Conference program

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(2006), "Conference program", Reference Services Review, Vol. 34 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/rsr.2006.24034dac.001

Conference program

Pre-conference scheduleJune 8, 8.00 am-noon1. Effective teaching techniques for one shot instruction sessionsCathy Palmer, Tom Babayan, Allison Tran and Christopher Christion, University of California, Irvine

Learning theory tells us that most people retain only 5-10 percent of the information imparted during a lecture. How can librarians, who have even less time and authority with students than faculty, design and deliver effective information literacy instruction? This half-day workshop will teach instruction techniques that enhance the effectiveness of one-shot research skills sessions.

2. Making IL relevant: using emerging technologies in the classroomNicole E. Brown, Kaila Bussert and Alison Armstrong, American University in Cairo

This hands-on workshop will teach participants a new way to teach the concept of database organization. Participants will use digital cameras and online technology to create an image database. Discussion will include the incorporation of social software into information literacy. Participants will receive a sample lesson plan, complete with objectives, requirements, and discussion points.

Conference scheduleJune 8, 7.00 pm-8.00 pm

Welcoming reception.

June 8, 8.00 pm-9.00 pm2.5 Big Island talk storyHannah Springer, storyteller

Talk story is one of the great traditions and experiences of Hawaii. So what is talk story? It’s just two or more people sharing stories from their lives and it can happen anywhere, the grocery store, the street corner, the beach, the LOEX-of-the-West conference … anywhere. Talking story is sharing stories, history, ideas, and opinions. You will learn about other people, their culture, family traditions, and about life in general. Join Hannah Springer, one of the Big Island’s great storytellers, as she talks story and shares wisdom with us.

June 9, 7.00 am-8.00 am3. Creating spaces for alternative ways of knowing and testingPua Kanahele, Hawaii Community College

Join Pua Kanahele as she considers changes needed in higher education to include alternative ways of knowing and being.

June 9, 8.15 am-9.00 am4. A Checklist of Information Competencies for College StudentsSusan Klingberg, San Jose State University, and Pam Baker, California State University, Monterey Bay

This session will showcase a newly developed Checklist of Information Competencies for College Students that was collaboratively written by four librarians representing the California State University (CSU) and California community colleges. It has been endorsed by the CSU Information Competence Initiative. Strategies for and benefits of intersegmental higher education collaboration among libraries will be covered.

5. Footholds and foundations: setting freshmen on the road to lifelong learningGayla Byerly, Annie Downey and Frank Gosnell, University of North Texas

This presentation will report the following findings from an empirical, performance based library instruction assessment:

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  What students know in terms of basic library skills when they first start college?

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  Whether some students are learning more, differently, or better than others?

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  Is teaching within the curriculum as the ACRL Standards suggest working?

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  Are students retaining what we are teaching?

6. Information literacy and global citizenship: making the connection between lifelong learning and information literacy in the global studies classroomChristy R. Stevens and Patricia Campbell, University of West Georgia

This presentation describes a librarian/teaching faculty collaboration that used the concept of “global citizenship” to foster both information literacy and lifelong learning objectives. Attendees will be provided with an effective collaborative model and learn strategies for using experiential learning to make the connection between information literacy and lifelong learning explicit.

7. Podcasts and screencasts: opening academic library instruction to global learnersSandy Campbell, University of Alberta

Podcasts and screencasts allow global learners to make use of information literacy products that are created in academic libraries. This session will review the practical challenges of converting the “oneshot” tour or bibliographic instruction session to a podcast or a screencast and consider the implications for lifelong learning.

8. Promoting lifelong learning within the constraints of the one-shot: the social sciences perspectiveKendra Van Cleave and Athena Nazario, San Francisco State University

Given that most library instruction is limited to one-shot sessions, how can librarians communicate skills and concepts that will contribute to lifelong learning? This session will shed light on obstacles and explore practical strategies that maximize critical thinking from the perspective of information literacy teaching to history and education programs.

June 9, 9.15 am-10.00 am9. Googlization of information and user preferences: implications for library instructionLutishoor Salisbury and Usha Gupta, University of Arkansas

This program features the findings of students’ preferences when asked to choose among Biological Sciences, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Implications for library instruction, design of library web pages and databases which would encourage life-long learning skills will be discussed.

