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Dear all, A quick and slightly cheeky plug for 2 Innovative Libraries press books that were fairly recently published and have now been reviewed in the lovely (Open Access) Journal of Information Literacy. I hope the reviews help people decide whether to buy them (or get their libraries to buy them!). "The librarians’ book on teaching through games and play." ISBN 9781911500070. £19.95. Extract: "In summary, this book is clear, well written and of a very practical nature, which will suit those teaching librarians who are looking for help in introducing (or building on) playful learning activities within their IL sessions." Full review: https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/JIL/article/view/BR-V12-I2-5/2750 "Learning through metaphor: An introduction to metaphors in information literacy." ISBN 9781911500094. £15.00 Extract: "...this book is a delightful and quick read that prompts teachers to challenge the way they use language to communicate abstract yet essential concepts such as information literacy. This book would be well suited as a textbook for a course on teaching information literacy and research skills. While the target audience is librarians and it would certainly be useful for practitioners who teach at any level, this book is so effective at making information literacy as concept more concrete that it could benefit a wide range of teachers, including anyone undertaking their Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or similar qualification. It is accessible and thought provoking to a wide range of readers and complements existing literature on teaching information literacy by exploring different frames for conceptualising it. Full review: https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/JIL/article/view/BR-V12-I2-4/2758 Regards, Andrew To unsubscribe or change your settings please visit www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lis-infoliteracy