Work-in-Progress

Public Library-Led Digital Literacy Training to Older Adults in Social Housing

This paper describes an in-progress two-cycled Action Research investigation of public library-led digital literacy training to older adults in social housing. Prior to the first cycle, the digital literacy needs and training preferences of …

Framing Disability: Understanding the Future of Post-Secondary Student Accessibility Accommodations by Documenting Past Experiences

The information structures, styles and priorities of those in the disabled community are vastly different from those that make up academic culture, creating a disparity between the needs of disabled students and the support of the university …

Black Women In STEM: Reimagining the Role of Information Science as a Pathway to STEM Equity in the United States

The persistent underrepresentation of Black women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields is largely attributed to their race and gender. With measures and interventions being continually undertaken to attain race and gender …

Canadian Libraries Use by Immigrants from Ukraine: Work in Progress

This presentation addresses the use of libraries by Ukrainian immigrants in Canada based on a mixed methods study conducted primarily in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada. The objectives are to investigate the frequency and purpose of library use by …

Cycles of Bias: Soft Censorship in Libraries

Library professionals, often without knowing, can indirectly reduce access to information, a phenomenon known as soft censorship. This research-in-progress conceptualizes key aspects of soft censorship and identifies conditions conducive to soft …

Supported Yet Isolated: Graduate Student Perspectives on Building Community Through Discussion Forums in an Online Accelerated MLIS Program

This paper explores graduate students’ experiences and perceptions of using discussion forums to build a sense of community in an accelerated online Master of Library and Information Studies program. The Classroom Community Short Form survey was …