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Finding Our Future School Librarian Leaders, Professors, and Researchers: Going Back to the Field to Get Them May Be Getting Harder
Authors: Soulen Rita
Published: October 2022

Educators of school librarians cognizant of changing preparation and licensure requirements foresee rule recommendations regarding preparation and licensure. Fallout from the COVID pandemic may force states to rely on alternative licensure and/or credentials. Programs for library administrators, instructors of school librarianship, and researchers provide highly qualified leadership and a diverse work force at the PreK-12 and university level. University programs which educate school librarians rely on a pool of qualified teachers for recruitment. Advanced programs for district supervision, EdD, and PhD programs also depend on a field of highly qualified professionals to draw from. How will accrediting bodies be affected by alternative licensing programs? Who will oversee the quality of micro credentials? How can university programs motivate current school librarians to continue their education? Where is this pool of professionals to draw from? These practical questions remain unanswered even as state educational departments move toward allowing more pathways to licensure.
Taking the initiative
Authors: Rosen Miriam
Published: October 2022

This study examines efforts of public libraries in Illinois to respond to patron food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic and staff perception of their role. A mixed methods approach was used to gather data via interviews and a survey instrument. The data were subsequently analyzed through the lenses of social justice and the food justice movement.
“I ain’t read not one bit of it”
Authors: Freeburg Darin , Klein Katie
Published: October 2022

The primary source of value in any organization is the knowledge of its workers. Yet, American workplaces are often not structured to support the unstructured and intellectual efforts of these workers. This makes it more difficult for a worker to apply what they know. This study looks at the knowledge work of library staff and how it is influenced by the presence of canonical maps that outline how work will and should go. Through think-alouds and interviews with six library staff, this study found that staff felt restricted by some canonical maps, faced challenges in following other canonical maps, and relied heavily on emergent noncanonical maps. These findings are significant to the practice of library management and the education of library professionals, suggesting ways to further support the efforts of library staff and prepare students for library work.
“Louder for the people in the back”
Authors: Montague Kaitlin , Ackerman Matthew , Senteio Charles
Published: October 2022

Racial segregation in publicly funded libraries in the United States was generally accepted until 1964 when the Civil Rights Act made it illegal. Today, public libraries continue to be beset by underrepresentation and discrimination. Current literature calls to improve the LIS landscape by integrating social justice and equity into research, education, and practice while also confronting systemic racism. In this paper, we posit to improve LIS research by diversifying representation through qualitative methods by including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) perspectives and participation to help address the persistent negative impacts of racial discrimination. We demonstrate how qualitative methods are vital to more fully elicit the stories, experiences, feelings, and perspectives of historically marginalized populations. We include advice through verbatim quotations from a BIPOC community leader with extensive experience with LIS research which promotes understanding and empathy as LIS continues to confront historical and contemporary racial discrimination.
Spanish-speakers Preferred
Authors: Wakelee Andrew , Thompson Kim
Published: October 2022

While Spanish is the most spoken non-English language in the United States (US), Spanish-speakers face barriers to information access that may continue to impede their inclusion and careers in libraries. Despite a stated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, the library profession continues to greatly underrepresent Spanish speakers in its collections and workforce. By looking at Social Identity Theory and the Theory of Information Poverty, we propose ways for libraries to better meet the needs of Spanish-speakers and to better include them in their workforce. This paper details an overview of the theoretical framework, provides a literature review on the Spanish-speaking community’s relationship to libraries, analyzes US job ads data for inclusive wording towards Spanish-speaking applicants, and provides practical steps that libraries can take to make their workforces and outreach programs more inclusive.
Strengthening Broadband through Library Engagement
Authors: Mattern Eleanor , Pelechrinis Konstantinos , Xiao Fanghui
Published: October 2022

In the Pittsburgh region, the Every1online project, led by the non-profit Meta Mesh, bridges communities with no-cost Internet service. Recognizing that digital literacy is a core component of digital inclusion, the authors worked with Meta Mesh to consider the digital literacy needs of community members and to be responsive to these needs through resources provided to individuals as their Internet connection is established. To build an understanding of these digital literacy needs, the research team surveyed librarians to discover the questions that patrons bring to the library. In this paper, we propose that libraries both provide essential social infrastructure and, as evidenced by this case study, serve as important intermediaries to critical infrastructure. We introduce the concept of a critical infrastructure intermediary, an organization or individual that helps people to find and use critical infrastructure and that helps to strengthen that infrastructure through a feedback loop.
Mystery of Half-Right Reference
Authors: Dudak Leah
Published: October 2022

It is common knowledge, in both academic and public libraries, that only 50% of library reference questions are answered correctly. While this statistic continues to be treated as fact - where does it come from, and why do we continue to treat it as fact?

