The 2017 LACUNY Institute Planning Committee invites you to mark your calendar for 2017 LACUNY Institute on May 19, 2017 at LaGuardia Community College.
Detailed Program:
| Time | Title | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am | Registration and breakfast, and networking | Little Theatre Atrium |
| 9:15 am | Welcome and Introduction | Little Theatre Atrium |
| 9:25 am | Keynote Talk: Barbara Rockenbach | Little Theatre Atrium |
| 10:25 am | Special Guest Speaker | Little Theatre Atrium |
| 11:00 am | Facilitated Dialogues (4) | Little Theatre Atrium |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch | E Building Atrium |
| 1:05 pm | Panel Sessions | Various, see below. |
| 2:05 pm | Poster Session & Break | Skylight Lounge |
| 2:40 pm | Facilitated Dialogues (4) | Various, see below. |
| 3:45 pm | Guided Tour | Various, see below. |
11:00 am – MORNING Sessions (Facilitated Dialogues with Q&A):
| Session | Presenter(s) | Room |
|---|---|---|
| The Path Forward: Applying Principles of Organization Development to Foster an Inclusive Environment | Nikhat Ghouse and Jaena Alabi | M-104 |
| Time for the M.L.D.: Design and the Future of LIS Education | Steven J. Bell and Rachel Ivy Clarke | M-137 |
| Engaging Wikipedia in a Post-Truth World: Theories and Strategies for Information Professions | Rebecca Synder and Robin O’Hanlon | M-135 |
| Libraries in the Machine: Libraries in Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality | Ken Fujiuchi | M-107 |
1:05 pm – AFTERNOON Panels:
| Session | Presenter(s) | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Egalitarian Teams in Action: Grassroots Organizing for Library Initiatives | Linda Miles, Catherine Lyons, and Miriam Laskin | M-104 |
| LACUNY: Preparing our Patrons to Navigate a Fake-news-strewn Landscape | Barbara Gray, Stacy Katz, Martha Lerski, Christine McKenna, and Sean O’Heir | M-135 |
| What Academic Libraries Can Learn from the Future of Public Media,
Complementary Therapies in Libraries: A Future Perspective Walk the Future like a Landscape: Theorizing an Interdisciplinary Approach |
Chris Kretz
Kellie Sparks Jeremy McGinnis |
M-137 |
| Digital Literacy at the K-12 Level,
Frameworks for Determining Factual Information: A Survey of Approaches and Tools from Various Disciplines |
Leanne Ellis
Ryan Phillips |
M-137 |
2:05 pm – POSTER Sessions/Break – Skylight Lounge
| Poster Session | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|
| The Fast-Forward Fixation: A Critical Examination of Academic Librarians’ Focus on the Future | Danielle Apfelbaum and Derek Stadler |
| Software Engineering and Computing Literacy for Librarians | David Cirella |
| Enhancing Information Literacy with Infographics and Visualizations | Laura Costello, and Claudia McGivney |
| Where Are Academic Librarians Headed: Lessons from the ACRL 2017 Conference | Michael Kahn |
| Together We Can! Academic Libraries and First-Generation Student Success | Michelle Maloney |
| Reimagining Workflows to Address and Prevent “Information Drift” | Sandra G. Urban and James Cho |
| What You Can Do In Your Community: Civic Engagement in Academic Librarianship Presenters | Diana Moronta and Alyssa Brissett |
2:40 pm – AFTERNOON Sessions (Facilitated Dialogues with Q&A):
| Session | Presenter(s) | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Everything is online! Who needs the reference librarians? | Aditi Bandyopadhyay, Mary Kate Boyd-Byrnes, and Amrita Madray | M-104 |
| Building the Post-Collection Library, | Nathaniel King and Tiffany LeMaistre | M-135 |
| Preparing Graduate Students for Careers in Academic Librarianship | Johnathan Thayer and Jill Cirasella | M-137 |
| The Library as Publisher: Open Educational Resources | Ian McDermott and Megan Wacha | M-107 |
2017 Preliminary Program with Abstracts
