Thursday, February 08, 2024

Call for proposals: 22nd Annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit

Information Literacy Summit logotype

The rere is a call for proposals for the 22nd Annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit to be held on 19 April 2024 at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. USA. It is organised by the College of DuPage Library and the DePaul University Library. Deadline for proposals is 15 February 2024. (It says Feb 1st on the intial link on website but it has been extended)
Keynote speaker is Dr Troy Swanson (Library Department Chair at Moraine Valley Community College, USA). "We are seeking presenters to lead engaging and interactive discussions about media and information literacy, library instruction, and interdisciplinary collaboration. We are especially interested in breakout sessions and panels related to this year's theme: Tuning In: Navigating Capacity, Collaboration, & Cognition in Information Literacy. At this year's Summit, we're interested in exploring our "bandwidth" for information literacy and considering the topic from a wide range of perspectives."
They mention: Individuals' cognitive and emotional bandwidth for processing the vast amounts of information we encounter as students, researchers, and as citizens; Individual and organizational bandwidth in the workplace; Critical perspectives on tools and partnerships that seek to enhance our bandwidth.
More information at https://www.infolitsummit.org

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