OK-ACRL Repository - Annual Conference Proceedings
OK-ACRL holds an annual conference each fall where presenters share their knowledge and expertise as they pertain to library and information work for academic services. To see presentations by year, click "by Series" underneath the "This Community" tab.
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Open Access Datasets from Federal Government Agencies
(2023-11-10)The U.S. Government is the largest publisher in the world and produces primary source data and statistics. Federal information is open and free and without copyright. Data and data sets published by U.S. government agencies ... -
Leaving the Mess: Epistemology and Ethics in Media Literacy Instruction
(2023-11-10)“Authority is constructed and contextual.” Thus spake the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy (2016), an assertion that rightly guides information and media literacy instructors as we form and inform students, empowering ... -
Teaching Research: Mind Mapping & Pathfinding Techniques
(2023-11-10)Today's students need advanced information/data seeking and sorting skills to support their personal and professional writing and research. Mind mapping and pathfinding techniques help students conduct balanced analysis ... -
The Ultimate Power Couple: Academic Libraries and Institutional Research
(2023-11-10)The Institutional Research (IR) department isn't just about accreditation and federal reports. From professional development and literacy instruction to surveys and assessments, the university research and accountability ... -
Defending the Freedom to Read: Policies, Procedures & Civic Engagement
(2023-11-10)Author of On Censorship: A Public Librarian Examines Cancel Culture in the US (Fulcrum, 2023), LaRue has dealt with over 1,200 challenges in his career as a public library director and former Executive Director of ALA’s ... -
Recruiting, Hiring, & On-Boarding Non-MLS Liaison Librarians: A Case Study
(2023-11-10)A case study of how the University of Oklahoma Libraries recruited, hired, and then on-boarded three Science Liaison Librarians who held advanced subject degrees but no Masters in Library Science. This study provides ... -
Teaching Information Literacy Across Generations: Grandparent University at Oklahoma State University Libraries
(2023-11-10)Grandparent University is a three-day experience for OSU alumni and their grandchildren to experience "college life" by living in a residence hall, choosing a "major," and attending "classes" and social events. In summer ... -
Goldfish in a bowl: Teaching privacy literacy to undergraduates
(2023-11-10)Free coffee in exchange for your personal data. Wifi that tracks your movements across campus. Apps that mine data across your device. For college students today, giving up personal data is simply the cost of being online, ... -
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Redefining Traditional Library Space in Support of Digital, Media and Data Literacy
(2023-11-8)Coastal Carolina University is constructing a new library while also planning a complete renovation of the old library. Space needs for emerging makerspace technologies, data visualization labs, and special collections ... -
From Ph.D. to Library: Parallels and Divergences between Data Librarians and the Researchers They Serve
(2023-11-10)One of many challenges for data librarians is bridging the gap (often as much physical as philosophical) between researchers and the providers of research-oriented services. Data librarians possess much of the knowledge ... -
Internal Needs Assessments: A worthwhile endeavor?
(2023-11-10)In 2020, the Oral Roberts University Library Needs Assessment Committee conducted six months of investigation, including an internal examination of the Library and an external study of Library resources, services, and ... -
SynthesAIzing Discoveries: Emerging tools for next-level research instruction
(2023-11-10)Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are new and exciting, evoking buzz and triggering anxiety. What about less-known AI tools that synthesize information, tools with transformative potential for how we teach info and research ... -
SynthesAIzing Discoveries: Emerging tools for next-level research instruction
(2023-11-10)Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are new and exciting, evoking buzz and triggering anxiety. What about less-known AI tools that synthesize information, tools with transformative potential for how we teach info and research ... -
Internal Needs Assessments: A worthwhile endeavor?
(2023-11-10)In 2020, the Oral Roberts University Library Needs Assessment Committee conducted six months of investigation, including an internal examination of the Library and an external study of Library resources, services, and ... -
2003 Fall Conference Report : Creativity in the Workplace: How to be Your Creative-Best in Today’s Challenging Information Environment
(2003)The OK-ACRL 2003 annual conference was held on November 14 at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK. -
2004 Fall Conference Report : Being a Successful Librarian in the 21st Century: How to Address Professional Development Issues in Today’s Job Market
(2004)The joint conference of OK-ACRL and the Oklahoma Chapter of SLA was held on November 19, 2004 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. -
2002 Fall Conference Report : Creating Information Literacy Programs
(2002)The OK-ACRL 2002 annual conference was held on October 25 at Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK. -
2001 Spring Conference Report : Research on The Web: Not Necessarily an Oxymoron
(2001)The OK-ACRL 2001 spring conference was held on March 30 at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK.