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Pre-Conference Presenter
Brendan Fay
Assistant Professor of Library and Information Management,
Emporia State University
Brendan Fay is Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State
University. His research interests lie in information and book history in 20th Century Europe, especially
Germany during the period 1918-1945. His first book, Classical Music in Weimar Germany: Culture and
Politics Before the Third Reich, will appear this fall with Bloomsbury.
Glimpsing the Future: Library Planning in the Information Age
Effective planning has long been seen as instrumental for the running of a modern library system and
touches on seemingly every aspect of library operations, from the short-term provision of resources and
reference services operations to longer-term projects involving the library strategic plan and overall
mission. Yet, ours is an exciting moment where ongoing conversations about technology, space, outreach,
and other aspects of librarianship have forced us to rethink not only planning priorities but also the very
nature of libraries in the 21st-century. While the ever-evolving library landscape presents unique
challenges, it also offers unprecedented opportunities to reflect on library planning in organizations of all
kinds—from school and public to academic and special collections libraries.
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Monday, May 20th Schedule
12:00 PM
Registration
SLIM Room 319
3rd floor of the Library
1:00 PM
Pre-Conference
Brendan Fay
"Glimpsing the Future: Library Planning in the Information Age"
SLIM Room 319
4:30 PM
SLIM & Friends Tour of "Red Rocks"
927 Exchange St., Emporia, KS 66801
Sponsored by Emporia State University,
School of Library and Information Management
6:00 PM
SLIM & Friends Reception
Radius Brewing Company
610 Merchant St., Emporia, KS 66801
Sponsored by Emporia State University,
School of Library and Information Management
Other Dinner Options
Bobby D's Merchant St. BBQ
607 Merchant St., Emporia, KS 66801
Casa Ramos
201 Commercial St., Emporia, KS 66801
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Don’t Forget!
Presenting at the CULS conference
is just the beginning.
Presenters who indicated intentions to submit a paper to the CULS Proceedings, will receive a separate notification
about the guidelines and due dates for first drafts and final drafts of papers.
Questions about the CULS Proceedings may be directed
to the Program Committee Chair, Nate Poell
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Conference Keynote Speaker
Lauren Pressley
ACRL President
Lauren Pressley is the Director of the University of Washington Tacoma Library
and an Associate Dean for the University of Washington Libraries, a position
she has held since 2015. Prior to this, Pressley served as Director of Learning
Environments at Virginia Tech (2014–15), Associate Director of Learning and
Outreach at Virginia Tech (2013–14), Head of Instruction at Wake Forest Uni-
versity (2011–13), and Instructional Design Librarian at Wake Forest Universi-
ty (2007-2011).
During her 14-year membership with ACRL, she has served on the Value of Ac-
ademic Libraries Committee (2016–2017), on the ACRL Conference Cyber Zed
Shed Committee (2009–11), and on the DLS Program Planning Committee
(2010–12). She has also served on the WGSS Instruction Committee (2005–09), and as a WGSS Core Books editor (2007–08). Pressley has also served as
a councilor-at-large on the ALA Council (2010–2017) as a Director at Large
for LITA (2011–14). WGSS Instruction Committee (2005–09), and as a WGSS
Core Books editor (2007–08). Pressley has also served as a councilor-at-large
on the ALA Council (2010–2017) as a Director at Large for LITA (2011–14).
Pressley was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Early Career Award at the University of North Carolina-
Greensboro, School of Education and was recognized as a Library Journal Mover & Shaker. She participated in the
ALA Emerging Leaders program and attended the NCLA Leadership Institute.
Pressley’s publications include coauthorship of Evolution of Liaison Librarians in SPEC Kit, ARL (2015); Authorship
of Wikis for Libraries in the Tech Set for Neal Schuman (2010), and Authorship of So You Want to Be A Librarian for
Library Juice Press (2009).
Pressley earned her MLIS from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. She also holds BAs in Philosophy and in
Communication from North Carolina State University.
