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The mission of the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is to provide a forum for discussion of activities, programs, and problems of instruction in the use of libraries; to contribute to the education and training of librarians for library instruction; to promote instruction in the use of libraries as an essential library service, and to serve as a channel of communication on library instruction between the ALA divisions, ALA and ACRL committees, state clearinghouses, Project LOEX, other organizations concerned with instruction in the use of libraries, and members of the Association.

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Call for Papers - IFLA WLIC 2023 Information Literacy Section Open Session

  • 1.  Call for Papers - IFLA WLIC 2023 Information Literacy Section Open Session

    Posted Apr 07, 2023 08:59 AM

    The IFLA Information Literacy Section (ILS) announces its call for speaker proposals for presentations at their Open Session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Rotterdam, Netherlands, August 21-25, 2023. 

    Theme: Let's Work Together to Develop Critical Thinkers in the ChatGPT Era

    Possible sub-themes may include, but are not limited to:

    • policies, best practices, and issues with including AI in academia and library information literacy instruction
    • strategies to develop critical thinkers collectively in the ChatGPT era
    • research on combatting misinformation and disinformation in media, including machine-generated content
    • best practice in using ChatGPT and other AI technologies and the ethical implications of using them.

    Each presentation will be 10 minutes. There will be a 10-minute Q&A to conclude the one hour session. 

    Proposals must be in English and submitted in an electronic format and must include the following information:

    • Email subject "IFLA WLIC 2023 Abstract Proposal ILS"
    • Title of the proposed presentation
    • Specify the sub-theme the abstract addresses
    • Abstract of the proposed paper (no more than 500 words)
    • Name(s) of presenters and positions and or titles
    • Employer or affiliated institution
    • Contact information including email address
    • Short biographical statement of no more than 100 words
    • A statement of the below agreement: 

            ___I understand if my presentation is accepted myself, or at least one presenter from my group, if more than one author is included in the proposal, will be expected to make this presentation by attending the WLIC in Rotterdam and will assume all financial responsibilities to do so. 

    Send proposal abstracts (500 words or less) by May 1, 2023 (submitter's local time) to Ning Zou, ning_zou@gse.harvard.edu with the subject line: IFLA WLIC 2023 Abstract Proposal ILS.

    Important dates:

    • May 1, 2023 – Deadline for submissions of Proposal Abstracts
    • May 22, 2023 – Presenters will be notified – all submissions will be confirmed at time of receipt & about the decision.
    • July 17, 2023 – Presentation slides in English due preferably with paper (in any of the IFLA languages) to be published in IFLA Repository

    Visit our CFP website for more details. 

     



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    Ning Zou
    Associate Director for Student Academic Services & Learning Design
    Gutman Library
    Harvard Graduate School of Education
    She/Her/Hers
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