10. Puffins, popcorn, and Parker Posey: using interactive technology to teach information literacy skills to the gaming generationHelen Georgas and Annie Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago

Library tutorials that are visually engaging and highly interactive are an effective way to impart information literacy skills to undergraduate students. Learn about a short, animated, and fun “Doing Research” tutorial developed by the University of Illinois at Chicago that employs a series of concept based “games” to teach basic research principles.

11. Multimedia library instruction for multi-literate net-gens: podcasts and cable commercials at UCLAStephanie Sterling Brasley and Diane Mizrachi, University of California, Los Angeles

How can librarians teach life-long information skills to tech-hip undergraduates in their multimedia, multi-literate world? This presentation will discuss two projects at the UCLA Library – televised library commercials, and podcasts – that address students’ different learning styles and pace. Implementation ideas for other institutions will also be discussed.

12. Teaming up: faculty, librarians and technologists creating an integrated first year experienceJoy Pile and Hector Vila, Middlebury College

This program describes how Middlebury College faculty, instructional librarians, and educational technologists are collaborating in the gateway course for first-year students to prick their curiosity for life long learning skills in information literacy and technology. The presenters will demonstrate how the process of life-long learning commences in a liberal arts college.

13. Retreat and advance: extracting IL outcomes from upper level curricula (or a prelude to injecting them in …)Susie Skarl, Jennifer Cox, Priscilla Finley and Sidney Watson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Opening conversations with faculty about where information literacy fits is easier with practice. Librarians at UNLV conducted a retreat to identify places in existing curricula where IL skills fit in. Retreat planners will share a curriculum auditing toolkit for librarians interested in closer collaboration with faculty in upper level courses.

June 9, 10.30 am-11.15 am14. (Letting the grass grow) grassroots information: blogs and wikisPaul Piper and Miguel Ramos, Western Washington University

This presentation will focus on blogs and wikis, technologies that use grassroots editing. We will demonstrate set-up; examine inherent problems and triumphs with respect to information literacy; demonstrate use in a class setting; and focus on use with regard to “real life” situations – disaster response and rebuilding

15. Libraries and the millennial lifestyle: information seeking in a wireless worldMarisa E. Duarte and Leslee B. Shell, Arizona State University

The Millennial Generation has a unique lifelong culture that holds profound implications for the survival of libraries. In this interactive session, the authors present a Baby Boomer and a Millennial model and discuss ways in which libraries are meeting the needs of Millennials, in their learning preferences, web spaces and physical places.

16. The Library Experience Project: eighth-graders go to collegeJim Kinnie, University of Rhode Island

Each year 100 eighth-graders visit the URI library to conduct university-level research for their social studies assignment and librarians give their future patrons a taste of life in the academic library. It’s a program that will serve as a model for collaboration between K-12 and higher education institutions.

17. Nothing to lose: fluency and information literacy theoryBenjamin Harris and Michelle S. Millet, Trinity University

Using quantitative data related to current practice and theory-based investigations on the relationship between literacy and fluency, this session explores the successes and failures of information fluency programs. Results of this research support circular models of information literacy that critique the term “fluency” and advocate assessment that recognizes lifelong learning.

18. One size does NOT fit all! Diné College lessons for lifelong learningVictoria Beatty and Erik Bitsui, Diné College

One size does NOT fit all! Instruction for diverse populations requires a whole new bag of tricks. We’ll introduce you to a Navajo paradigm for lifelong learning. We’ll also address issues of the teacher as stranger, teaching for multiple intelligences, and the impact of personal relationship and community.

June 9, 11.30 am-12.15 pm19. Beyond hands-on: developing an integrated information literacy course for today’s learning environmentNikki Krysak and Diane Zwemer, Woodbury University

Experience real learning and come away with concrete examples of how to meet multiple intelligences and different learning styles in your information literacy course. Presenters will teach useful tips and tricks used at Woodbury University to achieve student outcomes through such learning styles as kinesthetic, musical, and naturalist intelligences.

20. Collaborating with writing faculty to integrate Gen Ed information literacy requirementsDiane Nahl, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Thora Abarca, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Tara Severns, Windward Community College, and Jue Wang, Leeward Community College

Learn how the Learning Information Literacy Online (LILO) project brought together English writing faculty and instruction librarians from every campus of the University of Hawaii system to develop a vital teaching and learning tool to facilitate implementing new General Education core requirements and measuring information literacy competency.

