The Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee of BRASS seeks proposals for engaging presentations to be part of an online symposium via Zoom on April 21st and April 28th. Proposals may be submitted by anyone, but priority consideration will be given to proposals from BRASS members. Proposals should describe a 45-minute session (30 minutes for presentation with 15 minutes for facilitated discussion and/or question-and-answer) that relates to some aspect of business librarianship in an academic library setting. We seek proposals that will be interactive and provide practical takeaways for participants. Check out the BRASS webinar best practices guide for tips and tricks: https://brass.libguides.com/we
Proposal Components:
Title (50 words or less): Interesting and descriptive
Abstract (250 words or less): Summary of your presentation
Session outcomes (2-3): Describe what participants will learn during your session that they can apply at their library or in their role as a business librarian
Long Description: Describe how you will engage participants in an online session and make your presentation interactive. Detail the practical components of your presentation -- what will you teach attendees that will enrich their professional practice? What materials will you share (LibGuides, Lesson Plans, etc) with attendees that can be used as a reference or model?
Suggested topics should fall under the broad heading of lessons learned from the past of year of COVID-19, and may include, but are not limited to:
- Open access resources
- Publically available business resources
- Incorporating data into classes
- Data literacy and/or data visualization
- Switching between remote and in-person learning
- New instructional techniques
- Remote outreach/Building liaison relationships and instruction programs with difficult-to-reach departments
- Distance/Online learning: Creating effective online instruction
- Planning for the after-times (workshops and collaborative sessions)
- Community engagement/providing professional development for non-students
The call for proposals will close on March 8th at 5pm EST. Please use https://forms.gle/VGPyqwETfN5Q
Questions can be directed to Alan Witt at witt@geneseo.edu
