Past Events (2005-2018)

Partners, Partners, and More Partners
Cheryl A. Middleton, 2017-18 ACRL President, Associate University Librarian for Research and Scholarly Communication, Oregon State University
Academic libraries seek out, create, nurture and foster partnerships at many levels, ranging from individual and institutional to national and global. What do these partnerships look like and what are some of the high-level outcomes of engaging in these partnerships? ACRL President Cheryl Middleton will present a variety of examples of partnerships and engage the audience in a discussion about the types of partnerships the ACRL Delaware academic librarians engage in, the work it takes to build them, and their benefits.

Learning Alliances for Students’ Academic Success
Elise Ferer, Drexel University
Presentation on the goals and outcomes of Drexel’s Learning Alliance, a formalized group, joined by the library, with members from departments and centers on campus that support academic success.

Building Partnerships around Student Needs
Deborah Gaspar, Rowan University
Presentation on Campbell Library’s collaboration with offices across campus to address student affordability issues; projects include a textbook alternative program, financial literacy fair, and a campus food bank.

Bridging Learning Communities with Scratch and Makey Makey
Chava Spivak-Birndorf, Katherine Ahnberg, and Meagan Moody Stalnaker University of Pennsylvania
Interactive sessions of classroom activities used at Penn Libraries, exploring the possibilities and challenges of using basic programming and computing projects to integrate undergraduate digital literacy instruction with community outreach.

Collaborations with Faculty: Reaching Outside of the Classroom
Rachel Hamelers, Susan Falciani Maldonado, and Kelly Cannon Muhlenberg College
Panel presentation and discussion on faculty partnerships outside of the classroom. The panel will discuss three successful initiatives: WWII alumni archive, public health programming, and open access publishing.

Keynote Presentation: Pamela Newkirk, Professor at NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute; author of Within the Veil: Black Journalists White Media.

Moderated Panel

Moderator: Tom Ipri, Associate Director for Public Services & Programming, St. Joseph’s University

Panelists: 

• Mark Dent, journalist & writer for Billy Penn and Politifact
• Sarah Hartman-Caverly, reference & instruction librarian at Delaware County Community College
• Vanessa Schipani, science writer at FactCheck.org
• John L Sullivan, associate professor of media & communication at Muhlenberg College

Lightning Rounds: presentations on library partnerships, programs, resources, and teaching strategies that address news literacy

Chapter Meeting

CritLib, or critical librarianship, is a movement to bring social justice principles into our work in libraries. CritLib aims to engage participants in discussion about critical perspectives on library practice. At this workshop we will explore the CritLib movement, investigate our own assumptions and their effect on  our work and our patrons, and learn from librarians who have tried to make libraries more inclusive.

From the Personal to the Theoretical, or a Love Letter to Bell Hooks
Veronica Arellano Douglas, Reference & Instruction Librarian, St. Mary’s College

Delaware Valley Chapter Business Meeting

Hiring and Instruction
Jeremy McGinniss, Library Director, Clarks Summit University

Subverting Power: Let the Students Teach 
Romel Espinel, Web Services Librarian, Stevens Institute of Technology

Just Do Something About Social Justice
Adam Mizelle, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Widener University

Your Social Identity Snapshot
DeVon Jackson, Assistant Director for Leadership Programs & Cultural Development, Villanova University

Join us to hear perspectives from across the OER (Open Educational Resources) landscape. Colleagues involved in both nascent and ongoing initiatives will share their experiences, and we will learn about lobbying efforts to encourage the development of OER.

Bill Hemmig, Dean, Learning Resources and Online Learning, Bucks County Community College
Stacey Effrig, Assistant Professor, Arts, Communication, Bucks County Community College
Annie Johnson, Library Publishing and Scholarly Communications Specialist, Temple University
Ethan Senack, Higher Education Advocate, United States Public Interest Research Group

Shifting from the old-fashioned repository to a user-centric, “third place” community center, libraries are developing as both place and space. Meeting and reflecting the changing needs of today’s students, faculty and staff is a constant challenge. Developing a building framework that anticipates, to the degree possible, future needs is also a priority. For some libraries that has meant large-scale renovations or new buildings; for other libraries it has led to rethinking services to provide opportunities for creative and adaptive reconfiguration of spaces. Join us for presentations and conversations about space planning in our libraries.

Don’t Touch the Marble! Working within an early 20th century bank building to move library services into the 21st century
Elizabeth Evans, Point Park University

Refreshing the Reference Reading Room
Deborah Gaspar, Rowan University

Transforming Library Space “for students sake”
Joy Dlugosz, Eastern University

Business Meeting &Tours of Eastern’s Renovations
Amanda Avery & Zhong Geng, Marywood University

Light & Delight: from tradition to innovation in the new Library at the Princeton Theological Seminary
Rayford Law, Project Designer & Rebecca Vargas, Project Architect

Open discussion of space planning & closing

This is an opportunity to learn from information literacy leaders who bridge the gap from high school to the college experience.

