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Lauren Hays, PhD

Lauren Hays, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Central Missouri. Previously, she worked as an Instructional and Research Librarian at a private college in the Kansas City metro-area. Prior to working in higher education, she was employed by the National Archives and Records Administration and worked as an intern at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum. Her professional interests include the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, information literacy, digital literacy, educational technology, and academic development.

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Lauren Hays

Book cover for Predatory Publishing by Monica Berger.

Interview with the Author: Monica Berger on Predatory Publishing

Predatory publishing is a concern in all areas of librarianship. In special libraries, librarians work with experts in various f...
Verified by Maike Caulfield and Sam Wineburg

Book Review: Verified by Mike Caulfield and Sam Wineburg

In an age of misinformation and an exorbitant amount of new information created daily, we must consider how to teach others to e...
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Critical Thinking and the Role of Special Librarians

The value placed on the skill of critical thinking is immeasurable. Unfortunately, it can seem elusive to teach.
A librarian researching AI library policies on his laptop.

How Librarians Can Support AI Policy Development

Librarians’ unique position at the intersection of information, technology, and academia makes them valuable contributors to AI ...
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Interview with the Authors: Leachman and Libby on Training Library Staff

Emily Leachman and Garrison Libby are the authors of A Complete Guide to Training Library Staff available later this year from B...

Intellectual Property and AI

Resources to help you think about intellectual property when you use AI, plus links to repositories of AI-generated images from ...

“Back to School” Edition: Library Outreach Ideas

17 actionable methods for marketing libraries of all types, sizes, and budgets from a library expert and instructor

Interview with the Editors: Archives and Emotions

Ilaria Scaglia and Valeria Vanesio argue that emotions matter both to people whose histories are documented by archives and to a...

Interview with Sabine Dantus on Empathy-Driven Marketing for Libraries

An in-depth overview by Sabine Jean Dantus on empathy-driven marketing fundamentals and skills required for librarians

Interview with Librarian Keith Knop about Music Cataloging

An in-depth interview with a music cataloging librarian about the unique aspects and challenges of that discipline.

Teaching about AI in the Workplace

Suggestions for special librarians from Claude on how to foster cross-generational AI learning communities in the workplace.

Keeping up with AI…

Resources for staying current on the quickly changing AI landscape from a library expert.