Conference Program
LIBRIS 2011 Conference Schedule
Handouts and presentations linked below when available
View the schedule below or download the complete program here (pdf, 1.6 mb).
Registration 8:30 - 9:00 am
Breakfast provided.
Opening Remarks 9:00 - 9:30 am (Roquemore Auditorium)
Diane Lohr, Trident Technical College and LIBRIS Chairperson
Keynote Presenter: Harris Murray, Library Director of Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
Concurrent Sessions #1 9:30 - 10:30 am
Wrap It Up: Quick Strategies to Engage Students and Assess Learning
Room #106 - Danner Classroom
Brent Appling, Thomas Cooper Library, University of South Carolina
Amy Edwards, Thomas Cooper Library, University of South Carolina
Looking for new tools to engage your students in the classroom but have limited prep time and few resources? Come join us for this session and learn about some inexpensive, easy-to-prepare tools that can be used in a variety of instructional settings. These tools take just a few minutes of class time but can provide insight into your student's learning and into the effectiveness of the instructional approach.
Foreign Language Learning Information & Links for Your Library
Room #107 - Community Resources Bank Classroom
Edward Rock, R. M. Cooper Library, Clemson University
Amy Duernberger, South Carolina State Library
Melissa Thigpen, Richland County Public Library
Resources website (see 'Presentations' tab for presentation files)
Considering an online platform for foreign language learning to offer your library users can be a daunting task. There are several new, recently new or established possibilities on the market. This session will explore the platforms available, comparing and contrasting languages offered, features, technical requirements, and possible costs, so that an informed choice can be made. Discussion about the pros and cons of making either individual library or consortial purchases will be included, as well as links to web-based services you can take back to your library today, for free.
Writing Your Way to Success: Using Journaling and other Writing Techniques to Enhance Your Library Career and Your Life
Room #108 - SCE&G Classroom
Kristine M. Jones, Anne Springs Close Library, York Technical College
We will discuss and use various journaling and writing exercises to explore and discuss issues in your library career, your overall career, the education field, and any other area of your life that is waiting to be written about! Journaling techniques are wonderful methods for self-discovery, self- expression, and even stress relief! If you have a journal or blank book, please bring it to write in.
If Reporters Can Do It, You Can Too! A Small Academic Library's Experience With Embedding
Room #109 - Foundation Classroom
Sarah Hood, J. Drake Edens Library Columbia College
Powerpoint Presentation
Handout
At the start of the 2009-2010 academic year, the Reference Librarians at J. Drake Edens Library at Columbia College began offering librarian embedding services to our faculty. We decided to offer different 'levels' of embedding, thus allowing the librarian - AKA "Research Coach" - to present information to as well as interact with students from within the Course Management Software. Although faculty awareness of the service was initially low, through workshops, email and word of mouth, the Edens Library staff has been able to increase this awareness. Come hear about our experiences - the good, the bad, and the fun! - and let us hear about yours.
Concurrent Sessions #2 10:40 - 11:40 am
Creating the Learner-Centered Toolkit
Room #108 - SCE&G Classroom
Alexandra (Sandy) Leach, J. Drake Edens Library, Columbia College
Spring-boarding from a poster presented at the ACRL 2011 Conference, in Philadelphia, this session explores how student-centered learning can be included in information literacy programs and individual classes. The presenter and session participants will examine various active learning activities, discuss learning styles and preferences of students and instructors, and consider what direction information literacy might take in the future.
Assisting Job & Career Seekers? Use the Power of DISCUS!
Room #107 - Community Resource Bank Classroom
Ruth Thompson, DISCUS, South Carolina State Library
Attend this session to learn about the most practical and indispensable tools for employment seekers, provided by South Carolina's Virtual Library: online courses for improving reading, writing and math skills, a résumé-creation tool, practice tests for GED and licensing exams, job and industry information, searchable scholarships and internships, career ebooks and more!
What the Teachers are Teaching: Information Literacy Syllabi
Room #106 - Danner Classroom
Elise D. Wallace, The Citadel: Military College of South Carolina
Rachael Elrod, The Citadel: Military College of South Carolina
This program will present an analysis of one hundred credit-bearing information literacy course syllabi. All are introductory, undergraduate, non-discipline specific courses, from colleges and universities across the United States. The analysis includes topics emphasized, types of assignments, required and/or recommended reading, quizzes and tests, number of weeks, grading, and final projects. Finally, all syllabi were analyzed to determine how they addressed the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.
Five Plus Reasons You Should be Using Google as More than Just a Search Engine
Room #119 - Ortowski Seminar Room
Rose Jenkins, Midlands Technical College
You're probably familiar with Google as a search engine. But do you know about the many other great uses of Google? Learn how to use Google for mail, sharing and storing documents, surveys and data collection, blogging and web publishing, personal and shared calendars, chatting and more!
Meet the Vendors 11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Lunch in the Cafe 12:00 - 1:10 pm (Building S)
Concurrent Sessions #3 1:20 - 2:20 pm
The Edisto Memorial Gardens: A Place of History and Beauty
Room #109 - Foundation Classroom
Buster Smith, Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Orangeburg
Learn the history of the world-famous Edisto Gardens, located on the banks of the longest black-water river in the world, the Edisto River. Hear how the City of Orangeburg and other groups have contributed to the continual development of the Gardens into a year-round attraction. Renowned for its azaleas and roses, the Edisto Gardens are now a major Christmas treat for thousands of people who drive and walk through "The Children's Garden Christmas" during the holiday season. A 2600-foot boardwalk allows leisurely strolls along the banks of the Edisto.
What's in a Webpage? Or Make Your Webpage Work for You!
Room #108 - SCE&G Classroom
Katherine Stiwinter, Spartanburg Community College
Is your webpage languishing in cyberspace? Learn how to make your webpage work for you...and your students. Come see SCC's newly redesigned library website and learn which design techniques and standards we employed to reinvigorate our webpage.
iPad Show & Tell
Room #205 - Dietrich Lecture Room
Jessica Hogan, Trident Technical College
Do you have an iPad or other tablet computer, or just want to see one in action? Come to this informal show and tell, and see how the iPad can be used for work, education and just plain fun. We'll share favorite apps, tricks and tips. Bring your device if you have one!
To Lend . . . or Not: Adventures in E-Readerland
Room #201 - SC Bank and Trust Lecture Room
Robyn Andrews, James B. Duke Library, Furman University
The trials, tribulations and processes of deciding whether or not to implement an e-reading device lending at our academic institution. Questions such as . . . why are we doing this to ourselves? Is this what our patrons really want? How many of these dang things are there? What's an e-reader?