Talk 01: "Engaging undergraduates on issues of reproducibility"
Channel: Librarians Building Momentum for Reproducibility
Date: 2020-02-03

Title: Engaging undergraduates on issues of reproducibility
Speaker: Nicole Helregel 

Abstract: As librarians and libraries become more involved with all of the phases in the research process, we are in a unique position to introduce emerging researchers to the complexities of the reproducibility crisis. We should seek to introduce undergraduate students to the causes of the crisis, issues surrounding it, and potential ways to affect change. No one person or institution is solely responsible, and the necessary changes will only come via collective action and activism; thus the sooner we educate our students about the nuances of the crisis, the better. This presentation will explore ways that librarians can introduce undergraduates to the reproducibility crisis via instruction. The relationship between reproducibility concepts and the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy will be investigated. Examples within library instruction, both subject-specific and general, will be reviewed, with particular focus on undergraduate research programs and events, as well as scaffolded library instruction within departments' curricula. All examples and ideas will be specifically focused on the undergraduate student population, though many could also be used with graduate students or others in academia. Participants will gain concrete ideas, practical suggestions, and helpful resources.


For the 2020 conference, 'Librarians Building Momentum for Reproducibility'