Location
KIPJ Theatre
Session Type
Keynote Address
Start Date
24-4-2018 3:40 PM
End Date
24-4-2018 4:25 PM
Abstract
Our keynote will examine the progress of work at the intersections of information literacy and scholarly communications, since the publication of “Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy: Creating Strategic Collaborations for a Changing Academic Environment,” in 2013. We will discuss the persistent drivers that make the Intersections relevant and essential, including the ACRL Framework released in 2015 and the general higher education landscape, which continues to shift due to changing demographics and economic uncertainty. By focusing on our collaborative and collective action, we will identify how we can continue the momentum behind the Intersections.
Closing Keynote: Collaborative and Collective: Setting an Agenda for the Intersections
KIPJ Theatre
Our keynote will examine the progress of work at the intersections of information literacy and scholarly communications, since the publication of “Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy: Creating Strategic Collaborations for a Changing Academic Environment,” in 2013. We will discuss the persistent drivers that make the Intersections relevant and essential, including the ACRL Framework released in 2015 and the general higher education landscape, which continues to shift due to changing demographics and economic uncertainty. By focusing on our collaborative and collective action, we will identify how we can continue the momentum behind the Intersections.
Comments
Stephanie Davis-Kahl is the Scholarly Communications Librarian and Professor at The Ames Library at Illinois Wesleyan University. She provides leadership for scholarly communication programs, including Digital Commons @ IWU. She is the liaison to the Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Educational Studies, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, and Design, Entrepreneurship & Technology departments at IWU, and serves as the Managing Faculty Co-Editor of the Undergraduate Economic Review. She earned her BA in East Asian Studies from Oberlin College and her MS in Library Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2014, she was named a Mover & Shaker by Library Journal and was also awarded the Education & Behavioral Sciences Section Distinguished Librarian Award.
Merinda Kaye Hensley is Associate Professor and Digital Scholarship Liaison and Instruction Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is part of the Scholarly Commons team, a digital scholarship center that partners with librarians and campus initiatives to support scholarly work across disciplines. Merinda focuses on the intersection of technology and pedagogy by coordinating a wide variety of educational initiatives with the goal of building community among scholars as knowledge creators. Merinda has taught for the iSchool at Illinois, LIS 590AE: Information Literacy and Instruction and Practice. She is active in ACRL, having served as Chair of the Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee, Inaugural Co-Convener of the Digital Scholarship Centers Interest Group, and is currently Chair of the Instruction Section. She is also past member of the Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy TF and the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education TF.