Schedule, Topics, & Readings

T1: Hour 1: Upping your InfoLit Game

• • Exploring the Development of Undergraduate Students’ Information Literacy through Their Experiences with Research Assignments

  • Faculty Perspectives on Mis- and Disinformation across Disciplines

  • Fostering Critical Thinking in First-Year Students through Information Literacy Instruction

  • Information Literacy Instruction in Asynchronous Online Courses: Which Approaches Work Best?

  • Rethinking Digital Literacy: A critical approach empowers students to create change

T1: Hour 2: Hybrid is Here to Stay

• • Addressing the Biggest Challenges of Hosting Hybrid Events

  • Beyond Virtual: The Hybrid Events Landscape in 2020 and Beyond

  • The Importance of Reference Services for LGBTQIA+ Users

  • Is COVID-19 Still Preventing Indoor Library Activities?

  • r/Libraries: Technology needed for Hybrid events (in person and virtual)

  • Public Libraries Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Creating a New Service Model

  • Twelve Months of Passive Programming

T2: Hour 3: How are you “referencing”?

• • Academic Library Leadership Lessons from COVID-19

  • Definitions of Reference (2021) | Reference & User Services Association (RUSA)

  • The Future of Remote Work is Flexibility

  • Going online and staying online: Becoming an online librarian during the pandemic

  • A Good Jobs Strategy for Libraries

T2: Hour 4: JOBOP! Anyone? Anyone?

• • As The Pandemic Recedes, Millions Of Workers Are Saying 'I Quit'

  • The Great Resignation Leaves Remaining Employees Overworked

  • Job search during COVID: A new librarian navigating a new normal | Soto-Luna | College & Research Libraries News

  • Recruiting for an Academic Librarian Position in the Age of COVID-19: An Inside Look at the Process – Library Worklife:

  • Recruiting, Hiring, & On-Boarding Non-MLS Liaison Librarians: A Case Study

  • So, You Didn't Get the Job

  • Will Staffing in Libraries Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels?

T3: Hour 5: Spreading the Word about your Services

• • Amplify Your Impact: The Insta-Story: A New Frontier for Marking and Engagement at the Sonoma State University Library | Fonseca | Reference & User Services Quarterly

  • Amplify Your Impact: My Body is Ready: Best Practices for Using Memes on Library Social Media | Woodworth | Reference & User Services Quarterly

  • Likes, Comments, Views: A Content Analysis of Academic Library Instagram Posts

T3: Hour 6: Creative Marketing & Marketing Creativity

• • Short Story Dispenser Connects Libraries to Communities

  • Under the Influence: Long Overdue: The Creative Boom of Library Marketing

    • Link to podcast: Long Overdue: The Creative Boom of Library Marketing | Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly | Live Radio | CBC Listen

  • What’s New in Library Podcasts?

T4: Hour 7: Upskilling your Workforce

• • Creating Analog and Digital Games for Reference Training

  • Liaison Academy: Refocusing on the core areas of librarianship

  • Mentoring Experience of Academic Librarians: A Pilot Study of Mentorship in Academic Libraries

  • NMRT: Student Chapter Toolkit

  • Training, Support, and Connection for Student Library Employees in a Tiered Reference Service Model

T4: Hour 8: New Normal of Professional Development

• • As COVID-19 Cases Surge, Library Conferences Move to Virtual and Hybrid Models

  • Keeping Up With… Micro-Credentials and Economic Data Literacy

  • Specialized Regional Conferences Support the Professional Development Needs of Subject Librarians: A 5-Year Analysis of the Great Lakes Science Boot Camps for Librarians

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18eCExabk3MKF0QVYrGizbz3zHh_sn4lPCbw_uMFYO44/edit?usp=sharing

T5: Hour 9: Good News: IDEA at the Reference Desk

• • ACRL: Racial Equity Framework

  • Comment on the DRAFT REVISION: Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service Providers

  • Cultural Humility in Libraries

  • Documents by Topic: Standards, Guidelines, and Recommendations | Reference & User Services Association (RUSA)

  • Racial Climate and Inclusiveness in Academic Libraries: Perceptions of Welcomeness among Black College Students

  • Reference 360: A Holistic Approach to Reference Instruction

  • Thoughts on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Reference and User Services

  • What is critical about critical librarianship?

T5: Hour 10: The Bad & the Ugly: Politics at the Reference Desk

• • Academic Freedom and (Anti) Social Media?

  • Challenging Times: PLA 2022: Addressing the swell of censorship cases

  • Criminalizing Book Selection

  • Critical Race Theory in the LIS Curriculum

  • Florida’s Colleges Must Administer ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Survey. Don’t Take It, Faculty Union Says.

  • Large majorities of voters oppose book bans and have confidence in libraries: First survey of its kind confirms national bipartisan support for the freedom to read

  • PEN America Index of Educational Gag Orders

  • In push against ‘indoctrination,’ DeSantis mandates surveys of Florida college students’ beliefs

  • In Texas, a Battle Over What Can Be Taught, and What Books Can Be Read

T6: Hour 11: Share YOUR Best Practices

• • Expanding and Improving Our Library’s Virtual Chat Service: Discovering Best Practices when Demand Increases

  • Libraries Supporting Online Learning: New Strategies and Best Practices in Response to COVID-19

  • North AmericanVirtualReference Online Conference 2019

  • RUSA: Professional Competencies for Reference and User Services Librarians

  • Chat Best Practices LibGuides

• Evans Library of Florida Tech: Reference Training

• SC Library: Virtual Reference Behaviors Checklist

• Springshare Products at UCI Libraries: Best Practices for Virtual Services

• State Library of Oregon: Best Practices for Quality Chat Reference

• TCC Libraries: LibChat Practices and Procedures

• TWU Libraries: Best Practices for Chat/Ask a Librarian

• UWATERLOO Libraries: LibAnswers Best Practices and Training: Chat Best Practices

T6: Hour 12: Key Skills for Service

• • I've Already Googled It, and I Can't Understand It

  • A Peer-led Database Training Program to Improve Reference Service

  • Using Machine Learning to Predict Chat Difficulty

T7: Hour 13: Holistic Assessment

• • Aligning Library Assessment with Institutional Priorities: A Study of Student Academic Performance and Use of Five Library Services | Beile | College & Research Libraries

  • Decoding Virtual Reference: Using Chat Transcripts to Guide Usability Testing and Improve Web Design

  • Learning From Our Statistics

T7: Hour 14: Share your Assessment A-Ha’s

• • From Alone to Together Again: Using Data to Deliver Value

  • Reference Consultations and Student Success Outcomes

  • Topic Modeling as a Tool for Analyzing Library Chat Transcripts

T8: Hour 15: Provisions for an Online Environment

• • Devices on the Go: Tech lending options to support digital equity

T8: Hour 16: That’s Online Now

• • Readers Advisory Reimagined

  • Readle - A New Readers' Advisory Tool from Springshare!

  • View of Using Augmented and Virtual Reality in Information Literacy Instruction to Reduce Library Anxiety in Nontraditional and International Students

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