Paul Jewell
@pauljewell.bsky.social
Higher Education Librarian, Western Sydney University, Library | Information Literacy | Critical Pedagogy | Open Knowledge | FHEA | Libraries Advocate
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Paul Jewell
@pauljewell.bsky.social
· Nov 18
How Information Worlds Shape Our Response to Climate Change | Project Information Literacy
Findings from Project Information Literacy’s latest research report on how people encounter and respond to climate change.
projectinfolit.org
We were deeply honored to host the first Project Information Literacy (PIL) tour across Australia. Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Alison Head the founder of PIL for sharing her invaluable research: How Information Worlds Shape Our Response to Climate Change projectinfolit.org/pubs/climate...
#PILTour2024
#PILTour2024
Viva la Revolution! Taking our knowledge back
It's still #OpenAccessWeek and a great session tomorrow looking at who owns and controls research, scholarly publishing and our communal knowledge @oaaustralasia.bsky.social
oaaustralasia.org/open-access-...
#OpenAccess #Research #Libraries #Knowledge
It's still #OpenAccessWeek and a great session tomorrow looking at who owns and controls research, scholarly publishing and our communal knowledge @oaaustralasia.bsky.social
oaaustralasia.org/open-access-...
#OpenAccess #Research #Libraries #Knowledge
October 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Viva la Revolution! Taking our knowledge back
It's still #OpenAccessWeek and a great session tomorrow looking at who owns and controls research, scholarly publishing and our communal knowledge @oaaustralasia.bsky.social
oaaustralasia.org/open-access-...
#OpenAccess #Research #Libraries #Knowledge
It's still #OpenAccessWeek and a great session tomorrow looking at who owns and controls research, scholarly publishing and our communal knowledge @oaaustralasia.bsky.social
oaaustralasia.org/open-access-...
#OpenAccess #Research #Libraries #Knowledge
Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever:
In challenging times of book bans and #GenAI when information literacy & critical thinking are essential libraries play a vital role in supporting communities
Recording via @sydney.edu.au
www.library.sydney.edu.au/about/news/r...
#Libraries #InfoLit #Knowledge
In challenging times of book bans and #GenAI when information literacy & critical thinking are essential libraries play a vital role in supporting communities
Recording via @sydney.edu.au
www.library.sydney.edu.au/about/news/r...
#Libraries #InfoLit #Knowledge
September 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever:
In challenging times of book bans and #GenAI when information literacy & critical thinking are essential libraries play a vital role in supporting communities
Recording via @sydney.edu.au
www.library.sydney.edu.au/about/news/r...
#Libraries #InfoLit #Knowledge
In challenging times of book bans and #GenAI when information literacy & critical thinking are essential libraries play a vital role in supporting communities
Recording via @sydney.edu.au
www.library.sydney.edu.au/about/news/r...
#Libraries #InfoLit #Knowledge
Project Information Literacy (PIL) Farewell:
With deep regret I share that #PIL will end as an active #research institute in 2025.
Founder Alison Head said “The primary reason is that funding has become increasingly difficult to secure.”
PIL reports here projectinfolit.org
#InfoLit #Libraries
With deep regret I share that #PIL will end as an active #research institute in 2025.
Founder Alison Head said “The primary reason is that funding has become increasingly difficult to secure.”
PIL reports here projectinfolit.org
#InfoLit #Libraries
The Project Information Literacy Archive
Project Information Literacy (PIL) was a nonprofit research institute based in the San Francisco Bay Area that published a series of 14 open-access research reports between 2008 – 2025, before closing...
projectinfolit.org
August 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Project Information Literacy (PIL) Farewell:
With deep regret I share that #PIL will end as an active #research institute in 2025.
Founder Alison Head said “The primary reason is that funding has become increasingly difficult to secure.”
PIL reports here projectinfolit.org
#InfoLit #Libraries
With deep regret I share that #PIL will end as an active #research institute in 2025.
Founder Alison Head said “The primary reason is that funding has become increasingly difficult to secure.”
PIL reports here projectinfolit.org
#InfoLit #Libraries
August 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
About time we reignite 🚀 Friday Library Quiz:
1. Can you guess which new series this Library appears in?
Bonus point: Which British city is the school library set in?
#FridayLibQuiz #Libraries
1. Can you guess which new series this Library appears in?
Bonus point: Which British city is the school library set in?
