LILAC 2025

On this page you will find details of:

• Keynote Speakers
  
• Conference Reports
  
• Presentations (indexed by lead author)
  

A selection of photos from the conference can be found on our flickr. You can also download a copy of our full programme complete with abstracts.

Collective reflections on LILAC2025

What surprised you, what made you feel something, what is something you might do? Add your reflections on LILAC25 to this padlet. You can use whatever media that you are comfortable with. All will be collated in blog posts for the Information Literacy Group Blog.

Keynote speakers:

Stephen Thornton - Light at the end of the tunnel? Twenty Years of Information Literacy in the Politics Classroom.
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Jane Secker - Reflecting on Information Literacy: Lessons from a Lifelong Advocate.
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Elinor Carmi - Data Citizenship: Learning to take action in the datafied society.
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Conference Reports:

McKinney, P. (2025) Day 1, afternoon session #lilac25: The Role of Emotion in Access to Information on Reproductive Health, Illness, and Disability: Implications for Information Literacy Instruction [Online]. Available at: https://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2025/04/day-1-afternoon-session-lilac25-role-of.html (accessed: 23 April 2025).

McKinney, P. (2025) Final Keynote from #LILAC25- Elinor Carmi: Data Citizenship: Learning to take action in the datafied society [Online]. Available at: https://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2025/04/final-keynote-from-lilac25-elinor-carmi.html (accessed: 23 April 2025).

McKinney, P. (2025) Information Literacy award winner: Rebecca Mogg #LILAC25 [Online]. Available at: https://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2025/04/information-literacy-award-winner.html (accessed: 23 April 2025).

McKinney, P. (2025) Informing bodies: embodied information literacy for conservatoire student singers #LILAC25 [Online]. Available at: https://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2025/04/informing-bodies-embodied-information.html (accessed: 23 April 2025).

McKinney, P. (2025) Day 2 #LILAC25: Reflection as a means to assess information literacy instruction [Online]. Available at: https://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2025/04/day-2-lilac25-reflection-as-means-to.html (accessed: 23 April 2025).

McKinney, P. (2025) #LILAC25 first keynote: Dr Stephen Thornton - Light at the end of the tunnel? Twenty Years of Information Literacy in the Politics Classroom [Online]. Available at: https://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2025/04/lilac25-first-keynote-dr-stephen.html (accessed: 23 April 2025).

McKinney, P. (2025) #LILAC25: I can show you the (life)world: Qualitative techniques to examine women’s information experiences Laura Woods [Online]. Available at: https://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2025/04/lilac25-i-i-can-show-you-lifeworld.html (accessed: 23 April 2025).

McKinney, P. (2025) LILAC Stories: exploring the long-term impact of the LILAC Conference on the Information Literacy community #LILAC25 [Online]. Available at: https://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2025/04/lilac-stories-exploring-long-term.html (accessed: 23 April 2025).

McKinney, P. (2025) Live-blogging from #LILAC25! Darren Flynn: The information hinterland of  UK academic librarians [Online]. Available at: https://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2025/04/live-blogging-from-lilac25-darren-flynn.html (accessed: 23 April 2025).

McKinney, P. (2025) Nurturing the Next Generation of Professionals: Transformative Peer-Based Student Mentoring for Career Development #LILAC25 [Online]. Available at: https://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2025/04/nurturing-next-generation-of.html (accessed: 23 April 2025).

McKinney, P. (2025) Second keynote from #LILAC25: Jane Secker Reflecting on Information Literacy: Lessons from a Lifelong Advocate [Online]. Available at: https://information-literacy.blogspot.com/2025/04/second-keynote-from-lilac25-jane-secker.html (accessed: 23 April 2025).

Presentations:

Andres, A., & Usova, T. Strengthening our research and teaching practice: a critical examination of information literacy collaborations.

Arellano Douglas, V., Kapacinskas, N., Lopez, E., & Warren, M. Reflection as a means to assess information literacy instruction.

Bond, H. Centralised training in a decentralised world: revamping an information skills programme in a complex institution.

Burkholder, J. Defending information literacy: a dialogue for action and advocacy in a politicized landscape.

