Scottish Information Literacy Project Third Open Meeting
Wednesday 16th September 2009
Glasgow Caledonian University, Hamish Wood Building W115
Information literacy and the skills agenda: a day devoted to linking
information literacy with skills strategies at all levels
Programme
9.30 – 10.00 - Registration and coffee/tea
10.00- 10.10 – Welcome and overview. Dr John Crawford, Director, Scottish Information Literacy
Project
10.10-11.00 – Project overview and update. John Crawford
11.00 -11.15 Comfort break
11.15 - 12.15 - The Scottish Government’s information literacy strategy and the launch of the
Information Literacy Community of practice website. Lesley Thompson, Knowledge Management
Officer, Scottish Centre for Regeneration and Jenny Foreman, Information Literacy Librarian, Scottish
Government
12.15 - 13.30 – Lunch W013 Hospitality Suite
13.30 – 14.15 – Restructuring the Scottish Information Literacy Framework. Christine Irving, Project
Officer, Scottish Information Literacy Project
14.15 -15.00 – Learning Literacies for the Digital Age, a JISC funded study (LLiDA). Lou McGill-
eLearning and Information Management Consultant
15.00 – 15.20 Afternoon tea
15.20 – 16.05 – Connections between Information Literacy Skills and wider skills: The Future Skills
Project. Ian McCracken, Learning Resources Manager, Govan High School.
16.05- 16.15 – Summary and close
Thanks to the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
for their funding for the last 18 months
including this event.
Most presentations to run for 45 minutes including time for questions