Past conferences

LILAC 2009

LILAC 2009 took place at Cardiff University, 30 March – 1 April 2009.

Conference themes:

Inquiry based learning and IL
Emerging technologies
Information literacy for life
Supporting research

Keynote speakers:

Patricia Iannuzzi , Dean of Libraries at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Melissa Highton, Head of the Learning Technologies Group (LTG) at University of Oxford
Leslie Burger, who has directed the Princeton Public Library since 1999.
Conor Galvin, Lecturer and Researcher at UCD Dublin College of Human Sciences

Awards:

The CSG IL Group information Literacy Award for the most inventive initiative in the sphere of information literacy. Winner: Ronan O’Beirne

The Learn Higher Student Award open to UK-based librarianship students. Winner: Owen Coxall
The CILASS IL Award for significant contribution to “Inquiry-based Learning and Information literacy” strand. Winners: Janet Cottrell, Sarah Faye Cohen and Cinse Bonino
This link takes you to a collection of presentations and papers made at LILAC 2009.

LILAC 2008

LILAC 2008 was held at Liverpool John Moores University, 17 – 19 March 2008

Conference themes:

Supporting researchers
Diversity and social justice
Practical approaches to information literacy
The net generation
Ethical information
Staff development and Information literacy
Marketing Information literacy

Keynote speakers:

Dr. Patricia Senn Breivik, Vice-President – Nehemiah Communications
Christine Irving, Research Assistant/Project Officer of the Scottish Information Literacy Project at Glasgow Caledonian University & John Crawford (DETAILS??)
Frances  Norton, Head of the Wellcome Library – The Wellcome Trust
Tara Brabazon, Professor of Media Studies at the University of Brighton
Anja Timm, Lancaster University

Award:

The CSG IL Group Practitioner of the Year Award for the most inventive initiative in the sphere of information literacy.  Winner: Nigel Morgan from the University of Cardiff
This link takes you to a collection of presentations and papers made at LILAC 2008.

LILAC 2007

LILAC 2007 took place from at Manchester Metropolitan University, 26 – 28 March 2007.

Conference themes:

Recognising the need
Advocacy, marketing and promotion
Practical approaches to Information Literacy
Information Literacy and citizenship
New areas for practice and research
Ethical use of information

Keynote speakers:

Christine Bruce, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Information Technology at QUT, Brisbane, Australia
John Dolan OBE, Head of Library Policy at the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
Sir J A Muir Gray, Programmes Director of the UK National Screening Programme, and also Director of Clinical Knowledge, Process and Safety for the National Programme for IT, responsible for the National Library for Health and the National Knowledge Service
Dr Ross Todd, associate professor in the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Posters and parallel sessions

This link takes you to a collection of presentations and papers made at LILAC 2007.

LILAC 2006

LILAC 2006 took place at the University of Leeds, 27-29 March 2006

Conference themes:

Embedding and enriching
Information Literacy and citizenship
New areas of practice and research
Practical approaches to Information Literacy
Staff development and Information Literacy
Strategic approaches to Information Literacy

Keynote speakers:

Lynne Brindley, Chief Executive of The British Library
Peter Brophy, Director of the Centre for Research in Library & Information Management, Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor Philip Candy, Director of Education, Training and Development,
NHS Connecting for Health
Jonathan Douglas, Head of Learning and Access at the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)
Professor Dorothy Williams, Dept. of Information Management. Aberdeen Business School, The Robert Gordon University

Posters and parallel sessions

This link takes you to a collection of presentations and papers made at LILAC 2006.

LILAC 2005

LILAC 2005 took place at Imperial College, London, 4 -6 April 2005

Conference themes:

Collaboration within HE with academic staff
Plagiarism and copyright issues: new technology, new problems?
School librarians and key skills
Information literacy and e-learning
Widening participation: the role of the librarian.

Keynote speakers:

Diana Laurillard, Head of the e-Learning Strategy Unit at the UK Government’s Department for Education and Skills
Sheila Corrall, Professor of Librarianship & Information Management at the University of Sheffield.
Jude Carroll, Educational Development consultant at Oxford Brookes University
Gwyneth Price, Student Services Librarian at the Institute of Education, University of London
Sheila MacNeil, Learning Technologist with Learning & Teaching Scotland
Liz Thomas, Senior Adviser for Widening Participationat the Higher Education Academy

Posters and parallel sessions

This link takes you to a collection of presentations and papers made at LILAC 2005.