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2018-02-02

Ecclestone, Atlas

The exponential growth of technology, and our society’s subsequent reliance on this technology, has left many concerned about the negative repercussions on the social development of children raised in a society so engrossed with technology. Yet computer literacy continues to be an important skill...

2017-02-03

Laycraft, Candice

When parents divorce, their children often experience personal upheaval and distress. Processing this event and the feelings it evokes can be facilitated through bibliotherapy, which uses children’s picture books containing themes of parental divorce and separation for healing therapies....

2018-02-02

Grant, Toby

Introduction: Transgender people are not being represented in public school sex education and are not able to rely on healthcare professionals being able to provide good and effective care. This study examined how transgender people are finding information relating to their sexual health and...

2015-02-06

Marshall, Kyle

The proliferation of sex education information sources in the 21st century has left teenagers with a wealth of available sources on the topic. However, hegemonic narratives from classroom education alienate certain youth, while negative misinformation from unreliable sources has the power to...

2015-02-06

Slobodian, Carlene

A literature search was conducted on rural library services for children, both in North American as well as global contexts. We found that there are few recent publications on services in North America specifically addressing the needs of rural children. There is a global trend to use mobile...

2020-02-07

Joel Blechinger

This presentation explores discourses of "resilience" in contemporary librarianship, analyzing the term using excerpts from "Resilient Life: The Art of Living Dangerously" by Brad Evans and Julian Reid. What might it mean about this historical moment in librarianship - and in society at large -...

2017-02-03

Whistance-Smith, Greg

How can the architecture of the public library serve and reflect the ethos of the institution? What does the built library communicate to its users, and how does that communication work? And how can its spaces adjust to—and thrive in—a digitally augmented 21st century? Reframing Library...

2015-02-06

Marshall, Kyle, Ottenbreit, Caitlin

Library cards evoke a sense of membership in the “club of the library” that goes beyond access to collections and members-only services. Many libraries have policies that require proof of address or identification in order to qualify for a library card, restrictions that inhibit members of...

2019-02-08

Ballantyne, Erin M.

The intersection between Indigenous allyship, intellectual freedom, and social responsibility lies on unsteady ground and is understudied in LIS literature. This presentation employs critical analysis to explore where the tension lies between these concepts and forwards a new interdisciplinary...

2018-02-02

Ridley, Pamela

A high percentage of adults in western and developed nations live with low levels of print literacy which can negatively impact their physical and mental health, relationships with family and their community, as well as their economic well-being. Despite programming, educational opportunities and...