A 1985 study, “Improving Reference Performance: Results of a Statewide Study,” examined the accuracy of reference answers in the Maryland Public Library system and found that 55% of reference questions were answered correctly.  However, these results are now outdated, both in time and in interpretation. Some answers that may have been considered incorrect by the study in 1985, like leading a patron to a source or giving a referral, would be considered teaching and correct answers today. As such, the myth half-right reference needs to be recontextualized and reexamined.
Health in All Policies (HiAP) and Public Librarianship
Authors: Lenstra Noah , Peritore Nicole
Published: October 2022

This paper introduces the Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to developing a multi-sector community health infrastructure, that could include public libraries and public librarians. This approach could be a positive alternative to the sometimes negative experience of public librarians being asked, or ordered, to fulfill public health duties during the COVID-19 Pandemic. After introducing the concept, the paper discusses some of the ways it could be incorporated into LIS education, particularly for public librarians.
Building Capacity for Library Participation in Open Civic Data Work with the Civic Data Education Series
Authors: Thaler Jane , Mattern Eleanor , Rapchak Marcia
Published: October 2022

This paper reports on the development and first phase evaluation of the Civic Data Education Series, a modular instructional series that builds civic data literacy and supports library workers’ participation in their civic data ecosystems. The series, funded by the IMLS, is intended to be integrated into LIS coursework and used for professional development training in libraries. The modules encourage information professionals to work alongside community members as they use civic data to uncover structures of oppression, tell their own stories, and address information needs. Through the series and its integration in LIS courses and library training, we aim to prepare library workers to be data intermediaries who contribute to equitable civic data creation, stewardship, and sharing.
University Students’ Perspectives of Visual-based Cyberbullying on Instagram
Authors: Huang Li-Min
Published: October 2022

This dissertation aims to explore university students’ perspectives on visual-based cyberbullying with a specific focus on Instagram, as well as the current university policies related to cyberbullying. This study applies a mixed-method data collection approach using surveys, interviews, visual narrative inquiries, and a scan of university policies. The research design is guided by a holistic theoretical notion grounded in the Social Ecological Model and the Cognitive-Affective-Behavioral framework. The findings of this study contribute to the information science literature on university students’ information literacy education and designs of the social media system.
Addressing New Literacies in LIS Curriculum
Authors: Zimmerman Tara
Published: October 2022

Teaching new and emerging literacies is of utmost importance in LIS programs because LIS students will become the information professionals who will educate and lead patrons, students, clients, peers, and co-workers in detecting and avoiding misinformation. This poster aims to study the availability and substance of information literacy, digital literacy, and media literacy courses currently taught in ALA-accredited LIS masters programs in the United States. We will identify courses that are primarily or substantially focused on information literacy, digital literacy, and/or media literacy. Using content analysis, we plan to generate the number of courses taught in each program, their titles, descriptions, and lists of required resources, if available. Results will demonstrate how LIS programs are addressing the demand for new and emerging literacies in our curriculum in a time when these areas are of increasing consequence not only in education, but also for public life and civic engagement.
Undergraduate Learning and Research with Provenance Information
Authors: Buchanan Sarah A.
Published: October 2022

Objects in multiple formats can comprise both the subjects and the approach making up “material culture”: a mode of investigating and understanding culture. Some colleges and universities steward millions of objects in academic galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM institutions). Convergence among such information professionals has led to recent offerings of an undergraduate honors seminar around campus material culture which is the focus of analysis in this paper. Students in that setting interrogated and applied the concept of provenance in reflecting on their object-based interactions. We analyze three categories of provenance lessons from the students to inform future teaching: (1) an object’s origins and pathways, (2) what provenance is and helps people do, and (3) new storytelling contributions.
Yarning Multivocal Archival Educations
Authors: Buchanan Sarah A. , Botticelli Peter , Cloonan Michèle , Conn Donia , Matijkiw Anastasia , Post Colin , Soyka Heather
Published: October 2022

The Archival / Preservation Education SIG session explores curricular innovations for teaching preservation and archival studies. Session includes four presentations of 15 minutes each plus moderated Q&A. Presentations address provenance-based learning with archival collections, the expansion of preservation education and practice, community-engaged learning and archiving with public art, and the development of creative pedagogical tools to support archival advocacy
Connecting Research and Practice: Publication Patterns of LIS Faculty Who Teach Health-Related Courses
Authors: Vardell Emily , Charbonneau Deborah , Huber Jeffrey , Shapiro Robert
Published: October 2022

