Carbon Literacy for Libraries

Carbon Literacy for Libraries is an online course on 5 November 2026 (9.15am - 12.45 BST) and on 12 November 2026 (9.15am - 12.45 BST). The cost is £15 for both parts "all of which goes to the Carbon Literacy Project". "Please note that you must be able to attend both parts of the training in order to be accredited as a Carbon Literate librarian." This has been organised by CILIP Scotland. 
More information at https://www.cilips.org.uk/events/cl4l-nov26/ 
[From the Carbon Literacy Project website] "Carbon Literacy enables individuals, communities, and organisations to take impactful climate action and enact the cultural shift necessary for the transition to a low-carbon economy" 
Photo by Sheila Webber: Hydra and Kali, by Damien Hirst, on the Thames, August 2026

Short online courses on teaching information literacy

I haven't highlighted Library Juice Academy courses for a while. They are online, priced, and on a variety of topics, including teaching information literacy. Forthcoming ones include:

- Online Instructional Design and Delivery. Cost - US $375.00. Duration: September 7 - October 18 2026. Tutor: Mimi Otten "This six-week course equips educators with the essential skills and frameworks for designing engaging, learner-centered online courses. Grounded in the principles of backward design and the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework, participants will explore how to align learning outcomes with meaningful assessments and select instructional strategies that promote active student engagement..." https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/111-online-instructional-design-and-delivery/
- Backwards Design for Library Instruction. Cost: US $250.00. Duration: October 5 - November 1 2026. Tutor: Liz Johns "This four-week course introduces participants to backwards design principles and practices for teaching. Unlike the traditional forward design method, which selects content or activities first and then aligns them with learning goals, backwards design starts with the end goal: what students should learn, know, or do. It then builds teaching from that end result, emphasizing a student-centered approach..." https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/342-backwards-design-for-library-instruction/
- Curriculum Mapping Information Literacy for Academic Librarians. Cost: US $250.00. Duration: October 5 - November 1 2026. Tutor: Logan Rath. https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/282-curriculum-mapping-information-literacy-for-academic-librarians/
- Developing a Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Course. Cost: US $250.00. Duration: October 5 - November 1 2026. Tutor: Jessica Critten. https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/125-developing-credit-bearing-information-literacy-course/
The home page for all the courses is at https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/
Photo by Sheila Webber: house in Lewes, Sussex, August 2026

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

A European collaboration/ website on SOTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) which includes some resources, a blog and also some activities (looking to 2027) -  https://euroqsotl.org/

Recent articles: infolit of students; digital literacy; trends in AI in higher education; mis/disinformation in election

Some articles from International Information & Library Review (subscription publication):
- Alenezi, F., & Buabbas, H. (2026). Investigating the Level of Information Literacy Skills of Undergraduate Students at the College of Basic Education, Kuwait. The International Information & Library Review, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2026.2717674
- Hussain, A., Ahmad, P., ALZahrani, A. S., & Ahmad, K. (2026). Artificial Intelligence and Information Literacy in Higher Education Institutions: Global Publication Trends and Patterns. The International Information & Library Review, 58(1), 67–87. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2026.2614894
- Bhoi, S., Jha, V. K., & Kumar, R. (2026). Information Disorder in Democracy: A Thematic Analysis of Mis/Disinformation in the 2024 Indian General Election. The International Information & Library Review, 58(1), 105–121. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2026.2620350
- Bélanger, A. (2026). In Support of the Continued Role of Libraries in Digital Literacy. The International Information & Library Review, 58(1), 160–168. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2026.2614244
Photo by Sheila Webber: from the Hungerford footbridge, August 2026

LIS Pedagogy chat: Gamification and/or Education?

