St. John’s University
Division of Library & Information Science 7th Symposium
From the Classroom to the Community:
Social Justice in Library and Information Science
Saturday April 18th, 2015 ♦ 8:30AM-4:00PM
Bent Hall 277 A/B ♦ St. John’s University ♦ Queens, NY
Featuring Marybeth Zeman, author of Tales of a Jailhouse Librarian: Challenging the Juvenile Justice System One Book At A Time
Keynote presentation by Michael Edson, of the Smithsonian Institution, Open Knowledge Foundation and Council on Libraries and Information Resources
Ignite! presentations from students of Museum Informatics and Web Design
Representatives from Professional Organizations of New York:
Program
| 8:30-9:00 | Registration & Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcome James Vorbach, Director, Division of Library & Information Science |
| 9:15-10:00 | Student Research ‘Ignite’ Session I Students engage the audience in their research in 2-3 minute presentations. |
| 10:00-11:00 | Books Behind Bars: Transforming the Lives of the Incarcerated
Today, there are close to 2.2 million individuals and 350,000 youth locked in our jails or juvenile facilities. There are no easy solutions to these problems. It would seem the least likely solution would be putting a book in someone’s hand. But for librarians who work in jails or serve youth in custody, reading and books offer a window of opportunity in a windowless and dark place– for transformation, for change and for light. Marybeth Zeman, author of Tales of a Jailhouse Librarian: Challenging the Juvenile Justice System One Book At A Time |
| 11:00-11:15 | Break |
| 11:15-12:00 | Student Research ‘Ignite’ Session II Students engage the audience in their research in 2-3 minute presentations. |
| 12:00-1:00 | Meet the Professional Organizations of New York New York City has a vibrant and active library community with professional organizations for law, medical, art and technical services librarians, to name a few. Representatives from several organizations will talk briefly about member benefits, events and ways to get involved, and will be available to chat during lunch. Organizations scheduled to attend include: ACRL/NY, ALA/ALSC, ARLIS/NA-New York, ARMA, ART, LACUNY, LLAGNY, METRO, MLA NY/NJ, SLA NY, and SUNYLA. |
| 1:00-2:00 | Lunch |
| 2:00-3:00 | Keynote Address: “Dark Matter,” Michael Edson, Smithsonian Institution, Open Knowledge Foundation, Council on Libraries and Information Resources In less time than it takes most libraries to develop a strategic plan, another billion human beings will join the Internet, and in the coming decades the world wide web will be within reach of everyone in the world. How should knowledge and memory institutions adjust their thoughts, actions, and commitments in anticipation of this extraordinary new epoch of human connectivity? |
| 3:00-3:45 | Student Research ‘Ignite’ Session III Students engage the audience in their research in 2-3 minute presentations. |
| 3:45-4:00 | Closing Winner/s of the H. W. Wilson Scholarship will be announced Shari Lee, Assistant Professor |
Media
YouTube playlist: 4 videos, approx. 4.5 hours total run time
Segment 1: Welcome Remarks and Student Research “Ignite” Session 1
Segment 2: “Books Behind Bars: Transforming the Lives of the Incarcerated” by Marybeth Zeman
Segment 3: Student Research “Ignite” Session 2
Segment 4: Keynote Address: “Dark Matter” by Michael Edson
Segment 5: Student Research “Ignite” Session 3, Presentation of DLIS/H.W. Wilson Scholarships, Closing Remarks