Designing for the Long-Term:
Leading Change and Planning for Your Organization’s Future
This keynote presentation will discuss planning for you library’s future. Through understanding change in our environment, frameworks for understanding organizations, and tools for creating change, we can design librar-
ies that are flexible and resilient for the future.
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Emporia State University
Memorial Union
2nd Floor
Program book sponsored by EBSCO
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Tuesday, May 21st Morning Schedule
8:00 AM
Registration
Sponsored by Springer
Alumni Lounge MU 210
Hot Breakfast
Sponsored by ACS
Skyline Room MU 231
8:30 AM
Poster Sessions
Skyline Room MU 231
Room
MU 220
Greek Room
MU 216 Blue Key
Leadership Room
MU 232
Flint Hills Room
MU 233
Kanza Room
8:00 AM TYLDC Meeting PALS Meeting
9:00 AM Library Services Assessment: Creating and Implementing a Comprehensive
Plan
Using Evidence-Based Library Space Planning for Long-Term
Student Success
When Quality Matters: How Academic Librarians are Applying QM Rubrics and Standards to Recast Their
Instruction
Online Learning Support in the Library : Lessons Learned and
Future Plans
10:00 AM Library Services Assessment: Determining Impact on Long-term Student Success in a Data-Informed
College
Top Ten Barriers to Information Literacy Skills as Observed by a Librarian, Student Academic Success Director, and Teaching
Faculty Members
Sponsor
Showcase:
Amigos
EBSCO
Springer
WT Cox
Library Services and Faculty Development, a
Dynamic Duo
11:00 AM A Tale of Two Systems: One Library's Experience Migrating to a New Library System and
Back
Escape From Your Library Programming Worries: Creating a DIY Escape Room Experience
in Your Library
Lightning Rounds : 1) Introduction to Brain-Compatible Teaching for Librarians 2) University Authors Reception: 35 years of Faculty Recognition through the
Library
Gamifying Misinformation and Fake News: From Lectures to
Gaming
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Tuesday, May 21st Afternoon Schedule
12:00 PM
Luncheon
Skyline Room MU 231
Sponsored by WT Cox
Keynote Speaker: Lauren Pressley, ACRL President
Skyline Room MU 231
CULS Business Meeting
Skyline Room MU 231
Room
MU 220
Greek Room
MU 216 Blue Key
Leadership Room
MU 232
Flint Hills Room
MU 233
Kanza Room
2:00 PM Adventures in Rightsizing : Enhancing Discovery and Research With Open Access Journals in the
University Library
Mapping Your Route for the Long Ride: Using Various Roles and Strengths When Implementing the ACRL Framework
in Your Library
Round-Table Discussion:
Marketing
Creating an Online Research
Literacy Course
3:00 PM Lightning Rounds: 1) What do Students Need to Study? A look at library spaces 2) Building an innovative service through collaborative partnership: A case from the presentation coaching program at OSU 3) Apps for an Academic Library
Environment
Leveling Up Your Gradebook with Specification
Grading
Round-Table Discussion:
Technical Services
An Ensemble Cast: Librarian and Faculty Collaboration Toward Information Literacy
Integration
4:00 PM
Afternoon Break & Poster Sessions
Sponsored by Amigos
Skyline Room MU 231
4:30 PM KCALDD Meeting
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8:30 AM
Poster Sessions
Be a Warrior, Not a Worrier: Stay Prepared for Active Shooters
Andrea Miller, Assistant Head, Content Management and Acquisitions, Missouri State University
Paws for a Break- Stress Reliever for Students
Art Gutierrez, Associate Professor / Head of Systems and Technical Services, Emporia State University
Dr. Terri Summey, Professor / Research and Instruction Librarian, Emporia State University
Organizational Tools for Students, Librarians, and Teachers
Bethanie O'Dell, Virtual Learning Librarian / Assistant Professor, Emporia State University
Overcoming change: Using a mixed-method change management process in technical services workflow
development
Sarah Johnson, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, Emporia State University
The Effect of Virtual Reality on Learning Motivation and Academic Performance
Ting Wang, PhD Student, Emporia State University
Brady Lund, PhD Student, Emporia State University
Skyline Room MU 231
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9:00 AM
Library Services Assessment: Creating and Implementing a Comprehensive Plan
Bob Holzmann, System and Digital Technologies Librarian, Tulsa Community College
The Tulsa Community College (TCC) Library created and has been implementing a comprehensive
