Established in 2008 these prestigious awards honour those special people who are making a significant contribution to Information Literacy within any sector.
Information Literacy Award Winners
The Information Literacy Award recognises an outstanding UK-based IL practitioner or researcher.
The winners in 2025 was Rebecca Mogg, Cardiff University, for her work in diversity and impact of information literacy.
Our judges commented:
"Rebecca Mogg, from Cardiff University, was selected as this year’s winner based on the diversity and impact of her information literacy work. Rebecca has significantly elevated the profile of Information Literacy (IL) at Cardiff University and beyond. She leads a dedicated team, fostering a strong education community and integrating IL into university programs. Her initiatives include a schools’ outreach program, chairing the Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum, and developing an IL resource bank. Rebecca’s efforts have led to the creation of an academic integrity module and the successful bid to host the LILAC conference. Her work has been widely recognized for its impact on IL practice and education. Congratulations to Rebecca for being the winner of this year’s 2025 LILAC Award".
Other shortlisted nominees were:
- Anne-Lise Harding, House of Commons Library, for the Good Information Campaign
- Emily Dott, Newcastle University Library, for AI Literacy at Newcastle University
- Olivia Else and Kirsty Whitehead, University of York, for Online InfoLit
- The Centre for Learning Innovation and Quality, and Human Resources, Kaplan Pathways for The Kindness Curriculum
- Louise Speakman, Erin Bloxsidge, Kathryn Devine and Giada Zanella at Lancaster, Surrey, Worcester and Aston Universities, for Self-Taught Systematic Reviews Community of Practice
- The Academic and Digital Skills Team, University of Greenwich, for Information Skills for Success
- Marie Letzgus, De Montfort University, for the AI Explorer: ethical and critical use of AI chatbots at university
- Amelia Haire, Senate House University of London, for work on ‘What does it mean to be information literate for an autistic person in the academic library workplace?’
- Mark Ogden & Rebecca Whyley-Smith, University of Huddersfield, and Manchester for Race Across the Library
The awards have been judged by:
- Eva Garcia Grau, Royal Holloway, University of London
- Elizabeth Newell, JISC
- Dr. Konstantina Martzoukou, Robert Gordon University.
Previous winners:
- 2024 - The Data Education in Schools team (Edinburgh University) and The Digital Learning Practice Team -Teaching, Learning & Employability exchange (University of the Arts, London)
- 2023 - Louise Speakman (Lancaster University)
- 2022 - Alison Horner Le Riche and Barbara Moye and their teams (Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust & Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust)
- 2020 - Clare McCluskey-Dean (York St John University)
- 2019 - Open University Library's Live Engagement Team
- 2018 - Emily Hurt (Clinical Librarian, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
- 2017 - Helen Howard (Leeds University Library). The runner-up was Jo Parker (Open University).
- 2016 - Yin Min Tun (University of Manchester). The runner-up was Elizabeth Hutchinson (Guille-Alles Library, St Peter Port).
- 2015 - Katharine Reedy (Open University). The runner-up was Sarah George (University of Bradford).
- 2014 - Dr Jane Secker (London School of Economics and Political Science). The runner-up was Nazlin Bhimani (Institute of Education, University of London).
- 2013 - Kim McGowan (University of Cumbria). The runner-up was Michelle Schneider (University of Leeds).
- 2012 - Andrew Walsh (University of Huddersfield). The runner-up was Judy Atkinson (Royal College of Nursing).
- 2011 - Duncan Chappell (Glasgow School of Art). The runner-up was Sonja Haerkoenen (Cardiff University).
- 2010 - Anthony Beal (Formerly West Cheshire College).
- 2009 - Ronan O'Beirne (Bradford College).
- 2008 - Nigel Morgan (Cardiff University).
Digital Award of Information Literacy Winners
The Digital Award for Information Literacy rewards an innovative/high impact digital resource developed by a UK-based individual or group.
Previous winners:
- 2020 - Step Up to Masters (Jiani Liu, Dan Pullinger, Sunny Dhillon, Angela Newton, Paul Cave, Laura Fitch at the University of Leeds)
- 2019 - Newcastle University Library's Online Learning Resources (Terry Charlton, Newcastle University)
- 2018 - LEAP Online (Mary Barden, Dawn Grundy, Graeme Prescott & Emily McIntosh, University of Bolton).
- 2017 - 23 Things for Digital Knowledge (Stephanie (Charlie) Farley, Open Education Resources Advisor, University of Edinburgh).
- 2016 - Study Skills for 6th Form (Sara Bird, Stephen Harding and Gillian Johnston, Newcastle University Library).
- 2015 - The Twelve Apps of Christmas (Andy Horton & Chris Rowell, Regent's University London).
- 2014 - Skills Hub (Georgina Dimmock, University of Northampton).
- 2013 - The Open University Library’s Digital and information literacy (DIL) framework & Being Digital site (Jo Parker, Katharine Reedy, Kirsty Baker, Natasha Huckle and Matthew Taylor).
- 2012 - Skills@Library Team (University of Leeds) for the Skills@Library lecturer pages. The runner-up was The runner-up was the CPD23 Project Team (University of Cambridge) for CPD23: 23 Things for Professional Development.
Student Sponsored Places
The Student Award provided a sponsored place at LILAC for two students registered on a UK study programme. This award (sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group) consists of full conference registration, travel and accommodation expenses.
Previous winners:
- 2025 - Murtaza Fakhri Abizer (University College London) and Robin Wilson (University of Sheffield).
- 2024 - Amelia Haire (University College London) and Sae Matsuno (University College London)
- 2023 - Yasmine Mulholland (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Lucy Dodge (University College London)
- 2020 - Kimberley Stansfield and Frances Marsh (University College London)
- 2019 - Hannah Slater and Gemma Pearce (University College London)
- 2018 - Lisa Gardner (Ulster University) and Bethany Sherwood (City, University of London)
- 2017 - Bethan Davies (Aberystwyth University) and Leanne Workman (Aberystwyth University).
- 2016 - Amy O'Donohoe (Robert Gordon University), Amy Rippon (City University, London) and Anna Theis (Manchester Metropolitan University).
- 2015 - Lucinda May (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Maria Nagle (University of Sheffield).
- 2014 - Penny Andrews (University of Sheffield) and Amanda Brennan (Robert Gordon University).
- 2013 - Darren Flynn (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Roisin Cassidy (University of Sheffield).
- 2012 -Thasya Elliott (London Metropolitan University).
- 2011 - Matthew Harvey (Aberystwyth University).
- 2010 - Jo Alcock (Aberystwyth University).
- 2009 - in 2009 additional sponsorship meant that there were 7 places available, the winners were; Marion Funnell, Owen Coxall, Samantha Abrahams, Veronica Cunnigham, Katie Fraser, Su Fagg, and Susan Clayton.
