Everything tagged: Information literacy

The Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU) is accepting proposals for their 2025 Annual Conference, taking place June 9-12 at McMaster University in Hamilton ON.

Highlights of interest to the Canadian library and information management community

The Library of Parliament has released a number of research publications on topics of interest to the library and IM community, including: Broadband, Census, COVID-19, Early Childhood Education, Homelessness, Indigenous Peoples, Information Literacy, Privacy

Special Issue: Information literacy: From practice to research and back again

Libraries have an institutional and ethical commitment to help users access reliable and authentic information. This role is as important as ever in an era when “fake news” is a seemingly growing phenomenon.

A report on Misinformation Online, a panel discussion hosted by Library and Archives Canada and Facebook Canada on challenges and solutions regarding the spread of misinformation online.

NewsWise is a news literacy program to provide school-aged Canadians an understanding of the role of journalism in a healthy democracy and the tools to find and filter information online

Early bird registration is available until April 27th.

WILU 2018 – Information Into Action University of Ottawa Library Ottawa, Ontario, Canada June 6-8, 2018 http://wilu2018.ca/ The University of Ottawa Library is proud to host Canada’s premier conference devoted …

The Call for proposals is now open! Share your experiences and knowledge on how we can turn information into action.