ACRL Instruction Section newsletter

The ACRL Instruction Section newsletter vol 39 no.1 is published. It includes descriptions of five resources on "Inclusive Pedagogy for Remote Learning"; short articles about Implementing Minute Papers in the Library Instruction Classroom and #ForYou: Algorithms & the Attention Economy; a summary of the "best practices" interview with Dawn Knight (Dean of Libraries) and Malette Payne (Emerging Technologies Librarian) from Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, USA ; and a short profile in memory of Miriam Dudley. The newsletter is at https://acrl.ala.org/IS/wp-content/uploads/is_spring2022.pdf. The newsletter home page is here.

Thanks also to Esther Grassian for highlighting the still-interesting material by Miriam Dudley:
Dudley, Miriam. (1970). Chicago Library Program.  UCLA Library Occasional Papers: Chicano Library Program. UCLA: Library. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8b71f1ct
Dudley, Miriam. (1981). Library Instruction Workbook: A Self-Directed Course in the Use of UCLA's College Library. UCLA: Library. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2f5081hp
Photo by Sheila Webber: cakes at the Ritz, 2022

LILi 2022 Virtual Conference

Registration is open for the free online conference: LILi 2022 with the theme: Teaching and Learning: Introducing New Topics, Pivoting Online, and Starting from Scratch taking place on 8 July 2022, 10 AM 3 PM US Pacific time (which is, e.g. 6pm-11pm UK time). There is optiona; pre-conference chat & Tai Chi exercises half an hour before the conference starts. |You need to register by 1st July 2022 at https://tinyurl.com/2we2ux5x. The schedule is at https://lili.libguides.com/lili2022/schedule. Please be aware that the order of sessions may change.

New article: How Disinformation Reshaped the Relationship between Journalism and Media and Information Literacy

An interesting new article from Professor Divina Frau-Meigs
Frau-Meigs, D. (2022). How Disinformation Reshaped the Relationship between Journalism and Media and Information Literacy (MIL): Old and New Perspectives Revisited. Digital Journalism https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2022.2081863
"The fight against rampant disinformation has triggered two major answers: fact-checking and news literacy. These affect the established fields of journalism and of Media and Information Literacy (MIL). They create opportunities for new entrants from the margins to enter professional fields in need of revamping. Using information and communication sciences research on policy and organizations and on the interplay between agency, platforms and networks, this analysis focuses on three main criteria for evaluating the field-configuring role of disinformation: policy rules and professional canons (to regain some lost political and economic ground), key events and projects (to provide sense-making strategies), and interactions with audiences and communities (to restore trust and reputation). Focusing on the European Union as main terrain of analysis due to its pioneering initiatives, this analysis first considers the mutual benefits afforded by the fight against disinformation. Then considers three main challenges: MIL risks being reduced to news literacy, digital journalism risks being reduced to fact-checking, and the disinformation discourse risks downscaling the emphasis on information. It concludes with the implications for the future for all actors to effect real field change in MIL and journalism."
Photo by Sheila Webber, huge rambling rose, May 2022

In-person workshop & virtual : Global and Comparative Research Design in Library and Information Sciences

There is an IFLA satellite meeting 30 - 31 July 2022 at DCU, Dublin, Ireland, Global and Comparative Research Design in Library and Information Sciences. The inperson workshop costs €37.92, the virtual portion is free. It is organized by IFLA Library Theory and Research (LTR) & Social Science Libraries Sections (SSL) in cooperation with IFLA Journal. Registration is required.
"This workshop introduces participants to methods and tools to equip them to design, conduct, and critique qualitative and mixed methods research in international and comparative settings. Participants will explore the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of data collection methods and evaluate strategies for research design. ... Participants should come to the workshop with a specific project or set of research questions in mind. Participants will have opportunities to apply topics of discussion to their own idea during the workshop and work directly with the expert panelists and discussion leaders.
More information is on the IFLA site: https://www.ifla.org/events/satellite-meeting-global-and-comparative-research-design-in-library-and-information-sciences/

New articles: Trends; Learning Communities; ACRL Framework for social work; Mid career librarians

Open access journal College & Research Libraries News has a new issue (Vol 83, No 6, 2022). It includes:
- Top trends in academic libraries: A review of the trends and issues 2021–22 by the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee (one trend is "Critical Librarianship" including Critical Information Literacy)
- Powerful pedagogy: Facilitating a faculty learning community in special collections by Judy L. Silva "Facilitating a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) in Special Collections is an excellent way to introduce faculty to unique primary resources and teaching materials. As a faculty librarian, I facilitated an FLC in which classroom faculty participants explored the university library’s Special Collections to identify resources for enriched pedagogy and original student research. This article outlines the setting, objectives, planning, activities, outcomes, and a discussion about this Special Collections FLC"
- Staying engaged: A conversation with mid-career librarians by Alyssa Martin, Amy Smith, Debbie West
- Perspectives on the Framework One step at a time: Integrating the Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Social Work into an existing instruction program by Esther Roth-Katz
Go to https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/issue/view/1619/showToc
Photo by Sheila Webber: roses, May 2022

Webinars: Creating Informed Learners in the Classroom

There is a 3 day online symposium organised Purdue University, USA, 12-14 July 2022, Creating Informed Learners in the Classroom (CILC) Symposium.
The symposium is in the afternoon US Eastern time (so they will be e.g. in the evening UK time). For example the schedule on the first day is: Opening Conference Reception (2:45pm-3:00pm EST); Welcome Address (3:00pm-3:20pm EST); Showcase 1 (3:20pm-4:20pm EST) Featuring instructor Danni Gilbert and librarian Anita Breckbill (University of Nebraska-Lincoln); and librarian Annette Bochenek (Purdue University) will describe her project (conducted with instructor Meara Habashi); Keynote Speaker: Christine Bruce (4:30pm-5:45pm EST) Information Literacy Ethics: Towards a Framework to Guide Professional Practices.
"The symposium highlights recent work on the integration of information literacy into courses using the informed learning model. The founder of informed learning, Christine Bruce, will give a keynote address. Information literacy researchers, Drew Whitworth and Lorna Dawes, will give invited talks describing how they have used informed learning in their research and teaching. This event will also showcase the collaborative work of librarians and instructors who codesigned student projects that embed information literacy into disciplinary courses at three research universities in the United States (University of Arizona, University of Nebraska, and Purdue University)."
More details at http://sites.lib.purdue.edu/cilc/cilc-symposium.html

