Alison Hicks
@alisonhicks0
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Associate Professor, Library and Information Studies @ucldis. Editor in Chief @jinfolit. information literacy researcher | european | she/hers/ella
Joined June 2010
Look what’s arrived! Now published! https://t.co/36NTFnvfLA watch for details of two forthcoming book launches :) @UCLDIS @infolitgroup @JInfoLit
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Restrictions to US databases and scholarly work mean that researchers need new approaches to navigate research absences and silences rather than the more typical information overload, writes @alisonhicks0 at @ucl: https://t.co/2CRoNr1Kca
#HigherEd #Academia
timeshighereducation.com
Restrictions to US databases and scholarly work mean that researchers need new approaches to navigate research absences and silences rather than the more typical information overload, writes Alison...
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This documentary #BannedTogether is now available to view on Apple TV+ and Prime video (you can purchase/rent if you don't have Prime). Details on the @CILIPSLG blog: https://t.co/7bEdX5EZ9i
Thanks to @alisonhicks0 for organising the screening of the #BannedTogether documentary last night & inviting @CILIPSLG to be involved. We need to carry on the discussion. See it if you can!
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The first publication from my research exploring censorship challenges in UK school libraries- this article is a snapshot of findings and more work is to come! Thanks to @uksla for their support.
Discover what's inside our amazing quarterly journal, The School Librarian this spring! Now available and on its way to our members. Packed with exclusive insights and the latest updates from the School Library community, this issue is not to be missed. https://t.co/uUyDS6xRZk
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This is so important. In the last few years, a narrative has developed that *the problem* is misinformation spread by Joe Bloggs on social media, and that now folks need to be trained to spot it, which has served to obscure the tools traditional media has always used to frame
@hsom113 @LucyGoBag Poor or misleading framing was one of the not-much-spoken-about failures during the lockdowns. It's akin to fake news.
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We are all so proud of our wonderful @rebnoone - today her book was published 🎉 It is a cracker, but you don’t have to take our word for it, available in @uofglibrary soon, and here ⭐️ https://t.co/QysctFD4cf
routledge.com
Location Awareness in the Age of Google Maps explores the mundane act of navigating cities in the age of digital mapping infrastructures. Noone follows the frictions routing through Google Maps’...
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The brand new book @alisonhicks0 mentioned in the Libraries, health and digital literacy session is "Unheard: the medical practice of silencing" by @crageshri
https://t.co/tG7Dpl7lig
#CILIPConf24
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Have you ever felt unheard by your doctor? Been frustrated that they haven't understood your symptoms, that they have neglected your concerns? When Dr Rag...
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Pretty happy to share that I have been promoted to Associate Professor* at @UCLDIS :) Thank you to everyone, and especially colleagues, past and present students and other library community members for your support! *Not up for doing this again on a third continent…
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Do you work in an academic or research library in the UK? I'm conducting research into the workplace safety of library staff as part of my @UCLDIS MA and am looking for people to complete my survey. Link below! Please feel free to retweet.
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Not sure I can pronounce it, but SIUTHADAIBH, ALBA!
🏴Alba – Scotland 🏴 Bidh Sgioba Alba a’ cluich an aghaidh nan Gearmailtis an-diugh, ’s e a’ chiad ghèama de na h-Euros a th’ ann! SIUTHADAIBH, ALBA! 🏴 Team Scotland play against the Germans today, it's the first game of the Euros! COME ON, SCOTLAND! 🏴
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Out now: the anniversary of #InfoLit JIL special issue. Celebrating 50 years of #InformationLiteracy (IL), authors consider AI and the Anthropocene, key IL concepts, critical gaps in the field and even the continued validity of IL itself. Open access: https://t.co/dEpL3lfsTS
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Check out this exciting new role - Positive Action Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London https://t.co/7dlpppZIfv
#graduate #LISjobs
jobs.london.ac.uk
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🚨 NEW: Key deadlines for the GE on 4 July ⏲️ Register to vote: Tuesday 18 June at 23.59 ⏲️ Applying for a Voter ID: Wednesday 26 June at 17:00 ⏲️ Applying for a postal vote: Wednesday 19 June at 17.00 ⏲️ Applying for a proxy vote: Wednesday 26 June at 17.00
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Right Scotland, seeing as it's the school holidays, here's the link to register for a postal vote
gov.uk
Use this service to apply to vote by post so you can take part in elections in the UK. You must be registered to vote in the UK before you can apply.
Rishi Sunak has confirmed July 4 for the general election. But with the stereo on full blast and the rain pelting onto his shoulders, he's done so with zero gravitas
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Smash the hierarchy (of clinical evidence). Our article is published! Thank you @alisonhicks0 @CathLynneJ From hierarchies of exclusion to participant-led inclusion: A qualitat...
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Do you have thoughts about the direction of #infolit research? If so, you’d be perfect for this role- full training provided and you’d work with me to craft an exciting new future for scholarship in our field!
Join us! There’s still time to apply for the Managing Editor role at @JInfoLit. Apply by 1st April. Details: https://t.co/aqFaeNXDBr
#InfoLit #InformationLiteracy #LISResearch #LILAC24 🤩
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Today is International Day for the Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery & the Slave Trade. Sign this @RepairCampaign petition demanding former UK & European colonial powers apologise & pay #reparations for historic injustices perpetrated in the Caribbean.
"Today and every day, we reject the legacy of this horrific crime against humanity." Read @antonioguterres' full message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade at: https://t.co/bVswtMGq4m
#RememberSlavery
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