Transforming Information Literacy Education: Information Literacy Landscapes

This paper presentation discusses the results of a study to understand academic librarians’ understanding of information literacy as a social practice in order to ascertain where they stand in Lloyd’s (2017) midrange model of information literacy. An open-ended questionnaire was distributed to practicing academic librarians. From their answers, selected participants were chosen for follow-up answers. This grounded theory study aims to help LIS educators understand the current understandings of information literacy practitioners in order to bridge the theory to practice gap as well as help pre-service librarians prepare to enter their future communities of practice

Transitioning from Face-to-Face to Online with USER in Mind

This chapter focuses on how one librarian used the USER instructional design framework to redesign a seventy-five-minute, face-to-face information literacy session for the online environment

Resiliency through a social practice approach to information literacy: Exploration of a threshold concept in LIS education

This poster builds upon work presented at the 2020 ALISE conference that attempted to answer Todd’s (2017) call for future research to create a sustainable future of information literacy. The author’s proposed grounded theory emerged from 87 survey responses and 17 participant interviews which explored Lloyd’s (2010; 2017) concept of information landscapes in the context of postsecondary education. The proposed grounded theory found that viewing information literacy as a social practice was a threshold concept for librarians, and by extension library and information science education. Once in-service librarians crossed this threshold, they acknowledged that they could no longer view information literacy as skills-based. A social practice approach to information literacy positioned in-service librarians to recognize the strengths and resiliency in their students, actively shunning a deficit mindset. This in-progress dissertation study aims to build credibility for the proposed grounded theory by collecting additional data through both focus groups and participant diaries. Together these data hope to crystallize the affordances of the author’s theory, provide a thorough examination of the theory across multiple contexts, and refine the theory so that it may inform LIS education going forward. Specifically, this poster will provide emergent findings from the first set of focus groups as well as explore how this theory can help LIS educators inspire resilient in-service librarians

APA Reference List Rubric for Blackboard

This rubric provides 10 criteria by which to score an APA formatted reference list. A zip file version of the rubric is available for import directly into Blackboard

A Pilot Study of Student Perceptions of Embedded Library Instruction

Research in the field of education strongly supports that collaboration among professionals in the field will enhance students’ educational experiences. While this is true at all levels of education it is particularly true in higher education where professionals from various areas of expertise work together to ensure their shared students receive instructional supports that will allow the students to reach their fullest potential. The reality is that many instructors become primarily focused on their own courses as opposed to reaching out to colleagues whose knowledge and skills might act as a complement to their own. The result of which means that college students are left to seek out the individuals who are best able to help them to be successful when meeting assignment requirements. While there is a value to this approach the benefits of college professionals working together closely can offer invaluable support to the students not only as they meet the objectives established in their courses, but as they develop their networking and collaborative skills – skills they will take with them beyond their college experiences. One of the key collaborators essential to any teachers’ success as they head out into field is librarians. Introducing them to academic librarians throughout their college experiences is the first step in fostering this lifelong practice

Faculty/Staff Technology Support Initiative: Technology for Mobile Students

This grant would provide (1) Bluetooth keyboards so that patrons could use their mobile devices to create keyboard intensive projects in the library, (2) power cords for all devices that use Apple Dock, Lightning or USB Micro cords, (3) OCR pens to provide mobile scanning of documents so they can be edited/annotated on tablets, and (4) a DSLR (Digital single-lens reflex) camera for crisp images and video. See attached for specific products

Improving ILLiad Patron Experiences Through Cross-Departmental Collaboration

Presentation from SUNYLA 2010 explaining how Interlibrary Loan interacts with other library departments, such as Acquisitions, Serials, Reference and Digital Services to improve the overall patron experience

First Steps: Minimal Integration for Maximum Effect

This poster session will describe the steps the Milne Library at SUNY Oneonta has taken to integrate itself into ANGEL using just one nugget. Additional applications of this nugget will also be covered

LibGuides Guided: How Research and Collaboration Leads to Success

Come learn how librarians at a public Master’s granting institution with a large undergraduate population upgraded to LibGuides v2. Beyond migrating our content, we took the opportunity to revamp our guides using the latest research in usability and guide design. Our poster will display our current design, the research supporting each of our design choices, information about how we created our own template, categorized our guides, and planned our upgrade

Embedded Librarians: Supporting Student Research

Collaborative partnerships between faculty and librarians to support student research is not a new idea; however, the practice of embedding a librarian within a course, department, or curriculum began in the early 2000s as library resources became more accessible in the virtual environment. Embedded librarians help to strengthen students’ engagement both in and outside of the classroom and helps to create a high impact learning opportunities for students. Panelists will describe a few of the many ways in which librarians are embedded here at Brockport: in face-to-face courses, completely online courses, in a department, and in the general education curriculum. Bring examples of partnerships you have held with librarians and questions about new approaches for improving your students’ research practices