 

Recording: Using chatbots to access trusted information on COVID-19

An interesting May 2022 recording from the WHO EPI-WIN (information network for infodemics) initiative is Using chatbots to access trusted information on COVID-19 in local languages at https://youtu.be/iU9PFlCbUCA It includes a presentation about the Nigerian chatbot Shehu (see here for information https://translatorswithoutborders.org/chatbot-release-northeast-nigeria/) and Healthbuddy https://healthbuddy.plus/index (n.b., I sampled this recording, I didn't watch it all)

Online conference: 15th-17th June: Untold Stories in Information Science #IST22

On Wednesday 15th - Friday 17th June 2022, at 14.00-17.00 (BST/ Dublin time - see https://tinyurl.com/bdetwf8x for 14.00 BST in your time zone) there is a festival of information science, organised by ASIS&T (Association for Information Science and Technology) European Chapter: Untold Stories in Information Science. Speakers from four continents will unfold a wealth of stories, exploring our complex relationship with information. This conference is free to ASIS&T members (but registration is required). Student non-members pay US $10; Other non-members: US $25. As the current Chair of ASIS&T European Chapter, I'm one of the conference chairs.
Registration here: https://tinyurl.com/IST22reg 

Keynotes are:
- Professor Tom Boellstorff (Department of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine, USA) Intellivision: An Untold Story of Home Videogames, 1979–1983;
- Martin White (Managing Director, Intranet Focus, & Visiting Professor, Information School, University of Sheffield, UK) The untold story of G. Malcolm Dyson (1902-1978): chemist and information scientist.
- Dr Crystal Fulton (School of Information & Communication Studies, University College Dublin, Ireland) Discovering the Untold, Hidden, and Invisible: The Social Impact of Gambling Harm

Other speakers on Day 1 Wednesday 15 June
- The Use of Notebooks by Bangladeshi Village Women to Backup Digital Data - Viviane Frings-Hessami (Monash University, Australia)
- Crossing the border between human and non-human in information science - Niloofar Solhjoo (School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
- Human information behaviour in contemporary spirituality - Pranay Nangia, and Prof. Ian Ruthven (University of Strathclyde, Scotland)
- The role of information in the formation of gender identity for non-binary and genderqueer people - David Carrie (University College Dublin, Ireland).
- Information Behavior of professional women artists, women teaching artists and women art students in Higher Education Visual Arts Programs - Susan Dawson (Info Science & Learning Technologies (SISLT), University of Missouri, USA)
- Information literacy conceptions among medical undergraduate students: A case study of the Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University - Fahad Alenezi (Information School, University of Sheffield, UK) 

Other speakers on Day 2 Thursday 16th June
- Bletchley Park: an untold story in Information Science - Prof. Paul Clough (Information School, University of Sheffield, UK), Prof David Ellis (Aberystwyth University, Wales), Dr David Kenyon (Bletchley Park, UK), Dr Ana Cristina Vasconcelos (Information School, University of Sheffield, UK) and Dr Simon Wakeling (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
- Deconstructing Disinformation through Western and Indian epistemological lenses and constructs - Dr Shalini Urs (International School of Information Management, University of Mysore)
- Addressing Absence: Digital Inclusion and Google Maps’ Plus Codes Project - Dr Rebecca Noone (Department of Information Studies, UCL, UK)
- Untold Stories of Visually Impaired Students: Information Access, Practices & Challenges - Dr Syeda Hina Batool (Assistant Professor, Institute of Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan); Munazzah Mahmood (Librarian, Kinnaird College for Women University, Pakistan); Tabassum ASLAM, PhD Scholar (Institute of Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan)
- Facilitating inclusive spaces for sharing untold stories from diverse perspectives - Jo Mckenna-Aspell, Dr Yuhua Wang, Dr Sophie Rutter and Dr Efpraxia D. Zamani (Information School, University of Sheffield, UK)
- An open research data evaluation model for translational research projects - Dr Nestor A Nova; Daniel Robles (Pontifical Xaverian University, Colombia) 

Other speakers on Day 3 Friday 17th June
- Information sharing in serious leisure as a source of Ibasho and Tanoshimi: A narrative from bonsai growers in Australia - Dr Yazdan Mansourian (Charles Sturt University, Australia)
- The Hygiene Challenges of Workers on the Move - Dr Andrew Madden, Dr Sophie Rutter and Lauren White (Information School, University of Sheffield, UK).
- Are Public Libraries Promoting Social Justice? A Case of Quaid-e-Azam Library of Pakistan -Dr Syeda Hina Batool (Assistant Professor, Institute of Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan); Farwa Taqi (Librarian, Quaid-e-Azam Library, Pakistan); Tabassum Aslam (PhD Scholar, Institute of Information Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan)
- Stories Not Statistics: An Autoethnographical & Narrative Exploration of the Value of Public Libraries - Sam Dodd (City, University of London, UK)
- Untold stories of successful aging: The roles of information and knowledge - Prof. William Jones (Information School, University of Washington, USA)
The flyer is here https://tinyurl.com/IST22flyer

New articles: First years; OERs; Decolonising; CCOW; Flipped; Informed research; COVID-19 & information literacy

There is a new issue (volume 16 no. 1) of the open-access Journal of Information Literacy. The articles are as follows (here are also book reviews and reports on the LILAC conference).
- A difference that matters: Disability activism, scholarship and community: Alison Hicks (editorial)
- Unsettling information literacy: Exploring critical approaches with academic researchers for decolonising the university: Frances Marsh
- Integrating information practices into everyday teaching: Jonathan William Phillips, Andrew Whitworth
- Reading between the lines: An examination of first-year university students’ perceptions of and confidence with information literacy: Beverly J Dann, Anne Drabble, Janet Martin
- Instructional elements in an online information literacy Open Educational Resource (OER) and their influence on learner achievement, satisfaction, and self-efficacy: Max Sommer, John Hampton, Angela M. Kohnen, Albert D. Ritzhaupt
- Faces of informed research: Enabling research collaboration: Clarence Maybee, Susan Gasson, Christine Susan Bruce, Mary Somerville
- An investigation into information literacy education in library schools in Nigeria: Monica Eberechukwu Eze, Doris Emetarom Aduba
- Have a CCOW: A CRAAP alternative for the internet age: Anthony Bernard Tardiff
- Intentional librarian-student interactions during COVID-19: Heather A. Dalal, Leslin H. Charles, Megan Dempsey, Cara Berg, Rebecca D. Bushby, Joan Dalrymple
- Using coaching techniques to teach information literacy to first year English undergraduates Sarah Wolfenden
- Improving information literacy and academic skills tuition through flipped online delivery: Laurence Morris, Lindsey McDermott
- Technical practices used by information literacy and media information literacy services to enable academic libraries to handle the COVID-19 pandemic: Eugenia de los Angeles Ortega-Martínez, César Saavedra-Alamillas
- The development and use of online information literacy activities to engage first year health students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Gillian Siddall
Go to https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/JIL/issue/view/235

