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The Journal of Information Literacy is the international, peer-reviewed, diamond open access journal of CILIP’s Information Literacy Group. Our comms do not represent CILIP policy. https://journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/index #InfoLit #OpenAccess 💎🔓
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Ross Todd Award 2023-24

Winning project report:

Developing Black feminist researcher identities: A youth-engaged Wikipedia case study in information activism by Elise Silva, Khirsten Scott (Vol.17, No.1). [Critical IL Special Issue]
journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...

Congratulations! #InfoLit
Journal of Information Literacy Editor-in-Chief, Alison Hicks, a tall white woman with short brown hair, wearing black trousers, a long black coat, pink trainers and a colourful scarf, is standing at a podium, speaking into a microphone. The screen behind her shows part of the logo for LILAC25, which is an image of a dragon and a castle with the text Cardiff-Caerdydd 2025 (purple image and text on white background).
April 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Huge congratulations to the winnners of the Ross Todd Award for Outstanding Research!

Research paper:

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 📚
Journal of Information Literacy Editor-in-Chief, Alison Hicks, a tall white woman with short brown hair, wearing black trousers, a long black coat, pink trainers and a colourful scarf is standing at a podium, speaking into a microphone. The screen behind her shows the logo for LILAC25, which is an image of a dragon and a castle with the text Cardiff-Caerdydd 2025 (purple image and text on white background).
April 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Ross Todd Award for Research 2023-2024 
 
Nominations now open for the biennial Ross Todd Award for Outstanding Research!
 
Vote for Best Research Paper and Best Project Report, published in JIL, 2023-2024.

Voting: forms.office.com/e/c4SSmTUZME

Link to papers: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/issue/ar...
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January 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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The early development of information literacy instruction for young people as revealed by six volumes.

Andrew Shenton explores how information literacy skills were promoted in UK school textbooks prior to the launch of the National Curriculum in 1989.

Article: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...
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December 20, 2024 at 10:14 AM
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Three shots are better than one: establishing and evaluating the English library instruction pilot

Amy McLay Paterson, Benjamin Mitchell, Stirling Prentice and Elizabeth Rennie on expanding their one-shot tutorial to a series of three workshops.

journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...

#InfoLit
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December 17, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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Cultivating critical information evaluation through motivational confidence: an exploratory crosswalk analysis

Samantha LeGrand and Victoria Dawkins explore how motivational design can empower librarians to implement critical #InfoLit practices.

journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...

#CritLib
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December 9, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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Chaos creator: misinformation inoculation in information literacy instruction
 
Mandi Goodsett explores the impact of “inoculation” techniques, in the form of a game, on students’ ability to identify misinformation.

Article: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...

#InfoLit
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December 7, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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A mindfulness-based information literacy framework for the current information environment

Matthew N. Hannah, Jennifer Hoewe, Hanna Sistek, Taeik Kim and Dan Goldwasser propose a new #InfoLit framework that uses mindfulness and critical thinking.

Article: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...
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December 6, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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Integrating basic artificial intelligence literacy with media and information literacy in higher education

Project report: Miriam Wanjiku Ndungu argues libraries are best placed to deliver basic AI literacy instruction and for MIL frameworks to be updated.

journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...
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December 5, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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Past, present and future of information literacy in Latin America

Alejandro Uribe-Tirado and Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo use content analysis to explore the development of #InfoLit (IL) in the region and call for integrating IL research to support societal goals.

Article: doi.org/10.11645/18....
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December 4, 2024 at 12:42 PM
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New issue just out!

Volume 18, No. 2 (2024)

4 research papers and 3 project reports on aspects of information literacy, information evaluation, managing mis/disinformation and IL instruction.

2 #LILAC24 reports

3 book reviews!

All open access: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/issue/vi...

#InfoLit 🔓
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December 3, 2024 at 10:01 AM
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Out now!

Check out the anniversary of #InfoLit JIL special issue.

Celebrating 50 years of IL, authors reflect on the past and look to the future.

Also published: the June issue of JIL includes research articles and LILAC conference reports. 🥳

Open access: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/issue/vi...
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June 4, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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Join us! There’s still time to apply for the Managing Editor role at the Journal of Information Literacy.

Apply by 1st April.

Details: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/index

🤩 #InfoLit #InformationLiteracy #LISResearch #LILAC24 @infolitgroup.bsky.social @alisonhicks0.bsky.social
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March 27, 2024 at 11:39 AM
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We’re looking forward LILAC Conference 2024 which starts today! 🤩

Follow the hashtag #LILAC24 for live updates from the conference.

Download the full conference programme from the LILAC website: www.lilacconference.com/lilac-2024/c...

#InfoLit #InformationLiteracy #UserEd #DigiLit #LISResearch
The logo for the LILAC 2024 conference. The logo says 2024 Leeds but the number 0 is replaced with an image of an owl. A number of Leeds Beckett University’s constituent colleges at various times during their history featured the owl as their emblem, this included the City of Leeds Training College, the original occupants of Headingley Campus. Below 2024 Leeds it says LILAC: the information literacy conference. The logo is the colour lilac.
March 25, 2024 at 9:10 AM
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Opportunity alert!

A reminder that the Journal of Information Literacy is looking for a new Managing Editor!

Apply by 1st April.

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

#InfoLit #InformationLiteracy #LISResearch @cilip.bsky.social @infolitgroup.bsky.social @loex.bsky.social
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March 22, 2024 at 12:26 PM
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Join our team! The Journal of Information Literacy is looking for a Managing Editor!

This voluntary role works closely with the Editor-in-Chief to ensure the continuing success of the journal.

Find out more and apply! journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/announce...

#InfoLit #CritLib #InformationLiteracy
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March 9, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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Going to #LILAC24? Submit a conference report to the Journal of Information Literacy!

Can you write 750-1500 words of your reflections on #LILAC24 by May 15th? A themed focus is fine.
  
More info: journals.cilip.org.uk/index.php/ji...

Interested? Email JIL@cilip.org.uk by March 20th. #InfoLit
The logo for the LILAC 2024 conference. The logo says 2024 Leeds but the number 0 is replaced with an image of an owl. A number of Leeds Beckett University’s constituent colleges at various times during their history featured the owl as their emblem, this included the City of Leeds Training College, the original occupants of Headingley Campus. Below 2024 Leeds it says LILAC: the information literacy conference. The logo is the colour lilac.
March 1, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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Don’t miss out! Today is your last chance to book for #LILAC24 in lovely Leeds. There’s still a small number of places available.

LILAC Conference is the annual conference of the @infolitgroup.bsky.social.

Book your place: www.lilacconference.com
#InfoLit #DigiLit #CritLib
The logo for the LILAC 2024 conference. The logo says 2024 Leeds but the number 0 is replaced with an image of an owl. A number of Leeds Beckett University’s constituent colleges at various times during their history featured the owl as their emblem, this included the City of Leeds Training College, the original occupants of Headingley Campus. Below 2024 Leeds it says LILAC: the information literacy conference. The logo is the colour lilac.
March 1, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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Today marks the release of a new issue of the Journal of Information Literacy, Vol. 17, No 2 (2023).

Editor-in-Chief, @alisonhicks0.bsky.social, introduces the issue: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/...

Access the full issue here: journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/issue/vi...
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December 5, 2023 at 9:51 AM