Instruction Section ALA Annual Conference Schedule of Meetings & Programs

Chicago, IL

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Date Time Meeting Location

Friday 6/28
 

 5:30pm - 7:00pm IS Soiree

Eat, drink, socialize, network, & find out about IS events at ALA Annual 2013
 

Columbia College Library
Saturday 6/29 8:30am - 10:00am

Executive Committee I

McCormick Place Convention Center (MCP), Room N133
Saturday 6/29 1:00pm - 2:30pm

All-Committees Meeting

Committees meet simultaneously in the same room, all committees and task forces should meet at this time:

  • Awards
  • Communication
  • Conference Program Planning, 2013
  • Conference Program Planning, 2014
  • Discussion Group Steering
  • Information Literacy Best Practices
  • Information Literacy in the Disciplines
  • Instruction for Diverse Populations
  • Instructional Technologies
  • Management & Leadership
  • Membership
  • Mentoring Program
  • Planning
  • Policy & Publications Review
  • Professional Education
  • Research & Scholarship
  • Teaching Methods

 

MCP, Hall A, Meeting Room B
Saturday 6/29 3:00pm - 4:00pm Executive Committee II MCP, room N130
Saturday 6/29 4:30 pm - 5:30pm

Current Topics Discussion

"Preparing Students for the Day After Graduation: How We Succeed & How We Struggle"

 MCP, Room N426a
Sunday 6/30 8:30am - 10:00am Executive Committee III MCP, Room N134
Sunday 6/30 10:30am - 11:30am

Advisory Council - New Leaders Orientation

This session is especially important for incoming committee chairs and officers

MCP, Room N230a
Sunday 6/30 1:00pm - 2:30pm    

Instruction Section Conference Program

"All the News That's Fit to Teach: News Literacy Instruction"
Addressing the need to educate young adults in news literacy - the ability to think critically about print, broadcast, and online news. The program will begin with a 45-minute talk on current research and national initiatives in news literacy, presented by Dr. Stephanie Craft, Associate Professor in the Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri.  Three librarians will follow this presentation with brief talks highlighting successful news literacy instructional programs in academic libraries.  The recipients of the Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award, the IS Innovation Award, and the Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award will be recognized at the start of the program.

 MCP, Room S401