GICOIL Call for Proposals

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***Call for Proposals for GICOIL 2026 is CLOSED***

Conference Information Literacy in a Changing Educational Landscape

Educators and librarians faced mounting pressures and shifting expectations around teaching students information literacy skills. Amid increasing scrutiny and policy changes, the work of teaching students how to locate, evaluate, and responsibly engage with information has become more complex—and more urgent.

This year’s conference theme, Information Literacy in a Changing Educational Landscape, invites proposals that explore the evolving roles of librarians and writing instructors in supporting inquiry, dialogue, and academic freedom. We seek to highlight practices and pedagogies that foster inquiry and critical thinking.

We welcome proposals that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Collaborations between librarians and faculty to support student inquiry
• Designing instruction that supports information literacy within shifting policy landscapes
• Pedagogical responses to challenges to curriculum or library holdings
• Strategies for teaching students to recognize bias, misinformation, and the effects of information suppression
• Addressing issues of fact checking and information veracity in the age of Generative AI
• Fostering classroom environments that support open dialogue, critical reflection, and respectful engagement across perspectives
• Supporting student agency and expression through information literacy and writing instruction

We welcome a variety of presentation formats, including individual paper sessions, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and innovative multimedia/digital demonstrations. Proposals should clearly articulate the scholarly merits, methodological rigor, and relevance to the conference theme.

Last updated: 10/3/2025