21. Gaming – just for Millennials?Nadaleen Tempelman-Kluit, New York University

The gaming model employs a constructivist approach to learning, whereas the cognitive theory of multimedia learning focuses on a more linear approach to learning, depending on learner characteristics. This program will provide an overview of multimedia design based on the characteristics of the learners.

22. The real world: developing forums on issues of the information ageMary C. MacDonald and Jim Kinnie, University of Rhode Island

How can you raise awareness of real life information issues among students and faculty on a shoestring budget? Find out how your connections inside and outside the library, institution and community can be used to show why information literacy matters beyond the classroom.

23. Teaching with Tiffany’s: a “go-lightly” approach to information literacy instruction for seniors and non-traditional studentsKara J. Gust, Michigan State University

With help from Holly Golightly and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, providing information literacy instruction to seniors and non-traditional students can be a much less intimidating experience. See how the MSU Libraries does this through a non-credit lifelong learning course, with specific techniques for addressing the unique perspectives of these adult learners.

June 9, 12.30 pm-1.30 pm24. Assessing student learning: the ICT Literacy AssessmentStephanie Sterling Brasley, UCLA

How are you assessing student learning? After the moderator briefly introduces the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy Assessment, participants will engage in a discussion of the potential merits and drawbacks of this and other tools.

25. Collaborating with school, public and special librariansLydia Jackson and Julie Hansen, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

This roundtable will serve as a forum to share experiences, concerns, and questions about approaching and establishing relationships between academic and school or public or special librarians. The facilitators will lead off by sharing experiences with the “Community Resource Without Walls” program in Illinois. We will talk about what worked and what we would do differently. Come to get ideas or share experiences.

26. Connecting with students: making the case for information literacy skillsDoreen Harwood and Alyssa Deutschler, University of Washington, Bothell and Cascadia Community College

Participants will discuss how to engage student’s attention and motivate them to develop information literacy skills for lifelong learning. Attendees are encouraged to bring and share their ideas, assignments, activities, handouts, lesson plans and other resources related to this issue. All should leave with ideas to apply to their teaching.

27. Federated searching – a pedagogical controversyLinda Goff, California State University, Sacramento

This roundtable discussion will explore the instructional issues related to implementing a federated search system. Participants will be encouraged to share best practices.

28. Program managers! Strategies for challenging and motivating instructional staffDiane VanderPol, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

This roundtable, aimed at coordinators of instruction and information literacy programs, will help you pick up ideas on how to inspire and motivate your instruction staff.

29. To include or not to include: lifelong learning in the 50-minute instruction sessionH. Reza Peigahi and Anne Bradley, California State University, Sacramento

Is lifelong learning an achievable goal given the constraints of the standard 50-minute instructional session? This roundtable will discuss the difficulties in promoting lifelong learning in the typical 50-minute instructional session and strategies to overcome those barriers.

30. Using interactive technology to teach information literacy skillsHelen Georgas and Annie Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago

Used or developed any good interactive technologies to teach information literacy skills lately? This roundtable will give you the opportunity to share your enjoyment (or disappointment), successes (or failures), and rewards (or challenges) in using interactive technologies to deliver information literacy instruction. The facilitators will briefly present an interactive tutorial used at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Participants are encouraged to bring examples of interactive technologies with them. An internet connection will be available for anyone who wishes to share examples of interactive technologies available over the web. Or, come with relevant printouts or pictures of your technology so that we can learn from one another.

June 9, 5.00 pm-6.00 pm30.5. Should academic libraries join student social networks?Facilitator: Lisa Hinchliffe, University of Illinois

The discussion group explores the extent to which academic libraries should join student social networks such as MySpace, Facebook, etc. Join in on the conversation and share your perspective.

June 9, 6.00 pm-8.00 pm31. The uses & evaluation of oral historyKepa Maly, Cultural Historian

As the use of oral history continues to grow, the need to evaluate oral history is increasingly important. For example, in addition to rounding our research and creating more complete stories, oral history is now allowed as legal evidence in court cases to prove land titles and is being explored as it relates to copyright law. Join Kepa Maly as he shares the uses of oral history in Hawaii. He will help you think about ways to evaluate oral history collections in your library and on the Internet. Additionally, he will share some oral history in Hawaii and talk about how it shapes the way people view Hawaiians. Finally, he will illustrate debates within the Hawaiian community about what knowledge should be shared and who should share that oral tradition.

