Webinar: Undergraduate Research and the Academic Librarian: Developing Programs for Undergraduate Researchers

There is a priced webinar from ACRL on November 13 2018, at 1pm-2.30pm US Central time (which is a 7pm start for those in the UK). The topic is: Undergraduate Research and the Academic Librarian: Developing Programs for Undergraduate Researchers. Costs are: ACRL member: US $50; ALA member: $75; Nonmember: $90; Student: $40; Group*: $295. "Undergraduate research is one of several high-impact educational practices identified by George Kuh and the Association of American Colleges & Universities, and is increasingly seen as a vital part of the undergraduate experience. Research helps students connect the dots between their interests, general education courses, writing requirements, and major coursework, and increases learning, retention, enrollment in graduate education, and engagement in future work. During this interactive webcast, presenters will discuss the process, issues, and ultimate practice recommendations from three of the case studies covered in their recent ACRL book, Undergraduate Research and the Academic Librarian: Case Studies and Best Practices: developing archival literacy and conducting original research in the archives at Purdue; subject specialized data management at Carleton College; and first year undergraduate research experiences at the University of Oklahoma."
Presenters: Tracy B. Grimm, Associate Head of Archives and Special Collection and Barron Hilton Archivist for Flight and Space Exploration, Purdue University Libraries’ Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center; Norm Medeiros, Associate Librarian, Haverford College; Tim O’Neil, Assistant Director of Special Undergraduate Enrichment Programs, University of Colorado Boulder; Matt Upson, Director of Library Undergraduate Instruction and Outreach Services, Oklahoma State University. More information at http://www.ala.org/acrl/onlinelearning/undergradresearch
Photo by Sheila Webber: autumn leaves, Sheffield, October 2018