(via Pamela Dolin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy)
We are excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for the 11th Annual Connecticut Information Literacy Conference, which will be held virtually on Friday, June 10. The Conference will be free for all to attend.
We invite you and your colleagues to submit proposals for breakout workshops (45-50 minutes long with a 10-15 minute Q&A session). Team presenters, such as faculty, students, and librarians from all types of libraries, are highly encouraged to submit a proposal. We also encourage proposals from out-of-state colleagues.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Teaching for Change: Reframing Information Literacy through Antiracism”. Institutions of higher education throughout the country are reinforming their educational policies, processes and practices with regard to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion. “Critical information literacy refutes the neutrality of traditional information literacy and asks library educators and students to engage with the social and political dimensions of information, including production, dissemination, and reception” (Eamon Tewell 2016).
This means that all information contains the inherent biases and limited world view of the author. How do we transform our information literacy practices to build upon our institutions’ DEI plan? Inspired by the recent ACRL-published article “Loaded Questions: The Framework for Information Literacy through a DEI Lens” (accessible here), this theme welcomes presentations that address topics of diversity, equity and inclusion, and social justice as it relates to information literacy instruction.
For consideration, please submit your proposals with this form by Saturday, March 12. Accepted proposals will be notified on or about Friday, April 1. Questions regarding proposals should be directed to Pamela Dolin, at pamela.r.dolin@uscga.edu.