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As you may be aware, the prestigious Information Literacy awards were presented at the LILAC conference earlier this month. Details of the winners have circulated widely but in case you’ve not caught up with the news, here is a full break down of the results. *********************************************************************************************** Information Literacy Practitioner of the Year Award (sponsored by the CILIP CSG Information Literacy Group and the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC)) The winner: Andrew Walsh (Academic Librarian, University of Huddersfield), in recognition of his high profile achievements in promoting the use of mobile learning technologies and active/game-based learning techniques in information literacy teaching. The runner-up: Judy Atkinson (LIS Manager, Royal College of Nursing), recognised for her outstanding achievements in raising the profile of information literacy within the nursing, midwifery and health care professions. Full list of nominees at: http://lilacconference.com/WP/awards/il-practitioner-of-the-year-award/ The judges were Gayner Eyre (Head of Department of Information Studies, Aberystwyth University) and Christine Irving (Freelance information professional). *********************************************************************************************** The Credo Reference Digital Award for Information Literacy. This award recognises an individual librarian or group of librarians who develop the best new digital resource for promoting information literacy. The winner: Skills@Library Team (University of Leeds) for the Skills@Library lecturer pages. This is an extensive online portfolio of teaching resources to support academic staff in the development of student IL skills. The runner-up: CPD23 Project Team led by Niamh Page (University of Cambridge). CPD23: 23 Things for Professional Development is an innovative self-directed training course aimed at introducing information professionals to a range of tools to aid personal and professional development. Full list of nominees at: http://lilacconference.com/WP/awards/credo-reference-award-for-il/ The judges were Melissa Highton (Head of the Learning Technologies Group, Oxford University Computer Services) and Steve Ryan (Head of the Centre for Learning Technologies, London School of Economics and Political Science). *********************************************************************************************** The CSG IL Group student award winner was Thasya Elliott. Thasya is a Learning Resource Centre Assistant at Haringey Sixth Form Centre and is studying on the MA Information Management course at London Metropolitan University. The judges were Ruth Stubbings (Head of Academic Services, University of Loughborough) and Susie Andretta (Senior Lecturer, London Metropolitan University). *********************************************************************************************** Many congratulations to the well-deserving winners and runners-up. Nigel Morgan (LILAC 2012 Awards contact)