On August 28 at 14.00 US Eastern (19.00 BST) there is a free online session from LIS [Library and Information Science] Pedagogy Chat, with the topic: Gamification and/or Education? "In this journal club-style session, we will discuss Molly Worthen’s “You Can’t Game Your Way to a Real Education” (New York Times, April 19, 2026), which critiques ideas of fun and gamification in education. We encourage participants to read the article prior to the discussion, however we will provide a brief summary at the start of the session for anyone who was not able to read the article in advance" There is a link on the page that should be a gift link to the article (though those don't always work for me).
To register for the event go to the schedule page https://www.lispedagogychat.org/schedule-registration
Photo by Sheila Webber: summer sky, August 2026

AI for Teaching Guide

Librarians at Kutztown University, USA, have created a LibGuide, AI for Teaching.
It has information about using AI in assignments, AI literacy sessions offered, sources to keep up to date with AI etc. 
Go to  https://library.kutztown.edu/AITeaching

Photo by C Webber: flower on the windowsill, August 2026

Recent articles: Media Literacy; Content Literacy; AI; teaching and assessment

The latest issue of open-access Journal of Media Literacy Education (Volume 18, Issue 2, 2026) includes the following:
- The role of media literacy in shaping campus student leaders’ perceptions of media activism, online risks, and social support by Srividya Ramasubramanian, Minnie S. McMillian, Shumaila J. Bhatti, Shannon Burth, Julius Matthew Riles, Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz, and Melody Wilson
- Content literacy in the digital age: Integrating the development of digital language skills into civic education by Cedric Lawida and Ina-Maria Maahs
- Fact-checking in the university: The experience of the ‘Verificatón Electoral’ as a model of teaching innovation by Irene Larraz et al.
- Demographic context of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) skills among senior high school students in Ghana by Patience Emefa Dzandza Ocloo, Aurelia Ayisi, Abena Animwaa Yeboah-Banin, and Annie Oye
-Integrating AI into media analysis projects: Students’ insights on using ChatGPT by Serpil Yalcinalp and Hacer Turkoglu
- How to incorporate media literacy into general education curricula by Dennis O. Frohlich and David Magolis
- Mapping media literacy assessment: A systematic review to connect the dots by Lara Azar, Casey Frechette, Hafsa Zia, and Joy Amulya
- Fostering responsible AI use in communication: An integrated approach to digital literacy education by Omer Keynan, Liron Mishkin Drezner, and Yuval Gozansky
Go to https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/jmle/vol18/iss2/
Photo by Sheila Webber: a nice flat white, August 2026

SCONUL AI and Information Literacy CIG meeting

There is an online meeting of the SCONUL AI and Information Literacy Community of Interest Group meeting on 3 September 2026, 11.00-12.30 BST. This is free, open (I think) to those who are in libraries which belong to SCONUL (i.e. college, national and university libraries in the UK). It "will focus on AI, Academic Integrity, and the Library's role and responsibility. We look forward to hearing from colleagues around the sector on perspectives in developing practice and on the approach to developing teaching and guidance to help steer students and colleagues in making ethical use of AI in research habits and helping to address acknowledgment and citation concerns." Email sconul@sconul.ac.uk for registration details.
Photo by Sheila Webber: poppies, July 2026

Information Literacy in Ghana, Bulgaria, Germany and Dubai

One paper from the WLIC conference that tool place in Busan, South Korea, last week and two papers from the IFLA Information Literacy Section satellite meeting to the WLIC conference (they are all short full-text papers): 
- A Case Study of Public Libraries in Ghana: Equipping Students with Critical Information Literacy Skills in the Age of AI and Misinformation by Ugne Lipeikaite and Ramune Petuchovaite https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/7250 
- AI, Misinformation, and Trust in Higher Education: Information Literacy Approaches of University Librarians in Germany and Bulgaria by Munazza Jabeen, Claudia Lux and Marina Encheva. https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/7249 
- Using 360° Tours and AI-Generated Media to Support Inclusive Discovery and Information Literacy by Sayed Mahmoud
Photo by Sheila Webber: no rain on Blackheath for many weeks, August 2026

New articles: Information Behaviour - health; older people; cavers; emotions; communication; Science reporting