assessment plan covering library services and program. In a data-informed world, assessment in education
is a big deal, important for both accreditation and proving value. In 2017, TCC's Dean of Libraries and
Knowledge Management selected a new team of librarians and staff to create an assessment plan for all
library services and programs. The door was wide open for the team to determine how best to approach,
define, and fulfill the assignment. How does the academic library contribute to the college€™s strategic plans? Do library services impact student success? We created our project charter and agenda, defined
assessment, and determined how to proceed. Regular meetings took place along with a great deal of
research, sharing, and brainstorming. Ranging from updating existing areas of traditional data collection
and reporting to implementing leading-edge research methods from studies indicating library services
impact upon student success, the big plan was developed, and many facets of change and data collection
were even approved and implemented along the way. Come and hear about our energizing story, the
comprehensive assessment plan that our fabulous team created, and how we are actively implementing
our plan.
Greek Room MU 220
Using Evidence-Based Library Space Planning for Long-Term Student Success
Cynthia Kane, Professor / Instruction and Assessment Librarian, Emporia State University Libraries and
Archives
Megan Mahoney, Assistant Professor / Instruction and Cataloging Support Librarian, Emporia State
University Libraries and Archives
Are your patrons utilizing your physical library space to its best advantage? If so, what areas do they tend
to use most frequently and why? Remodeling a library building and planning for long-term considerations
can seem overwhelming if research is not accomplished first to learn more about the design wants and
needs of your patrons. Library design research shows that patron collaboration in remodeling efforts
improves design outcomes while minimizing cost and helps to foster a sense of community. The
presentation will explore the current results of an ongoing library building usage study at the William Allen
White Library building, Emporia State University. We will describe our experiences with a mixed method
approach to our research, including quantitative surveys, unobtrusive observations, flip charts, focus
groups, and individual interviews of Emporia State University students, faculty, and staff. These methods
are currently being employed to discover more about patron preferences regarding group and individual
study spaces, physical technology needs, locations of services, and other factors affecting the overall use
of the library building. We will also provide tips for engaging your patrons in similar collaborations to
demonstrate how their feedback and opinions can help shape the future of their libraries.
Blue Key Leadership Room MU 216
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9:00 AM
When Quality Matters: How Academic Librarians are Applying QM Rubrics and Standards to Recast Their
Instruction
Bethanie O'Dell, Virtual Learning Librarian / Assistant Professor, Emporia State University
Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the
quality of online courses and components. As society shifts to more virtual programs, we need to customize
not only online information literacy courses but library workshops and resources as well. This session will
provide a literature review of how academic librarians are currently utilizing QM when designing online
workshops, information literacy courses, and more and include an overview of how the presenter has
incorporated this program into their own information literacy courses. The presenter will demonstrate how
QM is used to create the course design for an online 3-credit hour, general education information literacy
course; UL100: Research Skills, Information and Technology.
In this session, the presenter will focus on answering two questions. 1) How popular is Quality Matters in
the academic library community and how are librarians utilizing this resource when developing online
instruction? 2) What are the benefits of applying Quality Matters to information literacy courses
specifically? Finally, the presenter will demonstrate how to apply the QM Rubric and Standards by providing
examples of how to apply the methods using their own online courses and workshops. This session is not a
sponsored session by QM but focuses on the experiences gained by the presenter from their research and
through applying these practices.
