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Hi The Yorkshire Universities Information Skills Group will be running a joint workshop with the CILIP CSG Information Literacy Group on Tuesday 22nd May at the University of Sheffield. The workshop is entitled 'Embedding information literacy in the curriculum'. It is aimed at library staff who are just starting to teach information literacy, although may be of interest to more experienced staff. Programme: 10.00 Registration and coffee 10.30 Introduction and welcome – David Pennie, Chair of YUISG 10.35 Welcome to CILASS – Lyn Parker, University of Sheffield 10.45 IL, what is it and why is it important? Debbi Boden, Imperial College and Ruth Stubbings, Loughborough University 11.30 Group activity - What do we mean by embedding, why is it important? 11.40 Coffee 12.00 Why embed IL? - an academic’s perspective Aidan While, Director of Undergraduate Teaching in Town and Regional Planning, University of Sheffield including an activity on barriers and drivers to embedding IL 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Does the subject make a difference? Sarah Taylor, University of Leeds, Vic Grant, University of Sheffield and Ellie Clement, University of Bradford 14.30 Group activity - What are the key issues for success, are they the same for all subjects, if not, why not? 14.45 A success story from the University of Leeds, Angela Newton 15.30 Refreshments and plenary session 16.00 Close Fee: £35 plus £5.95 VAT (£30 + £5.25 VAT for CSG IL members). Lunch and refreshments provided Details on how to join CSG IL are available from http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/informationliteracy/about/join.htm Details about travel to the venue are available from http://www.shef.ac.uk/visitors/mapsandtravel Numbers are limited to 36. To book your place please contact Helen Harrington ([log in to unmask]), with the following details: Your name: Institution name: Postal address: Email address: Addtional requirements, e.g. diet/access: Order number (if applicable): Cancellation policy: cancellations less than one week before the event will be charged for. If you have any other queries about the event or venue, please contact Lyn Parker ([log in to unmask]) or Grace Hudson ([log in to unmask]) Regards Lyn ***************************************************** Lyn Parker Academic Services Development Librarian Arts Tower, Room 1.10 University of Sheffield Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN Tel: 0114 22 27363 Email: [log in to unmask] *******************************************************