Photo by Sheila Webber: poppy, bee, May 2022

Event: Anti-Racist Pedagogy and Decolonising: an Information Literacy perspective

There is an in-person one-day event organised by The UK's Information Literacy Group on 23 June 2022, at the University of Warwick Library, Coventry, UK: Anti-Racist Pedagogy and Decolonising: an Information Literacy perspective. The cost is ILG member £85, non-member £100. There is a link to abstracts and a draft programme on the registration page. Speakers are:
- Dr Anil Awestie (Assistant Professor, Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Warwick): Anti- racist teaching at Warwick
- Kat Halliday (Academic Support Librarian for Business, University of Warwick Library): Decolonising at Warwick Library
- Anne-Lise Harding (Senior Liaison Librarian, House of Commons): Introducing EDI-focused information literacy at the House of Commons
- Hélène Fernandes (Teaching and Learning Support Librarian for Modern & Medieval Languages & Linguistics, University of Cambridge): Decolonising through Critical Librarianship: raising awareness of race within Cambridge libraries.
Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anti-racist-pedagogy-and-decolonising-an-information-literacy-perspective-tickets-324737808527

Recent open access book: Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy

Haider, J. and Sundin, O. (2022). Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy: The Crisis of Information. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003163237 Download it via: https://www.routledge.com/Paradoxes-of-Media-and-Information-Literacy-The-Crisis-of-Information/Haider-Sundin/p/book/9780367756192#sup

Photo by Sheila Webber: balloon and borage, May 2022

Webinar: Teaching with Metaliteracy: Developing Learners as Producers

There is a webinar on 14 July 2022, 13.30 US Central time (which is, e.g. 19.30 UK time), lasting 90 minutes: Teaching with Metaliteracy: Developing Learners as Producers, presented by Thomas Mackey and Trudi Jacobson. The cost is ALA Members US $71.10; Non Members $79.00.
"In their landmark book Metaliteracy (ALA Editions, 2014), Thomas Mackey and Trudi Jacobson created a framework for expanding the scope of traditional information skills to include the collaborative production and sharing of information in participatory digital environments prevalent in today's world. In this webinar, they will introduce participants to the theory and practice of metaliteracy based on the most current definition of the model in their newest work, Metaliteracy in a Connected World: Developing Learners as Producers (ALA/Neal-Schuman, 2022). Participants in this event will go through the core components of this holistic framework, including learning domains, learner roles, characteristics, and the reinforcing goals and learning objectives. The instructors will explain the relationship between metaliteracy and the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Participants will explore options for learning design that will meet the needs of their students and start a plan for incorporating metaliteracy in their formal or informal teaching.
More info at https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=375
Photo by Sheila Webber: peonies in the powder room, May 2022

Using Queen Victoria's journals for information literacy

I thought I should have at leaast one royalty-related post to mark the fact that this weekend marks the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Therefore I present:

Mattison, L. & Tait-Ripperdan, R. (2022). Digital Archives and the Literature Classroom: Advancing Information Literacy through Queen Victoria's Journals. Pedagogy, 22 (2): 295–307. https://doi.org/10.1215/15314200-9576485 or https://read.dukeupress.edu/pedagogy/article/22/2/295/298486
"This article describes the implementation of and assessment findings for a digital archival assignment in the 3000‐level Victorian Literature and Culture course at Florida Gulf Coast University. The assignment utilized ProQuest's database, Queen Victoria's Journals, which comprises the extant journals of Queen Victoria, and demonstrated the value of primary historical research and digital archives in enhancing student content knowledge, information literacy, and critical thinking."

Presentations from #LOEX22

The USA's information literacy conference, LOEX 2022 was held in Ypsilanti, USA, in May 2022, with the theme We Can Do It: Retooling Library Instruction for Today's Learning Environments. There are materials for numerous presentations or workshops available. For example:
- Choose your own Research Adventure: Using Design Thinking to build an online tutorial focusing on Research as Inquiry from Stacy Brinkman and Samantha Hilton (University of California, Irvine) has an informative presentation about developing a tutorial and a link to the tutorial they created on Google sites
- When All You Have is a Hammer, Everything Looks like a LibGuide: Strengths, Limitations and Opportunities of the Teaching Tool Urszula Lechtenberg (University of Pittsburgh) and Helene Gold (New College of Florida) has a presentation
- Knocking Down Deficit Teaching: Practical Methods and Tools to Build on Student Knowledge in Library Instruction Dory Shaffer and Jennifer Sams (Michigan Tech University) - presentation.
- Developing Two Undergraduate Courses in Critical Information and Data Literacy to Advance New College Learning Outcomes Amelia Kallaher (Cornell University) - Presentation. 

Go to http://loexconference.org/breakout-session-materials/ for the complete list - thanks to Esther Grassian for alerting me to this.

