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2019 Charleston Library Conference

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Karen Alcorn

MCPHS University
Reference and Instruction Librarian and Associate Professor
Worcester Campus

https://mcphs.edu/

Karen Alcorn is the library liaison to the School of Nursing, Optometry, and Physical Therapy Programs at all three MCPHS University campuses, she teaches evidence-based practice and searching skills to undergraduate and graduate students.

Professor Alcorn has published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association, the Health Information and Libraries Journal, and the Journal of Nursing Education. Her research interests include assessing information literacy among doctoral students, exploring faculty/librarian collaboration, promoting awareness of healthcare issues concerning veteran-centered care, and issues/trends related to embedded librarianship.

7:00am EST

Registration Check-In Upper Lobby, Francis Marion Hotel

4:00pm EST

Welcome Reception Grand Ballroom, Gaillard CenterModern Language Association

8:15am EST

Welcome and Announcements Performance Hall, Gaillard Center

8:20am EST

Opening Keynote: Building Trust When Truth Fractures Performance Hall, Gaillard CenterCourtney McAllister • Brewster Kahle

9:15am EST

Cynthia Graham Hurd Memorial Scholarship Presentation Performance Hall, Gaillard Center

9:25am EST

A Collaborative Imperative? Libraries and the Emerging Scholarly Communication Future Performance Hall, Gaillard CenterBeth Bernhardt • Lorcan Dempsey • Jason Price • Alicia Wise

10:15am EST

Refreshment Break Outside Grand Ballroom, Gaillard Center

10:45am EST

“You Must Run Twice as Fast as That”: Using Insights from Researchers to Align Library Support to Researchers’ Needs Carolina Ballroom B, Francis Marion HotelBertha Chang • Hilary Davis • Colin Nickels

11:30am EST

Lunch on your Own TBA

1:00pm EST

Keynote Plenary: Anticipating the Future of Biomedical Communications Performance Hall, Gaillard CenterMeg White • Patricia Flatley Brennan

2:00pm EST

Snake News or Fake News? A Game Show About How Students Evaluate Scientific Information in Google Search Results Cypress Ballroom North, Courtyard Marriott HotelTara Tobin Cataldo, MLS • Amy Buhler • Samuel Putnam • Christopher Cyr A proposed framework for the evaluation of academic librarian scholarship Cooper Room, Courtyard Marriott HotelRachel Borchardt • Jennifer Matthews • Polly Boruff-Jones • Sigrid Kelsey

3:10pm EST

Refreshment Break Outside Grand Ballroom, Gaillard Center

3:30pm EST

Challenges in Information Literacy: Leading Them to Water, Imploring Them to Drink -- hosting a successful faculty/graduate-student workshop. Laurens Room, Francis Marion HotelSusan Wald Berkman • Web of Science • Linda Kopecky

5:30pm EST

Poster Session 1 Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelWeb of Science Group, a Clarivate Analytics company

7:00pm EST

Annual Conference Reception, sponsored by Elsevier SC AquariumElsevier

8:35am EST

Keynote Plenary: Collaborating to Support the Research Community: The Next Chapter Performance Hall, Gaillard CenterCris Ferguson • Kumsal Bayazit

9:30am EST

The Time Has Come to Talk of Library and Museum Collaborations Grand Ballroom 1, Gaillard CenterGlenda Alvin • Aaisha Haykal • Trevor A. Dawes

10:15am EST

Refreshment Break Outside Grand Ballroom, Gaillard Center

10:45am EST

Stopwatch Session 3: Faculty & Researcher Services Cypress Ballroom North, Courtyard Marriott HotelAthena Hoeppner • Debbi Dinkins • Melvin Davis • Melissa Gasparotto • Brianne Dosch • Eric Resnis

11:30am EST

Lunch on your Own TBA

1:00pm EST

From Fakes to Facts: How Librarians Can Foster Critical Thinking Among All Students Salon II, Gaillard CenterRosalind Tedford • Kiren Shoman • Dan Chibnall • Sarah Morris • Amanda DiFeterici

2:30pm EST

Documenting students’ research journeys: Students’ experiences searching with Google vs. Yewno’s Discover platform Cooper Room, Courtyard Marriott HotelMonica Rysavy • Russell Michalak • Ruth Pickering

3:10pm EST

Refreshment Break TBA

8:30am EST

Morning Plenary: The Long Arm of the Law Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelAnn Okerson • Michelle M. Wu • William M. Hannay

10:30am EST

Refreshment Break Outside Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel

11:45am EST

Innovation Sessions Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelBobby Hollandsworth • Nettie Lagace • Erin Wentz • Barbara Bishop • Thomas Phillips • Clint Bellanger • Karen Alcorn