June 9, 8.00 pm-9.00 pm32. Passing information from one generation to the next through hulaKaumakaiwa “Lopaka” Kanaka’ole

What types of knowledge do Hawaiians pass from one generation to the next through hula? How do they do this through hula? How does one become a kumu hula (hula master and teacher)? What is the kumu hulu’s responsibility in maintaining, presenting, and passing on knowledge from one generation to the next? How have the stories told through hula, and the dance itself, changed over time? Come learn more about this beautiful and sacred dance.

June 9, 9.00 pm-10.00 pm33. Hawaiian tattoos and petroglyphsP.F. (Ski) Kwiatkowski

What story do the tattoo and petroglyph tell of ancient Hawaii? What information did these tattoos and petroglyphs contain? Join Hawaiian author P.F. (Ski) Kwiatkowski as he discusses the subject of his books The Hawaiian Tattoo and Na Kii Pohaku: A Hawaiian Petroglyph Primer.

June 10, 7.00 am-8.00 am34. The futures of information, literacy and lifetime learningJames Dator, University of Hawaii

Join James Dator as he considers possible futures for information, literacy, and lifetime learning.

June 10, 8.15 am-9.00 am35. Assessment of problem based learning in library instructionAnna Sveinbjornsson and Sarah Bosarge, University of Utah

This session focuses on how problem based learning (PBL) is a pedagogy that promotes lifelong learning. We will present lessons learned from our assessment of PBL in a first-year program. Participants will engage in brainstorming possible methods for incorporating PBL into their own library instruction programs.

36. Beyond the university: adult learner pedagogies in a VOIP worldRobin Lockerby, Divina Lynch and Barbara Stillwell, National University

National University System and its affiliate organizations work closely with adult learners within their communities. The library takes an active role in working with these programs to help adult learners develop information literacy and technologies skills to help them in the workplace.

37. Clicking in the classrooms: coordinating instruction, technology and pedagogy to make information literacy a habit of mindMeagan Weber and Kori Street, Mount Royal College

CPS software combined with peer teaching and problem-based learning brings a new excitement to the iistory information literacy classroom. A history instructor and a librarian collaborated to instill transferable, lifelong skills through a combination of technology and technique. Come experience them both! This is a hands-on, brains-on activity.

38. Using cultural artifacts as a pathway to information literacyLeslie Bussert, Suzan Parker and Mark Szarko, University of Washington, Bothell/Cascadia Community College

Learn about instructional activities using cultural artifacts (human-made objects with cultural or historical interest) as information and knowledge sources. Participate in a visual “reading” exercise; explore ways to incorporate visual literacy into instruction by asking critical questions; and share ways to develop students’ lifelong learning by examining multiple perspectives.

39. What do they know? North American college students’ information literacy levelsCarolyn Radcliff and Joe Salem, Kent State University

Learn what we’ve discovered about the information literacy skills of 23,000 undergraduates from more than 57 colleges and universities in the USA and Canada, across 25 majors, as measured by the SAILS test. Learn what’s new with the Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (SAILS) test and whether it is right for your institution.

June 10, 9.15 am-10.00 am40. Add me! MySpace and other social software technology for outreach and educationMarlo Young, University of California, San Diego, and Tiffini Travis, California State University, Long Beach

Social software, such as instant and text messaging, online social networks and blogs, present new communication modalities which libraries can utilize to create opportunities for learning and outreach. This session details the use of social software by librarians at three institutions. Attendees will learn how to adapt these low/no-cost technologies.

41. For-credit discipline-specific credit InfoLit courses: what students and graduates reportNancy Goebel, University of Alberta

The Augustana Library has 21 for-credit discipline-specific Information Literacy (IL) courses. Students or graduates who have taken the courses were surveyed to solicit assessment data. Questions solicited information regarding their self-declared use of IL skills after the course/graduation in subsequent employment, life and education. Findings will be announced and explored.

