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2018-02-02

Plecash, Jennifer

This poster will seek to describe and define what a “public library” was in ancient Rome during the high empire. As reported by Suetonius, the first “public” library in Rome was conceived of by Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, and several emperors after enacted the building of these libraries. This...

2017-02-03

Tokay, Sara

The role of librarianship in the twenty-first century is defined by constant change. However, the choices available to pursue a career in a diverse field such as library sciences are distinct from one another, and do not always allow for a better understanding of each role. A library technician...

2017-02-03

Bartee, Katie

In my presentation I explore the grey area between censorship in terms of banning books, and reconciliation.  I will be using the children’s novel The King’s Daughter by Suzanne Martel as a case study. The King’s Daughter was published in 1981 and is the story of a French orphan who chooses to...

2017-02-03

Walker, Deanna

Engaging reluctant readers is a common topic among library professionals as the literary lives of young people appear to be changing or declining. Although much research has already been conducted about the nature of reluctant readers, there is little on how to combat it and even less on...

2019-02-08

Frechette, Jessica, Ratcliffe, Caitlin, Schamuhn Kirk, Deborah

Last summer, we chose to complete an LIS study abroad program offered by the University of Southern Mississippi and based on-site in the United Kingdom. This cross-cultural experience broadened our perspective of library services and challenged us to develop new ways of thinking as we immersed...

2020-02-07

Katie Maxfield

2020-02-07

Allison Easton, Katherine Wells

In this presentation, we discuss some of the information needs that refugees experience in refugee camps, based on a literature review. We aim to identify both the ways that refugees are meeting these information needs, as well as services that might partner with refugees in order to improve...

2020-02-07

Ashley Edwards

Adopted in the late 1930s, the Library Bill of Rights grounded the profession in the core value of intellectual freedom. This core value was challenged in the 1930s, the 1960s, the 1990s, and again in recent years by calls for social responsibility within our ranks. The re-occurrent discomfort...

2018-02-02

Hiscott, Quincy

To expand on the successful 2016 pilot, the University of Alberta Libraries combined giveaways with live demonstrations, experiments and tutorials to deliver over 50 events for Science Literacy Week 2017. Many of these presentations incorporated a non-traditional outreach and partnership plan...

2019-02-08

Borys, Christina, Cowley, Kendra, Plesuk, Tabatha

This presentation speaks to the curation of “Dispatch from the Frontlines: Water Protection and Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence Along the Athabasca River,” a display created for LIS 598: Indigenous Contexts for Library and Information Studies in Canada. The questions that guide the display,...