Preconference Workshops - November 27, 2019
8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration & Networking
Case Method Hall, 1st Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
9:00 am – 11:00 am Pre-Conference Workshop – I
Case Method Hall, 1st Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
Best Practices & Trends in Collection Development and Maintenance
This session will focus on trends and techniques for managing library collections in the digital age. The workshop will draw on American University of Sharjah’s experience with data-driven selection and acquisitions models. The presenters will cover developing approval and slips profiles, utilizing DDA / EBA for eBooks and other resources, continuing resources (databases and eJournals) evaluation and renewal, evaluating eBook collections, as well as topics in overall collection assessment and benchmarking. The session includes exercises on building data-driven selection profiles as well as on continuing resource evaluation, cancellation and renewal.
Facilitators:
Thomas Hodge – Associate University Librarian for Technology & Technical Services, AUS
Thomas Hodge has been the Associate University Librarian for Technology and Technical Services at the American University of Sharjah since 2012. He previously worked at AUS as the Technology Services Librarian at AUS. He has also worked in Doha, Guam, Singapore and the United States. He has 30+ years experience as a librarian.
John Liebhardt – Acquisitions & Resource Management Librarian, AUS
John Liebhardt is the Acquisitions and Resource Management Librarian at the American University of Sharjah. He works with the rest of his Technical Service team to find efficiencies acquiring, processing and storing resources. We currently lean on a variety of analytics to make purchasing decisions more rational, along with adding a better feedback loop for stakeholders. John has also worked in libraries at NASA and Norfolk State University.
11:00 am – 11:30 am Coffee Break
11:30 am – 1:30 pm Preconference Workshop – II
Case Method Hall, 1st Floor, Right Wing
Best Practices & Trends in Information Literacy
Information literacy is a set of abilities that enable individuals to find, retrieve, analyse, and use information. A strong information literacy program is crucial for university students as it assists in strengthening their understanding of available information resources (from the library and otherwise), but also assists them in building confidence in their academic studies. We will discuss conceptions of information literacy and its evolution over the years in order to frame its relevance and role in higher education at present. In this pre-conference workshop, we will lead participants in an interactive discussion of methods that may be used to identify and target user needs, online resources that may be used to facilitate instruction, and ideas and examples of how academic librarians can work in collaboration with university departments and programs to integrate librarian-led information literacy into curriculum. Current trends and standards in information literacy and library instruction will be identified and discussed based on student demographics (e.g. undergraduate, graduate, faculty and staff) and context (e.g. general education programs, major, ESL environments, etc.). The workshop will end with a group discussion of challenges and innovations based on case studies contributed by participants. At the end of this workshop, participants will know how to identify information literacy needs at their institutions, as well as, relevant tools and materials that may be used to facilitate information literacy instruction.
Facilitators:
Kristine Stewart, Assistant Professor, Library & Learning Commons Department, Zayed University
Dr. Kristine N. Stewart is Assistant Professor and the Information Literacy Coordinator at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She is the Vice-Chair of the Information Literacy Network of the Gulf (ILN) and Chair of the Information Literacy Council at Zayed University. She serves on the Program Committees for the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) and Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) annual conference. Dr. Stewart’s research interests include information literacy, library and information science education, human information behavior, and information policy
Lynnette Harper, Learning Commons Coordinator, Library & Learning Commons, Zayed University
Lynnette E. Harper (MLIS & MA TESL-TEFL) is an Associate Professor in the Library at Zayed University, Dubai. Her research areas include rubric assessment, evidence- based teaching, information literacy instruction, and second-language information seeking skills. Prior to this position, Harper served as a Director at Klamath Community College and was an Instructor of TESL-TEFL at the Intensive English Program, Colorado State.
