European Conference on Information Literacy

The European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) is currently a biannual conference held in different countries around Europe. Prior to 2020 this was an annual event. The main themes are information literacy (IL), media literacy (ML), and lifelong learning (LL). The first conference was held in Istanbul, Turkey in 2013. ECIL is sponsored by the Department of Information and Communication Sciences of the University of Zagreb and the Department of Information Management of Hacettepe University.[1] The conference also has patronage and support UNESCO and IFLA.[2] In 2016, ECIL added a new co-organizer, the Information Literacy Association (InLitAs).[3]

Known for its high-quality presentations, keynote speeches, and workshops that offer valuable insights into the latest research and innovations in the IL, ML, and LL fields. Proceedings books are published by Springer. The conference also provides opportunities for participants to network with colleagues, exchange ideas, and explore potential collaborations.[4]

In 2016, Jesús Lau, wrote that ECIL is advancing IL research and practice worldwide. A smaller study conducted by conference participants, in 2014, has grown into the Academic Reading Format International Study (ARFIS), an ongoing collaboration involving researchers in more than 30 countries on four continents.[5] Evidence shows that ECIL has resulted in an increase in publications about IL. In 2016, Sirje Virkus analyzed citations of IL publications in Web of Science. Virkus indicated that about a 24% increase in IL publications in 2013 resulted from the first ECIL.[6]

History

The European Conference on Information Literacy (or ECIL) was organized by Sonja Špiranec at the University of Zagreb and Serap Kurbanoğlu from the Department of Information Management of Hacettepe University.[7] Špiranec and Kurbanoğlu met in 2008, when they each hosted a UNESCO sponsored Training-the-Trainers in Information Literacy (TTT)[8] workshop. Over the next few years Špiranec and Kurbanoğlu met several times. In September of 2011 while participating in European Union Erasmus Intensive Program (IP) they decided to create an international information literacy conference, to be held in Europe, with a strong research component.

The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers, information professionals, employers, media specialists, educators, policy makers and all the other related parties from around the world, that exchange knowledge and experience and discuss recent developments and current challenges in and related to IL. ECIL's mission is to provide an annual forum for individuals interested in IL to share information about their research and practice.[9]

Conferences

ECIL 2017 - held September 18-21 in Saint Malo, France with the theme Information Literacy in the Workplace.[10]
- Keynote speakers: Bonnie Cheuk, strategic, hands-on, business & results-driven executive with strong digital transformation, web/digital channel management, information & knowledge management, collaboration, social media and Enterprise 2.0 expertise. Andrew Whitworth, Director of Teaching and Learning Strategy at the Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK.[11]
ECIL 2016 - held October 10-13 in Prague, Czech Repbulic, with the theme Information Literacy: Key to an Inclusive Society.[12]
- Keynote speakers: Tara Brabazon, Dean of Graduate Research and the Professor of Cultural Studies at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. Jan A.G.M. van Dijk, professor of communication science and the sociology of the information society at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.[13]
ECIL 2015 - held October 19-22 in Tallinn, Estonia, with the theme Information Literacy in the Green Society. 61 full papers were presented.[14]
- Keynote speakers: Susan Danby, Professor in Early Childhood Education at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), and Program Leader of the Health, Wellbeing and Happiness program within the QUT Children and Youth Research Centre in Brisbane, Australia. Carol Collier Kuhlthau, Professor Emerita of Library and Information Science at Rutgers University. Sonia Livingstone, full professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science, the University of London.[15]
ECIL 2014 - held October 20-23 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, with the theme Information Literacy. Lifelong Learning and Digital Citizenship in the 21st Century.[16]
- Keynote speakers: David Bawden, Professor of Information Science at City University London. Michael B. Eisenberg, Dean Emeritus and Professor, The Information School of the University of Washington.[17]
ECIL 2013 - held October 22-25 in Istanbul, Turkey, with the theme Worldwide Commonalities and Challenges in Information Literacy Research and Practice.[18]
- Keynote speakers: Paul G. Zurkowski the originator of the term “information literacy,” Dr Christine Bruce Professor in the Information Systems School, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and Dr. Indrajit Banerjee, Director of the Information Society Division of Communication and Information Sector of UNESCO.[19]

