The Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue University, USA, has a virtual symposium, Information & Democracy: Education, Access, Libraries, and Society (ID:EALS) on 16 April 2024 at 9:00-16:00 USA EST (which is 14:00-21:00 UK time). The theme for this year’s symposium is Information & Identity.
"This event will showcase various scholarly approaches exploring how information is used to disempower and empower diverse communities. ID:EALS will feature researchers whose work investigates the role of information literacy in relation to different sociocultural identities, such as race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation".
Speakers include: Dr. Megan Threats on InFormation for Health Justice: Utilizing Intersectionality Theory in (Health) Information Practices Research and Dr. Ellie Sayyad Abdi on Enhancing Refugees' Information Experiences.
More information & registration: https://www.lib.purdue.edu/IILP/Annual-Symposium
Photo by Sheila Webber: snowdrops, February 2024
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