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An Ai Tool Recreates Some Of The Friction Of Academic Search. Is That Actually Helpful?, Jasmine S. Kirby

Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

Keenious mitigates some of the educational risks of AI search. But its limitations will frustrate some users.

Flip This Library Again! A Metaphorphosis: Evolving The School Library Into An Innovation Lab & Library Learning Commons (Illc), David Vickers Loertscher, Fran Kompar

Learning Hub

Drawing on significant reform education voices, the authors propose that credentialed school librarians add to their various library or learning commons services an innovation laboratory. Like a true laboratory, this includes physical and virtual space tests of major ideas, learning strategies and initiatives by administrators, teachers, and students as a major collaborative effort of the credentialed librarian. Such real world experiments happen in the spirit of a try before you buy strategy where some ideas will succeed, fail, or need modification before going viral in the school. It also places the library at the center of teaching and learning in …

Are You An Ai Convert Yet?, Essraa Nawar

Library Articles and Research

"At one point that evening, after the conversation had moved from travel to work and then to responsibility, Marium paused and asked me what I did. It was not the transactional question that so often fills conference hallways, asked politely and quickly abandoned, but a genuine inquiry. When I told her that I chair the Artificial Intelligence Committee at Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University, and that my work centers on AI literacy, governance, and institutional decision-making rather than promotion or blind adoption, something subtle changed."

When You Can't Get A One-Shot, Try A One Off, Chereeka Garner, Katy Miller, Renee Cole Montgomery

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

One of the challenges facing librarians is getting exposure to students to teach information literacy skills. Faculty engagement with the library can vary greatly, with many faculty simply not having available class time to allow librarians in the classroom. As a possible alternative means of connecting with students, an Extra Credit Hub was created. This hub is an easily located, visible resource for faculty to share potential extra credit activities with students.

The Hub, which is a standalone Canvas course, includes a number of activities related to key information literacy skills, such as:

• Recognizing bias, misinformation, and disinformation
• Critical thinking …

The Southeastern Librarian 73(4) Winter 2026 (Full Issue)

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.

Keeping The Chattahoochee: Reviving And Defending A Great Southern River, Melanie Vincent

The Southeastern Librarian

Sally Sierer Bethea

Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2025

ISBN: 9780820374512

210 pp. $20.95 (Pbk)

The Story Quilts Of Yvonne Wells, Tammera Race

The Southeastern Librarian

Stacy I. Morgan and Yvonne Thomas Wells

Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2024

ISBN: 9780817361389

360 pp. $60.00 (Pbk)

Sela News, Blake Denton

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.

An Autoethnographic Study Of A Technical Services Librarian’S Teaching Journey During The Tenure Track: “Define Myself For Myself To Both Survive And Thrive”, Junli Diao

Publications and Research

This autoethnographic study explores the disorienting dilemma that a technical services librarian experienced while alternating between working behind the scenes to fulfill professional responsibilities and teaching in the library to meet organizational expectations as a faculty member. The analysis of personal data accumulated during the tenure track period reveals three themes: teaching as learning to become, teaching as learning to challenge the system, and teaching as learning to research. Reflection focuses on three themes interconnected by the concept and practice of mindful learning. With the acknowledgement of limitations, this autoethnography concludes it was the self-reflective lifelong learning mindset that helped …

Advancing Research Appointments: Enhancing Patron Satisfaction Through Assessment, Kytt Everdeen Moore, Tera A. Ray, Laura B. Wright

The Southeastern Librarian

As research appointments continue to be a service offered across reference departments, it is important to regularly assess their effectiveness at meeting patrons’ needs and to seek improvement. To do this, patrons were surveyed after scheduling a research appointment to understand their reasons for scheduling an appointment, preferred formats, expectations, knowledge gained, and overall satisfaction. The findings revealed that most patrons were students, and the most common way to learn about appointments was from instructors. Patrons primarily scheduled appointments online, citing convenience and location as main reasons for their choice. Their main expectation was to learn effective search strategies. Recommendations …

Atomic Steps Toward Sustainable Learning With Open Educational Resources (Oer), Eng Ling Lynn Yeo

Research Collection Library

Open Educational Resources (OER) are gaining momentum globally as one of the tools to equitable and sustainable education. In an academic landscape shaped by rapid digital change and budget constraints, libraries must adapt to support sustainable learning.

