The #LILAC26 archive is live! The archive contains our keynote and speaker presentations, plus conference reports. The archive is open to everyone & also contains slides from previous LILAC conferences. Enjoy!

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LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…

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Keep the conversation going and share the exciting ideas & innovations you’re going to try out. We’d love to hear about anything you do as a result of coming to #LILAC26

A big thank you to everyone at the @sheffielduni.bsky.social School of Information, Journalism and Communication, The Wave and the Library for looking after us and helping us to make #LILAC26 a great event!

An extra special thank you to our wonderful #LILAC26 volunteers from @sheffielduni.bsky.social and the @infolitgroup.bsky.social for all of your help at the conference. You’ve been amazing and we really couldn't have done it without you!

A special thank you to all of the organisations and companies who have sponsored #LILAC26 this year. buff.ly/awQo7jg

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LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…

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Thank you to all of the #LILAC peer reviewers, both current and former, who shape the conference we all enjoy. Your time and knowledge is always appreciated. #LILAC26

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LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…

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Well done to Danielle Daniels, one of the winners from our exhibitors prize draw, with prizes from @anybook.bsky.social and @cilip.bsky.social #LILAC26

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of #LILAC26 by attending, presenting, sponsoring, volunteering, nominating, or following along on BlueSky. The LILAC Committee really appreciate your ongoing support & we can’t wait to see you at #LILAC27

Well done to Miriam Petrilli, one of the winners from our exhibitors prize draw, with prizes from Lyngsoe Systems and @cilip.bsky.social ##LILAC26

We’re so excited to reveal that the location of #LILAC27 will be City St George’s, University of London @citystgeorges.bsky.social We hope to see you all there next year. Thank you to everyone that joined us at #LILAC26 and safe journey home.

Join us in Workroom 1 as we draw #LILAC26 to a close as we consider what's next for Information Literacy? Reflecting on LILAC 2026 and beyond.

We would be very grateful if delegates could return their badges to the registration desk before you leave #LILAC26 today.

Join @ljwilliams.bsky.social in Seminar Room 5 making a case for turning attention to #infolit practices in risky leisure activities through the provocation of ‘all mushrooms are edible but some only once’. #LILAC26

Romel Espinel is in Workroom 2 introducing an activity that reframes search instruction as a process of meaning-making rather than task completion. Shifting keyword searching from a solitary to a communal act. #LILAC26

Adair Harper & Ashley Edwards are in Workroom 1 introducing the context for decolonial instruction at @sfu.ca Library, outlining the First Peoples Principles of Learning, & providing initial reflections on incorporating Indigenous-informed pedagogy into #infolit instruction. #LILAC26

Abby Waterhouse is in Lecture Theatre 1 sharing a #infolit module designed for year 7 & 8 students to develop skills such as finding, evaluating & citing sources, and then produce a game to teach these skills to others. #LILAC26

If you’ve been inspired by #LILAC26 & you’re planning your own project or research, or if you’re one of our amazing presenters, you should also think about writing for publication. Take a look at the @jinfolit.bsky.social for advice & information.

Join @pammckinney.bsky.social, Sheila Webber & Pete Holdridge in Workroom 2 as @sheffielduni.bsky.social tutors outline #infolit (IL) teaching activities and assessments, while students reflect on developing as IL instructors & how they plan to apply IL teaching in their future careers. #LILAC26

Rosalind Bucy is in Lecture Theatre 1 reporting on a Library Services and Technology Act grant project to form a cross-sector Professional Learning Community (PLC) to support #infolit for concurrent enrollment students. Bringing school librarians & an academic librarian together. #LILAC26

Join @patchedelbows.bsky.social @alisonhicks0.bsky.social Arielle Ben-Itzhak & Madeleine Williams in Seminar Room 5 for a workshop exploring the practice of developing a personal teaching philosophy. A structured way to articulate beliefs, values, & approaches to teaching & learning. #LILAC26

Sara Kern, Denise Wetzel & Elliott Rose are in Workroom 1 for session 2 of Stop, collaborate, and zine make: DIY reflection tools for #infolit practice. #LILAC26

Our third keynote speaker, Matteo Bergamini, exploring the critical intersection of media literacy and democratic engagement at #LILAC26.

Join us in Lecture Theatre 1 as we welcome our third #LILAC26 keynote, Matteo Bergamini. Matteo will be exploring the critical intersection of media literacy and democratic engagement.

Our #LILAC26 poster session starts now, you can speak to the authors on the ground floor of The Wave.

Don’t forget, #LILAC26 delegates are welcome to visit @sheffielduni.bsky.social Information Commons & Western Bank Library at any time during the conference, please show your #LILAC lanyard to gain access. Locations & opening hours are available on the libraries’ website. buff.ly/ch2fObJ

Buildings and facilities

Find information about the University of Sheffield libraries. Please note that opening times may vary over holiday periods, so be sure to check the individual site pages.

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It’s your last chance to visit the #LILAC26 exhibition @socialhistarchive.bsky.social @ebscouk.bsky.social @openfifth.bsky.social @anybook.bsky.social @infolitgroup.bsky.social @cilip.bsky.social & Lyngsoe Systems can’t wait to speak to you & stamp your card to enter our final draw! buff.ly/awQo7jg

Join @powerlibrarian.bsky.social, Rhiannon Jones & Éthel Gamache in Lecture Theatre 4 as they share a Library and Information Science (LIS) research accelerator, designed to support MLIS students, new librarians, & library staff in their research & publishing journeys. #LILAC26

Join Heather Campbell, Lea Sansom & Ashley McKeown in Workroom 2, as members of a knowledge justice research collective at @westernu.ca they will share what they have learned by working across disciplines & professional boundaries, navigating discomfort, & partnering with students. #LILAC26

Join Donna Beazleigh & @hallidaysarah.bsky.social in Workroom 1 as they outline their evolving, cross-departmental approach to embedding accessibility & inclusivity into service provision & #infolit at their university’s Learning Resources Centres. #LILAC26

Amanda Folk & Tracey Overby are in Lecture Theatre 1 sharing preliminary findings of a study exploring Black & African American students’ experiences with assignments in education. Exploring the students’ information hinterlands to understand the implications of those hinterlands. #LILAC26