2021 CTLC Conference
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Item The Accidental Mentor: The Process of Learning How to Effectively Mentor Students as a Librarian/Instructor(2021) Zerangue, Amanda"Are you a librarian mentoring students? Do you feel unprepared or surprised by the development of the mentoring relationship? While there is a rich body of scholarship describing the benefits of a teacher as a mentor for students, and librarian to librarian mentorship (peer mentorship), there is a gap in the literature regarding librarians as mentors for students. This interactive presentation will discuss the development of a librarian mentor, the different mentoring needs of students in terms of support and academic/professional guidance, and strategies for sustaining the relationship with students post-graduation.Item Active and Reflective Instruction In Zoom Where It Happens(2021) Johnson, Stacy; Kim, Dianna; Strickland, Susan"Presenters from an R-3 university will explore adapting in-person active and reflective group learning to remote delivery in 2020-2021. Through a game-based session, attendees will learn about using shared drive documents and Zoom as delivery methods, providing students across disciplines and at all levels with engaging remote library instruction and facilitating collaborative learning relationships with faculty at a distance. Presenters will discuss their “Anatomy of a Scholarly Research Article"" instruction activity adaptation and will seek feedback and participation from attendees on how to be flexible in creating an effective group learning environment with meaningful, measurable interactions using Microsoft shared documents and storage, Zoom break-out rooms, and Microsoft Forms. Participants will learn: How to implement active and reflective instruction remotely, applicable to public-facing activities anywhere. Tips for using shared documents and storage to supplement active learning in the remote environment. How to incorporate games and surveys to gain immediate, actionable assessment."Item Adapting an Active Learning Library Research Session to Online Zoom Rooms(2021) Burns, ErinDuring the spring of 2021, I was able to adapt an in-class activity to an online format using a flipped classroom technique for an honors course learning about library research. The class was given a slide with database questions and features, and students were sent into various Zoom rooms to collaborate on the database for about 10 minutes. They then came back to the main room to share what they learned, and why they might use a particular database in their researching. I also included space for a brief reflection on what students learned during this process.Item Be a Utility Player(2021) Dunlap, HeatherThis is my twentieth year working for the Dallas ISD, but my first year as a school librarian. Until now, I was a classroom teacher in several different areas. I have earned distinctions, won awards and brought programs back from the dead, but a few years back, I needed a new challenge. Enter librarian school. I was hired at the middle school right down the street from the high school where I had been working, and I walked in on a mission. I wanted to make myself completely indispensable. In the middle of a pandemic, how did I become an MVP on my campus and the kind of employee that my administration says they just can’t live without? I will talk about the goals I set, big and small, and the ways I have made myself useful while sneaking in library advocacy and promoting library programs.Item The Big COVID Shift: Adapting Services to Meet Stakeholder Needs(2021) Krahmer, Ana; Zipperer, Rachael; May, MeaganAs the COVID-19 epidemic shut down our offices at University of North Texas Libraries, our librarians had to replan their engagement strategies completely to continue supporting research and collection development for the foreseeable future. Fortunately, this was an undertaking that librarians across the world were doing, and as a result, we were able to take collaborative and creative measures for moving forward with success. Meagan May supports UNT and external researchers with reference services, instruction, and outreach. Rachael Zipperer supports the UNT community in adding materials to the University Archive. Ana Krahmer works with partner libraries to assist in adding their newspaper materials to The Portal to Texas History. This panel discussion will present how May, Zipperer, and Krahmer adjusted their services and practices to continue supporting stakeholders in the new COVID-19 reality.Item Can we talk about failure?