Registration for the 2023 Texas Library Association Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Summit - TOMORROW LAST DAY TO REGISTER!
The LIRT Summit will take place virtually, Friday, December 8, 2023, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (CST).
You do not have to be a member of TLA or LIRT to attend. Registration for members is $30 and $40 for non-members so register now because sessions will not be recorded.
This year's keynote speakers will be Kristina Clement, MA, MSIS is the Student Outreach and Sponsored Programs Librarian at Kennesaw State University and Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of the Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education and Zoe Bastone, Reference Coordinator and Instruction Librarian at Pellissippi State Community College.
Keynote Title: Inclusion as a Radical Choice: Reimagining Information Literacy for All
Keynote Description: The last three years have seen many changes in libraries as we have strived to be nimble in the face of rapid change. The COVID-19 pandemic was a force that shaped how we provide library instruction, as many learning environments rapidly pivoted to virtual spaces and have gradually become more in-person and hybrid. The political environment in the United States has made concepts like intellectual freedom and information privilege divisive, thus heightening the need for strong information literacy programs. As a profession, we have had our fair share of challenges to react to, making every sector of librarianship question how we should move forward and support our users meaningfully.
For example, can we meaningfully teach information literacy skills when we have the contested "one-shot" as our main force of introducing, teaching, and helping students master such essential skills? What does teaching information literacy look like in political environments that attempt to stifle access to resources? How do we stop being reactionary and become active agents in shaping our profession to better support our students and ourselves as professionals?
In this keynote, we will discuss how choosing inclusion is a radical act that can serve as one of the most powerful tools in our active pursuit to shuck the inclination to react to change and instead become an agent of dynamic change. Reacting to change is okay, but it cannot be the only thing we do to shape the learning environments we inhabit, create, and maintain. We'll reflect on the active choices we can make that intentionally shape our instruction and outreach cultures and reflect on opportunities to actively choose inclusion to push past what has been and further shape our learning environments.
After the keynote, a wide range of sessions will be offered for all types of librarians who provide instruction. Please visit the LIRT Summit guide https://epcc.libguides.com/2023LIRT for a breakdown of the day and more information on session presenters and topics.
To register, please follow the steps below.
Non-Members - How to Register:
1. Go to the TLA website
2. Click either "Join TLA" or "New Registrant" to proceed with the registration process. Membership in TxLA is not required.
3. Contact Christy Reynolds via email or by phone at (512) 328-1518 ext. 153 if you have trouble registering.
Members - How to Register:
1. Go to the TLA website
2. Log into the Members Only section of the TLA website.
** You do not need to be a TLA member to register.
3. Under "Meetings" click on "Meeting Registration – (Annual Conference, TLA Summit, Annual Assembly, District Meetings, Webinars)
4. Under "Meetings Open for Registration",
find "Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Summit, December 8, 2023"
5. Complete the form items.
As we get closer to December 8, registrants will receive further information regarding MS Teams links and the password.
Please share with anyone you think might be interested.
We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
2023 LIRT Officers
El Paso Community College Libraries - LIRT Summit Committee
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Lorely Ambriz
Head Librarian / Associate Professor
Jenna Welch & Laura Bush Community Library
El Paso Community College / Northwest Campus Library
Phone: (915) 831-8886 / Fax: (915) 831-8816
Email:
lambriz@epcc.edu------------------------------