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The Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy (GICOIL), formerly the Georgia Conference on Information Literacy, invites all K-12 and higher education faculty and staff, librarians, media professionals, writing instructors, teachers, and graduate students to join us for the opportunity to share research and best methods for teaching and learning information literacy!

The conference allows participants to engage one another and discover how to apply crucial information literacy skills in their own settings through peer-reviewed presentations, workshops, and poster presentations.

GICOIL is co-organized by the University Libraries (Henderson Library and Lane Library; initially Henderson only, Lane joined in 2018), the Department of English (formerly Department of Writing and Linguistics; except in 2018), and the Division of Continuing and Professional Education (conference service provider) of the Georgia Southern University (GSU).

In the past other academic GSU institutions joined to host the conference:

• College of Education (?-2006-2016)
• College of Engineering and Information Technology (2012-2015)
• College of Business Administration (2016)

Conference History:

21st GICOIL 2026, February 6-7, 2026, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Conference Theme: Information Literacy in a Changing Educational Landscape

Conference program TBD

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

Keynotes:
Academic Freedom Has Died, Resurrection Is Up To You

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20th GICOIL 2025, February 7-8, 2025, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Conference Theme: Embracing Change and Pushing Boundaries

Keynotes:
Drowning in Information While Starving for Wisdom: The Front Lines of Information Literacy

Breakout Sessions:
Titles n.a.

Poster Session

19th GICOIL 2024, April 19, 2024, Virtual venue

Conference Theme: Information Literacy in the Age of AI

Keynotes:
Teaching Critical and Practical AI Literacies: Ways to Get Started

Breakout Sessions:
Titles n.a.

18th GICOIL 2023, March 30-31, 2023, Virtual venue

Conference Theme: Supporting Inclusive Excellence in Information Literacy

Keynotes:
Critical Librarianship in the Classroom: Teaching for Liberation

Breakout Sessions:
Titles n.a.

Poster Sessions

Workshop / Panels:
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17th GICOIL 2022, March 31 – April 1, 2022, Virtual venue

Conference Theme: Supporting Information Literacy in Hybrid Spaces

Keynotes:
Reputation Heuristic and Literacies of Attention

Breakout Sessions:
Titles n.a.

Poster Sessions

Workshop / Panels:
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16th GICOIL 2021, March 26, 2021, Virtual venue

Keynotes:
SACSOC Expectations for Library Services: Understanding and Maintaining Compliance During a Global Pandemic

Breakout Sessions:
Titles n.a.

Poster Session

15th GICOIL 2020, February 20-22, 2020, Georgia Tech, Savannah, GA, USA

Note: In 2019 no conference was organized. Instead a one-day workshop on September 27, 2019, was planned but probably not realized

Keynotes:
How Charts Lie: What You Design Is Not What People See

Breakout Sessions:
Titles n.a.

Poster Session
Birds of a Feather Roundtable Discussion

Post-Conference Workshop:
Yelp Meets Academia: Teach Your Students to Write Professional Reviews (Satisfying ACRL Frames in the Process)

14th GICOIL 2018, September 27–29, 2018, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Note: The 14th conference was originally scheduled for September 15-16. 2017, but cancelled due to Hurricane Irma.

Keynotes:
“We’re Pretty Much Doomed”— So, Now What?

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13th GACOIL 2016, September 30 – October 1, 2016, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Keynotes: (1)
Title n.a.

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12th GACOIL 2015, September 25-26, 2015, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Note: For the first time the acronym GACOIL is officially used.

Keynotes:
Seismic Shifts: The Framework for Information Literacy as an Integrating Force

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11th GACOIL 2014, October 10-11, 2014, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Keynotes:
Fair Use as an Offensive Weapon: The Conundrum of Moving Image Copyright in Higher Education

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10th GACOIL 2013, August 23-24, 2013, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Keynotes:
Information Literacy through the Lens of the Student Experience

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9th GACOIL 2012, September 21-22, 2012, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Keynotes:
Transliteracy: an Unintentional Film Fest

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8th GACOIL 2011, September 23-24, 2011, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Note: The conference becomes “International”

Keynotes:
Joining the Conversation: The Role of Information Literacy in Public and Academic Discourse…

7th GACOIL 2010, October 1-2, 2010, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Keynotes:
Dream a Little Dream of US… United for Success!
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6th GACOIL 2009, September 25-26, 2009, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Keynotes:
Creating and Exploring New Worlds: Web 2.0, Information Literacy, and the Uses of Knowledge

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5th GACOIL 2008, October 3-4, 2008, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Keynotes:
CanYou, Should You? (educational fair use)

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4th GACOIL 2007, October 5-6, 2007, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Keynotes:
Powering Achievement: The Impact of School Libraries & Librarians on Information Literacy & Academic Achievement

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Pre-Conference Panel: (Oct 4)
Scholarly Communication in the 21st Century: Trends and Issues

3rd GACOIL 2006, October 6-7, 2006, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Keynotes:
Bridging the Chasm: First-Year Students and the Library
Education in the 21st Century: Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s World

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2nd GACOIL 2005, September 30 – October 1, 2005, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Keynotes:
Assessing ICT Literacy: Measuring Cognitive and Technical Skills
Everything I Needed to Know about Information Literacy I learned in Kindergarten (More or Less)

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1st GACOIL 2004, October 8-9, 2004, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA

Keynotes:
Negotiating Plagiarism in a Literacy Revolution
Literate Citizens in a Digital World: Ensuring that Students are Effective Users of Information

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