Like everyone, members of the ILG committee were upset and shocked by the recent riots across UK towns and the rise of the far right and racist organisations which play into people’s fears and worries about issues in Britain. It was heartening to see Louis Coiffait-Gunn CILIP CEO’s statement about the damage done to Spellow […]
Information Literacy and Misinformation Read More »
On the 29th of February, the CILIP LGBTQ+ Network, in partnership with the Information Literacy Group, organised a panel event celebrating LGBTQ+ History month. The panel discussion provided an opportunity for speakers to highlight the role misinformation and disinformation played, and still plays a significant role in LGBTQ+ history and causes. Big changes in rights
CILIP LGBTQ+ x ILG Panel Event for LGBTQ+ History Month Read More »
For UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week, the Information Literacy Group held an online roundtable about Misinformation and Critical Literacies. The first speaker was Dr Inês Amaral, an Associate Professor in the Communication Section of the Department of Philosophy, Communication and Information at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Dr Amaral put forward the
Misinformation and Critical Literacies – Roundtable Read More »
By Elizabeth Brookbank, ILG North American Rep Book banning, driven mainly by the group Moms for Liberty (recently designated as an extremist group by the Southern Poverty Law Center), continues to be a huge headline for libraries in the U.S., especially school libraries. (See my June news round up post for more background). The number
U.S. Libraries News – September 2023 Read More »
The CILIP Information Literacy Group is pleased to host an online roundtable to commemorate the UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2023. We are excited to have two experts, from Portugal and US, to share insights on the vital topics of media and information literacy in relation to relevant topics of disinformation and fake
New ILG event: Misinformation and Critical Literacies – Roundtable Read More »
In this guest post, JIL’s Editor in Chief, Alison Hicks asks “Why do we associate information literacy with fake news?”. I mean I obviously know why, in principle. ‘Fake news’, alternative facts, misinformation, disinformation or whatever you want to call it is associated with bias, trust, reliability, credibility and authority, all of which are hallmarks
Why do we associate information literacy with fake news? Read More »
Shining a Light in the Post-Truth Era Starting on 29th April, a series of free online 1 hour weekly seminars are running on Fake New and Misinformation. These are being hosted by LIR, a user group within Ireland’s HEAnet libraries. You can find out more information and book your place on the LIR Group’s website.
Online Weekly Seminars on Fake News & Misinformation Read More »
Dr Geoff Walton, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Languages, Information & Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University, considers the role of inoculation theory in tackling misinformation. The events on Capitol Hill in Washington DC demonstrated very graphically what happens when people are no longer able to discern fact from fiction. As information literacy specialists, we have
Information literacy and the role of inoculation theory Read More »
In this blog post, Pip Divall, Clinical Librarian Service Manager at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and CILIP Information Literacy Group’s Health Sector rep, gathers together useful resources for tackling Covid-19 vaccine misinformation during the global pandemic. The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines has been rapid during the first few months of 2021,
Resources for tackling vaccine misinformation Read More »
The CILIP Information Literacy Group has today released a statement relating to the role of library and knowledge specialists in moving education and training online. Introduction by Dr Jane Secker, Chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group Information literacy is a key part of the work of many library and information professionals and is defined
The role of library and knowledge specialists in moving education and training online Read More »
