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2018-02-02

Arbuthnot, Amanda

This case study builds off previous research into the serious leisure practices of home cooks to understand what information blog readers seek, and share, in the comment section of a popular food blog. Current literature suggests that home cooks consult online sources more often than physical...

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...

2018-02-02

Kumpf, Emily

When we think about innovation in LIS, we often think digital and electronic, but we also have the opportunity to explore older technologies and non-traditional media that are not often associated with libraries. In this presentation, I will provide an introduction to one such medium: tabletop...

2018-02-02

Joseph, Kris

Despite the Canadian government’s assertion that high-speed broadband access is crucial for economic and social benefit, there is minimal competition or availability of these services in rural or remote areas. Economic factors suggest that wireless technologies are best-suited to help rural...

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...

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...

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...

2018-02-02

Marple, Jessica, Linville, Elizabeth, Wells, Robin, Ridley, Pamela

This presentation will provide an introduction to and brief theoretical exploration of the concept of cosplaying. Following this, we will discuss the ways in which cosplay can be meaningfully incorporated into public library programming, including examples of libraries that have previously...

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...

2018-02-02

Schamuhn Kirk, Deborah

Before a child learns to read, she or he has already had many experiences with language and with print. These prior experiences help to shape childrenʹs understanding of the contexts in which print-based language is useful, and of what it can do and how it works. However, omnipresent...