Category: SLA 2023 Annual Conference: MLA-SLA

Would you like to speak at MLA/SLA 2023 in Detroit? We’re recruiting speakers for the “Welcome to the Endemic: Librarianship in a Post-Pandemic World” PAM session!

Description: We made quick adaptations to new ways of librarianship during the most intense times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the virus is becoming endemic, are these adaptations also around for the long term? You will hear stories of how librarians responded to the needs of users in new and creative ways as many transitioned to remote work in 2020 and how some of these methods and services have permanently changed how we work in 2023.

This program is broad so there are many topics you can speak about! Including (but absolutely not limited to):

• How has instruction changed since the pandemic?
• Anything you think changed for the better or the worse since the pandemic
• Comparison of outreach activities before, during, and after
• Conferences moving forward
• Any trends you’ve noticed across your library or in your work through the pandemic
• What specific transformations has PAM or STEAM librarianship seen happen through the pandemic?
• Have user expectations changed since the pandemic?
• Work/life balance and work expectations
• A new resource that post pandemic you can’t live without
• The new normal?

We estimate presentations to be around 15 mins each and then we’ll leave space for discussion amongst the speakers and attendees. If interested, please send an email to Khue Duong (Khue.Duong@csulb.edu) and Mea Warren (mewarren@uh.edu).

Thanks!

Mea and Khue

Hello PAMily !!  

Sandy Avila and I will be chairing a session on OA success stories from the publishers’ point of view.

Description: Are citations up 200% for a journal that went Open Access (OA) only? Do you have 100 read-to-publish agreements with universities? Hear some OA success stories from publisher representatives, and see what’s next on the horizon. Panelist presenters will also respond to a series of moderated questions, and engage in question and answers with attendees.

 If you would like to be part of our panel, please contact one of us (dthompson@cfa.harvard.edu or sandya@spie.org) as soon as possible.  Come and share your successes with your librarian partners.  

Thank you,

Donna and Sandy

What is your Story?

Sheila Bryant and Adwoa Boateng are moderating this panel session at the upcoming MLA/SLA conference.   We would love to hear about your experiences.

·       If you are planning to attend the conference in person and would like to speak about your experiences,  please email us  with a Yes or No or Maybe response, so we can get a speaker head count.

·      Email both moderators at : aabwml@rit.edu; bryants@msu.edu

Here is the abstract for the session:

Many librarians struggle to reach their clients, who may only touch base at a moment of need. How can librarians find ways to interact with their users and build a more engaged relationship?  In this session, learn about outreach opportunities, engaging liaison faculty with non-traditional techniques, collaborating with researchers directly in research labs and clinical settings, and building deeper engagement within the library itself.   Speakers will share stories of their actual engagement successes followed by a full question and answer period.

For further information email both : aabwml@rit.edu; bryants@msu.edu.

Session Moderators:

·      Sheila J. Bryant

Science Librarian

MSU Libraries

East Lansing, MI. 48824

bryants@msu.edu

·     Adwoa Boateng  

Science, Health Sciences Librarian

RIT Libraries

Rochester, NY 14623

aabwml@rit.edu

See you at MLA/SLA 2023!

Hello,

Jordan Green and I are moderating this session at the upcoming MLA/SLA conference. We would love to include some short presentations (5-ish minutes) as part of our session. If you are attending the conference in person and have a unique teaching venture you would like to speak about, please get in touch! Below is the description for the session.

Unique Teaching Ventures: Making Inroads in New Areas

Description: Why is this librarian showing us cartoons? What are Latex (with or without Overleaf) and JupyterLab? Can my librarian help with data visualization and story maps? Why are these library course guides linked in my class? See how librarians are using different methods to reach users, and how these methods move beyond the traditional “search, evaluate, and cite” one-shot session. Presenters will share successful strategies for teaching excellence including non-information literacy opportunities to pursue in the classroom and breaking the instructor mold by teaching in new ways. Attendees will also learn about opportunities librarians have in the classroom to promote principles of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

If you have any questions about this session, please let me (hartj@uchicago.edu) and Jordan (jordan22@email.unc.edu) know.

Best,

Jenny Hart

Are you coming to MLA/SLA 2023 in Detroit? Do you have experience with research impact? Do you want to share that experience? Well, do we have an opportunity for you! We are currently looking for speakers for the “Beyond the Impact Factor: How Do You Show Success Beyond a Single Number?” PAM session!

Description: What do you mean my journal doesn’t have an impact factor? Why am I not seeing my item in Web of Science? How do I show its impact with that? Many of us hear such examples from users who need to show how their work has impact, but the traditional citation counts and impact factors are not always sufficient – or paint only a partial picture. Find out how to paint more of that picture for your users, and help them understand alternative options for metrics.

We believe in the big tent approach for topics, so please do not hesitate to bring us any idea, as long as it is related, in some way, to research impact.

Here is an in no way comprehensive list of example topics:

Helping Faculty Tell their Engagement Stories

The Ways Narrative CVs Do and Do Not Work

Contextualizing and Problematizing Metrics for Different Audiences

How You Weaned your Faculty Off the H-Index

Implementing DORA, SCOPE, or Leiden at Your Institution

What Social Media Metrics Really Mean

Illustrating the Impact of Teaching, Leadership, and Outreach

….And many, many more

Do NOT let this list limit you! If you have a story to tell about going beyond the traditional impact metrics like the H-Factor, we want to hear about it.

We are open to presentations ranging in length from 5-15 minutes each, followed by a group discussion. Please email Sam Hansen (hansensm@umich.edu) or Meg Eastwood (meg.eastwood@du.edu) if you are interested.