Flint Hills Room MU 232
Online Learning Support in the Library : Lessons Learned and Future Plans
Jessica Tipton, Associate Professor/Librarian, Johnson County Community College
During the fall of 2018, Jessica Tipton took a sabbatical to investigate ways to better support students
accessing library resources and support online at Johnson County Community College. She focused on two
of the main ways students reach the library through the library website and through teaching faculty. Her
accomplishments include a plan to support students now and in the future, creation of new online tutorials
and support resources, and a path to better support faculty in their use of the library. She is currently
working on reaching out to faculty to let them know of new resources and working with librarians and
educational technology staff to implement her recommendations. In addition to talking about her
research, she’ll also share tips on free and inexpensive ways for creating online tutorials.
Kanza Room MU 233
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10:00 AM
Library Services Assessment: Determining Impact on Long-term Student Success in a Data-Informed College
Bob Holzmann, Systems and Digital Technologies Librarian, Tulsa Community College
The Tulsa Community College Library created a comprehensive assessment plan covering all of its services and
programs in 2017-18. In a data-informed world, assessment in higher education is a big deal, important for
both accreditation and demonstrating achievement. In the summer of 2017, our new Library Services &
Programs Assessment Team began developing such an assessment plan, with no other directives other than a
deadline. The door was wide open to determine how best to approach and complete the task. One part of our
assessment plan is to apply recent leading-edge research using proven statistical methods of correlation that
indicate library impact upon student success. To implement these methods and provide impact studies and
reports for the long term, we need data and years of it. To get all the good data we need for our library services,
several changes had to be made and we had to be creative. Come and hear our energizing story, details about
types of data collection since Fall 2017, and progress with the statistical methods and analysis to date, and
actions we are taking to further develop our long-term library services impact studies.
Greek Room MU 220
Top ten barriers to information literacy skills as observed by a librarian, student academic success director,
and teaching faculty members.
Carolyn Clark, Librarian, Baker University
Kathy Wright Student Academic Services Director, Baker University
Robin Liston, Professor, Baker University
While working with students in Baker University’s undergraduate general education program, a librarian, student academic services director, and teaching faculty members, teamed up to compare notes and
observations about student information literacy skills. Specifically, we investigated the causes behind the lack
of engagement during lessons, the strong affinity for using sources of information found outside of the library,
and the ongoing problems with citations. Through a collaborative process involving reflection and discussion,
we discovered there is much more going on than appears on the surface level. We, and our colleagues, were
surprised at what we uncovered. The new information has caused us to shift the way we perceive the actions of
our students and to modify how we address and develop solutions to meet our students’ needs.
During the session, we will share what we have discovered and our ideas for solutions. We will also open the
floor for discussion with attendees about what they are seeing as barriers to the development of information
literacy skills.
Blue Key Leadership Room MU 216
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10:00 AM
Sponsor Showcase
Amigos—Christine Peterson
EBSCO—Mara Egherman
Springer—Gretel Webster
WT Cox —Candace Mooney
Flint Hills Room MU 232
Library Services and Faculty Development, a Dynamic Duo
Judy Bastin, Research and Instruction Librarian, Butler Community College
In our session we will encourage partnerships like ours, for it has proven to be win/win. Faculty Development
venues heighten librarians visibility to the point that faculty come to view librarians as colleagues. Library
Services generate a new level of faculty interest in training offerings and fresh content that is immediately
useful. The librarian brings a level of expertise of products and skills uncommon to Faculty Development.
Session content includes descriptive detail of our book club, including specific information on how to build this
book club. We will also share our workshop initiative, topic offerings will be listed and active learning strategies
modeled.
Kanza Room MU 233
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11:00 AM
A Tale of Two Systems: One library's experience migrating to a new library system and back
Art Gutierrez, Associate Professor/ Head of Systems and Technical Services, Emporia State University
The decision to migrate to a new library system is generally a long-term decision. The integrated library
system, which some now call library platforms, impact many if not all facets of the library experience.
Making a transition to a new system impacts all staff and our patrons on some level. In addition to the
traditional services included in a library system we are increasingly seeing new services pop-up including
electronic resource management systems, discovery layers, and program management systems, as part of
the new library platforms. According to Marshall Breeding’s, Library Perceptions 2017 Survey, a little more than 28% of libraries surveyed were shopping for a new system.
