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A Way Forward: Embedding Sustainable Work Practices Into Embedded Librarianship, Olivia Rossetti, Lori Steckervetz, Renee Fratantonio

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Embedded librarianship has developed over the past score of years to become a high-engagement, high-impact practice with the potential of meeting students where they are rather than expecting students to ask for help. When it is successful, it leads to meaningful faculty-librarian collaborations and higher student engagement with information literacy activities. In advance of assessing and redesigning the Embedded Librarian program at Fitchburg State University, the presenters conducted a literature review of recent publications on the practice of embedded librarianship.

Based on the literature reviewed, it became clear that effective embedded librarianship demands massive commitment of time and energy on …

Training Peer-To-Peer Research And Writing Tutors, Elizabeth Dolinger

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Since 2019, the Mason Library's Center for Research & Writing provides library research services and writing tutoring to undergraduate students and instructors across the curriculum. Staffed by twelve to fifteen undergraduate Research & Writing Tutors, they teach workshops in classes on library research and writing topics, meet one-on-one with students for consultations, staff the drop-in Research & Writing Help Desk, and participate in continuous professional development and training. With only three faculty librarians staffing our library serving 2700 undergraduates and over 300 instructors, the Research & Writing Tutors are essential to providing front-line library services. Adopting a peer-to-peer model has …

The Fun-Sized Framework: Mini Il Lessons For When You Want To Do More Than Just Demos, Diana Hellyar

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

After successfully improving on the number of library instruction classes in her various STEM liaison departments, STEM Librarian, Diana Hellyar, wanted to build on her instruction and do more than just a basic library session. The professors tend to request a traditional mode of library instruction including a library website and database demonstration. Hellyar wanted to improve these classes with more IL skills while still respecting the value of database demonstrations. She created short information literacy-based presentations that provide students with valuable information literacy knowledge while still offering plenty of instruction time for the traditional instruction class.

These short, openly …

There And Back Again, Or, The Never-Ending Quest To Balance The Personal And Scalable In Online Instruction, Lindley Homol

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Online learning librarians and liaison librarians to online programs must constantly balance the competing demands of providing in-depth, individualized instruction to online learners and reaching a majority of online students with library instruction. Librarians embedded in online courses know how difficult it is to scale meaningful instruction, and may feel forced to choose between reaching a majority of online learners with some form of library instruction or reaching fewer online learners through more targeted outreach.

As a liaison to a predominantly-online graduate program in Education, I have worked through several iterations of instructional course support that have varied in their …

“I Was Pretty Appalled By This.”: Teaching Students About The Exclusive And Exclusionary Scholarly Publishing Ecosystem, Emily Porter-Fyke

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

This conference session is about the design and reception of a research lesson focusing on the importance of understanding biases that are inherent in the research and scholarly publication processes, and how students and faculty can be more intentional in their research process through inclusive language, asking questions about information, and thinking critically about research. The lesson provides foundational information about how the scholarly publishing ecosystem works and how it can (and does) exclude more diverse voices, encourages students to think more deeply about their own identities and how those identities can affect the research they do, and concludes with …

Creating (And Updating) Learning Objects With Intention: Developing A Strategic Process For Tutorial Creation And Management, Anaya Jones, Lindley Homol, Dina Meky

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

With the proliferation of online and hybrid programs, increasing numbers of librarians have created research tutorials to share with students and faculty, allowing them to give tough concepts a personal touch. However, many libraries use a decentralized approach to tutorial creation that makes ensuring accessibility, maintenance and strategic approaches difficult.

Join us to talk through what our team did to increase the quality and accessibility of existing tutorials, while still providing room for autonomy and creativity from individual content creators.

One member of the team will discuss how accessibility checks and best practices were incorporated into the tutorial creation, review, …

Is There A Recording? Can I Get The Slides?, Karen O'Grady

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Students, faculty, and even librarians eagerly sign up for all kinds workshops, but how many actually attend them if attendance is not required? Due to both the popularity and effectiveness of YouTube, and the seismic shift in higher education caused by Covid, today's learners prefer to digest lessons on their own time in their own way. Recorded lessons and online interactive tutorials are how today's learners prefer to learn.

