The Atlanta Area Bibliographic Instruction Group (AABIG or BIG) began in the early 1980s as an informal way for instruction librarians from academic, K-12, public, and special libraries in the greater Atlanta area to share ideas and discuss common issues about bibliographic instruction.  We hold an annual conference to discuss best practices in teaching information literacy.

2019 Conference:
The ABCs of Instruction: Assessment, Building Programs, and Creating Opportunities.

Georgia State University, Clarkston Campus Library
555 North Indian Creek Drive
Clarkston, GA 30021-2361
Event Date and Time:
June 7th, 2019
8:30 a.m.
Come share your research and innovative ideas with your colleagues! We encourage submissions from all types of librarians on any topic related to assessment, instruction programs, and instructional opportunities. Proposals should reflect elements of one of the following three tracks.

Proposal Tracks

Assessment
(Suggested Topics)

  • Program level instructional assessment
  • Classroom assessment
  • Informal/Formal assessment strategies
  • Data (qualitative, quantitative, mixed)
  • Assessment cycle

Instruction Programs
(Suggested Topics)
  • Developing a new program
  • Restructuring an existing program
  • Curriculum

Instructional Opportunities
(Suggested Topics)
  • Campus collaborations
  • Outreach
  • Emerging trends
  • New types of scholarship (e.g., media, digital humanities, etc.)

The conference offers a variety of session formats to suit a range of presentation and learning styles.

50 Minute Breakout Session
25 Minute Mini Session
Poster Session

Introducing
Lightning Talks - Provide a quick glimpse into your latest innovation or interesting idea. Each presenter will have five minutes total. There will not be additional time for questions, but presenters may reserve part of the five-minute allotment for Q&A if desired.

Proposal Due Date: April 5th, 2019 by 11:59 pm.
Applicants will be notified in early May, after a blind peer review process, whether their submission has been accepted for presentation at the conference.

If you have any questions, please contact Erin Mooney at eamoone@emory.edu.

Submit your proposal here! 


All librarians, library staff, library students, and teachers are welcome to attend this free event!

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Our Team for 2018-2019!

2018-2019 AABIG officers:

President: Karen Doster-Greenleaf, Georgia State University

Past President: Wesley Stewart, Georgia State University  

Vice President: Amy Stalker, Georgia State University

Program Chair: Erin Mooney, Emory University

Secretary: Vivian Bynoe, Georgia Southern University

Treasurer: William Brogdon, Mercer University
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