Members of the iSchool community will present their research this week at the Library Research Seminar, a program of the American Library Association’s Library Research Round Table. Library Research Seminar VIII: Telling Library Stories will be held from September 16-18 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. The conference brings together library practitioners, scholars, and students to share ideas and explore emerging research in the field of LIS.
Monday, September 16
Adjunct Lecturer Anita Coleman will present her paper, "An Introduction to Infophilia, a Positive Psychology of Information," at 1:00 p.m.
Assistant Professor Travis L. Wagner and Vanessa L. Kitzie (University of South Carolina) will present their paper, "'Independence Brings Safety In A Lot of Ways and Unsafety in Others': Information Loss and Narrative Value in LGBTQIA+ Communities," at 1:00 p.m.
Associate Professor Emerita Kate Williams and PhD student Guangchun Zheng will present their paper, "The History of Chicago Public Library as Seen from the Archives, with a Community Informatics Lens, and from China," at 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 17
Associate Professor Kate McDowell will deliver the keynote address, "Storytelling as Information Research: From Data Storytelling to Misinformation," at 9:45 a.m.
Wednesday, September 18
Associate Professor Kate McDowell will lead a Storycoaching workshop at 10:00 a.m.
