Dear all, Our ‘Project Blaster’ information literacy resource has been up and running since March and we are now at the planning stage for our next information literacy module which will be based on maps and aimed at the older age group of secondary school pupils and adult learners. We plan to look at maps […]
It is quite worrying that a poem written in 1981 has been attributed to William Blake and has found its way onto school reading lists. This is a prime example of why information literacy is so important. Well done to Mr Pitchard, a school librarian in England for spotting it. Here’s the full news article:
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The British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC) has drawn up and issued new guidelines for citing moving image and sound sources including: film television programmes radio programmes audio recordings DVD extras including interviews and commentaries clips trailers adverts idents stings non-broadcast material amateur footage archival material (catalogued and not catalogued) podcasts vodcasts DVD study
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In last months CILIP Update there was a news item about ‘Digital inclusion health hubs launched’ which caught my eye. “DIGITAL hubs to give people the skills they need to access online health information are being created in libraries and community centres.” P6 The news item is based upon an article originally published in E-Government
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Congratulations to winner Jacqueline Geekie Information Literacy and Learning Librarian at Aberdeenshire Council. Jacqueline and colleague Jan Murdoch – a network librarian filmed a group of school pupils on a visit to Ellon Library to research a project on the Second World War and shows how the library service puts information literacy into action. See
Catching up on my emails after being away and came across this interesting article ‘Health literacy: let’s think again’ by Graham Kramer a GP and National Clinical Lead Self Management and Health Literacy, Scottish Government. He starts by saying that he doesn’t like the term ‘health literacy’ as not many people understand it. Sounds familar!
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Great news of SLIC’s Digital Funding – see announcment below. Hopefully information literacy will play a key role in any of the digital initiatives. “The Scottish Government has awarded the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) additional funding to support digital participation initiatives as part of the implementation of the national digital strategy. SLIC will
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I have been catching up on my reading and came across this short piece in the March CILIP Update by Emily Houghton. In the piece she describes how she came across an example of how a librarian taught his university students about Boolean operators using the folowing approach Gin and whiskey bottles were acquired and
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Most of you will know that the IL sub-group in CILIPS became a fully-fledged group earlier this year. I have just received information from CILIP that the UK membership is 382 and membership in Scotland 35, a good start, I think. Ian Originally added by Ian McCracken
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Congratualtions to Information Literacy Practitioner of the Year Award – 2013 winner Kim McGowan “Kim was recognised for an impressive body of work which has raised the profile of IL at University of Cumbria. The judges praised her provision of superb student support and her sheer enthusiasm and commitment to her IL role. Kim’s innovative
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