Webinar: Engaging Library Professionals in Research and Practice about Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice in Librarianship

A webinar organised by The Information Literacy Section (ILS) of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) on 15 June 2022, as a contribution to the IFLA WLIC 2022 Conference is: Engaging Library Professionals in Research and Practice about Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice in Librarianship. It is at 13.00-14.30 US Eastern time (which is, for example, 18.00-19.30 UK time.
Registration is free, but required, at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register
"Social justice design has much to offer to librarians, and critical pedagogy is a way to implement it, because critical pedagogy incorporates inclusive and reflective teaching for aims of social justice. It provides mechanisms for students to evaluate their social, political, and economic standing, and to question societal norms and how these norms perpetuate societal injustices. Speakers are:
- Scholarly and Research Capabilities: A Social Justice Driven Programme, by Reggie Raju, Deputy Director, Research and Learning Services, Jamiee Reid, Librarian, Undergraduate Support, and Jill Claassen, Manager, Scholarly Communication and Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Conversations That Matter: Engaging Library Employees in DEI and Cultural Humility Reflection, by Angel Truesdale, Assistant Professor, Social Sciences and Business Librarian, Abby Moore, Education Librarian, Chrisin Lampkowski, Emerging Technologies Librarian, and Kim Looby, Instruction & Information Literacy Librarian, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina,
- Critical Library Instruction Today: An Introduction and Call to Action, by Eamon Tewell, Head of Research Support and Outreach for Columbia University's Science, Engineering, & Social Science Libraries, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA
- Social Justice Design and Open Pedagogy, by Stephanie Robertson, Outreach Librarian, Joseph F. Smith Library, Assistant Professor, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Laie, Hawaii, USA
Photo by Sheila Webber: rose, Botanics, May 2022

Recent articles: Information behaviour of - lawyers, young children, immigrants; students' personal information management; business students' information literacy

Selected articles from the last 2 issues of the priced publication Journal of Librarianship and Information Science:
- Ali, I., & Warraich, N. F. (2022). Personal information management through ubiquitous devices: Students’ mobile self-efficacy and PIM practices. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 54(2), 174–187. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000621992821 "The findings revealed that undergraduate students search, browse, and scan information through mobile phones. They used keywords, searched from recently opened file, and from send item to find/re-find information. They save their personal information in folders, use mobile applications, and take screen shot of information to keep it for future use. Current study reported “Sharing as keeping ‘as a new phenomenon in mobile based personal information keeping (ubiquitous environment)."
- Naveed, M. A., & Mahmood, M. (2022). Correlatives of business students’ perceived information literacy self-efficacy in the digital information environment. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 54(2), 294–305. https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006211014277 (a study of business students in Lahore, Pakistan) "The results revealed that the business students had high self-efficacy for basic information literacy skills and low self-efficacy for advanced-level information literacy skills. Age, study program, study stage, proficiency for computer, and English language appeared to be the correlatives of students’ information literacy self-efficacy. "
- Solomon, Y., & Bronstein, J. (2022). The information-gathering practice of liberal professionals in a workplace setting: More than just seeking information. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 54(1), 54–68. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000621992810 "The content analysis revealed four distinctive forms in which lawyers in Israel gather information within the contemporary legal practice: (a) self-executed information-seeking, (b) mediated acquisition of information, (c) information discovery and (d) combined information-gathering – which in all compile 10 different habitual strategies of gathering information in their professional work."
- Shuva, N. Z. (2022). “I actually got my first job through my ex-colleague”: Employment-related information seeking behavior of Bangladeshi immigrants in Canada. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 54(1), 34–53. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000621992806
- Barriage, S. (2022). Young children’s information-seeking practices in center-based childcare. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 54(1), 144–158. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000620962164 (a study in the USA) "The findings indicate that the children did not perceive the concept of information in a manner consistent with adult understandings of the term, and that they engaged in information-seeking related to finding out new things on their own, through interactions with others, and through classroom resources, activities, and routines."

Photo by Sheila Webber: white climbing rose, May 2022

Zines Libguide

An interesting Libguide on zines created for an "information sources" module at Simmons University - this is the page which has links to resources about "zines in the classroom" (including their use in information literacy)  https://simmonslis.libguides.com/c.php?g=978018&p=7108603

Photo: a zine I made in 2019 (from an Archers fanfiction story I wrote)

Libraries as Workplaces #CALC

CALC2022 (Critical Approaches to Libraries Conference) is not proceeding as a conference, but they having CPD events over the summer. The first is on 28 June 13.00 - 16.00 UK time, free, on Zoom. It focuses on "libraries as workplaces and explore different approaches library workers take to challenge, reform or resist hegemonic power within library workplaces. This will include a multi-sector panel on trade union activism in libraries and a session on challenging poor recruitment practices."
It is already "selling" well, so act quickly if you want to attend.  Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/calc-summer-series-libraries-as-workplaces-online-tickets-348857440997
Photo by Sheila Webber, my colleagues on the picket line, March 2022

Online course: Creative Teaching for Libraries

Andrew Walsh has announced a new online course Creative Teaching for Libraries with content released over 4 weeks, dated from the time you first register, with optional synchronous chats. Participants should expect to spend between 5 and 10 hours taking part, spread over 4-6 weeks. There is a limited window to sign up, so act now if you are interested! It costs £50. "This course will introduce several “creative” methods for library teaching, including using Lego, collage, use of narrative, postcards, and more. Ideas are most suitable for "in person" teaching, but adaptions for online are also suggested for several of them." "A range of materials would benefit participants to try the activities, most of which should be easy to access (paper, pens, etc.), but a small amount of Lego would be useful, as would some “Story Cubes” or similar (dice with images on them!)."
Registration at https://library-instruction.mn.co/landing/plans/212665
Photo by Sheila Webber, taken in Second Life, May 2022

Information Literacy award winners

Apologies for not reporting this last month! Library and Knowledge Services at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust won the LILAC Conference Information Literacy award for raising the profile of health literacy in Berkshire adolescents.
"Library and Knowledge Services at Royal Berkshire and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts collaborated on a pilot project to promote health literacy to those aged 16+ in local schools. The project was funded through a competitive bid to Health Education England (HEE). Health literacy levels have a huge impact on how individuals manage their health. In England 43% of the population are health illiterate and adding in numeracy this increases to 61%.
"Victoria Harrison, Deputy Library & Knowledge Services Manager, said “We really appreciate the recognition of our project - it’s been fantastic to see the impact that our work has had, and the team has gained such an understanding of how we should be targeting health information. We’ve already started presenting our learnings to other libraries, and we have more plans for how to develop the project in the future.”
"Overall, the project has raised awareness of health information in the young people and their tutors alongside raising the profile of health literacy in both NHS Trusts. Training is being delivered to clinicians and students utilising the findings, with the project presented to senior management, providing a platform to build on in the future. It has encouraged other clinicians to develop similar projects including how to reframe pain ensuring we use the right language to suit the demographic. Training is being arranged for new T-level cadets on placement in the Trusts and to Young Health Champions in collaboration with local authority public health teams."
Source: https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/news/posts/library-and-knowledge-services-at-royal-berkshire-nhs-foundation-trust-wins-information-literacy-award/
Photo by Sheila Webber: rhododendron, May 2022