Bibliometrics studies of library and information science (LIS) faculty scholarly output have explored publication patterns in open access (Grandbois & Beheshti, 2014), health-gender and sexual orientation (Mehra & Tidwell, 2014), and other trends in LIS Research (Wusu & Lazarus, 2018). This study builds upon that literature by exploring the publication characteristics of full-time LIS faculty teaching health courses and the scholarship patterns of this underexplored group. This bibliometric analysis examined the connections between research and practice by examining publications from 2011 to 2021 by LIS faculty that teach health-related courses for library science programs in the United States and Canada. The data sources were located through searching course listings, faculty profiles, and syllabi from school websites and contacting deans and directors to identify full-time LIS faculty teaching health-related courses in American Library Association (ALA) accredited programs. The 29 LIS faculty that were identified through this process were contacted via email in September 2021, inviting them to voluntarily share their curriculum vitae (CVs) for analysis. The final sample of 21 CVs is comprised of the 16 faculty members who responded to the email invitation providing their CVs and five CVs that were publicly available online. The research team used descriptive bibliometrics to explore author, author order, year of publication, source, type of publication, etc. Insight and implications pertaining to connecting LIS faculty research, teaching health-related courses, and practice will be presented, as well as recommendations for future research directions.
Community Collaborations to Identify and Interpret Misinformation
Authors: Dilinika Shalani , Jones Jamaica , Keith Emily , Vaidhyam Sneha
Published: October 2022

In collaboration with the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, a group of PhD students in Library and Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh is hosting Dr. Claire Wardle, co-Founder and co-Director of the Information Futures Lab at Brown University School of Public Health in an online discussion of the role of data across media and journalism ecosystems in the age of online misinformation. This project arose from grant funding awarded through the University of Pittsburgh’s Year of Data and Society, an initiative aiming to “increase… awareness of what socially responsible data practices look like in all domains”.[1]

This event will engage the audience in critical considerations of the ways in which data can be both an investigative tool and the subject of breaking news. It will also create an opportunity for continued discussion about misinformation, the privileges sometimes required to identify misinformation, the role of the media as information gatekeepers and our responsibility in the information professions to become and remain data literate.

[1] University of Pittsburgh. “About.” Year of Data and Society Initiative, 2022. https://pitt.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=06d20b56-b07b-4061-bd76-adcf0034951a.
Using Survival Analysis to Identify Opportunities for Retention of BIPOC Librarians
Authors: Bright Kawanna , VanScoy Amy , Colón-Aguirre Mónica , Kim Sunha
Published: October 2022

This IMLS-funded project investigates the retention of librarians who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). The research team will use survival analysis to determine when and why BIPOC librarians are likely to leave the profession. Analysis of  quantitative survey data will be paired with interviews to contextualize the results and discussions with key stakeholders. The goal of this project is to identify potential directions for improving retention of BIPOC librarians in the profession. The research questions for the project are:  

At what point in their careers do BIPOC librarians tend to leave the profession? 

Is there a difference in timing of leaving the profession among different racial/ethnic groups? 

Do contextual factors identified in the literature, such as mentoring and discrimination influence the probability of leaving the profession? If they do, how do the factors work differently for the BIPOC and non-BIPOC groups?

How have the patterns of retention of BIPOC librarians changed over the last decade? 

Knowing what causes BIPOC librarians to leave the profession and when this occurs can lead to improved retention plans for individual libraries and professional associations that will allow for the creation of programs that can bring support to BIPOC librarians when needed. The findings will equip supervisors and professional associations with knowledge that will help make their retention efforts more specific and their interventions timelier and more effective. The findings will allow for more targeted retention programs that will provide the right support at the right time.
So You Think You Won’t Be A Supervisor?
Authors: Crumpton Michael , DePolt Joanna
Published: October 2022

Collaboration between faculty, faculty practitioners, and practitioners enhances teaching and research opportunities, provides more hands-on learning opportunities, and improves the knowledge and experience of all of those involved. Students benefit from learning about real world scenarios to couple with theoretical knowledge. Such experience improves student outcomes and informs their professionalism. Practitioners bring value added to the department with real-time information on new practices, trends, and solutions. Administrations recognize this value added and are striving to foster more inclusivity. Collaboration builds more resiliency into LIS programs and encourages the development of new leaders in our classrooms.