This lightning talk will share how SMU Libraries has taken atomic, strategic steps to introduce and encourage OER adoption, aligning collection strategies with institutional goals for sustainability. It will highlight initiatives such as faculty workshops, participation in a regional OER special interest group, and efforts to integrate OER discovery into existing library systems. It will also share examples of leveraging existing collection workflows …

Florida Springs: From Geography To Politics And Restoration, Linh Uong

The Southeastern Librarian

Christopher F. Meindl

Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2024

ISBN: 9780813079158

245 pp. $38.00 (Hbk)

Accessibility Services And Support In Small And Rural Academic Libraries, Robert M. Amerson, Deborah Tritt Harmon

The Southeastern Librarian

This exploratory study examines how small and rural academic libraries support students with disabilities. While grounded in a professional commitment to equitable service, these libraries often face challenges, such as limited staff, aging infrastructure, and stagnant funding. Survey results from 38 librarians reveal a strong dedication to accessibility, despite institutional constraints. Respondents identified barriers, such as insufficient training, inadequate resources, and minimal collaboration with campus disability offices. However, many also reported implementing personalized, student-centered services and cited the advantages of flexibility and close student relationships in small academic settings. The findings underscore the need for tailored support, increased training opportunities, …

Invisible Blackness: A Louisiana Family In The Age Of Racial Passing, Tim Dodge

The Southeastern Librarian

Katy Morlas Shannon

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2025

ISBN: 9780807183823

184 pp. $29.95 (Hbk)

Employing The Marketing Mix Framework To Increase Usage Of Academic Libraries, Chantelle Swaren

The Southeastern Librarian

Academic libraries face a regular influx of new students, creating an ongoing need to increase awareness and usage. To accomplish this, many academic libraries rely on short-term outreach tactics that focus on only one element of the marketing mix: Promotion. This article introduces the complete marketing mix framework, including seven elements (7 Ps), and explains how they can be applied in academic libraries. Definitions and library-specific examples are provided for each element: Product, Price, Place, Promotion, People, Process, and Physical Proof. The integrated approach of marketing mix theory and planning can be employed by academic libraries to increase patron awareness, …

Member Spotlight: Wanda Kay Brown, Blair Jones

The Southeastern Librarian

Member Spotlight no. 3 for the Winter 2026 issue of The Southeastern Librarian. The spotlight shines on Wanda Kay Brown, Director of Library Services at the C. G. O'Kelly Library at Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina.

The President's Column, Laura Slavin

The Southeastern Librarian

SELA President Laura Slavin's column for the Winter 2026 issue of The Southeastern Librarian

Leading The Change: Staff-Driven Ai Transformation In Smu Libraries’ Collection Team, Siew Khim Lim, Fion Goh

Research Collection Library

Why do libraries need to use AI? It is crucial for Libraries to stay relevant in this digital age by improving efficiency, access, and user experience. By adopting AI, libraries can better manage growing digital collections, provide innovative services, and ensuring they remain essential as hubs for knowledge and learning in an AIdriven world.

Critical Connections: The University Of Tennessee And Oak Ridge From The Dawn Of The Atomic Age To The Present, Camille Mccutcheon

The Southeastern Librarian

Lee Riedinger, Al Ekkebus, Ray Smith, and William Bugg

Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2024

ISBN: 9781621906544

488 pp. $39.95 (Hbk)

A Sample Teaching Portfolio For Technical Services Librarians, Junli Diao

Open Educational Resources

This teaching portfolio only includes the author’s perspectives and practices on one-shot library classes, workshops, and LibGuides. The goal is to offer technical services librarians some insights.