Journal of Information Literacy

LILAC LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…

Applications are now open for the Rowena Macrae-Gibson Student Award, which provides a sponsored place at #LILAC26 for two students registered on a UK study programme in information/library studies or #infolit. Closing date 6 Feb (17:00 GMT).

LILAC LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…

The @infolitgroup.bsky.social & @ucl.ac.uk Department of Information Studies are proud to announce the return of the Information Literacy Award at #LILAC26 The award is open to all practitioners, researchers & academics working in #infolit in the UK. Nominations close 6 Feb (17:00 GMT).

Communications in Information Literacy 19(2) is now published: pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/comminfolit/

New project report:

Using Nuthall’s ideas to conceptualise and support children’s information needs.

Andrew Shenton offers a new model for understanding the information needs of children with recommendations for practitioners.

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Sounds like a useful Open Educational Resource:

Advanced Information Research Skills (AIRS)

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Elsevier's 'reading assistant' appeared for the first time for me today, on this of all articles. 📚

New project report:

Teaching critical information literacy through popular culture: A media studies approach using the Oz texts.

Daniel Williford describes this approach which saw an increase in engagement and application of critical #InfoLit in practice.

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Media and information literacy: a joint statement following the Curriculum and Assessment Review - Media and Information Literacy Alliance Curriculum reforms will falter without media literacy funding for schools, say 35+ experts close to the issue Over 35 organisations and experts warn that planned media literacy reforms will fail without dedicated funding for schoolsThe inclusion of teaching about 'fake news and AI' literacy in the revised curriculum for England recently made headlines, highlighting the

Media & information literacy is vital for our democracy. Today we joined organisations & experts urging the Government to back curriculum reform with proper, ongoing funding for teachers & librarians. Schools need the resources to deliver meaningful media literacy. https://ow.ly/Ulks50XGcYs

New project report:

Reflection as a means to assess information literacy instruction.

Natalia Kapacinskas, Veronica Arellano Douglas, Erica Lopez and Mea Warren outline the development of a reflection-based evaluative process and a toolkit for #InfoLit programmes.

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Do you know someone who is an outstanding practitioner of Information Literacy?

Nominations for the 2026 #infolit award open in the new year, so it's a great time to start thinking about who you want to be recognised. Don't forget - individuals & teams can self-nominate or nominate others.

Sounds like a useful webinar!

Registration link below 👇

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Out now: Vol. 19, No. 2 (2025)

Editorial: Alison Hicks on silence in #InfoLit.

3 research articles: critical and workplace IL, service-learning, IL framework in schools.

5 project reports: reflection, pop culture, outreach, children’s IL, curriculum mapping.

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New research article:

Toward a coherent framework for school-based information literacy (IL): Delphi-based expert perspectives on competence and implementation.

Ivana Martinović reports on IL in Croatian schools and demonstrates the need for an IL framework.

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New Voices in Information Literacy (IL) Research

LIS graduates present their dissertation projects:

- IL education in UK public libraries
- How students identify and respond to AI hallucinations
- What makes physicians take charge? The role of IL

Free and online, 15 Dec 12:00-13:00 UTC

Register👇

New research article:

Integrating service-learning into information literacy education: A case study from the Philippines

Ana Mae Cantel and Eun Youp Rha on how a service-learning approach enhances #InfoLit instruction for library and information science students.

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Bookings for #LILAC26 are open 🎉 To find out more, and to secure your place, visit our website: buff.ly/2gyo3d4

We can’t wait to see you in Sheffield!
#infolit #digilit

For more on this topic, read Dijana Šobota’s 2023-2024 Ross Todd Award-winning article from volume 17, issue 1 (2023):

Critical workplace information literacy: Laying the groundwork for a new construct

Open Access: dx.doi.org/10.11645/17....

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New research article!

Mapping the core dimensions of information literacy in the critical and workplace domain: a thematic analysis

2023-24 Ross Todd Award winner Dijana Šobota develops the critical workplace information literacy (CWIL) construct.

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Really useful write up of this year’s LILAC conference (annual library event about information literacy) by Ileana Thomson in the latest Journal of information literacy (OA) journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...

Congratulations @bookelf.bsky.social!

Out now: Vol. 19, No. 2 (2025)

Editorial: Alison Hicks on silence in #InfoLit.

3 research articles: critical and workplace IL, service-learning, IL framework in schools.

5 project reports: reflection, pop culture, outreach, children’s IL, curriculum mapping.

journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/issue/vi...

LILAC LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…

Planning to work on your #LILAC26 submission this weekend? Take a look at the @jinfolit.bsky.social to see what’s been happening in #infolit research & check out the LILAC archive to see how you can make your abstract original.

Really helpful webinar recording for anyone hoping to present at #LILAC26! #InfoLit

LILAC LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…

We are very pleased to announce that the #LILAC26 Call for Presentations is now open! Find out about the different types of presentation you can submit and how to submit on the #LILAC website: buff.ly/cICI5lk #infolit #digilit

The Journal of Information Literacy has announced a new special issue on information literacy and censorship- please consider submitting your work! Given political tensions, we will be permitting pseudonymous submissions. Please contact me or @bookelf.bsky.social with questions- DMs open!

Special Issue: Banned Words, Banned Knowledge: Information Literacy in a Censored Society

Call for Papers: The Journal of Information Literacy invites submissions related to #InfoLit and terms erased or banned by the US government.

Deadline: 1 June 2026

Info: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/announce...

The LibParlor Podcast: Summer Call! The LibParlor Podcast seeks scholarship to feature on a future episode.

The LibParlor Podcast: Summer Call!

The LibParlor Podcast seeks scholarship to feature on a future episode.

Out now: Vol. 19, No. 1 (2025)

Editorial: censorship in research and education. What does this mean for #InfoLit?

3 research articles: info preservation literacy, IL for autistic librarians and IL in Australian schools.

2 project reports

4 #LILAC25 reports

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Thank you for writing for JIL, @ahaire.bsky.social!