Most LIS programs include a management course and usually required.  Anecdotally many students react to the course with a distain or non-preference for supervisory work and self-identify as not expecting to move into management or supervision. Many course designs include an assignment meant to have students interact with practicing library supervisors or managers in order to learn through that lens.

This panel will encourage participants to think critically about the role of practitioners in LIS education, with a particular emphasis on preparing students for future roles in administration. Practitioners, whether as adjunct faculty, guest speakers, or full-time lecturers, bring greater emphasis to the lived experiences of the field to the classroom. This blend of current research with current experience offers a more holistic program to the student. Both administrators and accrediting agencies recognize the depth this blend brings to departments as evidenced by shifting attitudes and the development of greater support.

This panel will discuss:

Resilience and leadership in action

The concept of capacity and the impact on leadership effectiveness

Discussion of data collected from current practitioners through interviews conducted by current LIS students under the guidance of practitioner educators

Exploration of resilience and leadership in library administrations during the challenges of COVID (2020-2022)
A qualitative study on rural residents’ everyday-life information practices and the roles of rural libraries
Authors: Li Xiaofeng , Ha YooJin , Aristeguieta Simon , Jun Eun Hye
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this study is to explore people’s information practices in rural communities and their uses of libraries in everyday life. A qualitative approach with individual interviews was conducted. In the interviews, the researchers worked with participants to draw two information maps to explore their ways of interacting with information. One map was Savolainen’s Information Source Horizons Map, and the other map was the Information Trust Map that the researchers created similar to the horizon map. Preliminary findings revealed themes on sources and attitudes toward information depending on situations, ranging from not caring about information sources in monitoring everyday life information to verifying sources for schoolwork or health-related situations. Findings also showed participants commonly perceived libraries as book repositories, and compared libraries with Google in terms of information providers. Factors influencing people’s trust in information were also identified, for example, whether or not online platforms afforded two-way communications. Additionally, a comparison between the Source Horizon Map and the Information Trust Map showed those sources that were frequently used were often the ones that were least trusted. This study is currently work-in-progress, with the plan of conducting additional interviews. This study will contribute to the gap in the literature on small and rural libraries. The findings of this study will have practical implications for developing public library services and programs in rural communities.
Preparing Library and Information Science (LIS) Students for Scholarly Communication Librarianship
Authors: Tmava Ahmet
Published: October 2022

A growing number of academic librarians have been responsible for scholarly communication (SC) roles and responsibilities, and other related services. Previous studies (Finlay, et al., 2015) show an increase in job opportunities for librarians with SC expertise. Eighty-four percent of the students in the Hollister (2017) study described the SC as either relevant or very relevant to their career goals. However, a recent search (2021) within ALA accredited programs in Library and Information Science (LIS) reveals that only 6 out 48 offer a course in scholarly communication, and no program offered a course on related areas. Given a growing demand for wide range of SC services it is imperative for LIS programs to prepare students for these emerging new roles and responsibilities.  To that end, I developed a course on SC and other related concepts based on the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) core competencies for SC librarians and the SC common responsibilities identified in previous studies (Hackstadt, 2020). This study will explore the extent to which the course addresses the core competencies for SC roles and responsibilities. The study will employ a self-assessment survey designed to measure the difference in students’ knowledge pre and post course completion regarding the SC core competencies. The NASIG core competencies for SC librarians align with roles and responsibilities of SC librarians as described in previous studies. Therefore, the focus on NASIG core competencies makes the results from this study broadly useful for instructors of SC courses.
Narratives of School Library Education and Research
Authors: Morris Rebecca , Reinsel Soulen Rita , Shasteen Ruth , Steiger Sarah , Santos Green Lucy , Johnston Melissa
Published: October 2022

Researchers will share two papers exploring School Library topics interpreting the 2022 conference theme, Go Back and Get It: From One Narrative to Many. This interactive SIG session includes the presentation of papers, followed by open dialogue regarding issues raised by the papers, potential implications for practice and research, and future areas for research and collaboration. The 2022 session will include the following presentations:

iSchool/CPS Cohort: Partnership Model for Increasing Diversity and Cultural Relevance in School Librarianship. Through a dynamic and committed partnership between the Chicago Public Schools’ Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Digital Learning and the School of Information Sciences in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the iSchool/CPS cohort of 20 diverse Chicago Public Schools’ content area classroom educators was recruited to complete requirements for adding the Illinois Library Information Specialist endorsement to their teaching licenses. This project is a shared commitment to our roles in advocating for certified school librarians in Illinois schools, focused on developing workforce skills, recruiting diverse representation to school librarianship, and meeting the needs of the students in Illinois.