Call for papers: iConference 2023

The next iSchools conference - iConference - will be held in two parts: 13-17 March 2023 online, and 27-29 March 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. It is organised by the iSchools at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Monash University, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The theme is: Normality, Virtuality and Physicality.
"Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. (The more things change, the more they remain the same). This 19th century French epigram is widely used as shorthand to refer to the complexity and inherent contradictions of change. Superficially, things may look different, but are they really? What has changed, what has remained? The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to change the ways we work, communicate with others, and interact with information. The 2023 iConference will be an opportunity to reflect on the “new normal”: the new systems that were set up to communicate virtually during the pandemic and their lasting impact, the practices that have remained/will remain virtual after the end of lockdowns and travel restrictions, and the cases where face-to-face exchanges and access to physical documents remain important."
Submission deadline for research papers and posters is 1 September 2022. Submission deadline for workshops, panels, student symposia, early career colloquium, doctoral colloquium is 1 October 2022. Website at https://ischools.org/iConference
Photo by Sheila Webber: poppy, May 2022

Free online conference: Teaching for Change: Reframing Information Literacy through Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism

Registration is open for the 11th Annual Connecticut Information Literacy Conference, an online conference, on 10 June 2022: Teaching for Change: Reframing Information Literacy through Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism The timing is 08.30-13.30 US Eastern time (e.g. this is 13.30-18.30 UK time). The conference is free.
The programme is here: https://libguides.southernct.edu/cilc/2022/programinfo
The home page with link to registration is here: https://libguides.southernct.edu/cilc/2022
Photo by Sheila Webber: rhododendron, May 2022

Online short course: Critical Concepts in LIS: Research, Teaching, and Practice

Forthcoming Library Juice Academy short courses include Critical Concepts in LIS: Research, Teaching, and Practice; US $300.00; Dates: June 6 - July 17. Tutor: Jamillah R. Gabriel. Full information at https://libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/265-critical-concepts-in-lis-research-teaching-and-practice/

#CoronaVirusFacts

There are 2 projects - one completed, one ongoing, using the name #CoronaVirusFacts 

Firstly, and ongoing, there is a database of stories about COVID19 that have been detected as misleading by the CoronaVirusFacts/DatosCoronaVirus Alliance which includes factchecking agencies "in more than 70 countries and [the database] includes articles published in at least 40 languages." https://www.poynter.org/ifcn-covid-19-misinformation/ You can also search the database in Spanish or Portuguese.
For example this post from a Brazilian factchecker identifies a false rumour about Queen Elizabeth II taking a particular drug (it turns out that an Australian TV channel showed packaging of the drug when talking about her her getting COVID, just to illustrate "COVID treatment" with a picture, and this sparked the rumour). 

Secondly there was an UNESCO-sponsored international project #CoronaVirusFacts that ran April 2020 - 14 October 2021. The outcomes were: Portal check - A resource for educating people to avoid disinformation, aimed at people in Latin America and the Caribbean; a webinar in multiple languages aimed at journalists; A Massive Open Online course (MOOC), Disinformation & Fact-Checking in Times of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, in Spanish, Portuguese and Guaraní; events; lists of relevant resources. The homepage of #CoronaVirusFacts is here https://en.unesco.org/covid19/disinfodemic/coronavirusfacts
Photo: NIH (2020, February 18) Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Public domain image. https://flic.kr/p/2iCRVSJ

Recording & HIFA Strategy: Access to Health as a Human Right

The recording of a session on health information, presented at the at the World Library and Information Congress in August 2021, is available. Access to Health as a Human Right: A Global Call to Action and Practical Steps. It includes a contribution from Dr Neil Pakenham-Walsh. coordinator of HIFA (Health Information for All). The recording is at https://youtu.be/lIRsekLiyqg and the introduction here https://www.ifla.org/news/health-information-by-right-making-the-case-for-ensuring-access-to-reliable-information/ 

It is also worth mentioning the HIFA Strategy Accelerating progress towards universal access to reliable healthcare information https://www.hifa.org/news/press-release-healthcare-information-all-hifa-launches-new-strategy-accelerate-progress-towards

Photo by Sheila Webber: Apple blossom, May 2022

UKeIG events: Using social media & altmetrics; AI for infopros; Communicating research

The UKeiG group has a number of online half-day training courses, priced at £50 for UKeIG or CILIP members and £80 for non-members (plus VAT in the UK). They include:
- 21 June 2022 Communicating and tracking research using social media, blogging and altmetrics
- 22 June 2022: Artificial intelligence for information professionals
- 30 June 2022: Making your research stand out from the crowd using video, animation, infographics
Go to https://www.cilip.org.uk/events/event_list.asp?show=&group=201314
Photo by Sheila Webber: Spring colour, May 2022

Webinar: Chatbots, COVID-19 and clarity: How tech enabled access to trusted information in local languages

There is a WHO EPI-WIN Webinar 25th May at 13.00-14.00 CEST Chatbots, COVID-19 and clarity: How tech enabled access to trusted information in local languages "we will hear from Translators Without Borders and WHO/UNICEF about the development and country implementation of chatbots to provide trusted information on COVID-19 to users in their own language. In addition, WHO will launch its compilation of innovative concepts to communicate science during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers
- Aimee Ansari, Translators Without Borders
- Usman Ali Manguno, Translators Without Borders Nigeria
- Simon van Woerden, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
- Nabiha Faruqui, UNICEF Europe and Central Asia
- Kimberly Rambaud, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Registration is here: https://who-e.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OjePcV0cRxO-qVV-ST0k5g