Impact

In 2016, Jesús Lau, wrote that ECIL is advancing IL research and practice worldwide. A smaller study conducted by conference participants, in 2014, has grown into the Academic Reading Format International Study (ARFIS), an ongoing collaboration involving researchers in more than 30 countries on four continents.[5] Evidence shows that ECIL has resulted in an increase in publications about IL. In 2016, Sirje Virkus analyzed citations of IL publications in Web of Science. Virkus indicated that about a 24% increase in IL publications in 2013 resulted from the first ECIL.[6]

References

"European Conference on Information Literacy". Retrieved 2023-10-24.
Roy, Loriene; Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Mizrachi, Diane (2017). "The European Conference on Information Literacy: An international research-practice nexus". College & Research Libraries News. 78 (3).
"ECIL Conference » Information Literacy Association". 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
"ECIL Conference » Information Literacy Association". 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
Roy, Loriene (2017). "The European Conference on Information Literacy: An international research-practice nexus | Roy | College & Research Libraries News". College & Research Libraries News. 78 (3).
Virkus, Sirje (2016). Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Boustany, Joumana; Špiranec, Sonja; Grassian, Esther; Mizrachi, Diane; Roy, Loriene; Çakmak, Tolga (eds.). "Knowledge Management and Information Literacy: An Exploratory Analysis". Information Literacy: Key to an Inclusive Society. Communications in Computer and Information Science. Cham: Springer International Publishing. 676: 119–129. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52162-6_12. ISBN 978-3-319-52162-6.
"European Conference on Information Literacy". Retrieved 2023-10-11.
Boekhorst, Albert K.; Horton, Forest Woody (December 13, 2013). "Training-the-trainers in information literacy (TTT) Workshops Project, Final Report to UNESCO". International Information & Library Review. 41 (4): 224–230. doi:10.1080/10572317.2009.10762818. ISSN 1057-2317 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
Kurbanoglu, Serap (2018-06-22). "European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL)". Читалиште. 17 (32): 35–41. doi:10.19090/cit.2018.32.35-41. ISSN 2217-5563.
Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Boustany, Joumana; Špiranec, Sonja; Grassian, Esther; Mizrachi, Diane; Roy, Loriene (2018). Information Literacy in the Workplace: 5th European Conference, ECIL 2017, Saint Malo, France, September 18-21, 2017, Revised Selected Papers. Communications in Computer and Information Science. Vol. 810. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74334-9. ISBN 978-3-319-74333-2. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
"Speakers | ECIL 2017 | European Conference on Information Literacy". Retrieved 2023-10-26.
Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Boustany, Joumana; Špiranec, Sonja; Grassian, Esther; Mizrachi, Diane; Roy, Loriene; Çakmak, Tolga, eds. (2016). "Information Literacy: Key to an Inclusive Society". Communications in Computer and Information Science. 676. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52162-6. ISBN 978-3-319-52161-9. ISSN 1865-0929.
"Speakers | ECIL2016 | European Conference on Information Literacy". 2016. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
Kurbanoglu, Serap; Boustany, Joumana; Špiranec, Sonja; Grassian, Esther; Mizrachi, Diane; Roy, Loriene, eds. (2015). "Information Literacy: Moving Toward Sustainability". Communications in Computer and Information Science. 552. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-28197-1. ISBN 978-3-319-28196-4. ISSN 1865-0929.
"ECIL2015 | European Conference on Information Literacy". 2015. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Špiranec, Sonja; Grassian, Esther; Mizrachi, Diane; Catts, Ralph, eds. (2014). "Information Literacy. Lifelong Learning and Digital Citizenship in the 21st Century". Communications in Computer and Information Science. 492. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-14136-7. ISBN 978-3-319-14135-0. ISSN 1865-0929.
"Keynote Speakers | ECIL2014 | European Conference on Information Literacy". 2014. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Grassian, Esther; Mizrachi, Diane; Catts, Ralph; Špiranec, Sonja, eds. (2013). "Worldwide Commonalities and Challenges in Information Literacy Research and Practice". Communications in Computer and Information Science. 397. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-03919-0. ISBN 978-3-319-03918-3. ISSN 1865-0929.
"Keynote Speakers | ECIL 2013 | European Conference on Information Literacy". Retrieved 2023-10-24.

