A selection of photos from the conference can be found on our flickr (more coming soon!). You can also download a copy of our full programme complete with abstracts.
Naomi Cassidy, Tom Peach, Naomi Smith, Kristabelle Williams - New Professional Panel
Maria King (Subject Librarian for the School of Health and Social Care at Edinburgh Napier University) - Accessibility – what does it mean for libraries and education?
Regina Everitt (Assistant Chief Operating Officer (ACOO) & Director of Library,
Archives and Learning Services at the University of East London) - Pivot ponderings: Musings about one library's role in supporting tech-enhanced learning
Bladen-Hovell, K. (2023) A Conference in Review: Looking back at LILAC 2023 [Online]. Available at: https://www.lksnorth.nhs.uk/blog/posts/a-conference-in-review-looking-back-at-lilac-2023 (accessed: 11 September 2023).
Chung, L. (2023) LILAC 2023: A first-timer at a snack-fuelled friendly knowledge feast [Online]. Available at: https://journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/view/28 (accessed: 11 September 2023).
Hector, E. (2023) LILAC 2023: Preparing to succeed in new positions [Online]. Available at: https://journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/view/29 (accessed: 11 September 2023).
Jones, M. (2023) Thoughts from the LILAC Conference 2023 in Cambridge [Online]. Available at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/thoughts-from-lilac-conference-2023-cambridge-mike-jones/ (accessed: 17 May 2023).
Price, V. (2023) Frontline report from LILAC 23 [Online]. Available at: https://www.swrls.org.uk/post/frontline-report-from-lilac-23 (accessed: 24 May 2023).
Robinson, L. (2023) LILAC 2023: Conference report from CityLIS attendee Sumedhaa Hariram [Online]. Available at: https://blogs.city.ac.uk/citylis/2023/05/11/lilac-2023-conference-report-from-citylis-attendee-sumedhaa-hariram (accessed: 24 May 2023).
Trowell, C. (2023) Cartooning the LILAC Conference 2023 by Clare Trowell, Marshall Librarian [Online]. Available at: http://marshlib.blogspot.com/2023/04/cartooning-lilac-conference-2023-by.html (accessed: 26 April 2023).
Webber, S. & McKinney, P. Information Literacy Weblog: LILAC23 [Online}. Available at: https://information-literacy.blogspot.com/search/label/LILAC23 (accessed 19 May 2023).
Wheeler, A. & Dolman, L. (2023) LILAC 2023: An audio-visual report [Online]. Available at: https://journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/view/42 (accessed: 11 September 2023).
Woods, L. (2023) LILAC Reflections [Online]. Available at: https://infolit.org.uk/lilac-reflections (accessed: 26 April 2023).
Azadbakht, E. & Schultz, T. Exploring open pedagogy in a credit-bearing library course
Bagger, A. Munk, B., Schwägermann, E. & Fajkovic, M. The library’s contribution to the University’s project on the enhancement of students’ digital skills
Ball, C., Peach, T., Pennington, D. & Price, L. Are referencing styles an oppressive information practice?
Blocksidge, K. & Primeau, H. Beyond anxiety: the emotional research experiences of first-year students
Bond, M. What's the point of a reading list?
Brookbank, E. How university students use TikTok to search for information, and what it means for your information literacy teaching
Carlyle, R. & Robertson, S. Co-produced Easy Read guides to improve health literate conversations for those with a learning disability or with autism
Carlyle, R. Building digital health literacy into existing services: a partnership approach
Corrall, S. The social turn in literacy development and education strategy: impact on library practice
Crow, R. Libraries are not neutral: a pocket sized guide to libraries and their colonial legacy
Doucet, D. Authority of knowledge: historians on Wikipedia in higher education
Dowson, P., Jones, L. Dixon, D. Audiobooks, inclusion and higher education: a reflection on an audiobooks trial at Cambridge
Flierl, M. Mis-Information and dis-Information on Social Media: What are we to do?