Photo by Sheila Webber: Apple blossom in bud, April 2022

New book: Your Craft as a Teaching Librarian

ACRL has published Your Craft as a Teaching Librarian: Using Acting Skills to Create a Dynamic Presence by Jeff Sundquist, Julie Artman, and Douglas R. Dechow. It is available as a print or e-book.This is a revised and expanded edition of ACRL’s 2016 The Craft of Librarian Instruction. The three sections are:
- Prepare and Rehearse: Centering yourself, physical and vocal preparation, mindfulness, and avoiding stage fright
- Perform and Connect: Role playing, identity, action/reaction, and information literacy
- Reflect and Sharpen: Assessment and adaptation
"Chapters feature exercises to explore on your own or with a colleague, question and answer sections to help you identify potential challenges and solutions, and tips on deepening your teaching skills. A glossary of acting terms and a “learn more about it” bibliography provide additional context for the methods and techniques presented. Your Craft as a Teaching Librarian can help you personalize and characterize your teaching presence and help those with little to no teaching experience, instructors dealing with shyness or stage fright, and more experienced librarians in need of a refreshed perspective, adding an undeniable star quality to your instructional performance."
More information at https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/your-craft-teaching-librarian-using-acting-skills-create-dynamic-presence
Photo by Sheila Webber: Apple blossom, May 2022

Webinar: Pillars for the International Media and Information Literacy Institute: Futures of Literacy

The final of 3 panels on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) at the World Higher Education Conference (WHEC) is Pillars for the International Media and Information Literacy Institute: Futures of Literacy. It is online on 20 May, 12.00-14.00 CEST (so, 11.00-13.00 UK time).
"In response to the overarching need to raise awareness of media and information literacy, UNESCO and NORDICOM commissioned a feasibility study into the establishment of an International Media and Information Literacy Institute. The International Media and Information Literacy Institute is being established within the UNESCO-UNAOC Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue University Network framework. Universities from different world regions have agreed to deepen academic cooperation on media and information literacy.
The purpose of this event is, thus, to present the rationale behind the establishment of this Media and Information Literacy Institute, its functions, and objectives. Moreover, the event will discuss the role of the Media and Information Literacy Institute in increasing awareness and access to media and information literacy, evidence-based monitoring of media and information literacy development while fostering intercultural dialogue. Speakers from various partner universities will present their activities in media and information literacy and their contributions to the International Media and Information Literacy Institute."
It is moderated by Dr Samy Tayie (Professor, Cairo University, Egypt).
Opening speakers are: Dr Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO; Dr Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Honorable Minister of Information and Culture, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Nigeria; Dr José Manuel Tornero, President of Spanish Radio and Television Corporation, Spain
Speakers are:
- Dr Manuel Pinto, Professor, Minho University, Portugal
- Dr Sara Pereira, Professor, Minho University, Portugal
- Dr Suraj Olunifesi, Lecturer, University of Lagos, Nigeria
- Dr Carolyn Wilson, Executive Director, McLuhan Foundation, Canada
- Dr Sally Tayie, Coordinator, International Media and Information Literacy Institute, Egypt
- Dr Santiago Tejedor, Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
- Dr Felipe Chibas Ortiz, Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Dr Jun Sakamoto, Professor, Hosei University, Japan
Information at https://events.unesco.org/event?id=1605196806&lang=1033 and register here

Webinar: Communicating Media and Information Literacy Research to Wider Audiences: From Research to Policy and Impact

The second of 3 panels on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) at the World Higher Education Conference (WHEC) is Communicating Media and Information Literacy Research to Wider Audiences: From Research to Policy and Impact, on 19 May 2022 at 15.30-17.30 CEST (which is an hour earlier in the UK).
"The research on media and information literacy (MIL) forms an area of knowledge that touches upon the lives of children, parents, teachers, and media practitioners, among many others. Insights that are important for policy development are also generated within research communities. There is thus a major need to strengthen the reach of the MIL research. The research findings and insights must reach key stakeholders outside academia to exert a long-term social impact and contribute to the futures of higher education and further promote international cooperation to enhance synergies—concept and themes put under spotlight of the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022. Creating public engagement and conversations around important MIL recommendations is essential. The event will also include a presentation of the MILID Yearbook 2021."
Opening Session speakers are: Dr Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO; Prof. Raghavendra P. Tiwari, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Punjab, India; Dr Auksė Balčytienė, Professor and member and Co-founder, UNESCO Chair on Media and Information Literacy for Inclusive Knowledge Societies, Vytautas Magnus University Council, Lithuania
Speakers are:
Dr Maarit Jaakkola, Co-Director, Centre for Nordic Media Research (Nordicom), University of Gothenburg, Co-Lead, UNESCO Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue University Network, Sweden
Dr Bosire Onyancha, Associate Professor, University of South Africa, South Africa
Dr Tomás Durán-Becerra, National Director of Research UNIMINUTO University in Colombia, Head of research at the Social Innovation Scientific Park, member of the UNESCO University Network for Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, Colombia
Dr Kristine Stewart, Information Literacy Coordinator, library and & Learning Commons, Zayed University, UAE
Mr Victor Ejechi, Journalist, The Cable Newspaper, Library and information professional, Nigeria
Moderator is Dr Manisha Pathak-Shelat, Professor, Communication and Digital Platforms & Strategies, Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA)
Information at https://events.unesco.org/event?id=1244680241- you need to register.

Webinar: Integrating Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education Curricula: Realities, Challenges, and Prospects: High-Level International Panel

The first of 3 panels on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) at the World Higher Education Conference (WHEC) is Integrating Media and Information Literacy in Higher Education Curricula: Realities, Challenges, and Prospects: High-Level International Panel on 18 May 15.00-17.00 CEST (so, one hour earlier in the UK).
"The panel aims to show the substantial role of the UNESCO-UNAOC-UNITWIN University Network on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue and to share the experiences of key members of this international university network, addressing both best practices and challenges."
In the opening session are: Dr Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO; Dr Hassane Sahbi, President of Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Morocco; Dr Mohammed Larouz, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Moulay Ismail University, Morocco.
Speakers are:
Dr Paulette A Kerr, Lecturer, University of the West Indies, Member, Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue University Network, Jamaica
Dr Esther Imperio Hamburger, Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Member, Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue University Network, Brazil
Dr Sherri Hope Culver, Associate Professor, Temple University, Member, Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue University Network, USA
Dr Abdelhamid Nfissi, Professor, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Member, Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue University Network, Morocco
Dr Jagtar Singh, Former Dean, Faculty of Education and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala; Member, Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue University Network, India Co-Moderators are Dr Drissia Chouit, Professor, Moulay Ismail University and Dr Alton Grizzle, Programme Specialist, Section for Media and Information Literacy and Media Development, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO Information here: https://events.unesco.org/event?id=1706238245&lang=1033 you need to register

Call for abstracts (deadline 23 May 2022): Information Science Trends: Untold Stories #IST22

An exciting conference (co-organised by me) which will take place online 15-17 June.  

