Research Methods in Library and Information Science (LIS) and Users’ Behavior:   Perspectives on Education and Profession

 

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Seminal Meeting with Lynn Silipigni Connaway, PhD

Roma Tre University
Department of Education
Room 34 (2nd floor) – Piazza della Repubblica 10, Rome

March 29th, 2018, 4:00 pm

 

The Regional Section of the Italian Libraries Association (AIB Lazio), in cooperation with DILL International Master Digital Library Learning (Parma University) and with the Department of Education of Roma Tre University, is proud to announce a seminal meeting with Lynn Silipigni Connaway (Director of User Research at OCLC Research, Past President of the Association of Information Science & Technology ASIS&T).

Based on the 6th edition of Research Methods in Library and Information Science (Santa Barbara (CA): Libraries Unlimited, [2017]) and the OCLC Research Report The Many Faces of Digital Visitors and Residents: Facets of Online Engagement (by Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Vanessa Kitzie, Erin M. Hood, and William Harvey, November 2017), the meeting will focus on the key findings of the Digital Visitors and Residents (V&R) project and will include the highlights from Lynn Silipigni Connaway’s paper discussed in Milan at the “Stelline” Conference on March 15th.

We will talk with Lynn Silipigni Connaway about how individuals engage with technology and get their information, about research behaviors, about their impact on library services and information literacy programmes, and also about strategies for building and strenghtening communities of both librarians and users.

 

Programme:

  • 3:45 pm: Registration
  • 4:00 pm: Welcome by Chiara De Vecchis (AIB Lazio) and Roberto Raimondi (Roma Tre University)
  • 4:15 pm: Keynote Speech: Lynn Silipigni Connaway (OCLC, ASIS&T): Applying Research Methods to Investigate the Many Aspects of Digital “Visitors” and “Residents”
  • 5:00 pm: Anna Maria Tammaro (Parma University): Research in LIS: the Mentoring Programme “Researcher Librarian” and IFLA LTR (Library Theory and Research) Section Activities
  • 5:30 pm: Luisa Marquardt (Roma Tre University): Research Methods and Information Literacy Education: Connecting Theory and Practice at Undergraduate Level
  • 5:45 pm: Discussion
  • 6:00 pm: Final remarks

 

Attendance is free. Pre-registration is recommended. To register please email laz-corsi(at)aib.it with subject “Seminar with Lynn Connaway”.

 

A certificate of attendance (valid for PD and training) will be issued under request at the end of the meeting.

 

To find out more about Lynn Silipigni Connaway, visit <https://www.asist.org/lynn-silipigni-connaway-2/>

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