Upcoming Presentations

Targeted Research Guides to Improve Student Engagement

15 Minute Lightning Round conversation about targeting library research guides to specific projects or student learning outcomes. This methodology assists students in linking library resources and research materials to their studies. Special attention will be paid to time of need introduction of materials.

Integrating Library Research Guides into Your

LMS for Maximum Effect

This presentation provided a model for instructional designers, faculty, and librarians to contribute to the integration of Research Guides into the LMS through the use of widgets and modules to maximize student access to relevant library resources.

DIY Physical Collection Relocation:

Considerations for Moving to Offsite Storage

20 Student workers, 12 specially designed book carts, 8 Access Services personnel, and 1 box truck. This session reviewed how Kimbel Library accomplished the relocation of their 88,000 volume collection from the main library to an offsite facility in preparation for a major facility renovation in just under 2 weeks.

From ‘Hoarders’ to ‘Tidying Up’: Assessing and Weeding a Collection Expediently and Efficiently

How Access Services at Kimbel Library played a pivotal role in the weeding of over 40,000 unused items from the collection while partnering with Coastal Carolina University’s Sustain Coastal and Better World Books to identify responsible recycling pathways for materials.