The basics!
Conference date: June 17-19, 2022, 14.00-17.00pm (BST/ Dublin time: which is, e.g., 9.00-12.00 US EST - see https://tinyurl.com/bdetwf8x for 14.00 BST in your time zone).
Deadline for submitting proposals (abstract of 400-750 words): 23rd May 2022.
Organisers: The European Chapter (EC) & European Student Chapter (ESC) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)
Submissions: At https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ist22 including uploading a completed abstract template https://tinyurl.com/IST22cfp
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/IST22reg
Fees: ASIS&T members: no charge (but registration still required). Student non-members: US $10; Other non-members: US $25. 

We invite researchers, practitioners and students to submit abstracts for talks (15 minutes presentation + discussion time). Students can also submit proposals for posters (10 minute presentation of their poster). We welcome proposals both from ASIS&T members, and from non-members.
We interpret Information Science broadly to include all kinds of information experience and information behaviour, information retrieval, data science, information literacy, information organisation, and ways of knowing. 

This event focuses on Untold Stories in Information Science and accepts submissions within information science/studies covering research (completed or in progress), practical projects or examples, and conceptual work. 

Confirmed keynotes: Professor Tom Boellstorff (Department of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine, USA) and Dr Crystal Fulton (School of Information and Communication Studies, University College Dublin, Ireland). 

 "Untold stories" may refer to a story that simply has not been told before (a new research question or problem), or to stories from voices, cultures and places that have been neglected or suppressed. It is a theme open to your interpretation, but this gives some ideas about what we have in mind:
- Research methods for untold stories. Discussion of approaches & methods for discovering and exploring unknown stories (e.g. ethnography; autoethnography; participative & collaborative approaches; mixed methods; data mining). This can include: Scholarly discussion of challenges and possibilities of specific data collection & analysis methods; Engagement with ethical and practical issues; Methodologies used in specific research projects
- Places where untold stories unfold. Are untold stories in hidden or hard- to-access places (e.g. in the dark web, in conflict zones, in people's heads, buried in big data) or are they hidden in plain sight? You may want to tell us where and how you discovered an untold story, and issues around that discovery
- The people in the untold story. Who were the people who featured or guided your research? What did you discover and how were they involved in that discovery? What do you know about how they feel about their story and how it is told?
- Telling the untold story. Discussion of how one can disseminate: e.g. experience of using multimodal presentation of results, what channels you use to tell the story, challenges and possibilities
- The researcher and the untold story. Discussion of researcher positionality & impact; reflection on personal research journeys 

For more information: https://www.asist.org/2022/05/11/ist22-cfp/ We are happy to answer any questions you might have regarding this event. Please send an email to: asist.europeanchapter@gmail.com or the IST conference co-chairs Sheila Webber (me!), s.webber@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Sophie Rutter, s.rutter@sheffield.ac.uk Dr Jesse Dinneen, jesse.dinneen@hu-berlin.de

Call for proposals: #Icepops22

There is a call for proposals for the 2022 International Copyright-Literacy Event with Playful Opportunities for Practitioners and Scholars (Icepops), to be held as a physical event on 8 September 2022 in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford, UK. Keynote speakers are Dr Emily Hudson (Kings College London, UK), Dr Andrea Wallace (University of Exeter, UK) and Douglas McCarthy (Europeana Foundation). The deadline for proposals is 6 June 2022.
The conference themes are: Copyright literacy in a time of transition – lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic; Copyright education in the cultural heritage sector; Engaging and creative approaches to copyright education including using games, video, music and performance; Copyright education as part of digital and information literacy initiatives; Teaching copyright as part of scholarly and open practices; Copyright and open educational resources.
More details at https://copyrightliteracy.org/icepops-international-copyright-literacy-event-with-playful-opportunities-for-practitioners-and-scholars Photo by Sheila Webber: produce at farmers market, April 2022

e-forum discussion: Making the Most of One-shot Instruction

The next Core e-forum discussion (a discussion via email) is Giving the One-shot Your Best Shot: Making the Most of One-shot Instruction which takes place May 17-18, 2022. It will be moderated by Jennifer Batson, Kelly Williams, Michelle Shea, and Margaret Dawson. Each day the discussion begins and ends at US Pacific: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. (which is, e.g. 3pm - 11pm UK time)
"In spite of the increasing complexity of the information landscape and the importance of learning how to navigate it effectively, one-shot sessions continue to be the primary format for teaching information literacy classes. Librarians must consider how to integrate faculty expectations and the expansive core concepts of the Framework for Information Literacy into a single, limited time period. It can feel like a struggle to create engaging and effective lessons.
In spite of the difficulties, librarians have found innovative ways to address the one-shot's constraints. In this e-forum, participants will discuss options and share effective and inventive ways to maximize the effect of the infamous one-shot."
In order to participate, you have to "register your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and communicate with other participants through an email discussion." Once you've registered you will get the messages from all subsequent e-forums (unless you unsubscibe, obviously), but they are limited time and only happen about once a month, so if you set your alerts to having a daily digest, it isn't too much spam even if not all the topics are of interest (I signed up when there was an information literacy one some months ago). For more information and to register go to http://www.ala.org/core/e-forums. Photo by Sheila Webber: Greeenwich Park, lost scooter, April 2022

New articles: teacher librarians' identity; Data literacy; Information behaviour of artists; Impact of library use on learning

The latest issue of open access journal College & Research Libraries (Vol 83, No 3, 2022) has been published at https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/issue/view/1617/showToc. Articles include:
- Teacher, Librarian, or Both? A Quantitative Investigation of Instruction Librarians’ Teacher Identity by Lisa Becksford
- “Looking for Pictures of Clouds”: Defining the Unique Research Needs of Creative Communities by Laura Dimmit Smyth, Ian Moore, Kodi Saylor
- Data Literacy Practices of Students Conducting Undergraduate Research by Theresa Burress
- Impact of Undergraduate Students’ Library Use on Their Learning beyond GPA: Mixed-Methods Approach by Jung Mi Scoulas, Sandra L. De Groote.
Photo by Sheila Webber: cherry blossom in the park, April 2022