Folk, A., Blocksidge, K. & Hammons, J. Supporting faculty to decode information literacy
Garcia Grau, E. Why don’t they like me? The trials and tribulations of a newly qualified Science librarian
Gill, N. & Springall, E. Making instruction more sustainable through collaboration and reflective practice
Hamdani, M. Breaking through the concrete ceiling: surviving a difficult start as a new professional
Harding, A-L., & Halliday, K. Anchoring information literacy: co-creation across sectors
Haworth, A., Dickinson, H. Sciamanna, C. & Grant, V. Overcoming the challenges of incorporating critical literacy into our information literacy offer: working with the ACRL Framework and decolonisation at The University of Sheffield
Hector, E. Developing a practical workflow for maintaining online learning objects
Hornshaw, R. An Information Literacy skill tree- a tool for engaging students
Howard, D. & Prescott, G. LEAP Online: The wheel keeps on turning
Howard, H., Phillips, M., Wang, J. & Zwicky, D. Workplace Information Literacy readiness: what do employers think?
Huber, S. & Maykoo, Z. Getting Visual: assessing the need for visual literacy instruction within engineering and business courses
Johnson, M. & Weeks, T. Embracing the bias: using theory to teach positional knowledge
Knoff, M. & Mclaughlin, M. Building critical thinking skills by fostering inquiry-based and dialogic learning in research consultations
Lacey, A. The information practices of the homeless
Lincoln, H. & Chiu, T. An ‘Enabling Role’: student perceptions of librarian-teacher identity
Linsey, S., Southern, L. & Dawson, L. Health Literacy – a key life skill for all
Long, J. & Hicks, J. Think before you link, a fake news redux: identifying bias and misinformation within online source evaluation
Maniates, R. How to start well: strategic beginnings to your next IL-focused position
McCaul, L. & O'Toole-Mills, T. ‘Making the most of your digital readings’: planning and delivering a new workshop
McKinney, P. Peacock, C. & Cox, A. The information literacy practices of LGBTQ+ students’ self-tracking: attitudes to data collection, data privacy and data sharing
Mellifluo, L. "The Submission Gamble": a short game around scientific publication
Nijhoff, C. & Wheeler, A. The Lego® Serious Play® Journal Club: exploring the future of academic librarianship
O'Hara, M. & Poole, K. Extending the impact of one-shot teaching interventions through reflective practice
Peacock, R. Teaching Information Literacy online: competencies for academic librarians
Pho, A. & Varela, A. Building a community of practice: peer-to-peer mentoring for library instruction
Primeau, H., Hammons, J., Folk, A. & Blocksidge, K. TILTing research assignments: supporting instructors to develop transparent and equitable assignments workshop
Schor, M. & van Luttikhuizen, G. Less is more - designing effective information literacy micro-learning materials; see also: Handout
Secker, J., Morrison, C., Childs, M., Collins, M. & Wharton, E. Information Literacy and podcasting: teaching and learning through conversation
Šímová, T. An introduction to the Stop Predatory Practices Initiative
Tilley, E. Cooke, P., Jeffrey, L. & Trowell, C. Mind the gap! Embedding IL framework principles across a complex institution
Trowell, C. & Castle, C. Cartooning the Library: why and how to use applied comics for information literacy!
Whithworth, A., McKinney, P., Webber, S. Hicks, A. & Walton, G. Information Literacy as a practice for survival
Williams, L. Reimagining the library induction by using drawing to support student transitions to university
Williard, H. How historians learn digital literacy skills: a qualitative exploration of the role of supervisors and librarians
Woods, L. Reading between the lines: Information literacy in engineering education standards
Young, G. & Gilroy, D. Effective critical appraisal for excellent healthcare & health improvement: the development of a critical appraisal e-learning package for the NHS workforce
LILAC is great opportunity for our fellow professionals to present their ideas, share best practice and show case new thinking in our sector. If you have an idea then we'd love to hear about it. We have many options for the types of sessions you might run from a symposium to a workshop. Visit our Call for Presentations page to find out how to apply.
Places at this year's conference are likely to be in demand more than ever before. Each year our conference grows increasingly popular and this year promises to be no different. Don't miss out and book your place now for this year's conference.
We look forward to seeing you there!