(2021) Boehm, Reid; Sare, Laura; Morganti, Dianna"Why do we avoid talking about the difficulties we encounter in raising awareness and our techniques for faculty engagement? Is it because we fear painting the research culture of our universities in a less than favorable light? Is it because we are afraid to be vulnerable together? In this presentation we will share some of the very real struggles for institutional change at large, public university libraries that we find ourselves confronting daily; difficulties in persuading anyone to care about data management AND in situating the library to be viewed as a central space where researchers can find trusted advocacy and support beyond basic student instruction. Let’s talk about this failure and share a dialogue about the continued path to realizing radical change at our institutions as it relates to data management, data sharing, and our roles in that process."Item Cataloging for Makerspaces(2021) Sassen, Catherine; Robson, Diane; Yanowski , KevinMakerspace items may be difficult for library users to find if they are not fully cataloged. Cataloging not only facilitates discovery but also provides information needed to track usage, create programming, generate recommendations, and support collection development. Attend this poster presentation for an overview of descriptive and subject cataloging for makerspace items.Item Collaborative Podcasting: a Community Building Approach in the Library(2021) Cunningham, Melissa; Martinez, JenniferPodcasting isn't new, but during the year of lockdown, adapting to new social norms, and adjusting service models in nearly every industry, the number of new podcasts has exploded to fill a demand for digital connection. Using our secondary school podcast Conversations from the Library as a model, we explore how the audio tool can be one method for digital service to patrons and encourage multi-disciplinary collarborations. Learn the basics of technical start-up, audio production, and vision development to have a baseline for getting a library podcast off the ground.Item COVID Blew the Door Off the Hinges: Leaders Managing Change(2021) Williams, Reina; Hohertz, CherieThe role of a library leader is to anticipate change, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to continually adapt in the midst of uncertainty. In this session, the presenters will review the implementation of a new telework policy and procedures within the library; the library’s phased reopening plan; and how to support employees during the pandemic.Item Create your own printable signs/bookmarks with Google Slides(2021) Garnica, AmyDue to constant changes during COVID instant signage has been a necessity! Attendees will see some items I've created and printed on a regular copy machine with Google Slides (Items will be shared.) Then I will walk attendees through changing the size of Slides to a printable page. Then they will be coached on the various editing applications within the platform, given time to apply them, experiment, ask questions, and have hands on learning. Finally, I'll help them get and use Flat-Icon an Add-On to enhance their printable desktop publishing with icons. Through out the presentation they'll receive advice on design basics and encouragement to keep trying!Item Determining the Needs of Your Users Remotely(2021) Miles, ChassidyThe User Interfaces Unit at the University of North Texas Libraries was in the process of redesigning its catalog when the COVID-19 pandemic began. We were in the initial stages of user testing and seeking to identify critical issues with basic and advanced search capabilities, interface elements, and information architecture. The pandemic challenged us to adopt new techniques for user testing that ensured safety and the ability to meet our deadline for the Fall 2020 release of the catalog. While we had to adjust the testing software and recruitment method, we made the transition successfully and cost-effectively. We concluded that testing remotely could produce quality data while simplifying equipment requirements and providing convenience to all stakeholders. This presentation will explain the adaptation process we employed and walk the audience through examples of final testing results that we’ve been able to apply in preparation for the new catalog deployment.Item Diversity Evaluation and Vendor Communication: The Effect on a Collection(2021) Speer, ElizabethRecent events and our effort to embody UNT Health Science Center’s code of culture have necessitated the evaluation of policies and collections in regards to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In our evaluation of resources, we found that few electronic resources provided medical quality images on multiple skin tones. The inclusion of culturally inclusive images, especially those dermatologic in nature, is imperative for the future education of doctors who will treat patients of diverse backgrounds. Recognizing bias and a lack of relevant materials in our collection, UNTHSC drafted documentation which we shared with our vendors explaining our decision to immediately use DEI as a purchasing impact factor. This presentation will discuss the response and impact of this letter on our collection and evaluation processes to allow the university to better educate our students as medical professions who will treat a diverse community.Item Eliminating Idle Time: Using Automation for Texas Tech University Digitization(2021) McEniry, MatthewThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to change how we normally conduct digitization operations at Texas Tech University. With our student worker pool reduced by 66%, we needed to find ways to increase the efficiency of our productivity. The clear candidate for this was to reduce the idle time of our processing when students are using Photoshop, PDF, and OCR operations. This lightning talk will quickly go over the options we have considered and have implemented to increase our digitization lab efficiency.Item Empowering Pandemic Narratives: Transitioning from In-Person to Virtual Blog Training(2021) Pirkle, Alexandra; Schenk, Krystal"When UTA Libraries launched its new website in January 2020, one of