Hensley Presenting in February 28 ACRL SLILC Forum: Global Perspectives on Information Literacy
February 26, 2017
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(via the Association of College and Research Libraries)
The ACRL Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee (SLILC) is excited to announce the first in a series of programming and events related to the forthcoming white paper, Global Perspectives on Information Literacy: Fostering a dialogue for international understanding. The white paper was edited by the ACRL SLILC committee and consists of thirteen chapters written by IL theorists and practitioners from various regions of the world (Africa, Canada, Europe, Oceania, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East), including a foreword by Dr. Emma Coonan of University of East Anglia. The white paper gives important insight into themes, trends, and priorities for information literacy around the globe.Global Perspectives on Information Literacy: Fostering a dialogue for international understanding will be published in March 2017.
View a preview of the white paper, the foreword written by Dr. Emma Coonan, “Towards a constructive unbalancing: The reflexive turn in information literacy” at this link.
Please join Merinda Kaye Hensley, past chair of SLILC, and Dr. Emma Coonan on February 28, 2017, for an ACRL SLILC online forum. Hensley and Coonan will outline the genesis of the white paper, as well as introduce the themes and highlights emerging from the work. Future programming and opportunities to engage with the authors, including a ACRL 2017 Conference panel and discussion, will be outlined.
The online forum will be held via Webex during the following time:
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 11:00 EST | 10:00 CST. For time in your time zone, please visit this link.
To attend this online forum, please register at: https://goo.gl/forms/u1HG6JENgqoKc8Oa2.
The online forum will be recorded and made available after the meeting.
For queries, please contact Alan Carbery at acarbery@champlain.edu or Merinda Kaye Hensley at mhensle1@illinois.edu.
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