About

Allison Hosier is an Information Literacy Librarian at the University at Albany, SUNY where she has taught information literacy in various online and in-person environments since 2011. Her current research interests include the contextual nature of research and the related metaconcept that research is both an activity and a subject of study, an idea adapted from work by Linda Adler-Kassner and Elizabeth Wardle. She also is in the process of investigating the role of research in creative writing. Her publications include "Research is an Activity and a Subject of Study" and "Teaching Information Literacy Through 'Un-Research,'" among others. She regularly blogs about her work at www.studyingresearch.com

Greg Bobish is an Associate Librarian at the University at Albany, SUNY. He has taught credit-bearing information literacy courses since 2000 and enjoys experimenting with new educational technologies and new pedagogical approaches as he tries to convey the relevance of information literacy to his students’ lives. He has received the Chancellor’s and the President’s awards for Excellence in Librarianship.

Angela Hackstadt is the Subject Librarian for Political Science, Public Policy, Public Administration and Law at the University at Albany, where she supports students and faculty in the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy. In this role, Angela assists students and faculty with research and navigating scholarly communications issues, provides reference service, and provides library instruction and outreach for her subject areas. Her research interests include the intersection of scholarly communication and information literacy, critical information literacy, and food law and policy.

Irina Holden is an Information Literacy and Science Outreach Librarian. She works at the Science Library at the University at Albany. She teaches Information Literacy in Mathematics and Statistics, a general education requirement course for math majors. Her research interests include information literacy in the disciplines, science literacy, sustainability and, recently, integrity of translation. Irina is also a subject librarian for Russian and East European Studies. Her recent publications include articles about introducing ACRL Framework and an Open Access movement to her students.

Trudi Jacobson is the Head of the Information Literacy Department at the University at Albany, and holds the rank of Distinguished Librarian. She has been deeply involved with information literacy throughout her career, and co-chaired the Association of College & Research Libraries Task Force that created the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. She thrives on finding new and engaging ways to teach students, both within courses and through less formal means. With Tom Mackey, she originated the metaliteracy framework to emphasize the metacognitive learner as producer and participant in dynamic information environments. She is the co-author or co-editor of 14 books, including three books about metaliteracy and one on digital badging, and numerous scholarly articles.

Kelsey O'Brien serves as the liaison for the Writing and Critical Inquiry program, a required course for first-year students, and enjoys helping students transition from high school to college research. Prior to her role as an academic librarian, Kelsey has worked as a high school Library Media Specialist and a Youth Services Librarian. Her interests include microcredentialing, metaliteracy, and creative teaching techniques. She co-edited Teaching with Digital Badges: Best Practices for Libraries and has helped develop and teach three MOOCs on metaliteracy. She also recently co-created a metaliteracy module for iSucceed, an online course that prepares students with skills and competencies for success in college. You can read more about her research here and connect with her on Twitter @kelseymoak.

Priscilla Seaman is a Subject Librarian for Anthropology, Communication, Geography & Planning at the University at Albany. She teaches information literacy sessions for her departments, and views the library and research as a place of discovery, beauty, and wonder. Her recent research areas and publications focus on Culturally Responsive Teaching, and citation patterns of anthropology scholars.