University of Sheffield, 30 March-1 April 2026
University of Sheffield, 30 March-1 April 2026
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is a leading provider of online research content and search technologies serving academic, school and public libraries; healthcare and medical institutions; corporations; and government agencies around the world. From research, acquisition management, subscription services and discovery to clinical decision support and patient care, learning, and research and development, EBSCO provides institutions with access to content and resources to serve the information and workflow needs of their users and organisations.
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The Social History Archive. Millions of records and newspapers. One archive.
The most comprehensive online archive of British, Irish, and former Empire historical resources for academic research and teaching. The continually growing collection contains hundreds of millions of images of historical records and newspapers, supporting a broad range of scholarly interests.
UNCOVER THE STORIES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD
Explore The Social History Archive. Our current holdings include:
- Newspapers - over 2,700 historical newspaper titles, 7 million issues, and 91 million pages spanning 1699 to 2014.
- Records - over 2,800 record sets, 473 million images, and 3.6 billion transcribed entries, spanning from the thirteenth century to 2025.
The Social History Archive supports interdisciplinary research in the humanities and social sciences, providing access to rich primary sources that reveal patterns, trace developments, and illuminate historical contexts. Ideal for original research and teaching excellence, the archive connects students and faculty with the stories that shaped the world.
FLEXIBLE ACCESS FOR EVERY INSTITUTION
The Social History Archive is designed for flexibility.
From curated Primary Source Series designed for targeted research to comprehensive All Newspapers, All Records or All Access packages, our content options support all your research and teaching needs. Access is available via annual subscription or purchase agreement to best align with your institution’s priorities.
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(https://www.thesocialhistoryarchive.com/)
Lyngsoe Systems help libraries work smarter and save time on material handling with smart library solutions. We are experts and trusted by libraries in providing:
– AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SOLUTIONS
– SELF-SERVICE EQUIPMENT
– INTELLIGENT MATERIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM™
Our solutions are standards compliant as well as practical, affordable, and innovative. We have our own network of engineers and consultants dedicated to libraries worldwide. Interested to know more? Come and talk to us about our innovative solutions to everyday problems, or go to www.lyngsoesystems.com/library. #WorkingforSmarterLibraries
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Founded in 1998 in Greenwich - in a small room tucked between a travel agent and a post office - anybook.com has grown over the past 25 years into a trusted partner for hundreds of academic libraries across the United Kingdom.
We specialise in giving withdrawn library stock a second life: selling books online and returning a portion of the profits directly to the libraries. Our goal is simple - to generate the maximum income from withdrawn stock so that libraries benefit as much as possible.
What we offer:
- We accept books with or without ISBNs, in any condition
- No charges for our services
- Collections using our own vans and drivers
- No need to send lists of books in advance
- Recycling only as a last resort — never landfill
- Complete flexibility: use our service as much or as little as you like, with no binding contracts
If you’re interested in working with us, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
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Since our foundation as the first British School of Librarianship in 1919, UCL Department of Information Studies has consistently offered innovative, professionally grounded education that provides the ideal foundation for career progression. Taught in London, our award-winning programmes offer flexible modes of study at PhD, MA/PG Dip and BSc level. Our MA course is the first programme to be accredited by CILIP and ALA.
For those interested in furthering their knowledge and practice of information literacy, UCL is the natural choice. We are the only library school that offers a standalone information literacy module in both our MA/PgDip and BSc programme, complemented by work placements and research opportunities. For those ready to take their information literacy expertise to the highest level, our PhD programme offers a unique opportunity to pursue groundbreaking research under the guidance of internationally renowned Experts.
Areas of departmental expertise include academic, every-day, health, workplace and critical information literacy, theory and methods. Uniquely, all our faculty also draw upon professional library experience. Led by Dr Alison Hicks, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Information Literacy, our faculty is further strengthened through the scholarship of Darren Flynn and Dr Alice Corble, whose critical research exemplifies our commitment to socially-engaged, transformative education.
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(https://www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanities/information-studies)
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Visit the Open Fifth team at LILAC 2026 to find out how your library can benefit from open source library software and working with Open Fifth.
We are the UK’s open source library solutions experts. Like libraries, open source is about community and sharing. With no licence fees, easy integrations, a fast pace of development, and a global community supporting and enhancing the software, it’s clear to see why so many libraries choose Koha library management system and Aspen Discovery.
When libraries join us, they don’t purchase software, they gain the expertise of developers, trainers, data migration experts and former librarians throughout the team, freeing the library to focus on what they do best. Our customers receive free annual updates, hosted on servers with green credentials, and our ISO/IEC 27001-certified processes to fulfill your data protection and security requirements.
We proudly work with customers across all UK library sectors, including public, academic, health, governmental, museum, law and special libraries and archives. Find out more about what we do at www.openfifth.co.uk.
We support and host a range of open source library and archive solutions, including:
- Koha: Fully featured and intuitive LMS, built to be scalable from small libraries to huge consortia and used by over 18,000 libraries worldwide.
- Aspen Discovery: A user discovery and engagement interface that indexes far beyond your database and subscription offerings. User engagement features include an in-built reading challenge module and events functions.
- Metabase Analytics: Reporting and analytics software that integrates with your library’s data, with powerful graphics to display the impact of your library service, ability to combine LMS and external data, and self-updating dashboards.
- AtoM (Access to Memory): Archival description and access software. Built around international archival standards, AtoM allows institutions to describe, preserve, and share their collections efficiently and affordably.
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(https://openfifth.co.uk/)
The Information Literacy Group (ILG) is a CILIP Special Interest Group that encourages debate and the exchange of knowledge in all aspects of information literacy.
The group aims to:
- provide a forum for discussion
- disseminate information about local, national and international initiatives
- encourage the publication of articles, both nationally and internationally, which share new ideas, initiatives and experience
- encourage collaboration and support across all sectors of the profession
- highlight and promote good practice
The group achieves these aims by:
- maintaining an active email list: lis-infoliteracy
- organising LILAC: the Information Literacy Conference
- publishing the Journal of Information Literacy (JIL)
- maintaining the Information Literacy website
- highlighting effective practice through the annual Information Literacy Award
- organising meetings, seminars and training events
- sharing useful resources
- sponsoring IL events
- working in partnership with other relevant organisations and agencies, for example, the Media and Information Literacy Alliance.
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(https://infolit.org.uk/)
CILIP is the UK’s library and information association. We work to improve services, develop our members’ expertise and champion the sector. We are the leading voice for the information, knowledge management and library profession. We’re here for everyone who has a professional connection to information, knowledge, data and libraries, and shares our belief in their power to change lives. Our purpose is to unite, support and empower information professionals across all sectors. Our mission is to put library and information skills and professional values at the heart of an equal, democratic and prosperous society.
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(https://www.cilip.org.uk/)
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!