#FridayLibQuiz #Libraries
June 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
About time we reignite 🚀 Friday Library Quiz:
1. Can you guess which new series this Library appears in?
Bonus point: Which British city is the school library set in?
#FridayLibQuiz #Libraries
1. Can you guess which new series this Library appears in?
Bonus point: Which British city is the school library set in?
#FridayLibQuiz #Libraries
Librarians and educators: focusing on critical thinking skills will be at the forefront of future Gen AI Literacy for students and citizens.
ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study
time.com/7295195/ai-c...
#GenAI #HigherEducation #Libraries #CriticalThinking
ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study
time.com/7295195/ai-c...
#GenAI #HigherEducation #Libraries #CriticalThinking
ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.
time.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Librarians and educators: focusing on critical thinking skills will be at the forefront of future Gen AI Literacy for students and citizens.
ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study
time.com/7295195/ai-c...
#GenAI #HigherEducation #Libraries #CriticalThinking
ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study
time.com/7295195/ai-c...
#GenAI #HigherEducation #Libraries #CriticalThinking
Core values of libraries and society:
Information Warriors, Unite
Librarians must continue to uphold, protect, and defend democracy
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/i...
#Libraries #FreedomofSpeech #InformationAccess
Information Warriors, Unite
Librarians must continue to uphold, protect, and defend democracy
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/i...
#Libraries #FreedomofSpeech #InformationAccess
Information Warriors, Unite | American Libraries Magazine
As we saw with the executive order calling for the elimination of IMLS, libraries—and everything we value—are under attack.
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
June 16, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Core values of libraries and society:
Information Warriors, Unite
Librarians must continue to uphold, protect, and defend democracy
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/i...
#Libraries #FreedomofSpeech #InformationAccess
Information Warriors, Unite
Librarians must continue to uphold, protect, and defend democracy
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/i...
#Libraries #FreedomofSpeech #InformationAccess
‘Libraries & archives embracing indigenous ways of knowing: bringing a social justice lens to build reciprocal relationships, truth telling, emotional wellbeing & care to transform the colonial project.’
Awesome insights from @kirstenthorpe.bsky.social #IndigenousLibrarianship
#Libraries #CritLib
Awesome insights from @kirstenthorpe.bsky.social #IndigenousLibrarianship
#Libraries #CritLib
May 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
‘Libraries & archives embracing indigenous ways of knowing: bringing a social justice lens to build reciprocal relationships, truth telling, emotional wellbeing & care to transform the colonial project.’
Awesome insights from @kirstenthorpe.bsky.social #IndigenousLibrarianship
#Libraries #CritLib
Awesome insights from @kirstenthorpe.bsky.social #IndigenousLibrarianship
#Libraries #CritLib
May 1, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Book banning and bracing our communities:
‘In this age of digital exposure and misinformation, librarians play a more vital role than ever.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thanks @alisonhicks0.bsky.social
#bookbans #misinformation #libraries
‘In this age of digital exposure and misinformation, librarians play a more vital role than ever.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thanks @alisonhicks0.bsky.social
#bookbans #misinformation #libraries
Trump-style book censorship is spreading – just ask British librarians | Alison Hicks
UK school librarians are also coming under pressure to remove books from their shelves, says Alison Hicks, associate professor in library and information studies at UCL
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Book banning and bracing our communities:
‘In this age of digital exposure and misinformation, librarians play a more vital role than ever.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thanks @alisonhicks0.bsky.social
#bookbans #misinformation #libraries
‘In this age of digital exposure and misinformation, librarians play a more vital role than ever.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thanks @alisonhicks0.bsky.social
#bookbans #misinformation #libraries
April 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Open Education Advocacy and Action:
Awesome talk by Dave Ernst from @openednetwork.bsky.social on the OER journey and strategies for librarians engaging with educators.
And great role play with @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social
#OERCollective #Libraries #OpenAccess #OpenTextBooks
Awesome talk by Dave Ernst from @openednetwork.bsky.social on the OER journey and strategies for librarians engaging with educators.
And great role play with @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social
#OERCollective #Libraries #OpenAccess #OpenTextBooks
March 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Open Education Advocacy and Action:
Awesome talk by Dave Ernst from @openednetwork.bsky.social on the OER journey and strategies for librarians engaging with educators.
And great role play with @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social
#OERCollective #Libraries #OpenAccess #OpenTextBooks
Awesome talk by Dave Ernst from @openednetwork.bsky.social on the OER journey and strategies for librarians engaging with educators.
