Academic libraries often struggle to determine where and how to engage with students virtually. What devices are they using and for what purposes? What social media platforms do students use—and do they actually want to see the library there? Do they want to ask us questions in these informal digital spaces, laugh at our funny memes, or just get essential announcements and get out? This session will explore these and related questions, using data collected over time from a survey repeated in 2017, 2013, and 2010.
This session was presented live and recorded at TCAL 2020 on August 12, 2020.
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Susan Elkins – Digital Resources Librarian, Sam Houston State University
Susan Elkins is an Assistant Professor and Digital Resources Librarian and manager of the Digitization Lab at Sam Houston State University’s Newton Gresham Library. Susan earned a BA in History from Brigham Young University and MILS from the University of South Carolina. Susan is active in the Texas Digital Library and is a Chair of the DSpace Education Group.
Erin Owens – Access Services Coordinator & Scholarly Communications Librarian, Sam Houston State University
Erin Owens is the Head of Access & Interlibrary Services and the Scholarly Communications Librarian in the Newton Gresham Library at Sam Houston State University, where she has worked as library faculty in various roles since 2007. She has published 15 peer-reviewed journal articles, along with other refereed and non-refereed publications and numerous presentations. Her ORCID identifier is 0000-0001-9520-9314. She currently holds the rank of Associate Professor with tenure, and her promotion to full Professor will be effective on Sep 1, 2020.
Dianna Kim – Research & Instruction Librarian, Sam Houston State University
Dianna Kim is an Assistant Professor and Research/Instruction Librarian specializing in criminal justice and law at Sam Houston State University’s Newton Gresham Library. She earned a BS in Political Science from Illinois State University, an MLS from the University of North Texas, and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law.