This librarian prepares, practices, and offers live workshops on Zoom and in-person throughout the semester. Many sign up, but workshop after workshop goes unattended. This is followed by apologies from those …

Integrating The Framework Into General Education Revision, Amy Barlow, Dragan Gill

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Do you perceive an opportunity to incorporate the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy across a new or updated General Education curriculum? Whether your institution is in the process of revisiting or overhauling its General Education program and regardless of where you are in the process, join our presenters for a discussion of Framework integration during General Education revision. Our presenters will describe the steps that they took with campus stakeholders to: 1. Map the Framework's threshold concepts to the learning outcomes of two first year experience courses; 2. Pilot with faculty; 3. Pass a formal proposal through the Committee on …

Building Knowledge Across The Curriculum: Utilizing The Learning Community Model To Maximize Relevant Information Literacy Instruction, Laura Hogan, Emily Brown

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

This session will focus on the collaborative efforts of the librarians at this Community College and their proposed course in information literacy designed to teach research methods within specific majors. The course was created to act as a sort of “lab” for a foundational course in the disciplines that will focus on research methods utilized in those academic areas. For example, the course could be paired with a foundational sociology course and would focus on the research methods in that field. Or, it could be paired with a history course, where students would learn research methods in that field. The …

From Supercharging To Rewiring To Thriving: Dissertation Support And Partnerships, Alyssa Denneler, Anna Marie Johnson

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Backwards Design: A Critical Approach To Instructional Design, Heather C. Owen, Megan Oakleaf

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Libraries: Outsiders At The Heart Of The Institution, Callan Bignoli

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Creating And Sustaining A Teaching Community: Discussing The Instruction Exchange At Northeastern University Library, Molly Brown, Lindley Homol, Regina Pagani

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Teaching With Data In The Social Sciences: Local Perspectives And Library Contributions, Kathleen Berger, Louise Buckley, Patricia Condon, Eleta Exline, Erin Jerome, Stephen Mcginty

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Out Of The Classroom, Into The Archives: Developing Successful Collaboration Between Faculty And Archivists/Librarians To Create High-Impact Learning Experiences For Students, Michelle Chiles, Lopez Alyssa, Megan Lessard

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Books At Berklee: Re-Imaginations For A Time Of Resilience, Judith S. Pinnolis

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Advocating For Individual And Collective Agency Through Community, Andrea Baer

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Critical Thinking In The Age Of Misinformation: Information Literacy For Citizenship, Tamra Ortgies-Young, Jennfer Lobo Meeks, Barbara Robertson

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

As recent political events across the globe have shed a light on the fragility of democratic values, the role of the University in creating a framework for civic education becomes more urgent. Informed, caring and engaged citizenry must be a goal of higher education. Students currently face the emergence of faulty types of information - such as misinformation and disinformation, which undermines the notion of collective or public inquiry, not only within universities, but also within society as a whole. This challenge must be acknowledged and addressed by academic institutions.

Session presenters will provide an overview of their work, “Critical …

Avoiding The Ivory Tower Of Babel:​ Library Instruction For Esl Students, Patrick Quinn, Marci Cohen

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Using Improv To Improve Our Instruction, Rachel Sperling

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Developing A Sustainable And Measurable First-Year Experience (Fye) Library Session, Tracy Joyce, Joanna Gray, Kara Schwartz

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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The Gentle & Precarious Balancing Act Of The Student Success Librarian, Julie Hunter

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Balancing Teaching Information Literacy And Data Visualization: Teaching Strategies, Challenges And Outcomes, Mary Ann Rogers, Alan Grigsby

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Building Sustainable Instruction Through Microlearning Opportunities, Erin Mccoy, Kathryn Neary

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Building A Sustainable Library Instruction Program Through Curriculum Mapping, Regina Pagani, Lindley Homol, Alissa Link

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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The Balancing Act: Evaluating Information Outside Of The Classroom, Laura Hibbler, Esther Brandon

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Making The Case For Alternative Student-Centered Assignments, Dawn Stahura, Tara Fitzpatrick

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Blending Scalability And Customization In Instruction Modules To Expand A First-Year Information Literacy Program, Benjamin Peck

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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One From The Many: Creating An Instruction Program With A Diverse Group Of Librarians, Jennifer Snow

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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A Busy Instruction Librarian’S Survival Guide, Ellen E. Lutz

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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