• Keeping it Online: A Case Study of Virtual Library Lounge Instruction Sessions

    Author(s):
    Allison Comrie (see profile)
    Date:
    2022
    Group(s):
    ARLIS/NA Canada Chapter
    Subject(s):
    Posters, Information literacy--Study and teaching
    Item Type:
    Conference poster
    Conf. Title:
    ARLIS/NA 50th Annual Conference: Past, Present, Future: Aspiring to New Heights
    Conf. Org.:
    Art Libraries Society of North America
    Conf. Loc.:
    Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.
    Conf. Date:
    April 5-9, 2022
    Tag(s):
    2022 ARLIS/NA Conference
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/t5y8-ry34
    Abstract:
    During the fall of 2021, I piloted offering six virtual library lounges to the Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts) community on a range of information literacy topics, which included, Navigating the Catalogue & Search Strategies, Identifying a Research Topic: Mind Mapping, Evaluating Sources and Misinformation, Introduction to e-Resources, Finding and Using Images in Your Assignments, and Using Library Resources to Kick Start Your Career after AUArts. With the evolving need to provide in-person, online and hybrid modes of instruction, the virtual lounges were offered remotely to remain flexible with the changing needs of students due to courses taking place online and in person during the fall of 2021. The motivations for piloting the virtual lounges were twofold: to increase access to library instruction virtually that scaffolded students’ learning over the fall term and to test information literacy activities that will be used to create an information literacy micro-credential course to be offered at AUArts. The poster is a visual reflection of the virtual lounges, outlines the successes and challenges experienced during the case study and provides recommendations on best practices for implementing a similar project.
    Metadata:
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    11 months ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives

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