Stumbling in the dark? 4 lenses to illuminate your organization
Using the lenses of structural, systems, cultural, and political theory-based metaphors, a team of academic library leaders made informed and strategic decisions targeted at improving specific aspects...
View ArticleThe Power of the Corrective Lens: Optics for Library Leaders
Are you a library leader charged with addressing organizational problems? This session will equip you to view issues through the lenses of structural, systems, cultural, and political theory-based...
View ArticleOpen Educational Resources: A Guide for Faculty
In this session, we will discuss the following topics: What are Open Educational Resources (OER)? What can I do with OER? Where can I find OER? How can I create OER? How can I share my OER?
View ArticleChristianity and Libraries: A “Conversation” with ChatGPT
This essay recounts the author’s interaction with the artificial intelligence tool known as ChatGPT. The subject of the exchange was the relationship between Christianity and libraries, on which the...
View ArticleDid the COVID-19 Pandemic Reshape Nonprofit Service Delivery?
This study employed mixed methods (explanatory sequential design) to assess and describe service delivery changes that emerged among public charities in the Virginia piedmont region due to the...
View ArticleFinding our Focus: Encouraging Deep Work within an Academic Library
This presentation will discuss the application of principles from Cal Newport’s Deep Work within an academic library. An internal book club was the catalyst for individuals to experiment with...
View ArticleMetaphors be with you, and other tricks for improving library instruction
Are your first-year college students on the Dark Side when it comes to understanding how to use the library? In this session, two teacher-turned-librarians will share research-supported instructional...
View ArticleStumbling in the dark? 4 lenses to illuminate your organization
Using the lenses of structural, systems, cultural, and political theory-based metaphors, a team of academic library leaders made informed and strategic decisions targeted at improving specific aspects...
View ArticleThe Power of the Corrective Lens: Optics for Library Leaders
Are you a library leader charged with addressing organizational problems? This session will equip you to view issues through the lenses of structural, systems, cultural, and political theory-based...
View ArticleThe Biblical Worldview and Libraries
This essay documents the process and outcomes of a structured, group-based effort used to explore the connections between the biblical worldview and librarianship. Participants in the inquiry process...
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