Category: Spring Conferences

Virtual Spring Conference 2020

6/4/2020

Schedule

June 12

8:45 - 9:00 am -- Virtual Coffee Chat
9:00 - 10:00 am -- Welcome & Business meeting
10:00 - 11:00 am -- Keynote
"The Power of Presence: Uncovering the Unasked Questions," Jeffrey Knapp

June 19

10:00 - 11:00 am -- "Make way for Macchiato! How Disruptive Change Drove Service Redesign, and Actually Ended Well," Stacey Kimmel-Smith & Mark Canney, Lehigh University
11:00 am - 12:00 pm -- "Opportunity Does Not Knock: Building Teams and An Undergraduate Research Journal," Elin Woods, Sara Parme & Chris Clouser, Indiana University

June 26

10:00 - 11:00 am -- "Collaborating for Innovation: Developing Consortial Open-Source Software at PALCI," Gretchen Gueguen, PALCI (Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc.)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm -- Lightning Round Sessions
- "Collaboration Across Cyberspace: NNLM’s Wikipedia Editing Campaigns," Kelsey Cowles, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region (University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System)
- "The Digital Learning and Library Services," Brett Stiffler, Carlow University
- "Making Citations Stick," Ethan Marek, Kelly Safin, & Renee Kiner, University of Pittsburgh
- "Student Outreach . . . Making It Personal!" David Kupas, University of Pittsburgh
- "Stop Stop...I Know the Answer! Gamification and Information Literacy Instruction," Richard Brzustowicz, Carlow University

July 10

10:00 - 11:00 am -- "Snap Out of It: Cross-Campus Collaborations to Promote Mindful Online Sharing Practices," Theresa McDevitt, Aleea Perry, & Dr. Veronica Paz, IUP
11:00 am - 12:00 pm -- "Design Thinking, Academic Libraries, and the MLIS," Marcia Rapchak, University of Pittsburgh

July 17

10:00 - 11:00 am -- "On the Same Page: Fostering a Culture of Collaborative Communication in Technical Services," Staci Ross, Gabi Gulya, & Brenda Salem, University of Pittsburgh
11:00 am - 12:00 pm -- "Collaborating with Undergraduate Instructors in Student Learning," Diana Dill, Clare Withers, Jeanann Haas, & Carrie Donovan, University of Pittsburgh

July 24

10:00 - 11:00 am -- "Collaborating to Connect Library Student Employee Experiences with Career Readiness Competencies," Calida Barboza & Margo Sassaman, Millersville University
11:00 am - 12:00 pm -- "Open Educational Resources (OERs): Refresh Your Teaching and Save Your Students a Bundle!" Marnie Hampton (University of Pittsburgh) & Melody Diehl Detar (Duquesne University)

July 31

10:00 - 11:00 am – "Doers, Managers, and Leaders: Navigating Pathways to Leadership," Erik Nordberg, Karen Diaz, & Ronalee Ciocco
11:00 am - 12:00 pm – "Mixing a New Palate: Multifaceted Information Literacy Instruction for Emerging Young Adults," Catherine A. Baldwin, University of Pittsburgh

WPWVC-ACRL SPring Conference 2020

4/16/2020

COVID-19 UPDATE:

Greetings from the WPWVC-ACRL Program Committee,

The WPWVC-ACRL Program Committee with the approval of the WPWVC-ACRL Board have determined that the Spring 2020 Conference will no longer be held as an in person event. The Committee weighed several options for the conference and determined that the best option is to hold the conference as a series of webinars over the summer of 2020.

We would like to announce that the first webinar will stream live on June 12, 2020 at 10:00 am.

Session Title: The Power of Presence: Uncovering the Unasked Questions

Main Speaker: Jeffrey Knapp, Penn State University

Speaker Bio: Jeff is the Larry & Ellen Foster Librarian for Communications at Penn State, serving the Bellisario College of Communications, the largest accredited mass communications program in the United States. In addition to library and information science, his academic background includes international politics and history, with professional experience in marketing communications. Jeff believes it is his professional responsibility to be interested in everything. His research interests involve the role of academic librarianship and potential futures for the profession in an ever-changing information environment.

To Register: https://tinyurl.com/WPWVCACRL2020SPRINGCONFERENCE

Thank you,

The 2020 WPWVC/ACRL Program Committee
Melissa Brooks, Chair (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
Rhonda Donaldson (Shepherd University)
Jessica McMillen (West Virginia University)
Angie Strait (Marshall University)
Kate Wenger (Chatham University)

The 2020 WPWVC/ACRL Spring Conference will be held Friday, June 12 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, PA.

Proposals are invited for:

• 40-minute Presentations
• 10-minute Lightning Round Talks
• Poster Presentations (current library students only)

Though all topics will be considered, the Program Committee encourages proposals related to our theme: Innovate, Communicate, Collaborate. Please submit your proposal by Friday, March 13th. Notifications of acceptances will be sent out by April 3, 2020.

Spring Conference 2016 - Transforming Our Libraries - Registration Available

5/12/2016

Registration is now open for the WPWVC/ACRL Spring Conference, "Transforming Our Libraries" at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA on Friday, June 10, 2016.

The keynote speaker will be Miguel Figueroa from ALA's Center for the Future of Libraries.

Register here. Registration closes June 3rd.