TCAL 2021
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Looking for a place to socialize and say “Hi” to your fellow TCAL attendees? Check out our Gather space!: https://gather.town/invite?token=GT6WdzjY
9:30-9:50 am EST – Introduction and Welcoming Remarks from TCAL Chair, Adam Zukowski, and Dean Suzanna Conrad
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10:00-10:50 am EST:
Digital Maryland: A Year in the Life
(Live Session)
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Crisis Mode: From Surviving to Thriving, What We Did to Transform Our Ask Us Service
(Viewing party of pre-recorded presentation followed by Q&A with the presenters)
10:50-11:00 am EST – Break
11:00-11:30 am EST:
Can I Have Your Attention, Please: Connecting Students and Archives in a New Reality
(Live Session)
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Pandemic Pandemonium
(Viewing party of pre-recorded presentation followed by Q&A with the presenters)
11:30 am – 12:00 pm EST:
Poster Session 1
Chat with the presenters in the Gather space: https://gather.town/invite?token=GT6WdzjY
Creating Community in the Virtual Study Hall: Lessons from Spring 2021
End of the Comfort Zone: Prioritizing Patron-Centered Service When Resources are Limited
How to Create Interactive OER with H5P
Library Tutorials in the time of COVID
Making From a Distance
Resource Sharing During the Time of COVID: Challenges and Solutions
Twitter and Higher Education: A Bibliometric Analysis
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Back to the Drawing Board: Adapting a Student-Focused Research Study During the Pandemic
(Viewing party of pre-recorded presentation followed by Q&A with the presenters)
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Service Point Staff Become Content Creators: Now that’s a Pivot!
(Viewing party of pre-recorded TCAL Talk followed by Q&A with the presenters)
12:00 – 12:30 pm EST:
Poster Session 1 (continued)
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Managing a Virtual Team During a Global Pandemic: Tips for Success
(Viewing party of pre-recorded presentation followed by Q&A with the presenters)
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Implementing and Piloting Leganto Reading Lists
(Viewing party of pre-recorded TCAL Talk followed by Q&A with the presenters)
12:30-1:30 pm EST – Lunch Break
1:30-2:00 pm EST:
In-person to Virtual in Six Weeks: Moving a Conference Online due to COVID-19
(Live Session – Click on session title to view the recording of the session )
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Reimagining Internships in a Virtual Environment
(Viewing party of pre-recorded presentation followed by Q&A with the presenters)
2:00-3:00 pm EST:
Poster Session 2
Chat with the presenters in the Gather space: https://gather.town/invite?token=GT6WdzjY
Addressing ERM Operations and Staff Readiness During a Period of Significant Disruption
Friday Polls: How to Gather Student Feedback during a Pandemic (and Beyond)
A Legislative Genealogy
Pandemic at the Archives: Changes to the Special Collections Service Model to Support Remote Learning
Read It and Weep: How One Library Began to Improve its Database Descriptions
Using Research Metrics to Empower Faculty and Contextualize Collection Decisions
Write On! : A letter exchange program for students to stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: A Learning Commons Continues to Evolve
(Viewing party of pre-recorded presentation followed by Q&A with the presenters)
2:30-3:00 pm EST:
The Struggle Is Real: Suggestions on How to Stay Motivated and Tackle Projects Using the Getting Things Done Method of Personal Organization
(Viewing party of pre-recorded TCAL Talk followed by Q&A with the presenters)
3:00-3:30 pm EST:
Wrangling Virtual Reference Questions: A Case Study in User-Centered Process Design
(Live Session)
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Collaborative Adaptations to Primary Source Instruction During COVID-19
(3:00-4:00)
(Viewing party of pre-recorded presentation followed by Q&A with the presenters)
3:30-4:00 pm EST:
Reference Services in the Pandemic and Mental Health
(Live Session – Click on session title to view the recording of the session)
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Collaborative Adaptations to Primary Source Instruction During COVID-19 (continued)
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