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Closing with Lunch and Networking
Conference Day - November 28, 2019
8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration & Networking
Auditorium, Ground Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcome Speech
Auditorium, Ground Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
Professor Mutairu Ezimokhai, Senior Advisor at the Vice Chancellor’s Office, MBRU
9:15 am – 9:40 am
Auditorium, Ground Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
Keynote: Libraries as Promoters of Change “Empower, Inform & Connect”
Presenter:
Isobel Abulhoul OBE, CEO & Trustee, Emirates Literature Foundation
Isobel Abulhoul came to Dubai in 1968 and co-founded Magrudy’s, a bookshop chain, in 1975. In 2008 Isobel founded and is Director of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, the Middle East’s largest celebration of the written and spoken word. In 2013, HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and also the Festival patron, issued a Decree forming the Emirates Literature Foundation, naming Isobel as one of the trustees on the Board. In addition, Isobel also holds the position of CEO of the Foundation. She is also a Trustee of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction Board, Secretary General of the Kalimat Foundation and Director of the Board for the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library.
9:40 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break – Poster Exhibit
10:30 am -11:00 am Presentation 1
Auditorium, Ground Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
Challenges & Opportunities in Implementing Latest Technologies in Libraries (Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality)
The digital era opens for novel opportunities and challenges for the Library. Advances in the use of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and other extended reality (XR) technologies have the potential to support learners across the full span of learning through higher education to work-based, informal, and lifelong learning contexts. Increased pace and scope of digitalization have led to the rise of artificial intelligence-enabled applications in higher education.
The presentation will review the current state of these two emerging technologies – extended reality and artificial intelligence – and highlight the novel opportunities and challenges that arise as these emerging technologies become mainstream in higher education.
Presenter
Nabil Zary, Professor of Medical Education ieHPE, MBRU
Professor Nabil obtained both his Medical Degree and Doctorate Degree from Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. He began his career as Technical Director, Wallenberg Global Learning Network in Stanford University, United States in 2000. Over the following years, he assumed various roles ranging from Assistant to Associate Professorship in Medical Education in Sweden, USA and Singapore. Prof. Nabil’s previous academic appointment was in Singapore, where he served as the Founding Technical Director of gAmes for HeaLth InnoVations CentrE (ALIVE) and the Acting Director of the Medical Education Research and Scholarship Unit.
Professor Nabil has done extensive research in digital health and education that focuses on emerging technologies like AI, simulation-based and immersive learning, serious games in medical education, medical simulation etc. and is a recipient of several prestigious EC grants, including Training against Medical Errors (TAME) and gAmes for HeaLth InnoVations CentrE (ALIVE).
11:00 am -11:30 am Presentation 2
Auditorium, Ground Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
Generation Z in Charge: Lessons Learned of Student-led Marketing of an Academic Library
Libraries offer myriad of services to its patrons, and librarians are always finding new ways to market services. Social media is one of the easiest mediums to reach college age students or Generation Z. Study highlight NYU’s efforts to market the NYUAD Library’s resources, services, and events, and an overview of lessons learned from allowing marketing to be placed in the hands of an age group the marketing is targeting.
Presenter
Amani Magid, Associate Academic Librarian for the Sciences and Engineering, New York University, Abu Dhabi
Amani Magid is the Associate Academic Librarian for the Sciences and Engineering at New York University Abu Dhabi. She earned a degree in Integrative Biology and a minor in Arabic from University of California, Berkeley. In her career as a scientist, she has worked as a researcher in pharmaceutical chemistry and managed biology lab classes at a community college. She soon realized her passion was in finding and locating science information and earned her Masters in Library and Information Science at University of Pittsburgh while interning at Bayer Material Science Library. She worked for over 6years as a Medical Librarian before her present position. Amani’s research interests range from patent education and electronic lab notebooks to collection development and social media.
11:30 am -12:00 pm Presentation 3
Auditorium, Ground Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
The Role of Academic Libraries in Ranking of Institutional Research Impact
Research impact and volume is together with institutional reputation, often the largest measure in the universities ranking methodologies. Academic libraries therefore have a unique opportunity to highlight the library’s role in ranking of research impact and contribute to strengthen the library’s position in the academia as a valuable partner in scientific research projects and in strategic planning and successes.
