[Libs-Or] Char Booth talk at Reed College 10/24, 4:30pm
Angie Beiriger
beiriger at reed.edu
Fri Oct 19 13:27:56 PDT 2012
*Reedbrarians: Advocacy, Activism, and the Future of Access*
An interactive presentation and discussion for members of the Reed and
library communities
Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 4:30 PM, Psychology
105<http://www.reed.edu/facilities_services/reed_static_map.html>
Reception and light refreshments following the event
Please join us as we host Reed graduate, librarian, and
info-anthropologist, Char Booth '01, for a presentation and discussion
on research and student scholarship, the culture of libraries, and the
ever-changing landscape of information dissemination. Char will share
her own thesis experience and explain how it shaped her explorations
into educational communication and our need to adapt and advocate for
libraries to remain relevant vibrant centers of future scholarship.
"When dissemination is part of the pedagogical process, it can build
transformative learner insight into what it means to participate in a
community of practice. Writing for a wider audience at the undergraduate
level is a springboard for the cultivation of a student's voice,
interests, and expertise, and can expand the meaning of an assignment
beyond a graded exercise." /Char Booth - info-mational
<http://infomational.wordpress.com/>/
//
Char Booth '01 is the Instruction Services Manager & E-Learning
Librarian at the Claremont Colleges Library and also serves on the
faculty for the Information Literacy Immersion program, sponsored by the
Association of College and Research Libraries. Her pedagogical
explorations into library culture focus on the integration of
instructional design, technology, and assessment. The influence of her
Reed education shines through in her work as she delves deeply and
reflects critically on library issues that have traditionally been given
surface treatment. She also uses her personal thesis experience to
inform her work with students and faculty on the undergraduate research
process.
Char has authored two books
<http://infomational.wordpress.com/publications/>and several articles,
detailing her research and prescription for libraries' progressive
dissemination of information, including how librarians can connect
patrons' needs, effectively harness technology, and reflect on the
collective educational exchange. She virtually propagates such
philosophies at info-mational <http://infomational.wordpress.com/>, her
blog "on technology, media literacy, and librarians who t-c-b."
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