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Beyond The Library: Cross-Campus Collaborations In Support Of Faculty Teaching, Research, & Scholarship, Danielle S. Apfelbaum, Derek Stadler, Rebecca Oling May 2019

Beyond The Library: Cross-Campus Collaborations In Support Of Faculty Teaching, Research, & Scholarship, Danielle S. Apfelbaum, Derek Stadler, Rebecca Oling

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


The Library Is For Everyone: Cultivating Campus Partnerships To Enhance Library Accessibility, Jenna Riley, Benjamin Peck, Eugenia Opuda, Kristin Dhabolt, Barbara Morris May 2019

The Library Is For Everyone: Cultivating Campus Partnerships To Enhance Library Accessibility, Jenna Riley, Benjamin Peck, Eugenia Opuda, Kristin Dhabolt, Barbara Morris

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


Information Literacy And The Special Needs Student, Scott Schaffer May 2017

Information Literacy And The Special Needs Student, Scott Schaffer

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Special needs students are a rapidly increasing component of the student population at colleges and universities across the country. Students with learning disabilities and/or emotional problems present many challenges but also many opportunities in formulating appropriate instruction. Librarians need to carefully plan activities for these students as information literacy and research instruction can prove to be particularly problematic.

The presentation will focus on approaches most likely to be beneficial in helping this student population learn effective research skills and understand important concepts in information literacy. Information presented will be gleaned from the presenter's personal experience in working with special needs …