Category Archives: Information literacy

Schools, social media and digital literacy

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Last week the Minister for Education in Wales, Leighton Andrews, announced that local authorities in Wales should unblock access to social media in schools in order to help teach pupils safe Internet usage. He said “Social networking sites have become integral … Continue reading →

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Information literacy champions in public libraries

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

Information literacy hasn’t always been a term that public libraries have used much, despite ‘doing’ many of the things associated with it, such as helping users with their search methods, helping them evaluate different information resources, helping with ICT skills, … Continue reading →

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Performance Measurement conference snippets

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

I recently attended (and presented at – see my slides here) the 9th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services. There will be a set of conference proceedings published of all the talks and all the presentations are … Continue reading →

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Get stuck into the SWAMP

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

I was recently invited to attend the SWAMP staff conference in Llandrindod Wells. SWAMP is not a new boggy feature of the landscape in Llandrindod, but is the amusing and sensibly-named South West And Mid Wales Partnership, and is a … Continue reading →

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Welsh information literacy project

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

On Tuesday I attended the regular steering group meeting of the Welsh Information Literacy project. The project is entering its second year, with an ambitious five objectives to achieve by March 2012. All the objectives for year one were met … Continue reading →

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