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Experience PointsAmber Sewell on Games as Information LiteracyAmber Sewell on Games as Information LiteracyIn this episode of Experience Points, Dave Eng talks with Amber Sewell, a Teaching and Learning Librarian at UNLV, about using games to teach information literacy. Amber shares how her classroom activity Authority Argle Bargle turns debates about academic majors into playful, critical discussions on credibility and source evaluation. She also reflects on how games and podcasting—like her own LibParlor Podcast—help make scholarship more accessible by blending pop culture, pedagogy, and real-world relevance.If you liked this episode please consider commenting, sharing, and subscribing.
2026-01-1127 min
The LibParlor PodcastEp. 07: Fan studies and LISDescription: In this episode, we chat with special guest Ludi Price about the intersection of fan studies and library and information sciences. We talk about the interdisciplinary nature of librarianship, myths about researching “unserious” topics, and how to explore passion projects.
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Guest:
Ludi Price is a visiting lecturer in Library Science at the University of London, City St Georges. She is a sometime librarian, and previously the Far Eastern Cataloger and the librarian for China and Asia, SOAS University of London. Ludi is also co-founder of the FanLIS Project, which aims...
2024-12-2046 minThe LibParlor PodcastEp. 06: An open peer review about scholarly podcasting with author Amber Sewell, reviewer Hannah McGregor, and guest host Lori BecksteadIn this open peer review episode, host Amber Sewell offers up another of her articles, this time for a special issue of Journal of Electronic Publishing, for discussion. Her article about scholarly podcasting is reviewed by Hannah McGregor, who brings years of experience with the medium as a creator, producer, and scholar. Lori Beckstead returns as guest host to facilitate this productive conversation.
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Hannah McGregorhttps://www.ohwitchplease.ca/material-girls (she/they) is Associate Professor and Director of Publishing at Simon Fraser University, Canada, Their research focuses on the intersections of publishing and...
2024-11-081h 02The LibParlor PodcastEp. 05: Researching as an MLIS studentIn this episode, we chat with recently graduated MLIS student Carrieann Cahall about their experience leading a research project while still getting their degree, how well their coursework prepared them (or didn’t) for academic research, and how the process has shaped her outlook on her future as an academic librarian.
Guest: Carrieann Cahall (she/they) is a Teaching and Learning Specialist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she supports librarians, like Amber, in curricular and co-curricular instruction. Carrieann is also a recent graduate of the MSLIS program at the University of Il...
2024-06-1747 minThe LibParlor PodcastEp. 04: Collaborative autoethnography as research methodDescription: In this episode, we talk with a team from New York University who have recently published on using collaborative autoethnography as a research method. We learn about how the team chose to implement this practice, lessons learned, and tips for information professionals interested in pursuing autoethnography themselves.
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Guests:
Dawn Cadogan (she/her) is an Assistant Curator and Librarian for Education & Human Development at New York University. Her research interest focuses on the relationship between student motivation, research practices, and information literacy.
Stephen Maher (he/him), MSIS, LMSW, i...
2024-04-2637 minThe LibParlor PodcastEp. 03: Open peer review in LIS with Emily FordIn this Parlor Chat, we talk with Emily Ford about her experiences and research on open peer review. We chat about how open peer review helps us re-envision peer review as an act of community, how it can help with reviewer imposter syndrome, and how to address challenges that an open peer review model can face with regard to equity.
*As a disclaimer, this episode was recorded and edited in December 2023, but due to life events, publication was delayed. I hope your spring semesters are off to a good start!
Have any follow-up questions, o...
2024-01-1239 minThe LibParlor PodcastEp. 02: CLAPS 2022, Introducing The LibParlor Podcast: An Open Peer Review Podcast for Information ProfessionalsFor those who didn’t hear the pre-conference podcast Amber and guest Charissa Powell created for the Critical Librarianship & Pedagogy Symposium last year, we are featuring it in The LibParlor Podcast stream! This episode is a behind the scenes look at the creation of the podcast, as well as what it was like to record the first open peer review episode.
Show notes:
Open Peer Review Podcast hosted by Lori Beckstead
The Podcast Studies Podcast, hosted by Dario Llinares and Lori Beckstead
Peer Review Podcasting Part 1: a real-time pe...
2023-09-3032 minThe LibParlor PodcastEp. 01: A chat with the Library Writing Cooperative.In this Parlor Chat, our episodes about demystifying research and scholarship processes, Amber sits down with the Library Writing Cooperative, a group of librarians who have created a space for library workers to share their work and ideas. We’ll learn about how they got started, their First Draft Matchmaker Program, and get a tease about their next initiative, National Article Writing Month!
Show notes:
Editing by David Ramos Candelas.
Music is Palms Down by Confectionery by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).
Submission forms for researchers and rev...
2023-07-2134 minThe LibParlor PodcastEp. 00: Building an augmented reality game for academic libraries with Amber Sewell, reviewer Charissa Powell, and guest host Lori Beckstead.In this pilot episode, host Amber Sewell offers up her instructional design case study about building an augmented reality learning experience at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville for discussion. Peer reviewer Charissa Powell gives her critiques and suggestions, and guest host Lori Beckstead provides valuable perspective from outside the discipline.
Lori Beckstead is the co-host and co-producer of The Podcast Studies Podcast and an associate professor of sound and audio at the Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Canada.
Charissa Powell (she/her) is the Head of the Student Success and Curriculum Partnerships Department at the...
2022-09-161h 16The LibParlor PodcastAnnouncing The LibParlor Podcast!Welcome to The LibParlor Podcast, an open peer review podcast for information professionals interested in a feminist, care-based approach to research. Hosted by Amber Sewell and produced in collaboration with The Librarian Parlor, full-length episodes will feature researchers undergoing open peer review, while minisodes will further the aim of demystifying the process behind scholarship by featuring interviews, Q&As, and more. Subscribe to catch our pilot episode next Friday, September 16th, and consider submitting your work on our website!
Please see our website, libparlor.com/podcast for transcripts and more!
Show notes:
Music is...
2022-09-0803 min
The Librarian's Guide to TeachingTeaching about AlgorithmsIn this episode, Amanda and Jessica chat with librarian Carolyn Caffrey Gardner about ways to incorporate algorithmic education into our lessons.
Resources referenced in this episode:
Lesson Plan: Analyzing search engines: What narrative is told through the algorithm by Carolyn Caffrey Gardner
Teaching Algorithmic Bias in a Credit-Bearing Course by Carolyn Caffrey Gardner
ACRL University Library Section PDC: Deficit or equity: Decoding implicit thinking and practice in information literacy
On the Media Podcast: “The Disagreement Is The Point” November 22, 2019
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New...
2021-02-0935 minThe Librarian's Guide to TeachingReflective Teaching PracticesShow Notes:
In this episode, Amanda and Jessica talk about reflective teaching, some ideas about journaling and improving our professional practices through reflection.
Topics & Takeaways:
We improve the more we teach but can we make more opportunities to learn from our teaching through reflection? How do we actively learn about our teaching or professional self to grow from it?
Instruction journals allow librarians to get thoughts out about what went well, what did I think I could improve or were there any interesting student interactions in order to reflect and look for patterns.
2020-06-0936 min