Upending Systems of Injustice: Educating Future School Library Researchers on Ethical Publishing for Scholarly Research. Publicly available publication ethics guidelines and policies are vital in creating a transparent process that prevents unethical research, publication misconduct, manipulation of the communication of research to practitioners, and the erosion of public trust. This study investigated how these unethical practices, specifically those coded as editorial misconduct, bring the authenticity and integrity of the library and information science academic research digital record into question. Employing a multi-layered approach, including key informant interviews, researchers determined the frequency and the content of ethical publishing policies and procedures in library and information science journals; exploring the ways editorial misconduct most severely impacted library and information science researchers of color, and school library researchers. Findings were used to develop recommendations for school library educators and practitioners facing these issues.
Sankofa Intervention
Authors: Patin Beth , Youngman Tyler
Published: October 2022

Rocket City Civil Rights (RCCR) disrupts hegemonic epistemic history by reimagining community histories and driving social change through community collections derived from local libraries, archives, museums, digital projects and learning resources. This work amplifies the roles community information collections play in addressing epistemicide and epistemic injustices. Epistemicide is the annihilation of a way of knowing and its injustices are harmful to our capacity of knowing. We present specific tools used to suppress knowledge including parasitic omission and beneficent gatekeeping. We interrupt these tools and methods of epistemicide through the utilization of Sankofic principles, which in our context means going back and collecting the narratives that have been omitted in our community’s history, curriculum, and collective narrative. Using RCCR as a case study, this research demonstrates how building civil rights literacy can help correct generational harm by amplifying the missing narratives within our communities, thus deriving new insights for LIS education.
Coping Strategies of Online Students during the Pandemic
Authors: Oguz Faith , Paz Talia , Ward Andrew
Published: October 2022

Over the past 10 years, much research has been conducted on the experiences of students studying online in ALA accredited MLIS programs. However, little research has been done on the experiences of MLIS students studying online against a backdrop of emotionally difficult situations, such as global pandemics. While previous studies have captured the impacts of transitioning to virtual learning environments on students, and growing literature of virtual learning under COVID-19 has provided some accounts of what students faced, it has yet to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the emotional health of online MLIS students overall and how they coped with the challenges arising from the pandemic. The research used previously validated instruments including the Perceived Stress Scale 4 (PSS-4) and the Brief COPE which is an abbreviated version of the COPE (Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced) Inventory to measure online MLIS students’ stress levels and coping strategies during the second year of the pandemic (March 2021 to present) which included both the Delta and Omicron waves in the United States. Questionnaire was disseminated with the help of MLIS programs and student associations. A total of 469 responses were received.
Let’s Talk About Building Community
Authors: Bossaller Jenny , Campbell-Meier Jennifer , Colon-Aguirre Mónica , Post Colin , Reyes Vaness , Rittenberger Alexis
Published: October 2022

In the ALISE 2020 Strategic Planning Survey, members were asked about their participation in ALISE Special Interest Groups (SIG). The survey results highlighted some important challenges, as approximately two-thirds of membership reported not being actively involved in SIGs, citing a lack of awareness of SIGs as an impediment to participation (Hirsh 2020). The Community Building Committee was created with the goal of addressing these challenges with SIG participation as a means to strengthen the overall ALISE community. Thus far, the Community Building Committee has hosted virtual listening sessions with SIG conveners to better understand current challenges. At ALISE 2022, we propose to host an interactive poster inviting all ALISE members to contribute thoughts, suggestions, and ideas that might engage members as part of our community within the organization and across the information professions. The poster will feature prompts to foster discussion around the theme of community building, but the body of the poster will be largely blank, as ALISE members will be invited to add their own thoughts with markers and post-it notes, as well as to respond to previous responses. For much of the Works in Progress session, a member of the ALISE Community Building Committee will attend the poster to engage participants in direct discussion about the questions posed on the poster.
International SIG
Authors: Hussey Lisa , Dali Keren , Stewart Kristine , Burns Elizabeth
Published: October 2022

LIS education is an ever-evolving process as the nature and perception of information shifts, as technology creates new access and barriers to information, and as the society reacts to and address the changing concerns and expectations. Part of LIS education is to consider how these concepts influence the profession both locally and globally.
Allies and Allyship in LIS
Authors: Hussey Lisa
Published: October 2022

