LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table)

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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.

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Free Webinar: First-Hand Knowledge: Four Approaches to Experiential Information Literacy at Purdue

  • 1.  Free Webinar: First-Hand Knowledge: Four Approaches to Experiential Information Literacy at Purdue

    Posted Jul 15, 2025 02:51 PM

    All are invited to join us for this free webinar, being hosted by The Ohio State University Libraries.

    First-Hand Knowledge: Four Approaches to Experiential Information Literacy at Purdue 

    July 21, 2025
    12:00-1:15 (Eastern)
    To register: https://go.osu.edu/experientialil

    Presenters:

    • Clarence Maybee (moderator), Associate Dean for Learning, Purdue University
    • Rachel Fundator, Associate Clinical Professor, Purdue University
    • Thom Gerrish, Assistant Professor, Purdue University
    • Sarah Huber, Associate Professor, Purdue University
    • Samantha LeGrand, Assistant Clinical Professor, Purdue University

    This session explores how experiential information literacy (EIL) is used to advance student learning by four librarians at Purdue University. Rachel Fundator will describe how she is developing an IL community on campus through an undergraduate research program. Thom Gerrish will discuss the role of EIL in enabling students to learn about the environment at a field station in Michigan. Sarah Huber explores how EIL supports 'making' as a way of creating innovative forms of scholarship, and Samantha LeGrand will describe the application of EIL in faculty and student partnerships to advance AI literacy. Attendees will learn about the various approaches being undertaken at Purdue and consider avenues for implementing EIL projects on their campuses.

    For participants not associated with Ohio State, participation counts as credit for the Teaching Information Literacy Certificate being offered by the Teaching & Learning Department in The Ohio State University Libraries. For questions, email LIB-Teach@osu.edu. 



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    Jane Hammons
    Teaching and Learning Engagement Librarian
    The Ohio State University
    hammons.73@osu.edu
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