FestivIL by LILAC on 6 to 8 July 2021 Bookings open soon!

https://infolit.org.uk/introducing-festivil-by-lilac/

FestivIL by LILAC is an online event designed to share knowledge & experiences and to bring the information literacy community together.

FestivIL events will feature;

• Masterclasses: 30 minute showcases of best practice in IL teaching
• Lightning talks: short, 5 minute sessions delivered to small groups followed by a group discussion
• IL talks: like a TED talk, these will be pre-recorded and made available ahead of the event (our version of TED Talks), followed by a live seminar discussion
• Posters: digital posters will be shared ahead of the event, followed by a live session during the FestivIL programme
• Panel discussions: facilitated discussions hosted by a small group of experts with different perspectives on a range of IL issues
• Skills/resource exchange: a reciprocal exchange session, in a similar format to speed networking, designed for experience sharing but also for building networks with IL professionals from around the world 
• Community of practice: as part of the daily FestivIL activities ,we will be setting up small communities of practice for you to share thoughts and experiences throughout the event

In addition to all of the above, we are delighted to announce our three mainstage speakers who will be joining us: Emily Drabinski (CUNY), Barbara Fister (Project Information Literacy) and Alison Hicks & some of her LIS students from UCL.

 When is the event happening?

FestivIL will run across 3 half days; 

• Tuesday 6th July (afternoon session, GMT, exact times TBC)
• Wednesday 7th July (morning session, GMT, exact times TBC)
• Thursday 8th July (afternoon session, GMT, exact times TBC) 

We see FestivIL as an opportunity to support the IL community and we hope delegates will participate — be that sharing your experiences, posting a comment or just having a chat. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, whether that’s in libraries, learning technology, educational development, research or information management, we think you’ll get something out of attending FestivIL by LILAC.

Visit the FestivIL by LILAC website for more information. Bookings open soon!

Claire Packham – LILAC Chair

The latest issue of the Journal of Information Literacy includes 7 papers which were to be this year’s LILAC presentations. 

https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/JIL/issue/view/223

LILAC 2015 - Newcastle University 8th-10th April

Just a reminder that the full programme for LILAC 2015 is now available.  If you wish to book your place the early bird rate is available until Friday 13th February and all bookings will close on Friday 6th March.

Follow the conference @LILAC_conf and join the conversation at #lilac15

Paul Gray, Scottish Government Library

#lilac14 – notes from this year’s LILAC

Jenny Foreman & Paul Gray from the Scottish Government Library attended the 10th LILAC (Librarians' Information Literacy Annual Conference) hosted by Sheffield Hallam University from 23rd-25th April 2014.

Visit the Library's blog to read our summary of the action, followed by our pick of the presentations.

Information Literacy Practitioner of the Year Award - 2013

Congratualtions to Information Literacy Practitioner of the Year Award - 2013 winner Kim McGowan

Kim was recognised for an impressive body of work which has raised the profile of IL at University of Cumbria. The judges praised her provision of superb student support and her sheer enthusiasm and commitment to her IL role. Kim’s innovative projects include the TICKLIST web evaluation tool and an e-learning, pre-induction, credit bearing module to aid student transition.

Runner up was Michelle Schneider who was

rewarded for her outstanding contribution to the innovative Skills@Library team at University of Leeds including her work on high impact projects in areas such as digital literacy, plagiarism and lecturer support. The judges admired the range and depth of her activities and her impressive national profile.