Given the social tumult over the past few years, the concept of being an ally, or allyship, has become a popular talking point for many in the LIS professions. Acting as an ally is a common step in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) strategies. The term is used to describe individuals with power and privilege providing support and assistance to marginalized groups and individuals, including LIS professionals, staff, library users, or community members. Despite the prevalence of its use, the concept of ally is not well-defined resulting in different understandings and expectations. Ally and Allyship is applied to a variety of intentions and actions, ranging from declaring support on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to speaking up in public to actively engaging through volunteering, protests, and funding. Many of these actions, however, are not always perceived as helpful by the groups they are intended to help. In order to effectively engage in allyship, it is important to build a common understanding of what it means to be an ally and how that translates to the practice of allyship.

In LIS, there needs a better understanding of what it means to be an ally and to engage with allyship, as well as how these concepts are perceived and defined by both those who are carrying out actions, as well as those who are receiving the intended support. This research focuses on the definitions of and the behaviors associated with being an ally and participating in allyship amongst professionals in LIS in the United States. The study builds on the work of Erskine and Bilimoria (2019), which proposed a definition of white allyship in support of Afro-Diasporic women and identified motivators and detractors of allyship behavior. The behavior of professionals with privilege and power can support or impede the career development of professionals from marginalized groups (p. 320). As a result, understanding the factors that support white allyship behavior can inform professional development and personal actions to increase the capacity of other white professionals to enact allyship behavior, with long-term potential for increasing the number of professionals of color in LIS organizations.
Situated Practices in the Construction of Language Technologies
Authors: Gasparotto Melissa
Published: October 2022

A number of recent studies have pointed to the lack of both standard documentation and discipline-based codes of ethics to explain the ways in which the practices of data science have resulted in allocational and representational harms to user communities of language technologies. Yet relatively few researchers have undertaken the in-depth study of these practices in context. The need to empirically document the practices of data scientists remains pressing, as digital language technologies will only continue to grow in importance for the expression of rights and identity online and offline. This poster presents work in progress toward an ethnographic study of data scientists working on indigenous language technologies in Mexico. A background literature review covers data science for language technologies, interdisciplinarity in data science, ethical codes in computing, and documentation practices of data scientists. This work is viewed through the lens of Huvila’s (2009) ecology of information model, which supports the exploration of the situated and contextual affordances and constraints of information infrastructure and information work, both of which influence the possibilities for making knowledge claims. The results of the literature review suggest both structure and content for an interview protocol, which will lay the groundwork for further in-depth ethnographic work.
Making the Invisible, Visible
Authors: Stokes David
Published: October 2022

This poster analyzes consensus methods (e.g., CDP, Delphi, RAM, and NGT) by experts in scientific and technological contexts. Consensus methods provide opportunities for experts in different geographical locations and organizations to come together to deliberate and define their level of agreement on a complex topic (e.g., public health, environment, technology use). These experts are authoritative knowledge seekers with high H-Index scores and honorific society memberships. For these very reasons, their recommendations shift paradigms and influence policies. However, there are times when group deliberations lead to multiple and contradictory recommendations.

Three research questions were developed for this study: How do experts reach a consensus? What information-seeking behaviors do they employ (using retrieval systems and software applications? Lastly, how do they understand consensus development processes? I applied ethnographic methods, including document analysis and retrospective experience, to collect data, and used data visualization to present preliminary insights.

Preliminary insights remove ambiguity in defining what consensus is and what it is not. Based on a historical analysis of scientific consensus, four significant shifts that have led us to modern-day consensus methods is described, and a process for which experts negotiate agreement is explained. Finally, there is a call to action for information professionals and LAM institutions to push back against invisible labor in order to convey how our profession, in particular, our subject matter expertise and systems knowledge, significantly impacts scientific consensus development.
Building the Capacity of School Librarians to Facilitate the Success of English Language Learners
Authors: Smith Daniella , Tyler-Wood Tandra , Zhang Xian , Kaz-Onyeakazi Ijay
Published: October 2022

Outcomes from the recent United States (U.S.) census indicate that the country continues to grow in diverse populations. At least 4 million English Language Learner (ELL) students are enrolled in the U.S. public school system. Frequently, ELL students are faced with complete immersion into classes with teachers who may not have specialized training to assist them. According to the American Association of School Librarians’ National School Library Standards, school librarians actively engage the entire school population and its stakeholders to facilitate academic achievement. As such, they can provide educational experiences to supplement the classroom curriculum.

