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ILG New Professionals Committee vacancies

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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CILIP Information Literacy Group:  Events Officer Role

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: Friday 9th May 2025 We are looking for a committed, organised, and dynamic individual to work alongside the existing Events Officer on the

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Léa Watson

Meet the committee – Léa Watson

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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New Voices in Information Literacy Webinar

On Friday 13th December from 2-3.30pm ILG are running a free webinar hosted by Dr Alison Hicks, UCL and Dr Jane Secker, City St George’s University of London. Entitled ‘New Voices in Information Literacy’, the event will hear from four new professionals who have all recently completed their Masters in Library and Information Science /

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Meet the Committee: Ella Wharton, ILG Events Officer

What is your role on the committee? I am joining the Information Literacy Group as the Events Officer. I have previously been on the ILG New Professionals Committee. When did you join and why? Having thoroughly enjoyed my time on the ILG New Professionals Sub-committee (2022-24), I am very excited to join the ILG! My

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Chatting Info Lit podcast: 50 years of Information Literacy: special episode

Have a listen on your usual podcast player on either SoundCloud, Apple, or Spotify to the CILIP Information Literacy Group’s New Professionals Chatting Info Lit podcast – episode eight. In this special documentary episode, the group look back over 50 years of Information Literacy with guests William Badke, Moira Bent, Debbi Boden-Angell, James Elmborg, Jane Secker,

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Introducing the ILG New Professionals – Ana Williams

What is your role in the committee? I am a new member of the ILG New Professionals Sub-committee. When did you join and why?  I joined at the end of 2023. My previous career was as a primary teacher, where I championed information literacy against a fast-evolving internet that offered ‘cut and paste’ homework authored

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Introducing the ILG New Professionals – Ellie Sheppard

What is your role on the committee? I am a member of the ILG Sub-Committee for New Professionals. When did you join and why? As a New Professional in the industry, I’m always looking for new ways to meet other information professionals, and combined with my passion for Information Literacy, this role was perfect! I

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Introducing the ILG New Professionals – Eva Garcia Grau

What is your role in the committee? I am a new member of the ILG New Professionals Sub-committee. I am still getting settled but I am hoping to update the information in the New Professionals web page and help the rest of the committee members with anything and everything! When did you join and why?  I joined

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Join the Randomised Coffee Trial for New Professionals!

Calling all Library New Professionals! This month, we’re launching another Randomised Coffee Trial for new professionals to meet and share information literacy experiences. This is available for any current students or recent graduates of library courses, apprenticeships or anyone new to a library job (less than 5 years experience) in all library sectors. What is

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