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.

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Free Webinar: Leveraging Librarian Faculty Partnerships to Demystify the Scholarly Conversation

  • 1.  Free Webinar: Leveraging Librarian Faculty Partnerships to Demystify the Scholarly Conversation

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    All are invited to attend this free webinar, being offered by the Meaningful Inquiry program. 

    Leveraging Librarian Faculty Partnerships to Demystify the Scholarly Conversation

    July 28, 2026
    12:00-1:00 pm (Eastern)
    To register: https://go.osu.edu/leveragingsu26

    The ACRL Information Literacy Frame of the Scholarly Conversation can often be tricky to teach, particularly to first-year undergraduates without much exposure to disciplinary fields and activities. Many of the associated knowledge practices and dispositions require decoding the hidden curriculum to understand the practice of scholarship. Through close partnership and collaboration, a librarian and Writing Program faculty member at Boston University have turned to the metaphor of the Burkean Parlor to demystify the concept of the scholarly conversation for undergraduate students embarking on their first research project. The presenters will share the Burkean Parlor activity and assignment they developed and student-created artifacts reflecting their learning. Participants will consider how they can incorporate this framing into their own instruction practice - whether as librarians or faculty - and how the activities might be adjusted depending on the depth of faculty-librarian collaboration.

    Presenters: Kristina Bush, Library Experience Manager, Boston University Libraries & Maria Gapotchenko, Master Lecturer, Boston University Writing Program



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    Jane Hammons
    Head of Teaching & Learning
    The Ohio State University
    hammons.73@osu.edu
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