A one-day conference covering the various aspects of Information Literacy in
academic institutions, public libraries, special libraries, or K-12 education.

Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte, NC

Same cost as last year: $40 MLA Members/MLIS Students; $55 Nonmembers; $20 Presenters

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Keynote Speaker:  

Kee received her MSLS from Catholic University of America in 1986. She is active in SLA News Division and the DC Chapter, as well as Beta Phi, the international honor society of library science.

On the afternoon of June 16, 2011, she will be joining Metrolina Library Association as the Keynote speaker for the Information Literacy Conference.  She'll talk about the process of writing the book (All Facts Considered (Wiley 2010) a collection of interesting and unusual facts that Kee has collected in her 20+ years of answering questions for NPR journalists, and she's working on another one now), the life of an NPR librarian, and what information literacy means in a news organization.

8:00-8:30 Registration

8:30-9:20 Session I

Collaborate - Sharing the Wealth: Creating cross-Campus Responsibility for Information Literacy – Amy Harris, Kathryn Crowe

Sharpen - RAMS: Developing a Master Teaching Program…That Works – Michael Frye, Carl Leak, Thomas Flynn

Remodel  - TRAILS to SAILS : Assessing Information Literacy Skills from Grade 3 through College Graduation -- Carolyn Radcliff

Engage - Personal Librarians at UNC Charlotte (PowerPoint) – Barbara Tierney, Donna Gunter, Stephanie Otis, Jean      Hiebert

9:30-10:20 Session II

Collaborate - One Step Back, Two Steps Forward: Teaching Information Literacy Through Academic and Public School Library Partnerships – Jeff Simpson

Sharpen - A Little Help Here? Five keys in Attempting Information Literacy as a Solo Librarian – Jeremy McGinniss

Presentation Slides (Prezi Document)            Presentation Notes (PDF) 

Remodel - 50-Minute Makeover: Creating effective library instruction for a new English curriculum at High Point University (Prezi Document) – Kathy Shields, Robert Fitzgerald, Amy Pace

Engage - Beyond the Classroom: Moving Information Literacy Fluency Online – Dr. Carol Jordan, Martin Olsen, Sherrill Shiraz, Joli McClelland

10:30-11:20 Session III

Collaborate - The Liaison Connection to Information Literacy in Academic Libraries: Four Case Studies – Jo Henry

Sharpen - Embedded Librarians: Looking backward/Looking Forward – Jennifer Ballance, Doug Short, Grant LeFoe, Amy Burns

Remodel - Less is More: Uses and Benefits of the 10-15 Minute Instruction Session – Jeffrey Mortimore, Johnson Adefila

Engage - WakeUp! Using Audience Response Systems to Engage Students in Information Literacy Instruction – Ilka Datig, Claire Ruswick

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:30-1:00 Poster Session

1:15-2:30 Keynote

2:30-3:00 Book signing

3:00-3:50 Session IV

Sharpen - Instruction Session Boot Camp (PowerPoint)   – Melanie Wood, Shamella Cromartie 

• Instruction Preparation Checklist (Document)

Remodel - We r in yr dormz, hlpn yr rsrch!: information literacy outside of the classroom (SlideShare) – Jenny Dale, Lynda Kellam

Engage - Real World Solutions to Engage Learners: a catalyst for information literacy -  Michael Gutierrez, Lydia Collins

4:00-4:15 Closing session 

Posters