LILAC 2018 saw the unveiling of a new definition of information literacy by CILIP Information Literacy Group (ILG).
The new definition reads “Information literacy is the ability to think critically and make balanced judgements about any information we find and use. It empowers us as citizens to reach and express informed views and to engage fully with society”.
Full details are available at https://infolit.org.uk/new-il-definition
Today (20 February) is World Social Justice Day . This is the United Nations website for the day http://www.un.org/en/events/socialjusticeday/ Their special event focuses on the theme Workers on the move: the quest for social justice. Information Literacy can be an enabler of social justice, as is reflected in core statements about information literacy, such as…
via World Day of Social Justice #socialjusticeday — Information Literacy Weblog
On Saturday, 23rd April 2016, Beyoncé surprised the music would (and everyone else), by releasing a visual album, Lemonade.
The album is loaded with pop culture and historical references as well as many collaborations. It is, therefore, very useful as an information literacy tool (as well as being a great piece of visual and musical art)!
Blog post and LibGuide both by Jenny Ferretti, Digital Initiatives Librarian at Decker Library, Maryland Institute College of Art.
LILAC 2016 was held in University College Dublin. The archive is available online at http://www.lilacconference.com/lilac-archive/lilac-2016-1
and includes the short paper by WIT Libraries’ very own Claire Kennedy and Delia Foley!
Excellent image explaining what an information literate person can do – identify, find, evaluate, apply and acknowledge information
Source: Seminole State Library, Florida, USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ronp6Iue9w
LILAC 2015 (keynote speakers, conference reports, presentations) is now available online:
http://www.lilacconference.com/WP/past-conferences/lilac-2015
The phrase ‘information literacy’ was first used in 1974! It was coined by Paul Zurkowski, a lawyer and, at the time, president of the Information Industry Association.
There are several definitions of information literacy. However, whichever definition is your favorite we can all acknowledge the growing importance of information literacy in a world increasingly experiencing information overload!
Information Literacy and Summon was held at Sheffield Hallam University on 18th July 2012 – how using web-scale discovery impacts on your information literacy teaching. Summonil2012 is the blog for the event, with entries that we
re live blogged during the presentations and follow-up pieces.
~ MultiSearch is the name chosen for Summon at WIT Libraries.
Image: Health students take to Summon like ducks to water at University of Huddersfield!
Another post about LILAC. Geoff Walton gave a paper at LILAC 2012 about ‘Three Spheres of Information Literacy.’ The three spheres are: evaluate / use / find.
Walton asked those who attended the talk to rate each sphere in order of importance. Then he also asked the subscribers of LIS-Infoliteracy discussion list to rate the spheres. The results are interesting and are given in the below article –
Three spheres of Information Literacy by Geoff Walton
How would you rate the three spheres? Which one is most important – knowing how to find information or knowing what to do with that information when its found or being able to judge the information itself?
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