By: Vicky Williams
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The School of Information Studies (iSchool) will host an alumni gathering at the American Library Association's summer conference in Chicago on Sunday, June 30.
All iSchool alumni are invited to attend and help celebrate 20 Years in Distance and Online Education and the inauguration of iSchool faculty member Barbara Stripling as ALA President
The gathering will be held from 5:30 – 7:30pm at the Hilton Chicago's International South Room.
In addition to the alumni gathering, iSchool faculty are also involved in the following events and sessions during the conference:
ALAPlay
Friday, June 28, 7:30-10:00pm
Sheraton Chicago, Sheraton Ballroom 1 & 2
Come and enjoy games, anime, cosplay, and other fun ideas that you could take to a library. Hosted by Scott Nicholson, Associate Professor and Director of Because Play Matters game lab at the iSchool.
Meet and Greet with Barbara Stripling
Saturday, June 29, 1:30-2:30pm
McCormick Place Convention Center, Exhibit Hall, Booth #131
Come meet with Barbara Stripling, Assistant Professor of Practice, and new American Library Association President.
Creating Game-Based Makerspaces (Game RT Forum)
Saturday, June 29th, 3:00-4:00pm
McCormick Place Convention Center, S106a
Interested in turning game players into creators? The GameRT will provide you with some great program ideas for libraries to use to help game-loving patrons tap into their creative side. Host Scott Nicholson, Associate Professor and Director of Because Play Matters game lab, will lead a panel of experts focused on different ways of blending games and play with the power of creation and makerspaces
Meet and Greet with Scott Nicholson
Saturday, June 29, 10:30am-12:30pm
McCormick Place Convention Center, Exhibit Hall, Booth #131
Come meet with Scott Nicholson, Associate Professor and Director of Because Play Matters game lab.
Informed Innovation: The Role of Data in Driving Library Value(Pro-Quest Breakfast)
Sunday, June 30, 8:00-10:00am
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Grant Park 12BCD
Innovation. It’s what drives libraries forward. It’s what drives ProQuest forward. New values, new requirements, and new ways of thinking are driving the need for more effective services and technology within libraries. Megan Oakleaf, iSchool at Syracuse University Associate Professor, will discuss the importance utilizing data to drive innovation, improve services and demonstrate value. Our program will also feature highlights of how informed innovation drives development of ProQuest services such as Summon® 2.0, Intota™, RefWorks Flow and the integration of ebrary and EBL.
Meet and Greet with Barbara Stripling
Sunday, June 30, 10:00-11:00am
McCormick Place Convention Center, Exhibit Hall, Booth #131
Come meet with Barbara Stripling, Assistant Professor of Practice, and new American Library Association President.
Lessons for the Librarian: 10 Tips for Teaching the One-Shot Instruction Session (ACRL)
Sunday, June 30, 1:00-2:30pm
McCormick Place Convention Center, S405
Academic librarians teach every day. They teach diverse audiences in a variety of venues, but one teaching scenario remains quintessential: the one-shot library instruction session. In recognition of the centrality of the “one-shot,” this panel shares time-tested “lessons” for librarians that teach in this format. These lessons provide a range of strategies for developing pedagogically sound one-shot library instruction sessions and can be grouped loosely into three categories: planning, delivery, and integration. Speakers include Megan Oakleaf, iSchool at Syracuse University Associate Professor.
Meet and Greet with Ken Lavender
Sunday, June 30, 1:00-3:00pm
McCormick Place Convention Center, Exhibit Hall, Booth #131
Come meet with Ken Lavender, Assistant Professor of Practice and (CAS) in Cultural Heritage Preservation Program Director.
ALA President Inaugural Brunch
Tuesday, July 2, 11:15am-1:30pm
McCormick Place Convention Center, S105
*ticketed event
Celebrate the inauguration of Barbara Stripling as the new ALA President. The elegant inaugural brunch will immediately follow the Closing General Session with food, entertainment, and an introduction of the new ALA leaders.