And great role play with @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social
#OERCollective #Libraries #OpenAccess #OpenTextBooks
Librarians 📣
Join in this special #LARK webinar event looking at library practice-based research:
Connections and Collaborations in Public Libraries: LIS Research with @kayoddone.bsky.social & @drjanegarner.bsky.social
lark.alia.org.au/event/webina...
@larkollektive.bsky.social
#Libraries #Research
Join in this special #LARK webinar event looking at library practice-based research:
Connections and Collaborations in Public Libraries: LIS Research with @kayoddone.bsky.social & @drjanegarner.bsky.social
lark.alia.org.au/event/webina...
@larkollektive.bsky.social
#Libraries #Research
March 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Librarians 📣
Join in this special #LARK webinar event looking at library practice-based research:
Connections and Collaborations in Public Libraries: LIS Research with @kayoddone.bsky.social & @drjanegarner.bsky.social
lark.alia.org.au/event/webina...
@larkollektive.bsky.social
#Libraries #Research
Join in this special #LARK webinar event looking at library practice-based research:
Connections and Collaborations in Public Libraries: LIS Research with @kayoddone.bsky.social & @drjanegarner.bsky.social
lark.alia.org.au/event/webina...
@larkollektive.bsky.social
#Libraries #Research
Open Education DownUndOER:
Great collection of case studies showcasing #OpenEducationalPractice
#OpenTextBooks
#OpenAccess
#OpenPedagogy
Thanks @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social and CAUL team
Great collection of case studies showcasing #OpenEducationalPractice
#OpenTextBooks
#OpenAccess
#OpenPedagogy
Thanks @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social and CAUL team
March 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Open Education DownUndOER:
Great collection of case studies showcasing #OpenEducationalPractice
#OpenTextBooks
#OpenAccess
#OpenPedagogy
Thanks @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social and CAUL team
Great collection of case studies showcasing #OpenEducationalPractice
#OpenTextBooks
#OpenAccess
#OpenPedagogy
Thanks @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social and CAUL team
Reposted by Paul Jewell
Critical workplace information literacy Laying the groundwork for a new construct, by Dijana Šobota (Vol.17, No.1). [Critical IL Special Issue]
journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...
#InfoLit #CritLib
journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...
#InfoLit #CritLib
Critical workplace information literacy: Laying the groundwork for a new construct
| Journal of Information Literacy
journals.cilip.org.uk
February 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Critical workplace information literacy Laying the groundwork for a new construct, by Dijana Šobota (Vol.17, No.1). [Critical IL Special Issue]
journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...
#InfoLit #CritLib
journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...
#InfoLit #CritLib
Great overview of #InformationLiteracy practice & research in Australia from the last 50 years:
New ways of adapting and delivering IL instruction for librarians and educators.
Nice mention of #PILTour2024 thanks @thorpeclare.bsky.social
#Libraries #InfoLit
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New ways of adapting and delivering IL instruction for librarians and educators.
Nice mention of #PILTour2024 thanks @thorpeclare.bsky.social
#Libraries #InfoLit
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Participation, Practice, and Publications: Fifty Years of Information Literacy Research and Activity in Australia
2024 marks fifty years since Paul Zurkowski, P. [(1974). The information service environment relationships and priorities. (Related Paper No. 5). National Commission on Libraries and Information Sc...
www.tandfonline.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Great overview of #InformationLiteracy practice & research in Australia from the last 50 years:
New ways of adapting and delivering IL instruction for librarians and educators.
Nice mention of #PILTour2024 thanks @thorpeclare.bsky.social
#Libraries #InfoLit
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New ways of adapting and delivering IL instruction for librarians and educators.
Nice mention of #PILTour2024 thanks @thorpeclare.bsky.social
#Libraries #InfoLit
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Fun time at work this week filming the latest instalments for video series Critical Thinking for Study and Workplace.
Nice partnership with library, teachers, tech team & awesome industry partners.
Can’t wait to share with academics & students to support their teaching and learning.
#LibraryLife
Nice partnership with library, teachers, tech team & awesome industry partners.
Can’t wait to share with academics & students to support their teaching and learning.
#LibraryLife
February 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Fun time at work this week filming the latest instalments for video series Critical Thinking for Study and Workplace.
Nice partnership with library, teachers, tech team & awesome industry partners.
Can’t wait to share with academics & students to support their teaching and learning.