42. Incorporating visual literacy into academic librariesJennifer Mayer and Cheryl Goldenstein, University of Wyoming

This presentation will outline research on visual literacy and how to utilize images for library teaching and learning. We will suggest sources for finding images that can be incorporated into instructional materials, and examine how visual representations, such as concept maps, can help students through the research process

43. Preparing 21st century teens for lifelong learning: a collaborative, interactive, web-based tutorial projectBridget Kowalczyk, San Jose State University/San Jose Public Library, and Pamela Jackson, San Diego State University

SJSU Library and San Jose Public Library have collaborated to create an interactive, online tutorial based on high school curricula and assignments. Technological advances in library instruction make it possible for libraries to reach out and help students bridge the gap in information literacy skills to ensure success in college.

44. Self-assessment skills for lifelong learningMargy MacMillan, Mount Royal College

The I-SKILLS Résumé prompts students to reflect on and assess their skills in locating, evaluating and using information. It can be used in a variety of contexts to engage students in taking charge of their learning. Share your ideas on promoting reflective learning in an active discussion.

June 10, 10.30 am-11.15 am45. Engaging students in the game of researchTheresa Mudrock and Jessica Albano, University of Washington

As librarians, we know that research is an exciting endeavor, a puzzle to unravel. How can we engender this excitement in our students? How can we instill the skills of information literacy but also motivate students? Two librarians demonstrate how incorporating play enhances student motivation, interest and learning.

46. Lifelong learning: making the connectionSusan Barnes Whyte and Jean S. Caspers, Linfield College

How do college alumni perceive the impact of their education on their information seeking skills in their lives after graduation? Do they tend to credit information literacy instruction for success in this area of their lives? Our research set out to answer these questions. Come hear about our approach and our results, and join in a lively discussion of the perks, perils and pitfalls inherent in an outcomes assessment adventure of this nature.

47. Lifelong mapping of information needsEloisa Gomez Borah, University of California, Los Angeles

To better understand the information literacy skills that your users will need over their lifetime, learn this mapping technique to identify the information needs they will face, and develop IL instruction with buy-in. Life-long learning goals represent a partnership opportunity for librarians who are prepared to anticipate user information needs.

48. Learning during the golden years: the university library and the senior communityTracey Mayfield and Cathy Outten, California State University, Long Beach

Older adults are at a life-stage when they have time and desire to explore academic endeavors and are returning to colleges and universities in droves. This program will focus on practical tools (both attitude and teaching skills) that librarians can use in introducing older adults to the 21st century library.

49. Their senior is our freshman: academic librarians reaching out to high school librariansKen Burhanna, Kent State University

Learn about Kent State University initiatives for easing the transition of high school students to college that evolved from collaborations between Ohio academic librarians and school library media specialists. The session will provide suggestions as to how you can model these ideas in your own 12-13 transition programming efforts.

June 10, 11.30 am-12.15 pm50. The benefits of buy-in: integrating information literacy into each year of an academic programJustin Harrison, Lorna Rourke and K. Jane Burpee, University of Guelph

By developing a partnership with the University of Guelph’s innovative Bachelor of Arts and Science program, the speakers have been able to create an ongoing information literacy component for each year of the program, culminating with a librarian-as-mentor relationship for students in their final year. They will describe the benefits of such an arrangement, with particular emphasis on the mentoring aspect of the program and how this approach can work on other campuses to benefit of students, faculty and librarians.

51. Decolonizing methodologies and pathologizing practices: information literacy and the liberatory possibility of educationKim Morrison, Chabot College, and Kyzyl Fenno-Smith, California State University, East Bay

Who says the library and hip-hop don’t mix? Do students immediately feel that information literacy is relevant? Are their lives and cultures present and respected in your library? Learn creative practical strategies to connect with and inspire students from any background. Join us in the struggle for social justice through education!

52. Lifelong learning? Beyond teaching “how to search”: working with faculty to integrate assignments that compare and evaluate information criticallyDaniel Brendle-Moczuk, Thompson Rivers University

Librarians should consider abandoning the 50-minute one-shot session and instead work closely with faculty to gain more information literacy session(s) time. This session describes integrating an assignment that counts for course marks while addressing a component of Information Literacy, namely critical evaluation, which potentially “forms [a] basis for lifelong learning”.

53. Redesigning pathways into the content: strengthening the synergy between multiple intelligences theory and information literacyErin Bower, Sonoma State University

Through a hands-on example of planning a plagiarism session, attendees will learn how to integrate multiple intelligences theory into information literacy objectives, how to quell the urge to “cover everything” in one session in order to implement multiple intelligences theory, and tips and trade-offs for using this approach.

