[Asis-l] Simmons SLIS Presenting at ALISE

[Alisa Libby]

*Simmons SLIS Presenting at ALISE*

*Faculty*

Dean Eileen Abels and Associate Professor Laura Saunders will co-facilitate
a pre-conference workshop, "A Future by Design: What Do We Teach?" with Lynne
C. Howarth (Toronto) and Linda C. Smith (Illinois) on February 6, 9 a.m.
Abels and Saunders will present in a panel, "Core and More: Examining
Foundational and Specialized Content in LIS Programs" on February 7 at 2
p.m.

Senior Lecturer Rebecca Davis will be presenting a poster, "Expanding LIS
Education by Thinking About How Academic Librarians Can Collaborate with
Undergraduate Women and Faculty in the STEM Fields" during the Works in
Progress session on February 6.

Associate Professor Rong Tang will co-moderate the Special Program: Connecting
Teaching and Research on February 7, 8:30 a.m. She will co-present a Juried
Paper: "Teaching User Experience (UX) in LIS Programs and iSchools in North
America: Challenges and Innovations" at 2 p.m. She will participate in a
Juried Panel: Teaching Research Methods in LIS Programs: Approaches,
Formats, and Innovative Strategies on February 9, 8:30 a.m.

*Doctoral Students*

*Work in Progress Poster Presentations:*

Zach Newell, "Enacting the Library as Transformational Space."

Sylmari Burgos Ramirez, "Information needs and behavior of Spanish-speaking
communities in times of social, economic and political changes."

*Doctoral Poster Competition:*

Sarah Al-Mahmoud, "Information Seeking Behavior of the U.S Public Health
Professionals in the Digital Age."

Reham Alshaheen, "User Experience and Information Architecture of National
Library Websites."

Shabnam Shahvar, "Collaborative Learning in Online Environment: An
Exploratory Study of MLIS Students’ Experiences in Group Assignments."

Watinee Sae-Lim, "Data Service Librarianship: A Comparative Analysis of
Emergent Data Librarians and Traditional Research Librarians."

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Alisa M. Libby
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