the goals for Marketing and Communications was to provide comprehensive and accessible blog training to Libraries staff. What began as pre-scheduled, in-person training sessions in computer labs quickly transitioned to more fluid, virtual offerings as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the United States and staff began to work from home. This presentation will describe the original development of our blog training, including documentation, branding, and overall curricular structure, and how we translated that to the more nebulous Microsoft Teams-based sessions we continue to offer to staff today. We will also explore the ways that we were able to customize our training in a virtual setting, which allowed for greater opportunities to empower our colleagues to write about their work in a time that such empowerment is essential, and led to greater impact in our community, particularly on social media."Item Engaging with Escape Rooms(2021) Monnier, RuthCOVID-19 required creative outreach programming with campus being closed in Spring 2020. With many classes taking an online format, it is hard to get students to engage in virtual spaces. Pittsburg State University’s (PSU) Library Services created an asynchronous virtual escape room that successfully engaged students and the PSU community in an online space while using few resources. This Lightning Talk will discuss the hows and whys a virtual escape room can bring the library to anyone, even if they are not physically present! Attendees will learn about creating a virtual escape room as well how to market and publicize such an event.Item Equity in the Library through Culturally Responsive Interactive Poetry(2021) Kennard, Erica L.Knotted Knowledge by Erica L. Kennard (Poetry; Bilingual , Culturally Responsive Literature) Songs: Library Love and R.E.A.D. was created in a school library, which the requirements for the project constituted gathering interactive poems, followed by using the poems to motivate them and then finally using the favorite poems from the collection, creating movements, from which the dance would begin. Our Library Love Poetry Contest strengthened the love for the library by getting Poems from students, parents, teachers, and staff. Now everyone is excited about the Library Love Anthology. The music for the Rap was produced by Barry Ford, is full of rhythmic beats that strengthens the remembrance of the poem and the concept being conveyed. The Rap explores the Reading Process, culturally responsive interactions, and dedication to being successful on standardize test.Item Evaluation & Adaptation: How Change Allowed Us to Thrive(2021) Speer, Elizabeth; Horn, MeganThe last year brought about a drastic change in how libraries provided services to their patrons. UNT Health Science Center took what could have been a crippling time and turned it into an opportunity for evaluation and adaptation of library policies and procedures. From changing ILS to retirements to lockdown procedures this presentation will present how electronic resource and ILL needs were evaluated and adapted to meet our goals and patron needs while preserving the sanity of the electronic resources and ILL crew.Item Evolving pragmatic and flexible models for Information Literacy Courses(2021) Edwards, ChrisUTD has offered for-credit information literacy Courses online for more than 10 years now. From the inception, we have wrestled with the material to keep it useful and directed. There have been many iterations and re-writes. I would like to share some of our experiences with things that worked, things that didn't work quite as well, and what we are doing now. Attendees will (hopefully!) pick up some ideas they might use in their own instruction.Item Get LITerate: Improving information literacy through school/university library partnerships(2021) Lanier, Amy; Morris, AbigailAs public schools persist in their efforts to produce college-ready graduates, academic librarians are too often called upon to calm the anxieties of disillusioned college freshmen who feel incapable of navigating their way through the realm of scholarly information. This presentation will offer a collaborative approach to better prepare high schoolers as information-literate individuals who can truly succeed in their research endeavors throughout college and beyond.Item IB Librarians, game-changers at school(2021) Badia, Rosenid Hernandez; Zheng, Lin; Canales, Nina; Truelove, Juanita; Williams, Lynnetta; Brown, Angela Altom"The 21st Century IB Librarian is all about academic honesty, digital citizenship, creative, critical/analytical skills, reading comprehension, and soft skills that are taught to the scholars, via research and literacy activities. All that will make a difference in the projects: PYP Exhibition (ES), MYP Personal Project (MS), and IB Diploma Programme Extended Essay (HS). With their collaboration and leadership skills, they will empower the scholars to become self-taught and responsible of their future role and contributions to the community. In a Bitmoji Interactive Poster Presentation, all levels of dynamic Dallas ISD Librarians will demonstrate with several examples, how to connect the scholars with the curriculum and the community. Participants will walk out with ideas to start implementing as soon as they return to school. Don't miss it!"
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