            Given these circumstances, a pilot study was conducted with pre-service and recently certified school librarians regarding their ELL training. Results showed that most participants were interested in learning more about how to assist ELLs. A majority of them responded that they experienced some level of difficulty with using technology to enhance learning for ELLs and understanding how to develop a multicultural lesson plan for ELLs. These results suggest that librarians need more training in this area.

            In response, this poster reports preliminary results from an IMLS funded project developed to build the capacity of school librarians to provide services for ELLs. During the project, a multidisciplinary group of experts, including the school library community and ELL stakeholders such as linguists, ELL community members, public librarians, educational technologists, teachers, and school administrators, are collaborating to identify research-based strategies for providing learning opportunities. Best practices and resources for educating school librarians will be shared.
Parasocial Interactions and Relationships among Emerging Adults in Online Communities
Authors: Salib Gabrielle
Published: October 2022

Emerging adulthood (age 19-29) can be an exploratory, yet tumultuous time of life. Online methods of connecting with others can be especially effective during this often-fluctuating life stage since the point of entry to engage online is generally low. Among the most popular social media sites, YouTube has had the highest traffic on a video streaming site almost since its inception. YouTube enables content creators to express themselves and connect with a follower base, and for followers to receive advice, entertainment, and even relate personally to content creators. Content creators are often unable to communicate directly, leading followers to experience one-sided connections. Such one-sided connections, or “parasocial interactions,” (PSI) have historically occurred toward film and television figures but have also occurred toward YouTube presenters. When PSI extend beyond consuming content to perceiving the existence of a relational bond with a creator, they form a “parasocial relationship” (PSR). With over three million subscribers, the Nerdfighteria community evolved from a YouTube vlog channel called the Vlogbrothers, founded by Hank and John Green in 2007. This work focuses on understanding the Nerdfighteria community through the conceptual framework of the development of PSI and PSR through video streaming and an ecosystem of platforms used by online communities. Major contributions include (1) Extending the themes of PSR development through the lens of emerging adulthood, (2) Understanding design heuristics supporting the development of PSR online, (3) Providing methodological insights for the use of graphic elicitation in remote qualitative data collection for participant agency and equity.
Combatting Health Information Injustices for Community-based Health Promotion: A Curricular Outline
Authors: Kitzie Vanessa , Wagner Travis , Francis Dominique , Vera A. Nick , Dreeszen Bowman Jesselyn
Published: October 2022

This paper addresses limitations of LIS education at the intersection of consumer health, community engagement, and amplifying marginalized voices. The authors propose a curricular outline for an MLIS course on community-based health promotion taught by community health workers (CHWs) who are LGBTQIA+. Queer theory and participatory learning inform this outline, serving as lenses for understanding health information injustices and leveraging community-based strengths to address them. The proposed curriculum utilizes existing research, training, and partnerships between the authors, CHW training specialists, and LGBTQIA+ CHWs. The latter received training using elements of the proposed curriculum and substantiated its offerings with their embodied knowledge and lived experiences. We plan on implementing this curricular outline in Spring 2023.
OwnVoices and Asian Identities Represented in Young Adult Fiction
Authors: Lance Abigail
Published: October 2022

The term OwnVoices has been used since 2015 by librarians, publishers, and others to indicate that a book’s protagonist and its author share a marginalized identity. However, conversations about who can or should write literature with diverse subjects are not new. The purpose of this study is to explore the concept of OwnVoices through an analysis of young adult books published in 2018 and 2019. The Cooperative Children’s Book Center provided data about the books for young people published within the time frame. Books by authors and/or about characters described by the CCBC as Asian were analyzed in greater detail. In all 247 books were of interest, which included those that had an Asian author, an Asian protagonist, or both. This analysis seeks to use descriptive statistics to better understand the OwnVoices label.
Rare disease, rare information
Authors: Wang Ting
Published: October 2022