#LibraryLife
Nice partnership with library, teachers, tech team & awesome industry partners.
Can’t wait to share with academics & students to support their teaching and learning.
#LibraryLife
‘In the City there’s a thousand things I want to say to you’
The Jam were & still are 1 of my fav bands. At 15 their music helped me survive suburban adolescence & into a glorious world of bands, fashion & subcultures.
Been reminiscing & playing a lot of Jam vinyl this week.
#RIPRick #TheJam
The Jam were & still are 1 of my fav bands. At 15 their music helped me survive suburban adolescence & into a glorious world of bands, fashion & subcultures.
Been reminiscing & playing a lot of Jam vinyl this week.
#RIPRick #TheJam
February 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
'My heart will not be shushed'
Explore, cherish and celebrate your local library today
#LibraryLoversDay poem by Henry Normal
Explore, cherish and celebrate your local library today
#LibraryLoversDay poem by Henry Normal
February 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
'My heart will not be shushed'
Explore, cherish and celebrate your local library today
#LibraryLoversDay poem by Henry Normal
Explore, cherish and celebrate your local library today
#LibraryLoversDay poem by Henry Normal
Library workers: see this fab starter pack for LIS research and researchers
#Libraries #Research #LARK
#Libraries #Research #LARK
📣See LARK's new starter pack:
Library and Information Science Research in Practice
Follow those interested in sharing good practice and join in the conversation on the power of research in practice to inform and inspire the LIS profession.
go.bsky.app/Pbv1V1A
#Libraries #EvidenceBased #Research
Library and Information Science Research in Practice
Follow those interested in sharing good practice and join in the conversation on the power of research in practice to inform and inspire the LIS profession.
go.bsky.app/Pbv1V1A
#Libraries #EvidenceBased #Research
February 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Library workers: see this fab starter pack for LIS research and researchers
#Libraries #Research #LARK
#Libraries #Research #LARK
The Library Rocks!
“It offers us hope that we can do something, that we can make a change, that we can advance”
lithub.com/its-official...
#Libraries #SocialGood
“It offers us hope that we can do something, that we can make a change, that we can advance”
lithub.com/its-official...
#Libraries #SocialGood
It’s official: Research has found that libraries make everything better.
Science has backed up what many of us have long been saying: the library rocks. A study from the New York Public Library surveyed 1,974 users on how the library makes them feel and how it affects t…
lithub.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The Library Rocks!
“It offers us hope that we can do something, that we can make a change, that we can advance”
lithub.com/its-official...
#Libraries #SocialGood
“It offers us hope that we can do something, that we can make a change, that we can advance”
lithub.com/its-official...
#Libraries #SocialGood
Gen AI and refining our 'iterative interactions'
Great report to assist educators & librarians supporting students & citizens #AILiteracy
A framework for the Learning and Teaching of Critical AI Literacy skills
via @openuniversity.bsky.social
about.open.ac.uk/sites/about....
#InfoLit #Libraries
Great report to assist educators & librarians supporting students & citizens #AILiteracy
A framework for the Learning and Teaching of Critical AI Literacy skills
via @openuniversity.bsky.social
about.open.ac.uk/sites/about....
#InfoLit #Libraries
February 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Gen AI and refining our 'iterative interactions'
Great report to assist educators & librarians supporting students & citizens #AILiteracy
A framework for the Learning and Teaching of Critical AI Literacy skills
via @openuniversity.bsky.social
about.open.ac.uk/sites/about....
#InfoLit #Libraries
Great report to assist educators & librarians supporting students & citizens #AILiteracy
A framework for the Learning and Teaching of Critical AI Literacy skills
via @openuniversity.bsky.social
about.open.ac.uk/sites/about....
#InfoLit #Libraries
Reposted by Paul Jewell
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We have made The Information Literacy Starter Pack, created by and for Information Literacy practitioners, professionals, and peers.
If you would like to be added to the starter pack, just let us know!
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The Information Literacy Starter Pack
Join the conversation
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January 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Want more Information Literacy in your Bluesky feed?
We have made The Information Literacy Starter Pack, created by and for Information Literacy practitioners, professionals, and peers.
If you would like to be added to the starter pack, just let us know!
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We have made The Information Literacy Starter Pack, created by and for Information Literacy practitioners, professionals, and peers.
If you would like to be added to the starter pack, just let us know!
go.bsky.app/5nU6Qyq
January 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM