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Take The Bull By The Horns: Combatting Bullshit In Academic Libraries, Amanda B. Albert
Take The Bull By The Horns: Combatting Bullshit In Academic Libraries, Amanda B. Albert
University Libraries Presentations
This poster will discuss what is meant by “bullish*t” in libraries, as defined in a seminal talk given by Jane Schmidt in a 2018 keynote at the Canadian Association for Professional and Academic Librarians. The presenter will identify various types of BS perpetuated and created in libraries, highlighting such concepts as “innovation,” “leadership,” and “(ir)relevance.” The presenter seeks to answer the question "is BS ever beneficial to the library and it’s organizational culture?” Finally, the poster will discuss specific strategies for combating BS in one’s own library, including overcoming the "cult of busy". Participants will be encouraged to reflect on …
The Library In Your Course: Engaging Students In An Lms, Amanda B. Albert
The Library In Your Course: Engaging Students In An Lms, Amanda B. Albert
University Libraries Presentations
You want the librarian to teach your students everything they need to know about the library and how to do research in one 50 minute instruction session in which this is the first time they're meeting, there is limited use of technology, and their papers are due in 10 weeks? Any instructor knows that this is not going to be a successful instruction session, but there is a way to increase the likelihood that the librarian and your students will have a more successful interaction: embed the librarian and the library in your LMS! Benefits include: building a rapport with …