LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table)

 View Only
last person joined: yesterday 

The mission of the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is to provide a forum for discussion of activities, programs, and problems of instruction in the use of libraries; to contribute to the education and training of librarians for library instruction; to promote instruction in the use of libraries as an essential library service, and to serve as a channel of communication on library instruction between the ALA divisions, ALA and ACRL committees, state clearinghouses, Project LOEX, other organizations concerned with instruction in the use of libraries, and members of the Association.

Learn more about LIRT on the ALA website.

Back to discussions
Expand all | Collapse all

Call for Proposals: Connecticut Information Literacy Conference

  • 1.  Call for Proposals: Connecticut Information Literacy Conference

    Posted Jan 25, 2022 08:20 AM

    2022 Connecticut Information Literacy Conference

    Save the Date/Call for Proposals 

    Teaching for Change: Reframing Information Literacy through Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism 

    We are excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for the 11th Annual Connecticut Information Literacy Conference, which will be held virtually on Friday, June 10, 2022. The conference will be free for all to attend.

    We invite you and your colleagues to submit proposals for breakout workshops (45 - 50 minutes long with a 10 - 15 minute Q&A session). Team presenters, such as faculty, students, and librarians from all types of libraries, are highly encouraged to submit a proposal. We also encourage proposals from out-of-state colleagues. 

    The theme of this year's conference is: Teaching for Change: Reframing Information Literacy through Antiracism. Institutions of higher education throughout the country are reinforming their educational policies, processes and practices with regard to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion."Critical information literacy refutes the neutrality of traditional information literacy and asks library educators and students to engage with the social and political dimensions of information, including production, dissemination, and reception" (Eamon Tewell 2016)  This means that all information contains the inherent biases and limited world view of the author.  How do we transform our information literacy practices to build upon our institutions' DEI plan? Inspired by the recent ACRL Publication "Loaded Questions: The Framework for Information Literacy through a DEI Lens" (https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/24597/32410), this theme welcomes presentations that address topics of diversity, equity and inclusion, and social justice as it relates to information literacy instruction.

    For consideration, please submit your proposal with this form by March 12, 2022. Accepted proposals will be notified on or about April 1, 2022. Questions regarding proposals should be directed to Pamela Dolin at pamela.r.dolin@uscga.edu. 

     

     

    Pamela R. Dolin, MLIS  (she/her/hers)

    Head of Reference and Instruction

    U.S. Coast Guard Academy Library (pl)

    35 Mohegan Ave

    New London CT  06320

    860.444.8515

    Pamela.R.Dolin@uscga.edu

     

    USCGA_logo_mini

     

     

    facebook-button