Episode Fourteen of Chatting Info Lit is now live on SoundCloud, Apple and Spotify!) “Get angry and then write us a piece about it”. In Episode 14, Jess Haigh (Managing Editor of the Journal of Information Literacy) joins the podcast to demystify the publication process. She speaks to Kerrianne Orriss about the various ways a […]
The LILAC conference was hosted by the University of Sheffield this year from 30th March to 1st April and many of the members from the ILG-New Professionals sub-committee were in attendance. A brilliant three-day event packed full of interesting talks and workshops from inclusive research on gendered student experiences (Laura Woods) and zine-making (Sara Kern,
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Episode Twelve of Chatting Info Lit is now live on SoundCloud, Apple and Spotify!) “No matter what it is, find the core bit of you and use that, put that forward”. In Episode 12, Chatting Info Lit speaks to Amelia Haire (Senate House Library, Neurodivergent Library and Information Staff Network). Amelia joins the podcast to
Would you like to have a chat with a fellow colleague in the library world? After successfully running this event before, the Information Literacy New Professionals group are accepting participants for our again. This is a great chance to network, and connect with the wider library community. To sign up, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/Y8x4ZCqWH56BbTAW7 If
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Episode 11 of Chatting Info Lit is now live on Soundcloud, Apple and Spotify! “I guarantee you, you have a perspective that is valuable”. In Episode 11, Laura Woods (PhD student at the University of Sheffield, Co-chair of the Information Literacy Group Committee) joins the podcast to promote action learning sets at this year’s LILAC
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What is your role in the Committee? I am a member of the Information Literacy Group’s sub-committee for New Professionals. When did you join and why? I joined in August 2025. Although I have worked in libraries for 25 years, I only recently moved into a professional librarian role in February 2024. I have taken
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What is your role in the committee? I’m a member of the New Professionals sub-committee for Information Literacy. I’m joining from the further education sector. When did you join and why? I joined the committee in August 2025. I’m in my second year of my MA in Library and Information Service Management and I’ve really
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Are you a new professional or student who is interested in information literacy? Would you like to become more involved with the work of the Information Literacy Group and meet other new professionals? If so, please consider applying for the ILG New Professional Committee! The New Professionals Committee has been running since 2021, and has
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We are excited to announce that we looking for an Events Officer here at the Information Literacy Group! CILIP Information Literacy Group: Events Officer Role Role title: Events Officer Deadline for applications: Monday 16th June We are looking for a committed, organised, and dynamic individual to work alongside the existing Events Officer on the CILIP
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What is your role in the Committee? I am a member of the Information Literacy Group’s sub-committee for New Professionals. When did you join and why? As much of my day-to-day work involves delivering information literacy training to clinical staff, I have become particularly interested in information literacy, and health literacy in particular. This has
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