A message from the LILAC Award organisers. (If you feel that you or one of your colleagues deserves this accolade, do put a nomination forward!)

The deadline for receipt of entries for this year’s LILAC information literacy awards has been extended to 5pm GMT on Thursday March 9th. These are the UK’s most prestigious awards in the field.

The Information Literacy Award (sponsored by CILIP Information Literacy Group and the National Library of Wales) recognises an outstanding individual contribution to information literacy made by a practitioner or researcher.  Self-nominations are welcomed.  The winner will receive £500 for personal use and £500 for their nominated charity.

The Credo Digital Information Literacy Award recognises an individual or group who developed the best new digital educational resource for promoting Information Literacy during 2016. Self-nominations are welcomed.

Checkout the video to get further information and some tips on applying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qytWeHBkkPw

Find full details at http://www.lilacconference.com/lilac-2017/awards/information-literacy-award  

Please help us to reward those special people who make all the difference!