Cathi Furman, Library Department Supervisor, Hempfield School District, Landisville, PA
Brenda Boyer, Teacher Librarian, Kutztown Senior High School, Kutztown, PA
Tim Siftar, Liaison Librarian for Education, Computing & Informatics, Drexel University
Barbara Eshbach, Head Librarian, Penn State-York
Jeremiah Mercurio, Librarian and Visiting Assistant Professor, Haverford College
Sharon Smith, Reading Specialist, Delaware County Community College

Libraries Supporting Digital Scholarship: SIMS as an Object Lesson?
Dot Porter, Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS), University of Pennsylvania

Panel Discussion:
Laurie Allen, Coordinator of Digital Scholarship and Research Services, Haverford College
Monica Mercado, Director of The Albert M. Greenfield Digital Center for the History of Women’s Education at Bryn Mawr College
Nabil Kashyup, Librarian for Digital Initiatives, Swarthmore College
Matt Shoemaker, Coordinator of Digital Scholarship Service Development, Temple University

Doing Digital: An afternoon of discussion and Hands-on activity with digital scholarship librarians in the know!

One Step Further: The Benefits of Integrating your Library Tutorial in your LMS
Tracey Amey, PA College of Technology

Service to Distance Learners: Drexel University Libraries eResource Access Issue Reporting and Response System
Noelle Egan, Drexel University

Guide on the Side: Better for Student Learning, Better for Library Budgets
Nancy Bellafante, Drexel University

Synchronous Opportunities: Developing an Information Literacy Webinar Program
Michael LaMagna, Delaware County Community College

Challenges, Communication, and Connections: Effectively Bridging Multiple Locations
Marietta Dooley and Sharon Neal, Alvernia University

Using Blackboard Collaborate for Information Literacy Instruction Sessions in Online Classes
Mary Buchanan and Marilyn Harhai, Clarion University

Five Ways We Hurt Our Careers – And How To Stop
Peggy Drexler, Weill Medical College, Cornell University

Purposeful Networking
Tina Hertel, Trexler Library, Muhlenberg College

A Look Inside Swarthmore’s Mentoring Program
Peggy Seiden, Swarthmore College Libraries

Unconference! Breakout sessions on resumes, ACRL/DVC mentoring, promotion/tenure.

Leading From Wherever You Are: Higher Ed Needs Grassroots Library Leaders
Steven Bell, 2012-2013 ACRL President, Associate University Librarian, Temple University
The health of higher education is not well. Recovery is a complex task that will require input from many voices. Grassroots leaders can help fix what’s broken about higher education. They can come from anywhere in the organization. They act to create change when they see an opportunity. They bring a bottom-up balance to top-down leadership. In this presentation Steven J. Bell, Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services and ACRL, will identify the qualities of grassroots leaders and make a case that library staff can emerge as grassroots leaders in helping their institution to adapt to an uncertain future landscape for higher education.

Panel Discussion
Linda McCann, Director, Library Services, Jackie Fritz, Faculty Liaison, Learning Technologies, Liz Sette, Director, Technology Learning Center, Bucks County Community College *2010 ACRL Academic Excellence Award*
Joseph Lucia, University Librarian, Villanova University *2013 ACRL Academic Excellence Award*
Deborah Turner, Assistant Professor, iSchool, Drexel University

Academic Librarianship in the United Arab Emirates: A Potpourri of Challenges and Opportunities
Joanna Tillson, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi

 Reinforcing Roots: Establishing a Branch Library in Stockholm
Carroll Odhner & Carol Traveny, Bryn Athyn College

Intensive English Study and Library Instruction: How Librarians Help Improve Academic Literacy Skills of ESL Students
Andrea R. Malone, University of Houston

VuFind and International Library-Initiated Open Source Software Development
Demian Katz, Villanova University

IFLA’s Academic Activities with Global Librarianship
Stephen Marvin, West Chester University

Integrating the Library into the Global University
Larissa Gordon & Michelle Reale, Arcadia University

“I Read; I Travel; I Become” : Reflections on Delivering Library Services to a Community at Sea
Erin Stalberg, Mount Holyoke College

ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Initiative
Margaret Grotti, Senior Assistant Librarian and Coordinator for Library Instruction, University of Delaware Library

Stepping Up, Out, and Beyond: Taking Steps to Demonstrate Value
Lisa Stillwell, Information Literacy Librarian and former Deputy College Librarian, Franklin & Marshall College

How Else Can We Engage the Community? The Value of Scholarly Outreach
Darren Poley, Outreach Librarian, Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University

From Renovation Comes Innovation: Using University Changes to Highlight Successes
Maureen Williams, Reference Librarian and Coordinator of Information Literacy, Neumann University Library

Walking a Mile in Their Shoes: Librarians as Adjunct Teaching Faculty
Larissa Gordon, Information Literacy Coordinator and Reference Librarian, Landman Library, Arcadia University
Calvin Wang, Sciences Librarian and Coordinator of the Tech Resources Lab, Landman Library, Arcadia University
Read more in the April 2012 issue of College & Research Libraries News:
Balcziunas, A., & Gordon, L. (April 2012). “Walking a mile in their shoes.” College & Research Libraries News, 73(4), 192-195.

