Library Professional Development

Information Literacy Conference

Metrolina Library Association’s 3^rd Annual Information Literacy Conference!!!

http://www.mlalibrary.org/index.php?contSession=infolit

When: June 19, 2008
Where: Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte, NC

Featured Speaker Session (morning)

Learner-Centered Approaches to Instruction

Our featured presenters are ACRL Information Literacy Immersion instructors Susan Whyte, Library Director, Linfield College and Beth Woodard, Central Information Services Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Breakout Sessions (afternoon)

• Session 1A: Information Literacy and Teen Programming at ImaginOn
  • Jesse Vieau, Teen Specialist, ImaginOn
  • Michelle Gorman, Director of Teen Loft, ImaginOn
• Session 1B: EBSCO databases and Information Literacy in Multiple Library Settings
  • Steve O’Dell, EBSCO Representative
• Session 2A & 2B: Excellence in Teaching
  • Susan Whyte, Library Director, Linfield College
  • Beth Woodard, Central Information Services Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Session 3A (Joint session):
  • Part I: Using SchoolPad in the classroom
    • Mary Metzger, Staff Development & Instruction Librarian, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Part II: Assessing Your Students Information Literacy Skills: The Experience at One University
    • David Weeks, Associate Professor/Library Instruction Coordinator, Dacus Library at Winthrop University
• Session 3B: Librarians as Teaching Partners (Panel Discussion)
  • Lea Leininger, Assistant Reference Librarian, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Susan McClintock, Head of Reference, Meredith College Library
  • Susan Keely, Reference and Bibliographic Instruction Librarian, North Carolina School of the Arts
  • Christine Tran, Instruction/Reference Librarian, Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte

*Participants will be allowed to choose 2 from amongst these sessions except for 2A & 2B Excellence in Teaching which will run all afternoon.

Pricing (Registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, parking, and full conference access)

Early Registration – Open Until May 19, 2008
$40 Members/LIS students
$55 Non-members

Regular Registration – Open May 19 – Jun 16, 2008
$50 Members/LIS students
$65 Non-members