Free webinar: Successes and Challenges within OER and DEI

There is a webinar organised by ACRL Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee (SLIC):  Successes and Challenges within OER and DEI at 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. US Central time (which is, e.g., 7pm-8.30pm UK time) on 11 May 2022.
"The webcast features a virtual panel discussion on open educational resources (OER) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Join the panelists as they share their experiences integrating OER and DEI into their professional work, the successes and challenges they have faced, and what they see as the future of OER and DEI in libraries. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session." Panelists: Kristin Conlin (University of Baltimore), Jessica Dai (West Virginia University), Shaundra Walker (Georgia College), and Ariana Santiago (University of Houston). James Neal (Institute of Museum and Library Services/IMLS) will provide information about funding opportunities available from IMLS for OER initiatives.
Go to https://acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/acrl-slic-webcast-successes-and-challenges-within-oer-and-dei/
Photo by Sheila Webber: apple blossom, April 2022

New Book: Teaching Business Information Literacy

A new book is: Snipes, G., Karo, M., Faulkner, A. & Riter, L. (Eds) (2022). Teaching Business Information Literacy. ACRL. Price: US $98.00, ALA Members $88.20 ISBN: 978-0-8389-3909-3
"Teaching Business Information Literacy provides guidance to new business specialists, generalists, and subject librarians in other disciplines being asked to teach business research classes for the first time. Featuring more than 40 practical, classroom-proven lesson plans for one-shot, embedded, and credit-bearing library classes, it’s divided into nine sections: Basic Business Research; Finance and Accounting; Entrepreneurship; Management; Marketing; Specialty Subjects; Data Literacy/Data Visualization; Experiential Learning/Career; Using Technology in the Classroom...."
"... Each one guides you through the background of the topic and activity being taught, pre-class planning and preparation, a step-by-step lesson plan, how to adapt the activity for other institutional contexts, and learning outcomes. Additional supporting materials such as slide decks, worksheets, and game boards are freely available in the ACRL Sandbox (https://sandbox.acrl.org) and findable with the tag “#bizinfolit.”
Go to https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/teaching-business-information-literacy

Pause for Thought

An interesting project was Pause for Thought https://pauseforthought.net/ with aims "to create an interdisciplinary network of scholars, artists, writers, media practitioners, and creative professionals who are invested in the future of media literacy and who might both benefit from and contribute to the formulation of modes of analysis, creative practices, and teaching strategies appropriate for our rapidly shifting media landscape." and " to contribute to the study of how social acceleration and the increasing rate at which media are changing impacts contemporary society and politics." Their website has a bibliography and some short, readable contributions to the symposium they hosted - including one summarising some research involving librarians https://pauseforthought.net/entry/temporal-tension-fields-in-museums-and-libraries/ Worth dipping into (slowly, of course ....)

Online course: 13 Things in Instructional Design for Library Instructors

A priced course, primarily asynchronous, is offered by ACRL, 6 June 2022 to 1 July 2022: 13 Things in Instructional Design for Library Instructors. "Using their prior knowledge and the context of their institutions, learners will identify what components of instructional design that are particularly relevant to them and then develop those skills accordingly.This four-week course will include asynchronous work culminating in a final project that may be completed individually, in pairs, or in groups. Each week, learners will complete two discrete tasks to expand their understanding of instructional design. For their final product, learners will display their work via a digital gallery walk and offer peer review of their cohort members’ work. Instructors will offer one optional live session per week for a mini-lecture and Q&A, which will be recorded for those who cannot attend." The course leaders are: Christopher Lowder, Online Learning Assistant; Valerie Linsinbigler, Online Learning Specialist; Janna Mattson, Online Learning Coordinator & Instruction Librarian (all at George Mason University Libraries). Cost is: ACRL member: US $135.85 - ALA member: $188.10 - Nonmember: $209.00. More information at https://www.ala.org/acrl/onlinelearning/thirteenthings
Photo by Sheila Webber: apple blossom buds, April 2022

Webinar: Hot Topics in #HealthLiteracy

A free webinar from the International Health Literacy Association's Health Literacy Explorers group on 20 May 2022 at 10.30 US EST (which is, e.g., 15.30 UK time): Hot Topics in Health Literacy. This is "a forum to discuss issues currently affecting public health and health literacy practice. Guest speakers from around the world will present the latest research and share insights on trending topics. Join us to hear about the role of libraries, the mis- and dis-information during the COVD-19 and planetary health literacy". Programme and further information at https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_NAiVegeEnVI5Wgo_BtEP8kq7donM9y/view?usp=sharing

Photo by Sheila Webber: mixed bed at Greenwich Park, April 2022

New book: Media Smart: Lessons, Tips and Strategies for Librarians, Classroom Instructors and other Information Professionals

A book newly published by Facet is Media Smart: Lessons, Tips and Strategies for Librarians, Classroom Instructors and other Information Professionals by Joanna M. Burkhardt. Cost - £55.00 (CILIP Members are entitled to a 35% discount), ISBN 9781783305087. Chapters include: A brief history of media and media manipulation; Psychology of memory and learning; Language in media messages; Algorithms, Bots, Cyborgs and Artificial Intelligence; Statistics and data visualizations; Images, Reverse Image Searching and Deepfakes. More information at https://www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/media-smart/?K=9781783305100
Photo by Sheila Webber: cherry blossom, Greenwich Park, April 2022

Mini online conference: Information and Media Literacy: An Imperative for Today’s Information Ecosystem

Information Today's Internet Librarian International (ILI) has organised a number of "bite sized" half day sessions. On 11 May 2022, 14.00-16.45 UK time, there are three 1-hour sessions. The one of most interest to this blog is: Jesus Lau, on Information and Media Literacy: An Imperative for Today’s Information Ecosystem. Lau is Co-chair, UNESCO Media & Information Literacy Alliance and award-winning expert on information literacy. He "puts the threat of misinformation and disinformation into perspective, and describes initiatives that will help us all determine good information from bad. "
The other two speakers are: Marshall Breeding on Latest Developments in Library Technology and Jan Holmquist on Look Here! Creating a Library Portal for Video Content. The whole event is chaired by Marydee Ojala.
The programme is here: https://www.internet-librarian.com/2022/Programme.aspx
Registration is here: https://www.internet-librarian.com/2022/Register.aspx
All sessions are recorded to watch later if you can't join live. The cost is £49 (+VAT, for UK delegates)
Photo by Sheila Webber taken in 2017 at the Global MIL conference