ACRL Minneapolis 2025
Critical Race Digital Literacy Rubric:
Melissa Chominitra
Critical race digital literacy came out of Education and Communication gives a lense to look at teaching mis/disinformation in a critical way
She created a rubric
I have taken screenshots of her definitions of the different definitions of the measure criteria of the rubric that I can maybe use t
... See moreInformation ethics through a social justice lens:
Talking about getting away from a legalistic framework. Ie plagiarism
Two main theories about plagiarism:
Students don't know better or they are being intentionally deceitful
A critical approach to citation helps us reframe it:
New lesson plan:
Shifts away from rules
Toward discussion
About why we cite,
... See moreEvidence Synthesis:
Presentation slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cG4Dbqzfed00Q45I-5LYUyKuFcOP7tRRxdWY0wkXmzk/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00
Online Course and Instittute: https://www.lib.umn.edu/about/evidence-synthesis-institute
Reporting guidelines are not the same as conducting guidelines
Search str
... See moreRelationship between, reading,searching, and synthesizing:
What reading strategies do undergrads use to search for information
They used multiple document literacy framework- developing understanding through the use of multiple texts
They are talking about the “reading path” to discuss how a person makes their way though the texts and the interfaces
... See moreEdi chairs:
Why committees thrive or don't:
Have a good understanding of role and charge
Specific responsibilities, budget, time, authority to do the things they're charged with
Mentorships
Membership should include people with marginalized and non marginalized identities
Succession planning was a big issue and people stayed on more than they wanted
Good
... See moreAi competencies for library workers:
Want to create a structured framework for ai instruction
They have created a living document that they will keep changing
Using a metastructure approach based on blooms hierarchy
Knowledge, use, analysis, and ethical subjects developed subcompetencies
Later added dispositions:
I downloaded their document to drive
4 bro
... See moreBuilding a more representative collection:
About children's lit
They use a checklist method
Used alma primo
Then did adult nonfiction:
Did a reverse audit method where they assembled a list of diversity books using awards and then looked to see if they had these books
For social science they identified 646 unique titles that were given awards by 96 awar
... See moreInformation seeking for Ai :
Queer theory provides a helpful critical lens
Information seeking is more messy than trad models usually promote
Models have failed to integrate power
Geberative ai as epistemic disruption and blurs the line between seeking and synthesis
Escalating epistemic dependency
Humanistic interface Joanna Drucker
Move beyond skills
... See moreSpringshare:
Upgrades:
Bootstrap 5. coming, preview will happen first
Easier to customize
Libanswers, will improve attachments, the chat bot will have its integration, renew
Libcal, ils integration
Committed to accessibility, will review content for accessibility
New stuff:
Libmaps, wayfinding tool: detailed info about everything in the building, mapp
... See moreIdeas related to this collection