Associate Professor, Library and Information Studies @ucldis. Editor in Chief @jinfolit. information literacy researcher | european | she/hers/ella
Alison Hicks
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Some initial thoughts after our LILac convos - so much more to say! @walkyouhome.bsky.social @bookelf.bsky.social
And particular congratulations to @qrielle.bsky.social and @madeleinehw.bsky.social for nailing this first IL conference presentation! #lilac26
Two articles/researchers whose papers about political information literacy I really like (and bonus, they are based on actual research rather than click bait) are Simon Cloudesley and @walkyouhome.bsky.social . #lilac26 Try: ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid... and scholar.google.com/citations?vi...
Amazing work by the incredible @libthroughthis.bsky.social and others at the NEU! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Err, absolutely AI is racist and sexist… #wtf #lilac26
Alison Hicks
Alison Hicks
Alison Hicks
Alison Hicks
JIL Editor-in-Chief, Alison Hicks, and previous Editorial Board member, Annemaree Lloyd, examine the case for treating #InformationLiteracy as a discipline. #InfoLit
Pretty uncomfortable with fixes that don't address the structural and environmental context of mis/dis/mal information.
It's like if we said with food safety, we'll teach everyone to use an epi-pen but not, you know, include proper ingredients lists.
#lilac26
A little thing on #infolit and #neurodiversity from @ahaire.bsky.social and I
informationmatters.org/2026/05/neur...
📚 What can theatre teach us about book banning?
Dr Alison Hicks reflects on a workshop that used Theatre of the Oppressed techniques to explore censorship, power, and the challenges facing school librarians.
Read more: cilipslg.com/2026/06/15/s...
#BannedBooks #FreedomToRead @cilip.bsky.social
Alison Hicks
In many academic and professional settings, IL is treated as something people either possess or lack. Once someone is qualified or trained, they are often assumed to be information literate by default...
What is information literacy a discipline of? Annemaree Lloyd and I have long been sceptical of claims for IL disciplinarity + and we thought it vital these doubts were included as part of the conversation - initial thoughts here and watch this space for more! informationmatters.org/2026/06/clai...
Written by Dr Alison Hicks (Associate Professor, Department of Information Studies at University College London) What links paper masks, a copy of Making a Baby, and day-glo stickers? No, these ob…
