DLF Forum 2019

Presentations
Session Chair: LeEtta Schmidt (University of South Florida)
Session Chair: Dorothy Berry (Harvard University)
 
Building Capacity, Building Bridges: A Case Study in the Art of Building a Digital Liberal Arts Program at Hope College
Victoria Longfield
Hope College, United States of America
 
Hope College is in its third year of a new Digital Liberal Arts program that has been successful across the campus in every division. This presentation will discuss the challenges, triumphs, and offer take-aways for ways to build capacity and implement a Digital Liberal Arts program.
 
 
The Dilemma of Marketable Skills: Reflections on a Library DH Curriculum
Mackenzie Brooks, Sydney Bufkin
Washington and Lee University, United States of America
 
This presentation will describe our library's minor in digital culture and information and the challenges we have identified in balancing students' demand for instruction in digital tools with our pedagogical emphasis on information literacy, critical reflection, and metacognitive skills. 
 
 
Developing the Technical Librarians of the Future: A Career Jumpstart Program
Kevin Beswick, Tori Culler, Jason Ronallo, Bret Davidson
NC State University Libraries, United States of America
 
Recruiting candidates for technical positions in libraries is often challenging. We are piloting a week-long, all-expenses-paid event for first-year LIS students to help prepare them for entry-level opportunities in library technology upon graduation. We are interested in feedback from the DLF community about the direction and structure of the program.