The William Allen White Library, at Emporia State University, after roughly 20 years with Innovative
Interfaces, Inc. decided to migrate to OCLC’s World Share Management Services (WMS). The migration began mid-2013 and WMS went live in January 2014. Fast forward to 2017, where the decision was made
to migrate back to Innovative Interfaces, Inc. The migration began Fall 2017 with an eventual go-live date of
June 2018 for Innovative’ s, Sierra system. This presentation will focus on this library’s experiences as well as lessons learned during both migration projects. Various perspectives of the migration will be covered
from overall system advantages, vendor experiences, and staff challenges to name a few.
Greek Room MU 220
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11:00 AM
Escape From Your Library Programming Worries: Creating a DIY Escape Room Experience in Your Library
Bethanie O'Dell, Virtual Learning Librarian / Assistant Professor, Emporia State University
Dr. Terri Summey, Professor / Research and Instruction Librarian, Emporia State University
Library programming for college students can be a challenge. You brainstorm a brilliant idea and invest hours
into implementing the program only to have a handful of students attend. Not anymore! Escape rooms filled
with puzzles to solve are very popular with individuals of all ages. Using an escape room can introduce
gamification into your library programming, and even into your library instruction with breakout boxes.
Participants in the escape room or breakout box experiences must use skills such as teamwork and critical
thinking to solve problems while interactively role-playing as an integral part of the story. After reading an
article on the use of a Harry Potter themed escape room by a public library, Emporia State University decided
to develop one as part of their end-of-the-semester de-stressing activities. The escape room event was wildly
successful, even more than the coordinators originally planned since the word was only spread through
announcements on campus and social media. It was so popular, that the coordinators decided to open up the
escape room for the general public reaching out to people in the surrounding community. Several groups
came from a distance including one family who drove over 3 hours to get to the escape room! Additionally,
one of the coordinators has used the escape room concept in one-shot library instruction, a credit-bearing
information literacy course, and during an annual technology camp sponsored by the university. Because of its
success, the ESU Libraries and Archives are currently planning more escape room adventures in the future.
The coordinators of the event collected assessment data on the experiences of the escape room participants to
help guide the development of future escape room events. This information may also be beneficial in planning
additional programming events beyond the escape room concept.
In this session, the presenters will introduce the idea of incorporating Escape Rooms as a programming event.
They will present information on their own successful implementation of a Harry Potter themed escape room
and the lessons they learned. Included in the presentation will be practical information on how to build your
own escape room for your next library event. Additionally, the use of escape rooms / breakout boxes as a
pedagogical tool for information literacy instruction will be discussed. Attendees will get the opportunity to test
their critical thinking and teamwork skills on some of our puzzles. Everything you need to know about building
an escape room at your library will be presented at this session, so come with your note pad and pen and get
ready to plan out your next interactive adventure.
Blue Key Leadership Room MU 216
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11:00 AM
Lightning Rounds:
1) Introduction to Brain-Compatible Teaching for Librarians
Megan Mahoney, Instruction and Cataloging Support Librarian, Emporia State University
Brain-compatible teaching goes by many names, and you may have heard some of them mind-brain education,
neuroeducation, brain-based learning, and whole brain teaching, to name a few. But what is brain-compatible
teaching, and does it have a place in library instruction? Brains, as organs, have some commonalities in the
way that they process and use information. Brain-compatible teaching uses these commonalities to inform
curriculum and learning environment design. This talk will introduce you to some basic concepts in brain-based
learning and provide ideas on how to apply them to library instruction sessions.
2) University Authors Reception: 35 years of Faculty Recognition through the Library
Robert Lindsey, Instruction and Reference Librarian, Pittsburg State University
Leonard H. Axe Library at Pittsburg State University held its 35th annual University Authors Reception last
November. What began as a reception for faculty book authors has expanded to include any university
personnel who publish, traditionally or, beginning in 2018, OER formats.
The reception is an opportunity for the library to be involved with university authors and give them a chance to
display the results of their research and the publications into which they have put so much effort.