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[1] "European Conference on Information Literacy". Retrieved 2023-10-24.

[2] Roy, Loriene; Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Mizrachi, Diane (2017). "The European Conference on Information Literacy: An international research-practice nexus". College & Research Libraries News. 78 (3).

[3] "ECIL Conference » Information Literacy Association". 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-10-11.

[4] "ECIL Conference » Information Literacy Association". 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

[:0-5] Roy, Loriene (2017). "The European Conference on Information Literacy: An international research-practice nexus | Roy | College & Research Libraries News". College & Research Libraries News. 78 (3).

[:1-6] Virkus, Sirje (2016). Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Boustany, Joumana; Špiranec, Sonja; Grassian, Esther; Mizrachi, Diane; Roy, Loriene; Çakmak, Tolga (eds.). "Knowledge Management and Information Literacy: An Exploratory Analysis". Information Literacy: Key to an Inclusive Society. Communications in Computer and Information Science. Cham: Springer International Publishing. 676: 119–129. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52162-6_12. ISBN 978-3-319-52162-6.

[7] "European Conference on Information Literacy". Retrieved 2023-10-11.

[8] Boekhorst, Albert K.; Horton, Forest Woody (December 13, 2013). "Training-the-trainers in information literacy (TTT) Workshops Project, Final Report to UNESCO". International Information & Library Review. 41 (4): 224–230. doi:10.1080/10572317.2009.10762818. ISSN 1057-2317 – via Taylor and Francis Online.

[9] Kurbanoglu, Serap (2018-06-22). "European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL)". Читалиште. 17 (32): 35–41. doi:10.19090/cit.2018.32.35-41. ISSN 2217-5563.

[10] Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Boustany, Joumana; Špiranec, Sonja; Grassian, Esther; Mizrachi, Diane; Roy, Loriene (2018). Information Literacy in the Workplace: 5th European Conference, ECIL 2017, Saint Malo, France, September 18-21, 2017, Revised Selected Papers. Communications in Computer and Information Science. Vol. 810. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74334-9. ISBN 978-3-319-74333-2. Retrieved 2023-10-26.

[11] "Speakers | ECIL 2017 | European Conference on Information Literacy". Retrieved 2023-10-26.

[12] Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Boustany, Joumana; Špiranec, Sonja; Grassian, Esther; Mizrachi, Diane; Roy, Loriene; Çakmak, Tolga, eds. (2016). "Information Literacy: Key to an Inclusive Society". Communications in Computer and Information Science. 676. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52162-6. ISBN 978-3-319-52161-9. ISSN 1865-0929.

[13] "Speakers | ECIL2016 | European Conference on Information Literacy". 2016. Retrieved 2023-10-26.

[14] Kurbanoglu, Serap; Boustany, Joumana; Špiranec, Sonja; Grassian, Esther; Mizrachi, Diane; Roy, Loriene, eds. (2015). "Information Literacy: Moving Toward Sustainability". Communications in Computer and Information Science. 552. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-28197-1. ISBN 978-3-319-28196-4. ISSN 1865-0929.

[15] "ECIL2015 | European Conference on Information Literacy". 2015. Retrieved 2023-10-26.

[16] Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Špiranec, Sonja; Grassian, Esther; Mizrachi, Diane; Catts, Ralph, eds. (2014). "Information Literacy. Lifelong Learning and Digital Citizenship in the 21st Century". Communications in Computer and Information Science. 492. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-14136-7. ISBN 978-3-319-14135-0. ISSN 1865-0929.

[17] "Keynote Speakers | ECIL2014 | European Conference on Information Literacy". 2014. Retrieved 2023-10-26.

[18] Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Grassian, Esther; Mizrachi, Diane; Catts, Ralph; Špiranec, Sonja, eds. (2013). "Worldwide Commonalities and Challenges in Information Literacy Research and Practice". Communications in Computer and Information Science. 397. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-03919-0. ISBN 978-3-319-03918-3. ISSN 1865-0929.

[19] "Keynote Speakers | ECIL 2013 | European Conference on Information Literacy". Retrieved 2023-10-24.