal time to start thinking about your submission. In this post, Hope Williard from Utrecht University shares her experience of doing an open review at LILAC 2023 and suggests why you …
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The LILAC Committee currently have two exciting opportunities to join their conference organising team. They are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to recruit into the roles of Venue Coordinator and Sponsorship Development Manager. With this in mind, committee member Jess Haigh has kindly given us an insight into her experiences on the LILAC team. …
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Our very special LILAC episode of Chatting Info Lit has now been released, and is available to listen to on SoundCloud, Apple, and Spotify! In this episode, Ella Wharton, Josh Rodda and Bethan Morgan talk podcasting and information literacy with Jane Secker and Chris Morrison (Copyright Waffle), and Mark Childs (one half of Pedagodzilla). The …
The LILAC Committee currently have two exciting opportunities to join our conference organising team. We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to recruit into the roles of Venue Coordinator and Sponsorship Development Manager. LILAC is a successful conference attracting delegates from around the world, and our committee work hard each year to deliver an …
LILAC: The Information Literacy Conference will be 20 years old in 2025. Although informally we are aware of the impact of the conference on individuals, we want to tell the story of how this conference and the community it represents has affected change, both on an individual and institutional level. We want to collate stories …
Laura Woods, Deputy Chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group, has provided some reflections about her experience at LILAC 2023. Last week, librarians from around the world descended upon the University of Cambridge to discuss and celebrate information literacy. It was the annual LILAC conference, always the highlight of my professional year! I am extremely …
716 authors and counting: Reflecting on national and institutional information literacy trends through the lens of the Journal of Information Literacy. The Journal of Information Literacy (JIL) will be moving hosting platforms later this Spring. We have been grateful to have been hosted by Loughborough University since our inception in 2007 but the time has …
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