During the reception, a display of books and articles, as well as a wide assortment of refreshments, draw many
to the library. This brings the library visibility, good will across campus, and is a chance to honor the wide
variety of creative works. It also is an occasion for people to see what colleagues are publishing all across
campus. Just last year among the books we honored was a booklet on snails, some children’s books, a textbook on heavy construction equipment, and a translation of post-war Spanish poems.
The reception includes a bibliography put together by the librarians. A printed version is available for people to
take with them and a copy of all previous years is always accessible on the web site. https://
digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/far/
No activity can last 35 years without processes in place to transfer responsibilities as people leave or retire.
Nor can it last just because it is passed on. Without strong support from individuals on campus who appreciate
this recognition, and who submit their publications, this reception would not last very long.
This session will cover both the history and changes of the reception over the years and the logistics of
gathering the articles and books for the display and the information for the bibliography.
Flint Hills Room MU 232
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11:00 AM
Gamifying Misinformation and Fake News: From Lectures to Gaming
Jorge Leon, Learning Outreach Librarian, Leonard H. Axe Library: Pittsburg State University
To those of us in libraries, Misinformation and Fake News are not new terms. Nonetheless, these terms
continue to gain traction and a spotlight in the mainstream media and culture, to the degree that Fake News
has been used as the Word of the Year by various online dictionaries and organizations.
But how do we discuss the complexities of this topic with patrons and students in the academic setting? How
do we arm patrons with the literacy tools to deal with ephemeral stories that may not even last the weekend
news cycle? And how do we overcome the natural resistance to admitting that misinformation is a problem,
and that, in all likelihood, it has affected us in the past? Lecturing has limited results.
At Pittsburg State University, the Learning and Outreach Librarian has been developing hand-outs, libguides,
and workshops to educate first year students. These have been met with varying degrees of success. To help
engage the students and increase the connection with the material, a great deal of research has gone into
exploring gaming models and existing fake news games.
At Axe Library, the answer has been to develop our own Factual, Fake, or For Fun card game that capitalizes on
gaming models and reinforces positive learning outcomes. Come check out the different types of game models
and the development of this game.
Kanza Room MU 233
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2:00 PM
Adventures in Rightsizing : Enhancing Discovery and Research With Open Access Journals in the University
Library
Barbara M. Pope, Periodicals/Reference Librarian, Pittsburg State University
Academic libraries have long had print journals to support the university’s discovery and research needs. However, academic libraries are challenged with needs for relevant content, cost control, and space
availability, and some have downsized their print journal collections as a result. Many academic libraries are
replacing or supplementing print journal subscriptions with online subscriptions and open access journals.
Pittsburg State University’s (PSU) Axe Library faces the challenge of providing access to print and online journals in order to support the university’s needs and stay on budget. To that end, PSU began rightsizing its print journal collection in 2016. In 2017, it also began examining open access journals due to high usage
statistics for open access journals not in the library’s journal portal, as well as duplication and bad urls in databases. Come learn about how to use data to drive decision making to rightsize open access journals with
the goal being a relevant serials collection and services to enhance discovery and research.
Greek Room MU 220
Mapping Your Route for the Long Ride: Using Various Roles and Strengths When Implementing the ACRL
Framework in Your Library
Dr. Terri Summey, Research and Instruction Librarian, Professor, University Libraries and Archives, Emporia
State University
Dr. Sandra Valenti, Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State
University
Since its adoption, academic librarians have utilized a variety of strategies to implement the ACRL Framework for
Information Literacy in their institutions. In doing so, academic librarians assume a broad range of roles to help
disseminate information literacy knowledge and facilitate the acquisition of information literacy skills by campus
constituencies in the implementation of the ACRL Framework. These roles are defined in the ACRL Roles and Strengths
of Teaching Librarians document. The conceptual model presented in this document was developed to delineate the
broad range of roles undertaken by teaching librarians in academic libraries. Unfortunately, recent research conducted
by the session presenters indicated that many of their respondents, individuals who are employed as instruction
librarians, were not familiar with this ACRL document. When presented with the information regarding the document,
though, most agreed it would be helpful in the planning and delivery of instructional content. The goal behind this
conceptual model was to help teaching librarians enumerate the roles they currently assume on their campuses, but also
provide inspiration for roles they might take on in the future. As the Roles and Strengths document indicates, the
document and conceptual model was designed to be used together with the concepts, knowledge practices, and
dispositions presented in the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education connecting the conceptual
with the practical. This become particularly important as instructional content shifts more toward the identification and
evaluation of content created by social media users, all of who are content creators themselves.
