This free webinar was due to take place on 31 October, but is now rescheduled to 21 November 2024 at 17.00-18.30 GMT. Building a National Alliance for Media and Information Literacy is organised by UK's Media and Information Literacy Alliance
"In this webinar, we will share our experience, in the UK, of developing a national initiative to advocate for media and information literacy (MIL), encourage capacity-building and help to build the MIL evidence base."
"The webinar will be introduced by a panel of MILA’s trustees. We will address the challenges of raising awareness of MIL across society, not least among policymakers and educationalists; and of fostering collaborations between the different players that have an interest in MIL and associated literacies."
Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-a-national-alliance-for-media-and-information-literacy-tickets-1082392096899?
There is a second and final call for papers for the Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference 2025, taking place online 14-15- May 2025. This is an open call for papers so anyone can submit a proposal. Deadline for proposals is 28 November 2024.
"We welcome research, discussions, exchanges of experience and project reports. If you or your library have work or perspectives to share around equity, decolonisation, critical information literacy, working with underrepresented or marginalised communities or anything else relating to
critical practice we'd love to hear about it."
More info at https://sites.google.com/view/calcconference/call-for-papers and the submission form is at https://forms.gle/7QtLRjr1z3MEJtvx8
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You can register for UNESCO's free online course: Digital Content Creators and Journalists: How to Be a Trusted Voice Online. It starts on 18 November 2024. "
Developed in partnership with The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, the 4-week self-paced course will equip digital content creators and journalists with essential skills and knowledge to navigate digital challenges, communicate professionally, and advocate for transparent, human rights-based online practices." The idea is to make digital content creators (such as influencers) be more thoughtful about the information they share.
Register for the course in English https://journalismcourses.org/product/digital-content-creators-and-journalists-how-to-be-a-trusted-voice-online/
- In French https://journalismcourses.org/product/createurs-de-contenu-en-ligne-et-journalistes-comment-devenir-une-voix-de-confiance-sur-internet/
- In Spanish https://journalismcourses.org/product/creadores-de-contenido-digital-y-periodistas-como-ser-una-voz-confiable-en-internet/
– In Portuguese https://journalismcourses.org/product/criadores-de-conteudo-digital-e-jornalistas-como-ser-uma-voz-confiavel-online/
Bothma, T.J.D. and Fourie, I. (2024). Contextualised dictionary literacy, information literacy and information behaviour in the e-environment. Library Management, [early online publication] https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-08-2023-0082
Basing their discussion on a scoping review of the literature, the authors focus on "the importance of e-dictionaries, the meanings of information literacy and dictionary literacy, the complexity of e-dictionary literacy, the recognition of the importance of context in using dictionaries from an information behaviour perspective, examples of the use of dictionaries, and taking into account both the context of the user and the context in which the specific word or phrase occurs in a text, as well as the skills needed"
Prabowo, T.T., Sitthiworachart, J., Hong, J.C. and Joy, M. (2024). Problem-based learning with library e-resources to enhance student information literacy self-efficacy. Library Management, 45(8/9), 564-580. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-07-2023-0061
They investigated "the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) in information literacy curricula using library e-resources to enhance information literacy self-efficacy (ILSE) of students in two universities in Indonesia, in Java Island (University A) and Sumatra Island (University B)" through pre and post tests. "The results show that the treatment enhanced ILSE effectively. After the treatment, University A students [who had received the teaching] performed better than those at University B [who hadn't received the teaching]."
Albarracin Aparicio, R. A., & Boitano Montaño, S. D. (2024). Alfabetización informacional y calidad de proyectos de investigación en Escuela ISIL (Lima, Perú). Investigación Bibliotecológica: Archivonomía, bibliotecología E información, 38(101), 73–90. https://doi.org/10.22201/iibi.24488321xe.2024.101.58883 (Spanish language)
This was a quasi experimental study that aimed to show the impact of information literacy education on the quality of project work, undertaken in Peru
Photo by Sheila Webber: autumn leaves on cars, 3, November 2024
Latest in the Tips and Trends series from ACRL is Tips and Trends: Optimize Your Guides: Creating and Maintaining User-Friendly LibGuides As usual this is a a short publication of a few pages, which concisely explains what Libguides are, current uses in libraries and Higher Education, and potential problems. There are links to articles and a couple of other resources at the end.
