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Arts Council England Misinformation Survey

Posted By Sherry Xie, 04 November 2025

Arts Council England Misinformation Survey: Invitation to Take Part

All public library staff in England are invited to take part in a new national survey exploring the role of public libraries in addressing misinformation and disinformation within UK society.

This important research is funded by Arts Council England and conducted by the University of Stirling in partnership with the University of Glasgow. It represents the first major review of how public libraries are responding to the challenges of mis/disinformation, aiming to highlight their contributions to informed communities and identify areas where further support may be needed.

Who can take part:

  • Anyone aged 18 or over working in a public library in England (including volunteers).

  • No personal data is required.

About the survey:

  • The questionnaire takes approximately 15 minutes to complete.

  • Responses will help shape understanding and evidence around libraries’ roles in tackling misinformation.

  • The survey is open from 3 November to 5 December 2025.

You can read the participant information sheet and complete the survey via the following link:
Arts Council England Misinformation Survey

This study is an opportunity for library professionals to share their experiences and insights, contributing to an evidence base that will inform future initiatives and support libraries’ ongoing work in promoting reliable information and digital literacy.

Tags:  Library Professionals  Library Research  Library Science  LIGR  Public Library  research  research methods 

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All three LIRG research skills modules now Live!

Posted By Fariba Bannerman, 03 June 2021
LIRG are pleased to announce that all three “introduction to research skills” tutorials developed for our members are now on CILIP eLearning Hub. 
Access via CILIP members using this link: 
https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/LIRGLandingPage 
(please note you will need your CILIP credentials to log into the site).

Module OneMaking research approachable - will share individual's experience of starting to get involved with research, from the novice to the experienced practitioner. 

Module two: How to plan research -  includes real life project examples to show how other people have done research. The tutorial gives you the chance to see a couple of research proposal examples and a project plan. This tutorial offers the chance to read them and look at how you could adapt the draft template for your own research project. 

Module three: Doing research -  the final section of the module looks at conducting research. It takes you through some of the processes that you may need to use as you undertake research and it begins to explore the different ways that work can be disseminated. For example, an introduction on discourse analysis – how to review your focus group data. It also helps you navigate the different ways of promoting and disseminating research from internal reports to social media and publishing journal articles. It also explains the best way of managing and responding to the peer review process, when publishing in a journal. 

Tags:  research methods  research skills 

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