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Poster Presentation 101, Librarian Brown Bag 2017, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Nataly Blas
Poster Presentation 101, Librarian Brown Bag 2017, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Nataly Blas
Aisha Conner-Gaten
This librarian brown bag, presented to LMU librarians, discusses:
Poster proposals
- what to present about (work examples, events, studies, interesting histories)
- finding a conference
- writing an abstract
- getting support
Poster design
- Expectations
- Good vs bad (Example posters – gallery walk feedback -> presentation)
- Different materials for printing (cloth, foam board, paper, laminate) and services (Spoonflower, FedEx, Campus Graphics)
Poster presentations @ conferences
- Materials to consider
- Handouts
- How to present to a crowd/Elevator speech
Keepin' It Real Poster, National Conference Of African-American Librarians 2017, Aisha Conner-Gaten
Keepin' It Real Poster, National Conference Of African-American Librarians 2017, Aisha Conner-Gaten
Aisha Conner-Gaten
After an election fraught with misinformation, fake news, and hoaxes on all sides, students found it difficult to navigate digital media not only for scholarship but in their personal lives. Acknowledging the impact that these feelings of helplessness and confusion play in their roles as scholars, librarians conducted information literacy workshops to de-mystify and engage students with meaningful current news outlets and specific news stories from all political idealogies. This poster presentation will provide an overview of these workshops and how librarians can implement similar programs while responding to a politically and emotionally-charged campus environment. This poster will discuss the …