CILIP North West Member Network Blog

FestivIL by LILAC 6th – 8th July 2021  by Terri Kudrath-Charnal Information literacy has come to the forefront of pedagogy over the last few years, having been counted among the many skills of librarianship for decades.  The last year and a half has seen the gaps widen within students' knowledge of information literacy, due to the lack of tangible, in-person contact with their educational institutions and increased unguided time online. Over the course of the pandemic, this has led to even more diminished information literacy abilities in students.  The last couple of years has also seen increased professionalism and co-ordination in proponents of fake or misleading ideas, further confusing consumers of information. For many attendees of LILAC’s 2021 FestivIL , this has coincided with key crossover points for our students, with an increase in independence in the form of the change from secondary school to college, or college to university.  The landscape in which LILAC’s 2021 festi

CILIP NW Libraries Day and AGM 2021  A Summary by Sinead English, CILIP NW Secretary The CILIP North West Member Network held this event on Zoom on Friday 28th May, 2021. Participants could choose to attend all day or drop in to individual sessions. It was well attended; at one point there were 44 people on the call.  The day opened with a very interesting presentation by Steve Glover (Head of Library Services, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust) entitled 'My experiences of working at the NHS Nightingale NW Hospital during COVID 19'. This was followed by the CILIP NW AGM. After a break for lunch several speakers provided a great variety of food for thought with their 3 minute lighting talks:
 • Victoria Treadway and Gil Young (CILIP NW Professional Registration Support Officers) 'Revalidate in a Morning using a Shut Up and Write approach' • Ingrid Francis (NHS Librarian) 'Pronouns in the workplace' • Emma Jambor (CILIP NW Student Representative) &