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This presentation will focus on how an information literacy librarian teamed up with a Biochemistry professor and designed two flipped information literacy sessions to teach undergraduates how to read and find primary literature. We used the…

Is there a method to collect input from all library staff when developing and updating a strategic plan that is aligned with the institution’s mission and vision ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard? Developing a valuable and meaningful…

In collaboration and partnership with the iSchool in Illinois, academic libraries, public libraries, and state libraries across the U.S. and China, Chinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange Program (CLSEP) has trained 411 Chinese librarians from 142…

To support the global visions of the Illinois Fire Service Institute and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, under Dr. Lian Ruan’s leadership, the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library has worked hard on its international outreach…

Scientists and researchers are always exploring better and more effective ways to search, organize, and create academic literature. Based on such a need, a new software, Docear, also Known as an ‘academic literature suite’ was first developed in…

In 2007, the State Administration of Press and Publication of China initiated and led the Village Library Project（农家书屋）to meet the cultural needs of Chinese farmers.

This project aimed to establish a small library in each administrative village…

In 2015, The American Library Association (ALA) partnered with The Harwood institute for Public Innovation to offer the Public Innovators Lab for Libraries. By serving as a public innovator and having a better understanding of our communities, we not…

Conference program abstract of presentation on how to utilize an immersive learning games platform, Breakout EDU, for an information literacy course.

A lightning talk at the 2017 Chinese American Librarians Association Midwest Chapter Annual Conference Program

Asking for help with library research can be difficult for students for many reasons. In this presentation, I will discuss some of the research on the topic of help-seeking. Many students still use a traditional approach by talking to a librarian at…