This session has several objectives. The first is to familiarize instruction librarians with the ACRL Roles and Strengths
document and conceptual model. A second objective is to illustrate how the roles, as defined in the ACRL conceptual
model, connect to the practical implementation of the ACRL Framework in the teaching and learning processes on
college campuses. Finally, presenters will equip attendees with a personalized action plan to apply what they have
learned in their home institutions, by providing definition for current roles they may embody and inspiration for future
endeavors.
Blue Key Leadership Room MU 216
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2:00 PM
Roundtable Discussion: Marketing
Facilitator: Ruth Harries, Public Services & Instruction Librarian, Butler Community College
Flint Hills Room MU 232
Creating an Online Research Literacy Course
Jeanette Parker, Reference & Instruction Librarian, Newman University
Steve Hamersky, Library Director, Newman University
Creating a course taught exclusively by librarians has been a long-term goal for our library at Newman
University. College Research Literacy was launched as an entirely online, credit-bearing course in an 8-week
format for the Fall 2018 semester. The class is designed for freshman and sophomore level students and is
one credit hour. The course is offered 2 times in the fall and spring semesters and will be available during the
summer session as well. The course is designed around the ACRL Frameworks for Information Literacy and is
hosted on a password protected LibGuide and linked through our course management system, Blackboard.
Class content is made up of quizzes and tutorials made with LibWizards, screencast videos produced in the
library, an OER textbook and some additional content created by other libraries (with permission). In the
presentation we will discuss roadblocks, challenges, victories and new ideas discovered in the process from
creation to implementation, and marketing strategies used. We will also take a look at the class modules
created and share feedback from students in class and on course evaluations.
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3:00 PM
Lightning Rounds:
1) What do students need to study? A look at library spaces
Adam Brennan, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Tulsa Community College
Join Adam Brennan from Tulsa Community College as he discusses a study in library space that his institution
has been researching for half a year. After a literature review and tours from libraries all over Oklahoma,
Adam will share the latest trends in student study needs, space and library design. If you have a remodel
coming or are looking for ways to better accommodate the study habits of your students, this session is for
you!
2) Building an innovative service through collaborative partnership: A case from the presentation coaching
program at OSU
Hui-Fen Chang, Academic Liaison Librarian, Oklahoma State University Library
The presentation coaching at the Oklahoma State University (OSU) is a peer coaching service for students who
seek to improve and receive feedback on their presentation or interview skills. Piloted in 2016 this innovative
service is a collaborative partnership between the library and the academic department of communication
sciences and disorders. Graduate students from the speech-language pathology graduate program serve as
the presentation coaches, and hold weekly office hours in the library to meet with clients and offer speech
consultations. Since the program's inception, the assessment of the presentation coaching service has also
been a priority for this joint project. Various assessment tools are utilized to document user statistics,
marketing efforts and client satisfaction feedback. The information collected through these tools offers the
library meaningful data for evaluating the success (or failure) of the coaching service. This presentation will
highlight the collaborative effort as well as the design process towards developing the innovative presentation
coaching program.
3) Apps for an Academic Library Environment
Crystal Hutchinson, Library Access Service Specialist, Forsyth Library - Fort Hays State University
The trend among college students shows technology as a central part of their lives. Apps offer a new approach
to communicate and organize the student work experience. Students tend to prefer using an app over paper
communication and paper assignments. This presentation will provide information about two apps that are
changing the work environment in the Learning Commons at an academic library. GroupMe is a messaging
app that allows streamlined communication. Trello is a project management app that organizes group project
assignments in a versatile way. The session will include a list of similar and useful apps that offer the
possibility to make the role of the student worker more innovative.
