Presented at LILAC 2024.

1. Generating understanding: Opportunities
for institution-wide development of
information literacy in an age of AI
Erin Nephin
Library Academic Support Team Manager, Library and Student Services
Leeds Beckett University
0113 812 5921
e.nephin@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
@ENephin (Twitter/X)

2. Outline
• An overview of the past year at
LBU
• Developing the guiding
principles for the use of
generative artificial intelligence
• Supporting the development of
information literacy across the
institution
• Sources of support

3. An overview of the past year
• Library Academic Support contributed directly to writing
both the interim guidance and subsequent principles (first
guidance published 18th of April 2023)
• Updates to our Academic Integrity Module and referencing
guidance (25 April 2023)
• Sessions for professional services staff were developed
and tested (June-September 2023)
• Sessions created for members of academic staff (delivered
through Schools and the Academic Integrity forum)
(September 2023-January 2024)
• Final set of guiding principles approved 15 January 2024,
incorporating key information literacy contexts

4. Our guiding principles
• Take a pragmatic view that these technologies
are here to stay; it’s about user education and
knowing how to use these tools ethically and
responsibly
• Focus on how the tools work as opposed to
”how to use” on specific tools/software
• Includes specific wording relating to four of the
five contexts included in CILIP’s definition of
information literacy (2018):
• Critical thinking
• Ethical use, including digital footprint/privacy
• Bias and misinformation
• Employability

5. Initial collaborators
• Academic Quality Enhancement
• Academic Integrity Leads
• Students’ Union Advice Service
• Centre for Teaching and Learning
• Library and Student Services
colleagues:
• Technologies for Learning
(copyright/VLE)
• Disability Services
• Library and Student IT Advice

6. Initial
Teaching/Guidance
An introduction to Artificial Integelligence Tools,
specifically Large Language Models (LLMs)
Focussed on information literacy related
contexts/skills, particularly around:
• How these tools work
• Misinformation/accuracy/nuance
• Digital footprint, including privacy/intellectual
propery
• Ethical considerations, including digital
inequities, environmental/social costs
• Discussion of where users might experience
difficulties and how we could mitigate

7. Impact so far
• Success has been largely measured through post-session
feedback forms, referrals, and number of requests
• Colleagues, particularly in professional services, have a better
understandong of how information literacy is applied in their
work and personal lives
• Has allowed us to incoporate information literacy more overtly
into all our teaching sessions and materials
• Our guiding principles clearly state key information literacy
skills/contexts
• Sharing of information has increased and additional
collaborations have been arranged (including involvement in
research on how these tools can be used with specific
subjects and co-delivery of sessions)

8. Sources of Support
JISC National Centre for AI
ALDinHE AI Forum and Community of Practice
ILFA AI Special Interest Group
AI4LAM community
Leeds Beckett support:
• Library website, including Quote, Unquote
• Student Guidance
• Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools in HE
crowd-sourced list of resources
• Email Us to request access to our teaching
materials

9. Thank you
We would love to collaborate and share ideas
with others– please get in touch if interested!
Erin Nephin
Library Academic Support Team Manager,
Library and Student Services
Leeds Beckett University
0113 812 5921
e.nephin@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
@ENephin (Twitter/X)

10. References:
Information Literacy Group (2018) CILIP Information Literacy Definition 2018. [Online].
London: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). Available from:
<https://www.cilip.org.uk/resource/resmgr/cilip/information_professional_and_news/press_rel
eases/2018_03_information_lit_definition/cilip_definition_doc_final_f.pdf > [Accessed 01
March 2024]
Leeds Beckett University (2024) Leeds Beckett University Principles for the use of
Generative AI. [Online]. Leeds: Leeds Beckett University. Available from:
<https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/-/media/files/our-university/academic-regulations/principles-
for-the-use-of-generative-ai.pdf> [Accessed 01 March 2023]