First-year students have a difficult time seeing research in more than black-and-white. William Perry's Scheme of Educational and Intellectual Development says that there are three main "positions" of intellectual development that students must pass through for full intellectual development. LDS Business College librarians are using information literacy to assist student progression through these positions. Come find out how you can do it in your library!
In an effort to teach nursing students information skills relevant to their future professional practice, librarians from four Utah institutions of higher education came together to survey recent nursing-program alumni to better inform information literacy instruction. This presentation will cover the outcomes of the study, how to translate survey data into evidence-based teaching, and how this approach might be used to advance information literacy instruction in other fields.
Assoc. Professor/Dept. Chair, Southern Utah University
Anne Diekema is Department Chair of the Library & Information Science department at Southern Utah University's Sherratt Library. Anne teaches information literacy and library research skills and studies how to best prepare students for information problem solving in school, profession... Read More →
This presentation will describe a collaboration between Westminster College librarians, an MLIS graduate student, and the college’s web team to create research guides targeted to our community. We will consider the advantages of developing unique, on-brand research guides and applying user experience principles to inform design choices. We will also discuss the value of working with graduate students who bring new perspectives and additional expertise to our libraries.
Fake News is a new term for an old tactic. PT Barnum and the Weekly World News were entertainment, compared to the serious repercussions of world wide manipulation. How do we recognize it? Why do librarians care?
In March 2015, HBLL personnel began creating a family-friendly study space within the library. The space now includes features such as a lactation area for nursing mothers, play structures, books, toys, study rooms, study tables, two family-friendly restrooms, and computers. The room will be available for any BYU student or staff member to use, regardless of parental status. We hope to inspire other higher-education libraries to consider and to potentially champion the space needs of this important and rising population of students.
Did you know that health questions are the #1 reference question asked of public librarians? The Utah State Health Department has amazing resources for librarians to use to help answer those health questions. This presentation will also be a certified Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) class for those of you interested in becoming CHIS certified. If you don't know what that means, look for information from the Public Library Association and National Network of Libraries of Medicine on their new partnership "Promoting Healthy Communities."