The last couple of issues of Journal of Documentation include the following (subscription publication):
- Delellis, N.S. & Rubin, V.L. (2026). The potential impact of concussions on information behaviour. Journal of Documentation,82(4), 1021–1041. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-10-2025-0304 (From the abstract) "This literature review highlights a gap in evaluating how concussion symptoms could disrupt IB and theorizes how persistent concussion symptoms (PCS) such as physical impairments (visual and auditory) and cognitive impairments (deficits in memory, attention and processing speed) could impact IB. Potential IB disruptions are theorized using Kuhlthau’s (1991) Information Search Process Model. Library supports for conditions with similar physical and cognitive impairments are reviewed to theorize possible approaches that could be of benefit for individuals with PCS." 
- Wang, F. & Yue, Z. (2026). Understanding the information practice of elderly people in social welfare access: a perspective of policy information reach. Journal of Documentation, 82(4), 1064–1095. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-10-2025-0298 
- Buchanan, S. (2026). The role of health information behaviour research for informing health communication: exploring and mapping connections and impact pathways. Journal of Documentation, 82(3), 640–656. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-08-2025-0237 
- Anqi, W., Arina Anis, A., Emma, M., Chenglin, Z., Yilian, M., Yihan, Q., & Yunyao, L. (2026). Emotions affecting motivation and information behavior in problem solving: a systematic literature review. Journal of Documentation, 82(3), 497–507. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-05-2025-0146 
- Beaton, T.L.S. & Allison-Cassin, S. (2026). Following the guideline: an investigation into the information-seeking behaviors of “serious leisure” technical cave divers. Journal of Documentation, 82(3), 567–587. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-08-2025-0231 
- Iwaniec-Thompson, M., Sormanen, N., Thelwall, M. & Holmberg, K. (2026). "We do the best we can with the information we have” Science reporting referencing retracted papers in the UK and Finland. Journal of Documentation, 82(3), 624–639. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-01-2026-0009
Photo by Sheila Webber: at the BBC Proms, August 2026

GAIN: Generative AI literacy and kNowledge Framework Project Report

A report from some of my colleagues here at Sheffield University School of Information, Journalism and Communication, together with authors from the University of Cape Town: 
Cannizzaro, S., Abbott, P., Brooks, L., Mfengu, A., Raju, R. & Wagg, S. (2026). GAIN: Generative AI literacy and kNowledge Framework Project Report. https://doi.org/10.15131/shef.data.32336400
"In this report we present the results of a review-based study of AI literacy guidelines from a select number of British and South African Universities. The objective of this project was to conduct an initial exploration of AI literacy guidelines from an equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) perspective across a wide spectrum of institutions in the two aforementioned contexts (UK and South Africa), establishing a foundation for a more systematic and inclusive integration of these principles within broader HEI GenAI policy guidelines. In the report, we provide some observations about distribution patterns of the guidelines across the UK and South Africa, and an outline of the extent to which GenAI literacy training frameworks appear to have incorporated principles around EDI"
Photo by Sheila Webber: fallen cherry blossoms, April 2026

Critical AI

I haven't explored it fully, but there is interesting material on Olivia Guest's Critical AI site: papers, blog posts and videos, and some nice summaries of a few key projects at the foot of the page. Guest co-authored the paper that I blogged a few weeks ago. 
The site includes a link to the Critical AI Literacy (CAIL) project site.  The outputs of that project all look interesting, but my eye was caught by one of the shorter ones entitled To Improve Literacy, Improve Equality in Education, Not Large Language Models. 
Go to https://olivia.science/ai/
Photo by Sheila Webber: the sky this morning

Recordings and presentations from #LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) conference

The slides and recordings are available for the excellent LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) conference that took place online in July 2026. The recording links (one recording for each day) are at the top of each day's page, and the slides are linked session by session. There were lots of interesting talks, with both practical examples and ideas to refelect on afterwards (also lively dialogue in chat), and it was one of those conferences that you are sorry has to end. The theme was Artificial Intelligence Meets Information Literacy: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future.
I did a talk at the start of day 2 I think you're talking about information literacy, which had four elements: Why am I not more excited about AI?; The overlap of Information Literacy and Generative AI; My approach to teaching and learning; Generative AI in Information Literacy education - example. I refer back to some of the talks that had been given on day 1 of the conference.
Go to https://lili.libguides.com/lili2026conference/Schedule for the links (the first day is displayed, click on the tab at the top for the 2nd day)