Established in 2008 these prestigious awards honour those special people who are making a significant contribution to Information Literacy within any sector.
The Information Literacy Award recognises an outstanding UK-based IL practitioner or researcher.
The winner in 2019 was the Open University Library’s Live Engagement Team. The winning team design and deliver live online teaching sessions to OU staff and students. They have a remit for experimenting with online technologies and new ways of engaging the OU community.
Other shortlisted nominees were:
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The Digital Award for Information Literacy rewards an innovative/high impact digital resource developed by a UK-based individual or group.
The winner in 2019 was Terry Charlton for Newcastle University Library’s Online Learning Resources. Our judges commented: “We particularly liked the research Terry and the Newcastle team had done to understand student needs and preferences, and the convincing evidence of impact, demonstrated through impressive usage figures and integration of the resources into teaching”.
Other shortlisted nominees were:
Previous winners:
The 2019 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.
The 2019 winners were:
Hannah Slater and Gemma Pearce who were both studying for an MA in Library and Information Studies at UCL.
Previous winners:
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!
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