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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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Registration is now OPEN for the Connecticut Academic Libraries Conference

  • 1.  Registration is now OPEN for the Connecticut Academic Libraries Conference

    Posted Apr 27, 2023 10:18 AM

    2023 Connecticut Academic Libraries Conference

    (Formerly Connecticut Information Literacy Conference)

    Registration is now open! 

    'Renew, Refresh, Rethink: Inspiring Lasting Change in Academic Libraries. '

     

    We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the 13th Annual Connecticut Academic Libraries Conference, formerly titled the Connecticut Information Literacy Conference, which will be held virtually on Friday, June 9, 2023. We are expanding our scope to include all under the academic library umbrella. The conference will be $10 for attendees.

    The theme of this year's conference is: Renew, Refresh, Rethink: Inspiring Lasting Change in Academic Libraries. Institutions of higher education throughout the country may be considering their institutional environments, processes and practices with regard to rebranding, and innovation. Ideas include what's happening now that is new and exciting in our libraries.

    Our keynote speaker is Mark Aaron Polger, Coordinator of Library Outreach at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY) and author of three books; Library Signage and Wayfinding Design: Communicating Effectively with your Users(2021), Library Marketing Basics (2019), and Engaging Diverse Learners: Teaching Strategies for Academic Librarians (co-authored with Scott Sheidlower)(2017). Polger's research interests include library marketing, outreach, and UX (user experience) design and has written and presented on topics ranging from library marketing strategies, faculty outreach, library marketing campaigns, library jargon, and library signage.

    Our additional presentations to choose from include topics such as: Gamification and Information Literacy, Library Marketing & Communications Strategies, Refreshing Library Spaces, to name a few. To check out our full list of presentations, click here.

    Join us for the 13th Annual Connecticut Academic Libraries Conference!

    Click here to register. See you there virtually! For questions please contact ctinfolitconference@gmail.com.

     

     

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

    Head of Reference and Instruction

    U.S. Coast Guard Academy Library (prl)

    Waesche Hall room 121

    35 Mohegan Ave

    New London CT  06320

    860.444.8515

    Pamela.R.Dolin@uscga.edu

     

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