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New projects being funded by ILG bursaries

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The CILIP  Information Literacy Group is delighted to announce that we have funded a number of new innovative and exciting research projects – see below. Also note that the next call for project bids ends on 1st July. Please visit this website for more information: http://www.cilip.org.uk/information-literacy-group/sponsorship-and-bursaries Announcing new research projects for 2016… Prof Hazel Hall […]

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Journal of Information Literacy seeks new Managing Editor

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The Journal of Information Literacy (JIL), the peer-reviewed open access journal published by the CILIP Information Literacy Group, is looking to appoint a new Managing Editor. This key role offers an excellent opportunity to support original information literacy research and to address the interests of diverse IL communities of practice. The role holder works closely

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Debates conference – call for papers deadline extended

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The call for papers for the first Debates (Digital dE-BiAsing Techniques for an Engaged Society) conference has been extended, with a new closing date of Friday, 11th March, 2016. Sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group, the event will take place on 18th May, 2016, at Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. The overall topic of the one-day conference is the

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Debates conference on social media and information literacy

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The first Debates (Digital dE-BiAsing Techniques for an Engaged Society) conference, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group, will take place on 18th May, 2016, at Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. The overall topic of the one-day conference is the issue of negative behaviours in online social media, and how these can be analysed and addressed by the research

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Call for papers: Special issue on Information Literacy: Library and Information Research

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The Library and Information Research journal has put out a call for papers for a special issue of this journal focussing on strategic and policy making issues in information literacy, both in the UK and worldwide. It is due for publication in September – October 2016.  Please see the further details below.   CALL FOR

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An Estonian immersion in Information Literacy: a copyright geek reflects one month on

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Chris Morrison, Copyright and Licensing Compliance Officer at the University of Kent, has very kindly allowed us to reproduce his excellent recent blog entry describing his reflections on this year’s European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), which took place on 19-22 October, 2015, in Tallinn, Estonia. In thinking how I might sum up my experiences of attending

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Exciting opportunity for IL research!

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UPDATE: Deadline for CILIP IL Group Research Bursary applications extended to January 1st, 2016 Do you have an information literacy research idea in mind and need some funding to make it happen? The CILIP Information Literacy Group provides funds of up to £10,000 per proposal for high quality research through an annual bursary scheme. This funding is to support

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ECIL 2015: Estonian immersion in information literacy

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A report by Jane Secker, Chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group, on the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), which took place on 19-22 October, 2015, in Tallinn, Estonia. Two weeks ago, I attended the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), the third I have been fortunate enough to attend. ECIL 2015 was held in

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Determining the value of Information Literacy

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Stéphane Goldstein of InformAll provides an overview of the investigations and outcomes of the Determining the value of Information Literacy (DeVIL) project, which was funded by a CILIP Information Literacy Group research bursary. In an information-saturated, digital world, what are the benefits of employing people who are competent and confident in the way that they

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Exciting funding opportunity for IL research!

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Do you have an information literacy research idea in mind and need some funding to make it happen? The CILIP Information Literacy Group provides funds of up to £10,000 per proposal for high quality research through an annual bursary scheme. This funding is to support practitioners (who are IL Group members) in producing well-framed research. Methodological strategies can

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