Thinking critically about scholarly communication: Helping researchers integrate inclusive practices in the research lifecycle
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation
Conference Strand
Critical Literacy
Target Audience
Higher Education
Second Target Audience
Other
researchers
Location
Session 4 Workshops/Panels & Papers
Relevance
The proposed presentation is focused on teaching information literacy skills. The presenters will be sharing strategies, including specific activities, that can be employed to promote the use of inclusive practices throughout the research process. These practices intersect with key information literacy skills, including finding information relevant to an information need, evaluating information sources, and ethically using information sources in the production of new knowledge.
Proposal
Librarians and other information professionals have many opportunities to support researchers throughout the research lifecycle, from finding and evaluating information through producing and sharing new research. When we provide this support, we are uniquely positioned to model and encourage critical thinking and inclusive research and publishing practices. In this session, the presenters will discuss inclusive practices at the intersection of information literacy and scholarly communication, and will offer tips on helping students, faculty, and other researchers consider inclusivity and integrate inclusive practices in their scholarly efforts. These practices include: critically considering peer review models, understanding issues of inclusion and exclusion in the scholarly record, engaging in critical citation practices, and identifying scholarly sharing practices that support inclusion. The presenters will also describe and model techniques that can be used to address these practices with researchers at all levels and in many different teaching environments, including one-shot instruction, time-limited training opportunities, and research consultations. Participants in this interactive session will engage in sample activities, share their experiences with inclusive research and scholarly communication practices, and reflect on potential opportunities to integrate some of these strategies into their own practice.
Presentation Description
Librarians are uniquely positioned to model and encourage critical thinking and inclusive research and publishing practices. This interactive session will discuss inclusive practices at the intersection of information literacy and scholarly communication, and will offer tips on helping students, faculty, and other researchers consider inclusivity and integrate inclusive practices in their scholarly efforts. Presenters will describe and model techniques, and will incorporate sample activities that can be used with researchers at all levels.
Keywords
Critical thinking, Inclusive excellence, Information literacy, Scholarly communications, Research lifecycle
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Craft, Anna R. and Dale, Jenny, "Thinking critically about scholarly communication: Helping researchers integrate inclusive practices in the research lifecycle" (2023). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 19.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2023/2023/19
Thinking critically about scholarly communication: Helping researchers integrate inclusive practices in the research lifecycle
Session 4 Workshops/Panels & Papers
Librarians and other information professionals have many opportunities to support researchers throughout the research lifecycle, from finding and evaluating information through producing and sharing new research. When we provide this support, we are uniquely positioned to model and encourage critical thinking and inclusive research and publishing practices. In this session, the presenters will discuss inclusive practices at the intersection of information literacy and scholarly communication, and will offer tips on helping students, faculty, and other researchers consider inclusivity and integrate inclusive practices in their scholarly efforts. These practices include: critically considering peer review models, understanding issues of inclusion and exclusion in the scholarly record, engaging in critical citation practices, and identifying scholarly sharing practices that support inclusion. The presenters will also describe and model techniques that can be used to address these practices with researchers at all levels and in many different teaching environments, including one-shot instruction, time-limited training opportunities, and research consultations. Participants in this interactive session will engage in sample activities, share their experiences with inclusive research and scholarly communication practices, and reflect on potential opportunities to integrate some of these strategies into their own practice.