54. What was the question? Games in the librarySusan W. Goodwin and Becky Bradley, Kingwood College

Are you tired of blank stares and bored expressions as you start another bibliographic instruction session? Pique your students’ interest with interactive games using active learning techniques. We’ll discuss development, evaluation and use of the games, show PowerPoint techniques and give you a demonstration CD.

June 10, 12:45 pm-1.45 pm55. Google presents: tales, tools, tips and tricksBen Bunnell and Jodi Healy, Google

Through step-by-step demonstrations, Google’s librarian outreach team will show you how to use Google tools in the classroom or library to make learning more fun and help your students improve their web search skills. Come learn advanced search tips, take a tour of the “stacks” at Google Book Search, check out Google Scholar and explore Google Earth. We’ll also talk about Google tools you may not know about yet, and show you how they’re relevant to the work you do.

June 10, 8.00 pm-8.45 pm56. Mauna Kea – a cultural journey of discoveryKoa Ell, University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

Join Koa Ell, Native Hawaiian warrior and Outreach Assistant for the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, as she bridges the voyages of ancient and modern Hawaiians with those of astronomers.

57. The librarian’s role in a Googlelized worldFacilitator: Sylvia Tag, Western Washington University

Share perspectives with Google staff and other librarians on the following questions: How should academic librarians best meet the needs of a user community that increasingly gravitates to Google and other search engines? Should the academic librarian community shift their focus from practices based on delivering systems geared to achieving more precise search engine results and high quality, at the cost of some complexity, to systems that may compete more effectively with Google by eliminating the use of a traditional search technique? As a profession will moving to a Google model require shifting to a mode that values “good enough results” over “the best quality results”? Should academic librarians, as some experts suggest, de-emphasize information literacy since it is proving ineffective in meeting the Google challenge?

June 10, 9.00 pm-9.45 pm58. Learning the ways of the navigator: teaching future generations to voyageKa’iulani Murphy

More than 30 years ago Hawaii’s ocean community had no sailing canoes and no navigators who could sail like their ancestors by the waves, the stars and the birds. To recapture this lost art, the Hokule’a, a fullscale replica of a traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe, was built. Ka’iulani Murphy, 27, is one of a very small group of navigators who can who can steer the ten-ton, 62-foot voyaging canoe across the ocean without any instruments. She has spent the past several years of her life learning, practising, and sharing the nearly lost art of navigation to native Hawaiians. Join Ka’iulani as she shares how students learn the importance of the sea and Hawaiian culture by experiencing it aboard the Hokule’a. Discover how the Hokule’a enables Hawaiians to transmit the things that they hold so important to those not even born.

59. Common Video Program: It Changed the Way I Do ResearchNancy Goebel, University of Alberta

Hailed by Canadian critics as the most provocative video ever made about academic library instruction, It Changed the Way I Do Research – Period: Augustana Talks Information Literacy provides a complex and emotionally charged look at the University of Alberta, Augustana Faculty’s Information Literacy Program. Through the use of interviews, the video provides an insider’s perspective on several dimensions of the Augustana Faculty’s program including the 21 for-credit discipline-specific information literacy courses embedded into the curriculum, a variety of assessment practices, an annual Information Literacy Workshop for faculty and librarians, and Information Literacy Awards for students and faculty. Following the screening, join the producer, Nancy Goebel, for conversation about the video. Get a sneak preview of the video everyone will be talking about at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. You can tell them all you saw it first in its world premier at LOEX-of-the-West! We’ll supply the popcorn, you supply the discussion.

June 10, 10.00 pm-11.30 pm60. Anime FestivalCheryl Crane, Hilo Public Library

Americans of Japanese ancestry have played an important role in Hawaii’s history. Interest in things of Japanese origin continue to play an influential role in contemporary culture throughout Hawaii. Anime (Japanese animation) is a huge hit in Hawaii’s public libraries and is an example of Hawaii’s ongoing cultural ties to Japan. Join Cheryl Crane of Hilo Public Library for some tasty movie snacks and insightful commentary on anime. Cheryl will introduce us this exciting genre and showcase some must-see anime films. Scratch your Japanese pop-culture itch in a big way at the inaugural LOEX-of-the-West Anime Festival.