This study aimed to uncover the types of daily healthcare information provided by hospitals to family caregivers of individuals with rare diseases and determine whether the information provided met the family caregivers’ information needs to improve digital information access and use by family caregivers. This study used a quantitative cross-sectional survey with multi-question to identify types of healthcare information delivered by hospitals, types of healthcare information needed by family caregivers, preferred healthcare information formats and channels by family caregivers, and relationships between demographics and information satisfaction. Findings show that most hospitals did not provide family caregivers with needed healthcare information, resulting in family caregivers experiencing low satisfaction with their access to information regardless of various demographic factors. It is particularly noteworthy from the findings in this study that the clinical diagnosis of a rare disease is a watershed moment for family caregivers’ because it enables them to identify specialists better, improve their access to healthcare information, and focus on the symptoms observed in their family member with a rare disease. However, a general lack of information about rare diseases resulted in a lack of knowledge among medical and healthcare providers, resulting in delayed or no clinical diagnosis. By cooperating with medical librarians and parent support groups, hospitals can establish digital platforms that provide systematic healthcare information on rare diseases, meet the information needs expressed by medical professionals and family caregivers, and improve diagnosis opportunities.
Preparing Students for Managing Large-Scale Scientific Data
Authors: Murillo Angela
Published: October 2022

This poster presents preliminary observations and feedback from the pilot year of a student internship program that was created to prepare and train students in managing large-scale scientific data. This student internship program is part of the CI Compass project, which is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project to provide support and enhance the data lifecycles of NSF Major Facilities (MFs). MFs are the largest-scale scientific efforts that the NSF supports and can take years to build, cost hundreds of millions of dollars to construct, are highly diverse, have heterogeneous data, and a wide range of cyberinfrastructure for capturing, processing, archiving, and disseminating data. MFs span science domains, including astronomy, climate, ecology, natural hazard, ocean science, physics, and seismology. This poster describes the technical curriculum, research program, project-based learning experiences, and future goals.
On Learning How to Program via an Interactive eBook with Adaptive Parsons Problems
Authors: Haynes-Magyar Carl Christopher Haynes-Magyar
Published: October 2022

Traditional computer programming practice, such as writing pseudocode, code tracing, and code writing, can be arduous, time-intensive, and frustrating. But adaptive Parsons problems, which require learners to place mixed-up code blocks in the correct order, are designed to support learners’ individual differences in knowledge acquisition, reduce extraneous cognitive load, and improve affect while learning how to program. These problems modify the difficulty of the current or next problem based on a learner's prior performance and help-seeking behavior. Adaptive Parsons problems are a more interactive way to learn stereotypical solutions to programming problems. Hence, they can help novice programmers build up the kind of mental library of solutions experts have at their disposal when writing code from scratch to solve any number of critical problems related to computing.
Revisiting Instructional Approaches in Response to Emerging Cataloging Standards
Authors: Snow Karen , Dobreski Brian , Miksa Shawne , Bothmann Bobby , Sze Elisa
Published: October 2022

The ever-shifting landscape of cataloging standards over the last decade has kept library and information science (LIS) educators on their toes, and continuing developments only promise to maintain this trend. Examples include the publication of the International Federation of Library Association & Institution’s (IFLA’s) conceptual model Library Reference Model (LRM) in 2017, the release of the new and heavily revised version of the cataloging content standard Resource Description and Access (RDA) in 2020, and Library of Congress’ upcoming Bibliographic Framework (BIBFRAME) standard for encoding and publishing library data. These new standards have altered the way in which cataloging work is conceived and discussed, radically changed the interfaces used for accessing cataloging documentation, and are now spurring the creation of new software and tools for cataloging work, including Library of Congress’ new Marva metadata editor. At the same time, the increasing inclusion of linked data projects in libraries, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions are requiring new skills, practices, and workflows that cataloging and metadata librarians must be prepared for. With many of these standards and initiatives not fully implemented in the majority of libraries, cataloging educators face a dilemma in deciding how best to prepare their students to successfully navigate this time of change, where old and new standards and practices intersect.

The Technical Services Education SIG session will include a panel of three educators (two of whom are current cataloging practitioners) with unique perspectives on strategies for teaching toward emerging cataloging standards. After brief presentations by each of the panelists, audience members will be encouraged to ask questions and offer their own experiences and ideas concerning this area of LIS education.

This conversation aligns well with the ALISE conference theme of “Go Back and Get It: From One Narrative to Many” as cataloging practice and education must be in constant dialogue about the preparation of LIS students for the lifespan of their careers. How can LIS educators prepare students for an environment in which different institutions are facing drastically different plans and timelines for the implementation of new standards? How can teaching practices be adjusted to best leverage current best practices alongside new strategies? And how can study of past, present, and emerging cataloging standards and practices provide a solid foundation on which LIS students can build throughout their careers? This panel will offer opportunities for LIS educators to reach back to knowledge and experiences concerning previous standards transitions, share best practices for addressing the current, dynamic environment, and look toward the future of cataloging and metadata education and preparation.