SCILWorks 2019 Call for Proposals: Title: Instruction RX: Prescriptions for Helping Students Overcome Library Anxiety
When: Friday, February 8th, 10am-1pm
Where: California State University Dominguez Hills (Carson, CA)
Proposal Due Date: Friday, December 7th
Submission Form: https://goo.gl/forms/G9hGmf6dqjGsv9Nq1
Southern California Instruction Librarians (SCIL) will be hosting SCIL Works on Friday, February 8, 2019. This annual mini-conference offers librarians the opportunity to share their best practices, innovative pedagogy, and creative solutions with colleagues. SCIL Works 2019 will focus on the many ways in which instruction librarians help students from a variety of backgrounds overcome library anxiety.
The term library anxiety was coined in a 1986 study by CA Mellon, in a qualitative study where over 6000 described their feelings of approaching library research as a fear or phobia, closely tied to the feelings expressed when working on math or tests. Students new to library research seldom describe their problems with library research in terms of search problems, but rather a sense of unease around their skills compared to their peers, the pressure to hide that believed inadequacy and the belief that asking questions would reveal how little they knew about library research (Mellon, 1986). In our current age, we have similar problems with library anxiety.
Many students are reluctant to approach the reference desk, unsure of what to ask or if we could help them, so for most students, their only encounter with a librarian is during instruction. In most of our encounters with students, a secondary, affective student learning outcome is that the student comes away from the encounter knowing that there is help available to them in the library. We want to hear how you help students overcome library anxiety when it comes to their research endeavors.
Example topics could include, or please submit your own idea:
We are accepting proposals for presentations in one of two formats
Presentation: A 20-minute presentation where the presenter shares his/her research or an effective program or practice with participants, with an additional 5 minutes for Q&A.
Lightning Round: A live, 5-minute poster session or slide deck. This presentation could briefly describe a program or initiative, highlight an online tool or tutorial, or exhibit an assessment process or instrument.
Submissions
Please complete the Proposal Submission Form by 5:00 pm, Friday, December 7. All submissions will be blind-reviewed by a panel. Presenters will be notified that their submissions have been accepted by Friday, December 21.
If you have questions about submitting, please contact Mary-Michelle Moore, SCIL Chair at marymichellemoore@ucsb.edu.
Submissions https://goo.gl/forms/G9hGmf6dqjGsv9Nq1
When: Friday, February 8th, 10am-1pm
Where: California State University Dominguez Hills (Carson, CA)
Proposal Due Date: Friday, December 7th
Submission Form: https://goo.gl/forms/G9hGmf6dqjGsv9Nq1
Southern California Instruction Librarians (SCIL) will be hosting SCIL Works on Friday, February 8, 2019. This annual mini-conference offers librarians the opportunity to share their best practices, innovative pedagogy, and creative solutions with colleagues. SCIL Works 2019 will focus on the many ways in which instruction librarians help students from a variety of backgrounds overcome library anxiety.
The term library anxiety was coined in a 1986 study by CA Mellon, in a qualitative study where over 6000 described their feelings of approaching library research as a fear or phobia, closely tied to the feelings expressed when working on math or tests. Students new to library research seldom describe their problems with library research in terms of search problems, but rather a sense of unease around their skills compared to their peers, the pressure to hide that believed inadequacy and the belief that asking questions would reveal how little they knew about library research (Mellon, 1986). In our current age, we have similar problems with library anxiety.
Many students are reluctant to approach the reference desk, unsure of what to ask or if we could help them, so for most students, their only encounter with a librarian is during instruction. In most of our encounters with students, a secondary, affective student learning outcome is that the student comes away from the encounter knowing that there is help available to them in the library. We want to hear how you help students overcome library anxiety when it comes to their research endeavors.
- How are we helping students overcome library anxiety in our instruction sessions?
- How have you made your instruction space a safe space for students to ask questions?
- How do you balance the needs of students at different levels of research skills?
- How do you keep the advanced students engaged while still explaining at a level adequate for beginning students?
Example topics could include, or please submit your own idea:
- Working with First Year and Transfer Year students
- Working with First Generation students
- Working with students from minority background
- Instruction for graduate students. Understanding what they think they know about the library and making corrections.
- How your LibGuides offer performance support
- How you are addressing library anxiety in virtual environment
We are accepting proposals for presentations in one of two formats
Presentation: A 20-minute presentation where the presenter shares his/her research or an effective program or practice with participants, with an additional 5 minutes for Q&A.
Lightning Round: A live, 5-minute poster session or slide deck. This presentation could briefly describe a program or initiative, highlight an online tool or tutorial, or exhibit an assessment process or instrument.
Submissions
Please complete the Proposal Submission Form by 5:00 pm, Friday, December 7. All submissions will be blind-reviewed by a panel. Presenters will be notified that their submissions have been accepted by Friday, December 21.
If you have questions about submitting, please contact Mary-Michelle Moore, SCIL Chair at marymichellemoore@ucsb.edu.
Submissions https://goo.gl/forms/G9hGmf6dqjGsv9Nq1