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3:00
Leveling Up Your Gradebook with Specification Grading
Bethanie O'Dell, Virtual Learning Librarian / Assistant Professor, Emporia State University
Over the years, instructors have embraced the idea of embedding technology and game-based learning ideas
into the classroom. However, as the classroom structure evolves, one thing continues to remain the same; the
gradebook. In this workshop, the presenter will provide a brief overview of specification grading and how it was
incorporated into an online, three-credit hour, general education course over information literacy called UL100:
Research Skills, Information and Technology. In addition, the presenter will demonstrate how gaming
terminology and game-like structures were used to increase engagement in the course in a way that makes
rubrics and grading appealing to the learner. The presenter will also demonstrate how specification grading
and her game-based learning structure worked with Canvas features such as the Learning Mastery tool,
assignment rubrics, and connecting with learning outcomes.
Blue Key Leadership Room MU 216
Roundtable Discussion: Technical Services
Facilitator: Teresa Mayginnes, Technical Services Librarian, Butler Community College
Flint Hills Room MU 232
An Ensemble Cast: Librarian and Faculty Collaboration Toward Information Literacy Integration
Jill Becker, Assistant Librarian, Head of the Center for Undergraduate Initiatives & Engagement, University of
Kansas
Andi Back, Natalie Mahan, Betsaida Reyes, Samantha Bishop Simmons, University of Kansas
When librarians collaborate with faculty it enhances the teaching and learning process by positioning information literacy
within the course structure rather than as an add-on. However, identifying and sustaining these collaborations can be a
challenge. In an effort to address this challenge, KU Libraries offered three (3) $500 mini-grants to faculty who
committed to teaming up with librarians to redesign an assignment in an undergraduate course. The collaborations took
place in the fall of 2018 and the resulting changes to the assignment and course will be implemented in the spring 2019
semester.
Each librarian/faculty team consisted of two librarians and one faculty member. Each team met 3-5 times to work on
redesigning an assignment to scaffold information literacy skills throughout the research process. Additionally, each
team developed an information literacy learning outcome, and a rubric to assess information literacy skills. Finally,
Creative Commons licensing was added to all assignment materials to be shared as an Open Educational Resource
(OER) in KU ScholarWorks.
This presentation will include librarians who participated in the mini-grants program, sharing their experiences,
successes, and challenges collaborating with faculty. We will also share the results from a panel presentation with
participating faculty that served as our assessment of the collaboration. As librarians continue their efforts to not only
teach information literacy skills, but to integrate information literacy concepts into the undergraduate curriculum, this
project highlights an opportunity that incentivizes faculty collaboration with librarians.
Kanza Room MU 233
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4:00 PM
2nd Shot Poster Sessions (during afternoon break)
Be a Warrior, Not a Worrier: Stay Prepared for Active Shooters
Andrea Miller, Assistant Head, Content Management and Acquisitions, Missouri State University
Paws for a Break- Stress Reliever for Students
Art Gutierrez, Associate Professor / Head of Systems and Technical Services, Emporia State University
Dr. Terri Summey, Professor / Research and Instruction Librarian, Emporia State University
Organizational Tools for Students, Librarians, and Teachers
Bethanie O'Dell, Virtual Learning Librarian / Assistant Professor, Emporia State University
Overcoming change: Using a mixed-method change management process in technical services workflow
development
Sarah Johnson, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, Emporia State University
The Effect of Virtual Reality on Learning Motivation and Academic Performance
Ting Wang, PhD Student, Emporia State University
Brady Lund, PhD Student, Emporia State University
Skyline Room MU 231
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A Special Thank You…
We could not have a successful conference without the generous
support of our sponsors. Please take a moment to thank
representatives from the following companies & institutions:
