ACRL Chapters Council

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Celebrating 50 Years of Information Literacy: A Panel Discussion 

April 29, 2024 

3:00-4:00 (Eastern)  

To register: https://go.osu.edu/il50 

The term "information literacy" was first coined in 1974. In the five decades since, librarians have played the primary role in defining, and redefining, the concept of information literacy and promoting the value of information literacy to the public. In this virtual interactive panel discussion, sponsored by The Ohio State University Libraries, five librarians with significant experience teaching and writing about information literacy will share an engaging discussion on the past, present, and future of information literacy.   

Panelists:  

• Symphony Bruce is the Critical Pedagogy Librarian at the New York University Division of Libraries. Largely influenced by her time as a high school English teacher, Symphony believes deeply in the power of relationships and care in the ability to create powerful learning experiences for students and instructors alike. In the classroom, her favorite lessons include critical evaluations of authority and information ecosystems and she is developing an interest in digital privacy and anti-surveillance. 
• Craig Gibson is a professor and Professional Development Coordinator at The Ohio State University Libraries, and Drake Institute Faculty Fellow for Mentoring. With Trudi Jacobson he was co-chair of the Association of College & Research Libraries Information Literacy Standards Revision Task Force, a group that developed the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education from 2013 to 2015.  He was a member of the ACRL Immersion Faculty from 2000 through 2022, a member of the National Forum for Information Literacy, and received the Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award in 2008 in recognition of his contributions to the field of instruction librarianship.  
• Dr. Karen Kaufman is an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida School of Information. She is an educator, academic, author, and researcher with a focus on information literacy, user relevance, user information experience, and the intersection of theory and practice in information science. 
• Dr. Clarence Maybee is the Associate Dean for Learning and the W. Wayne Booker Endowed Chair in Information Literacy at the Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies. He is the director of the Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue. He publishes widely and presents internationally on his research investigating experiences of information literacy in higher education. 
• Nicole Pagowsky is the Curriculum & Pedagogy Librarian at the University of Arizona, specializing in library instruction programs and critical information literacy. She also serves as adjunct faculty with the UArizona iSchool and helped develop the Instruction & Teaching for Librarians and Information Professionals Graduate Certificate. Nicole is the 2021 recipient of the ACRL-IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award, recognizing her impactful contributions to the field in library instruction and critical librarianship. She is currently the elected Chair for the ACRL Instruction Section. 

The discussion will take place via Zoom. Registration is free and open to the public. All are welcome! 

To register: https://go.osu.edu/il50