Courtney, M., & Knoff, M. Nurturing the next generation of professionals: transformative peer-based student mentoring for career development.

David, R., Lee, E. S., Mogali, S. R., Wilding, L. V. E., & Shia, M. L. C. Riley: introducing a new information literacy chatbot prototype in evidence-based medicine for medical students and healthcare professionals.

Dodge, L. Shaping practice and identity exploring the interplay between workplace and the information literacy practitioner.

Douglas, R. Informing bodies: embodied information literacy for conservatoire student singers.

Dove, C. The Great Wellbeing Puzzle Quest: transforming the library space for neurodivergent teens through playful learning.

Enys, R., & Connell, A. Developing creative research skills: harnessing the power of practice.

Eyitayo, O. Enhancing AI literacy and responsible use: innovative approaches for the classroom.

Feeney, D., Brazier, D., Ryan, F., & Webster, G. Public libraries, participative research and the user-led development of digital literacies.

Flynn, D. The information hinterland of UK academic librarians.

Folk, A., & Overbey, T. Decentering whiteness in information literacy through critical theories and methods.

Garcia, A. Inside the artificial pharmakon: observations from an academic librarian engaging with GenAI through the lens of information literacy.

Hackett, A. Endorsement deals and information literacy: meeting student athletes on their own ground.

Haigh, J. LILAC Stories: exploring the long-term impact of the LILAC Conference on the information literacy community.

Hammons, J. Is plagiarism theft? Exploring and developing alternative metaphors for plagiarism.

Hammons, J., & Folk, A. Teaching information literacy: developing and assessing a professional development certificate for librarians.

Harding, A.-L. The Good Information Toolkit: challenging disinformation in the UK Parliament.

Haire, A. What does it mean to be information literate for an autistic person in the academic library workplace?

Kapacinskas, N., Arellano Douglas, V., Warren, M., & Lopez, E. The role of emotion in access to information on reproductive health, illness and disability: implications for information literacy instruction.

King, M. Punk pedagogy and information literacy.

Kyffin, E., & Andersen, A. Transforming academic support for incarcerated students: flipping the approach for a “Back to the Future” experience.

Martin, P., Hvizdak, E., & Saulnier Lange, J. Librarians without borders: opportunity and hesitancy in cooperative virtual reference.

Martzoukou, K., & Ezenkwu, P. Generative artificial intelligence skills in schools: exploration, co-creation and information literacy skills empowerment.

Offenhauser, B. Fostering academic skills across intra-institutional boundaries: lessons from the Centre for Science Consultation (ZWIB-PHSG) at the St. Gallen University of Teacher Education.

Ogden, M., & Whyley-Smith, B. Race across the library; demystifying the library space.

Pavey, S. Bridging the language gap: building a shared understanding of information literacy in school communities.

Phillips, K. Going grey: grey literature instruction in a graduate curriculum.

Power, H., & Harper, A. Learning from and with each other: developing and sustaining a community of practice for library instructors.

Roberts, C. Using LibGuides to engage students with reliable information in the run-up to the 2024 General Election.

Sadler, R., Stephenson, R., Broad, G., Grant, V., & Rocha-Lawrence, T. LibFest: critical information literacy and connected relations.

Siddall, G. Show me! Seeing the campus through the eyes of international students and learning from their experiences.

Smith, K. Back to school: a study of healthcare staff’s academic challenges.

Tapster, B. Supporting AI literacy in an NHS organisation - first steps into a brave new world.

Theis, A., Gangrekalve Manoj, P. B., & Cox, R. Championing student-staff partnerships amidst the turmoil of GenAI.

Walton, G. Using artificial intelligence/machine learning’s storytelling capability to create an information literacy teaching resource.

Waite, J. Developing a study skills workshop to address the academic concerns of colleagues about to start an apprenticeship in an NHS Trust.

Williams, L., Lopez Blanco, J., & Edwardes, G. UX for information literacy: the use of diaries to explore information-seeking behaviours.

Woods, L. I can show you the (life) world: qualitative techniques to examine women’s information experiences.

Xu, L., & Prabhu, R. Clean stoves in India and Bill Gates’ chickens: re-imagining information literacy in a first-year seminar.