The web version is here and the pdf is here.
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Emporia State University presents a free webinar, Health Literacy and Young Adults, on 19 November 2024 at 13.00 US Central time (which is 19.00 UK time). Speakers are: Lesley Farmer, Jill R. Kavanaugh, Shawn Steidinger, Deborah H. Charbonneau and Emily Vardell.
"This webinar will explore opportunities for public and school librarians to support the health literacy of young adults. A panel of experts will seek to equip librarians with the information and tools they need to be responsive to the varied health information needs and literacy levels of individuals in their communities. By understanding the health information needs and behaviors of adolescents and young adults (AYA), librarians can be more effective in supporting AYA’s health. Librarians are uniquely positioned to advocate for easy-to-read materials, design and deliver information literacy instruction about combating online misinformation, and optimize their effectiveness by partnering with community experts to provide appropriate health-related resources, services, and programs. The evidence-based, practical approaches discussed in this webinar are designed to help build capacity for health literacy work in public libraries, with a focus on supporting young adults’ health information needs."
Register at: https://emporiastate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcO6rpjIsHdIQaU4slI37HipzwDiway8N#/registration
This conference, taking place online 18-19 November 2024 is free, but you need to register as there is an attendance cap of 300 people per day. You need to register for both days, if you want to attend both days. The Institute for Research Design in Librarianship Online Research Conference is at 9.00-14.00 (US Pacific time) which is e.g. 17.00-midnight GMT (UK time).
"The conference is the first research methods-focused conference of its
kind in the United States and will offer a friendly and inclusive
environment to increase participants' understanding of methodologies and
research in practice. During an engaging two days, participants will
have opportunities to share their current research, reflect on research
challenges and enjoy a variety of seminars and hands on practice
sessions with some of the most inventive researchers in the field."
Day 1: https://lmula.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqceiupjwoGtLwLclf0EzOEYWsR5xv3AbR
Day 2: https://lmula.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwucOyrpzkqHtRXXvvAq5oWUGyNrHTaKICn
The conference website with the full programme is here: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/irdlconference/2024/
Photo by Sheila Webber: remembering Halloween, November 2024
Applications are open for bursaries for the LILAC 2025 (information literacy) conference taking place in-person 14–16 April 2025 at Cardiff University, Wales. To apply for a bursary, you must be a librarian, volunteer, or information professional working in the UK. Applications close on 22 November 2024 at 17.00 GMT. There are two kinds of bursary.
- LILAC Bursaries. There are 5 free places for people in the following under-represented groups in the
UK: Ethnic minority backgrounds; School libraries; Further Education; Public libraries; Health libraries (e.g. NHS – please note; librarians working in Higher
Education who support health subjects are not eligible to apply). The bursary includes three days at the conference and
social events. They also include up to £250 in expenses for reasonable
travel and accommodation.
- Local to LILAC Bursaries. There are 6 bursaries. "These bursaries are day delegate places, and we are offering two places for
each day of the three-day conference. ... intended for people who live or work near to the LILAC venue, to have the
chance to attend a day at LILAC and experience what the conference offers.
Each of the six bursaries will involve a free day place to one day of the
conference and £50 for reasonable travel expenses. " They include food/refreshments on the day, but not social events.
For more details go to https://www.lilacconference.com/lilac-2025/bursaries-1
The Meaningful Inquiry team at Ohio State, USA has organised a free webinar Reconstructing the Academy: Transforming Our Teaching and Research Practices through Epistemic Justice
on 7 November 2024, at 12:00-1:00 pm (US Eastern time, which is e.g. 17.00-18.00 UK time GMT).
Speakers are: Heather Campbell and Ashley McKeown. "This workshop invites faculty and librarians to explore the concept of
epistemic justice, a practice that demands equal respect for diverse
knowledge systems, decentering Euro-westernized academic research. While
many diversity and inclusion initiatives focus on representation,
epistemic justice goes deeper, asking us to rethink who we consider
knowledgeable and why. Together, we will explore pragmatic tools for
embedding an epistemic justice lens into undergraduate and graduate
curricula, and how we might redefine approaches to knowledge creation."
To register & to get more details on speakers: https://go.osu.edu/miepistemicjustice
Photo by Sheila Webber: Autumn colours in the Botanic Gardens, October 2024