An Out of Business Library Experience: Outreach and Impact With Student Groups and University Organizations
Cathy Ogur, Business Research Librarian, Lippincott Library of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Promoting Special Collections on Campus
Laurie Rizzo, Assistant Librarian, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library

Think Outside the Class: Building Library-Student Partnership Beyond Course Boundaries
Kimberly Grotewold, Adjunct Reference and Research Assistance Librarian, Ganser Library, Millersville University
Erin Dorney, Outreach Librarian, Ganser Library, Millersville University

This event is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, and would not have been possible without the help of the College and Research Division of PaLA.

Collection Development Adventures of a Small Consortium: CTW’s Shared eBook Project
Lorraine Huddy, CTW Librarian for Collaborative Projects at Connecticut College, Trinity College and Wesleyan University

Patron Driven eBook Acquisitions: Pulling Back the Curtain
J. Brian Schoolar, Electronic Resources Librarian at Temple University

Exposing E-lec-tron-ic-al Books Through Patrons’ Discovering Acquisitioning
Scott R. Anderson, Information Systems Librarian at Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Where in the Library is Carmen Sandiego: Lafayette College Library Open House Becomes Interactive Mystery Game 
Rebecca Metzger, Reference and Instruction Librarian at Lafayette College

Migrating to an Open Source Catalog: One Library’s Experience and How You Can Do It, Too
Karen Kohn, Collection Development Manager at Arcadia University

Teaching Infolit in Cyperspace: Jing and Survey Monkey as Weapons of Mass Instruction
Barbara Quintiliano, Instructional Design Librarian at Villanova University

<Polls, Polls Everywhere: Using Cell Phones as Classroom Clickers
Sarah Penniman, Access Services Librarian at Delaware Valley College

Adapting New Technologies for an Enhanced Learning Experience
Michael Gutierrez, Associate Librarian, and Lydia N. Collins, Assistant Librarian, in the Reference Department at the University of Delaware

Creating a Sense of Place for the Mobile Learner
William Hemmig, Online Learning Librarian; Brian Johnstone, Digital Resources Librarian; and Margaret Montet, Information Literacy Librarian; at Bucks County Community College

Assessment and Three Questions: What? Why? How?
Peter Hernon, Professor at Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science

Practical Library Assessment
Stephen Spohn, Senior Consultant, Planning and Assessment at LYRASIS

The Rohrbach Library: Moving Toward Purposeful Assessment
Ruth Perkins, Reference and Instruction Librarian; Krista Prock, Information Literacy/Reference Librarian; and Karen Wanamaker, Education Librarian at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Assess This! What, How and Who Cares?
Nonny Schlotzhauer, Social Sciences Librarian at Penn State University

Green Libraries
Frederick Stoss, Associate Librarian of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University at Buffalo – SUNY

The Little Green Library
Henry Pisciotta, Arts and Architecture Librarian at Penn State University Libraries

Going Green at Penn State Wilkes-Barre: Abram Nesbitt III Academic Commons
Bruce Reid, Head Librarian at Penn State Wilkes Barre

The Green Library Experience: Building One, Living in One
Ronald Servello, Associate Director of Facilities Planning and Construction at Penn State University Libraries

Creating Chat Connections: E-valuating Virtual Reference Transcripts
Marie Radford, Associate Professor at Rutgers University’s School of Communication, Information and Library Studies

“The Library is a good source if you have several months.” Making the Library More Accessible
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Consulting Research Scientist at OCLC

The Future of the Library Catalogue
Dr. Thomas B. Hickey, Chief Scientist at OCLC

What Difference a Good Tool? Using Endeca for a faceted catalog
Emily Lynema, Systems Librarian for Digital Project at North Carolina State University Libraries

The Catalog’s Future
Karen Calhoun, Cornell University Library

Open Access Publishing: Trend or Transformation?
Dr. Ray English, Director of Libraries at Oberlin College

Institutional Journal Costs in an Open Access Environment
William Walters, Millerville University

What’s the Big IDeA? An Institutional Digital Repository at Your Library
Emily Dill and Kristi Palmer, IUPUC