Helping students get where they need to go: the bigger, better, bolder Knowledge Market

With the recent reorganization, the Knowledge Market has expanded its services and strengthened the academic support provided to students. Attendees of this session will have the opportunity to hear from administrators and peer consultants via an interactive Q&A panel. We will provide a broad context for how peer support benefits students, both those assisted and those who provide the support, as well as how we can best work with faculty to support their teaching and their students. Participants will have opportunities to meet the people and programs that are part of this new entity, including the Library Research Center, the Speech Lab, the Writing Center, the Tutoring and Reading Center, and multiple drop-in tutoring services for essential topics like math, statistics, physics, and more. Participants will have opportunities to reflect on how these services can best be promoted and deployed to faculty and students. We look forward to answering your questions and hearing your thoughts. 

Presenters: Jen Torreano, Susan Colon, Meredith Fedewa, and Patrick Johnson

Location: LIB 002

Find it, Share it, Report it

Library Search, Books Search, Journal Search, and the Database A-Z list…what's the best one to use for what situation? In this session presenters will cover each discovery platform, how to share resources from them, and how to trouble shoot common issues. Presenters will learn how to share resources via email and Blackboard, how use the Library Search LTI integration with Blackboard, and how to best resolve or report e-resource issues.

Presenters: Patrick Roth, Jeffrey Daniels

Location: LIB 001

University Address

Attendees will hear the University Address in the Haas Performing Arts Center as a group. Attendees at the University Address will have time to eat lunch when they return.

Tabling, Trivia, & Lunch

Attendees will remain in the library for interactive discussion and trivia. Lunch will be served beginning at 11 a.m.

Tell Us What You Want, What You Really, Really Want: Procuring Library Resources Collaboratively

This session will highlight the ways that the University Libraries’ collections team can support classroom faculty. Connecting teaching faculty with contacts who can help them submit resource requests and understand the way these requests are reviewed and managed behind the scenes. Additionally, presenters will highlight how resources can directly relate to the curriculum.

Presenters: Johanna Boyle, Cayla Dwyer, Wren Pierce, and Marcia Masters

Location: Multipurpose Room LIB 030

Inclusion and Accessibility in Scholarship: Practical Ways of Introducing OA and OER in the Classroom

While Open Access (OA) and Open Educational Resources (OER) are being acknowledged for the cost-saving advantages they extend to students, there is less being said about the ways in which these resources have created an incredible opportunity to encourage evolution of how we disseminate our scholarship. As librarians, we prioritize accessibility, so we highly value OA and OER, but we seldom have opportunities to communicate this value in the classroom. In addition to defining and explaining the benefits of these resources, we will give practical examples of how the libraries can facilitate discussion of OA and OER in your classroom, including creative ways to assess student learning around the subject.

Presenters: Mary Ruge and Ashley Rosener

Location: LIB 002

How to Make a Peach Cobbler: Or, an introduction to systematic reviews

This session will introduce attendees to best practices for conducting systematic reviews, including when to partner with the library. Though prevalent in health sciences, systematic and scoping reviews are increasingly produced by researchers in fields such as Education, Business, and social sciences. Come learn how the library can support your review work, regardless of your discipline! 

Presenter: Emily Metcalf

Location: LIB 002

AI Proof Your Lesson: Assignments at Lemmen Library and Archives

Empowering educational experiences are at the core of Lemmen Library and Archives’ instruction program. We will discuss the kinds of materials available at Lemmen and provide examples of instruction sessions and possible assignment designs using our materials across disciplines. Instructors are encouraged to consider how their students can benefit from hands-on work with primary source materials. We also want to facilitate building collections at Lemmen Library that meet faculty needs and create opportunities for student engagement.

Presenters: Andrea Van Dyke and Leigh Rupinski

Location: LIB 002

Online Privacy for Researchers

It's probably not a surprise that Facebook is collecting data on you when you use their services, but what about when you use library resources? Do you think Elsivier, Gale, or ProQuest tracks your academic searches to tell advertisers what you are looking for? Do you expect SnapChat, LinkedIn, or Spotify to be told what you do on the GVSU website? Surprise! All of these things are happening.

In this session I've give an overview of online privacy and how academic research tools are commercial products with marketing and advertising teams. We'll cover problems inherent in being watched while doing research and what you, as a researcher, can do to protect yourself online (not just when using library databases)! I'll even include bonus materials for you to share with your students!

Presenter: Matthew Reidsma

Location: LIB 001

Will the Library Buy This Book?: How Your Classroom Transforms Collection Development

“Will the library buy this book?” “Will it be better to purchase the eBook or the print version?” “What happens if a book I read last semester seems to no longer be in our collection?” “How does the library know when to get rid of a book?” If you’ve ever asked yourself any of these questions, this session is for you! Learn about the lifecycle of a book within GVSU Libraries, including purchasing philosophy, cost and licensing considerations, and working with your liaison to help our collection evolve with the ever-changing needs of you, your students, and the curriculum. Examples of assignment design and what it means to collaborate with your liaison to develop our collection will be discussed, along with a question and answer session with representatives from the library’s Research, Instruction and Outreach department, as well as the Collection and Digital Scholarship department.

Presenters: Emily Frigo, Johanna Boyle Mary Ruge

Location: LIB 001

Introduction to Covidence

Are you curious about systematic or scoping reviews but find the process daunting? Join us for an informational presentation on Covidence-- you're new best friend! Covidence streamlines review work, putting your screening and data extraction processes all in one place. If you're sick of using multiple spreadsheets to keep your review organized, this is the session for you. Learn how to use Covidence to import results, screen articles, extract data, and export PRISMA flow charts all in one tool! Participants will be able to explore this tool together.

Presenters: Emily Metcalf and Sarah Joseph

Location: LIB 001