Presentations
Works in Progress Webinar: Princeton’s personal librarian program—building relationships across campus
View this webinar to learn how Princeton University Library leveraged campus relationships and technology to develop its Personal Librarian Program, an outreach initiative to connect with all undergraduates.
Topics: Works in Progress, Student Support
What's Format Got to Do with It? The Role Information Formats Play in Evaluating Search Results.
This webinar presents research on the role information formats play in student evaluation of search results and identifies practical applications for libraries of all types.
Topics: User Research, Student Support, Information Literacy
Scaling research support services through a graduate specialist program at Rutgers University
This recorded webinar discusses how the Rutgers University New Brunswick Libraries are using an innovative graduate specialist program to scale research support services, support doctoral and master's student career development, and enrich cross-campus relationships.
Topics: Student Support, Research Support, Works in Progress
Collection Directions: A conversation about shared library collections and services in a swiftly changing environment
In this video, join the Orbis Cascade Alliance and OCLC in an exploration of how this landscape is evolving and how member libraries are adapting, including a keynote address by Lorcan Dempsey, Chief Strategist and Vice President of Membership and Research at OCLC, followed by a lively panel discussion featuring a cross-section of library leaders from Orbis Cascade Alliance, and an audience Q&A.
A similar version of this presentation was given during the 2020 MOBIUS Annual Conference.
Topics: Library Consortia, Research Support, Student Support
“A little bit of communication can go a long way.” The importance of Library Community Involvement and Relationship Building
Te Puna Libraries, New Zealand
In this presentation, Lynn Silipigni Connaway describes the different roles libraries play, and how libraries are centering themselves in the life of their users in several important ways. She also provides an overview of the OCLC Research Library Partnership.
Topics: Student Support
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“It [library tour] wasn't what do you do when you need to make a literature review…” Proactively Positioning the Library in the Life of the User
Athens, Greece
In this keynote presentation, Lynn Silipigni Connaway provides context for the state of information seeking, and makes a case for positioning the library as more than just a place. She also provides examples for both academic and public libraries that are meeting the users where they are.
Topics: Information Literacy, Student Support
Update on ACRL's Value of Academic Libraries Initiative: Communicating Assessment Results to Stakeholders
Washington, DC (USA)
This update on the ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Initiative focuses on defining assessment, categorizing stakeholders and outlining their concerns and goals, as well as delving into library data and communication.
Topics: Student Support, Assessment
Deakin Genie
Watch this recorded webinar to learn about Deakin Genie, a smartphone based virtual assistant designed to provide relevant information and resources to students via a voice controlled app.
Topics: Works in Progress, Student Support
Information Literacy -- Visual Context Matters
Seattle, WA
Led by Lynn Silipigni Connaway: An IMLS-funded research project found that while students feel confident judging the credibility of online resources, they struggle to identify an online document's origin and measure its value due to a lack of visual context—an outcome called “container collapse.”
Topics: User Research, Information Literacy, Student Support
Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research
Ramat Gan (Israel)
Silipigni Connaway provides an update on the ACRL initiative on Academic Library Impact, including details on how the research was conducted and areas of focus for libraries.
Topics: Student Support