(via Sveta Stoytcheva, DePaul University)
This is a reminder that registration for the 22nd Annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit ends on Friday, April 12. This year’s event, with the theme “Tuning In: Navigating Capacity, Collaboration, and Cognition in Information Literacy”, will take place on Friday, April 19, at the College of DuPage campus in Glen Elly, IL. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration.
What to expect?
- A keynote address featuring Dr. Troy Swanson, Library Department Chair at Moraine Valley Community College and author of the new book Knowledge as a Feeling: How Neuroscience and Psychology Impact Human Information Behavior
- A full program of breakout sessions and roundtable discussions
- Breakfast, lunch, and plenty of opportunities to get to know colleagues over coffee
Why attend?
- Practical, affordable professional development
- Local and regional networking opportunities
- A 20+ year history
Who should attend?
- Academic, school, public and special librarians
- Librarians who are involved with teaching and learning in any aspect.
- Teachers and other educators who want to discuss information literacy, student research and student use of information.
To register, please go here. We’re happy to offer a discounted rate for student attendees this year, thanks to a Continuing Education Event Grant from RAILS!
For more information, please visit here or contact a Summit organizer:
College of DuPage Library
- Jennifer Kelley, kelleyj@cod.edu
- Christine Kickels, kickels@cod.edu
- Jason Ertz, ertzja@cod.edu
DePaul University Library
- Jill King, jking25@depaul.edu
- Firouzeh Rismiller, frismill@depaul.edu
- Sveta Stoytcheva, sveta.stoytcheva@depaul.edu