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Join us on Friday, March 29, 10-11:30am Artificial Intelligence Panel Discussion Discussion: Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into health science librarianship is a strategic endeavor that can enhance services, improve efficiency, and empower librarians to better support clinicians and researchers. AI is a tool to augment human capabilities, not replace them. By integrating AI thoughtfully, health science librarians can continue their vital role in advancing knowledge and improving patient care. (Generated by Microsoft Copilot)  The Panelists Terri Gotschall is the Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Central Florida Health Sciences Library. In 2014, she earned her Master’s in Library and Information Studies from Florida State University. She is interested in the intersection of artificial intelligence and scholarly work, including generative AI, text to natural speech, and natural language searching.  Lauren Hays Ph.D. is an associate professor of instructional technology at the University of Central Missouri where she teaches classes in educational technology and library science. Previously, she worked as an instruction librarian. Her professional interests include digital literacy and information literacy.  LeEtta Schmidt is the Copyright and Intellectual Property Librarian at USF Libraries. She provides copyright education to the campus and surrounding community as part of the services offered by USF Libraries’ Special Collections. Within the library, she works most closely with digital collections, oral histories, archives, and library services. She holds a BA in English Literature and a Master of Library and Information Science. Her study of copyright includes a Creative Commons Certification for Librarians and Educators, CopyrightX certificate of completion, and Copyright for Educators & Librarians certificate of completion with distinction. Her research areas include copyright and associated literacies in higher education, open access, and the interaction of authors with their rights.
 William Kearns, PhD, presenter FHSLA is excited to offer the opportunity to receive 4 CE credits as part of the annual conference. More information is below!
CE: Using Statistics to Improve Library Science Research and Services Class Description: Making considered decisions on future library policy demands an astute administrator with a solid grounding in library management. While many decisions can be made using common sense, the ability to correctly interpret administrative data can enhance your service delivery and the satisfaction of your patrons. Statistical analysis of your data may just be your savior. Many librarians are familiar with survey research methods that produce descriptive information in the form of frequency counts. Simple frequency counts just scratch the surface and may miss fascinating relationships among measures buried in your hard-won survey and administrative data. Worse than missing an important finding is when an administrator or researcher believe they see a relationship in their data when there in fact there is none and create library policy or report findings on erroneous interpretations. Used correctly, statistics can improve the reliability of your administrative decisions and help grow your reputation as an empirical evidence-based researcher in library science. What attendees will learn: Attendees will learn about survey instrument types and designs, 4 types of data (nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio), and basic analytical tools used for each type of data. They will also learn to calculate basic summary statistics to provide an overview of the data's central tendencies and variability using measures of central tendency, measures of variability, and simple t-tests. Using both principal components analysis and factor analysis, attendees will learn about correlational analysis, that is, how to determine relationships between variables (whether and how changes in one variable are associated with changes in another). A real-world example will be presented and attendees will be invited to join in paper and pencil exercises. Presenter: William Kearns, PhD is a meritoriously retired Associate Professor whose faculty appointment is in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He holds a doctorate in Experimental Psychology and has taught research methods for the University of South Florida and Rollins College. In his 29 years as university faculty, he has collaborated or been a P.I. on federal grants totaling in excess of $10M. He has worked with a variety of datasets, ranging from relatively small library survey datasets (hundreds of data points) to very large datasets with millions of data points, and is expert in correlational analyses Don't delay! Renew your membership and register today.  FHSLA is excited to announce the annual conference is in person for 2024!
Join us in Orlando, Florida for "To Infinity and Beyond". This year's conference will feature CEs, a poster session, "What's happening at your library?", and more! The 2024 Annual Meeting guide is available here! Cost: Members: $125; Nonmembers: $140 Membership renewal information can be found at https://fhsla.org/membership.html Present at FHSLA and earn AHIP points! Posters: We are looking for posters on any research or work projects you have completely recently. Do you have a poster that you will be presenting at MLA, ACRL or another conference? This will be a great opportunity to get a little practice presenting before the big meeting! "What's happening at your library?": Participants can showcase what great things are happening in their libraries during this segment. Each participant can share up to 3 slides and present for up to 3 minutes. Interest in presenting a poster or "What's new in your library" can be indicated on the conference registration form. Please send submissions or questions to Jaclyn Castek, [email protected] Submissions are due no later than March 10th. Thank you and we look forward to seeing your works! |
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