Presenter
Linda Ostlundh, Library Director, National Medical Library, UAE University
Linda Östlundh is the Director for the National Medical Library at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in Al Ain. She has over 20 years of international experience from academic librarianship with a focus on medicine and health sciences. In addition to library leadership, Ms. Östlundh’s professional expertise includes information literacy, Evidence Based Medicine, publication and research support for faculty and students.
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Presentation 4
Auditorium, Ground Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
Fostering Information Literacy Through the UAE’s National Goals
UAE aims to create a sustainable and diversified economy, driven and sustained by knowledge to emphasizes the importance of education in the nation. To facilitate this vision, it is important that the UAE is equipped with qualified information professionals from accredited programs. This requires the development of Library and Information Science (LIS) programs that are accredited internationally (e.g. by ALA or CILIP). These types of university programs are of fundamental importance to support information literacy, university programs that foster innovation, data and knowledge management, and, ultimately, the UAE’s National Agenda and Vision.
Presenter
Kristine Stewart, Assistant Professor, Information Literacy Coordinator, Zayed University
Dr. Kristine N. Stewart is Assistant Professor and the Information Literacy Coordinator at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She is the Vice-Chair of the Information Literacy Network of the Gulf (ILN) and Chair of the Information Literacy Council at Zayed University. She serves on the Program Committees for the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) and Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) annual conference. Dr. Stewart’s research interests include information literacy, library and information science education, human information behavior, and information policy
Suhaila Al Mansoori, Reference Technician, Zayed University
Suhaila Al Mansoori is an Interdisciplinary studies Adjunct faculty and a Library staff at Zayed University (ZU) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. She is a ZU Reading Club advisor since 2017. Also, she is one of the first members in the Emirate’s Library and Information Association. Since 2016, she has progressed in her research and published many kinds of research. The disciplines were on library marketing, library technology and information Literacy.
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Presentation 5
Auditorium, Ground Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
Sharing Library User’s Experience – A Student Perspective
One of MBRU student will be sharing experience of using library resources, participating in library community engagement activities, getting research support from library, experience of using library facilities, students expectations from library and how students visualize the future libraries and its services.
Presenter
Anan Mahmoud, 4th Year Student College of Medicine, MBRU
Anan Mahmoud is a 4th year medical student at MBRU. Medical passion involves research and public health, with specific interest towards distribution of health care resources and health care systems. An aspiring writer with a dream to make change.
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Networking Lunch
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Presentation 6
Auditorium, Ground Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
BMJ Presentation – New Products and Services.
In this session, Ali Boukabache will provide a comprehensive overview of BMJ’s capabilities and expertise so that you feel confident and empowered to inform your students and healthcare professionals.
Presenter
Ali Boukabache, Training Manager, BMJ
Ali Boukabache joined BMJ in 2012, and is responsible for Customer Training and Engagement in Europe, the Middle East and Africa – from setting the initial training plan to delivery. Ali is experienced in supporting healthcare workers and researchers in the Middle East and North Africa, and has delivered training at numerous CPD accredited events.
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Presentation 7
Auditorium, Ground Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
The Role of the Librarian as an Educator – An Innovative Approach
This would be an interactive workshop consisting of 20 minutes didactic and 40 minutes activity.
The didactic would talk about the role of the librarian as an educator to patrons and touch upon different pedagogically techniques.
Presenter
Christopher Tuffnell, Manager, Center for Teaching & Learning, ieHPE MBRU
Chris is an Education Designer with professional experience in European and Middle Eastern Healthcare and Higher Education sectors. He has over 15 year’s experience in service planning, implementation, and delivery in the areas of Teaching Excellence, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), Learning/ Instructional Design, Digital Pedagogy, Digital Learning, Faculty Development and Healthcare Simulation. He has a MSc. in Education and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, in addition to being certified in Design Thinking and instructional Design.
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Appreciation & Closing
Auditorium, Ground Floor, Right Wing, MBRU
Presenter
Shakeel Tegginmani, Librarian, MBRU
Nabil Zary, Professor of Medical Education ieHPE, MBRU
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