Catch Up on Must-See ACRL 2025 Guest Presentations

We're still abuzz from meeting so many of you at ACRL last week! There have been quite a few shifts in library land lately, and during this year's National Library Week, our appreciation for librarians is at an all-time high. Yesterday was Take Action for Libraries Day, making it the ideal moment to rally behind libraries in every way we can. 

There's a lot to love about libraries, and we are consistently blown away by the creative ways they step up to support their communities. This past week in Minneapolis, we were thrilled to host several guest librarian presenters at our booth who shared some innovative ways that they're using Springy tools. And now you can enjoy a front-row seat to their presentations with these recordings!

Guest Speaker Recordings

Creating Trauma-Informed Library Tutorials Using LibWizard

University of North Carolina Wilmington found asynchronous content to present some challenges. How could they make these learning experiences more engaging, inclusive, and well-integrated? Learn how UNCW leveraged LibWizard Tutorials and Quizzes to create new information literacy modules for the English Composition program that are interactive and meaningful by applying Trauma-Informed Pedagogy. Gain useful insights about how to apply these principles to create more equitable active learning opportunities at your institution.

Long Live LibCal! An XXL Study Room Booking System Swap (Under Duress)

Mesa Community College had to quickly move to a new scheduling tool, and they chose LibCal as their solution for booking study rooms! Mary Carter and Trevor Smith discuss how they set up 26 study rooms across two campuses, incorporating photos, maps, screening icons, and custom booking forms. Learn about their process, outcome, and which LibCal features they found most helpful during this project.

When Zombies Attack! Gamifying Research Instruction Using LibGuides CMS & LibWizard

No one wants a class of zombies. Unless, of course, you’re teaching about them! Melissa Johnson and Tracey Rinehart from Southern Methodist University built a research LibGuide that they rely on as one of their primary teaching tools for a gamified instruction session.

The guide allows them to facilitate the session's pacing, suggest reliable research sources, spring a video surprise on students, and includes an embedded method for participants to share their final work. Students that participate in the When Zombies Attack session are invested, engaged and leaders of unique learning experiences.

Progress Not Perfection: A Summer LibGuides Challenge to Improve Accessibility and Discoverability

From Trial to Triumph: Integrating LibGuides CMS with Canvas Using Springshare's LTI Tool

James Henry Smith from Indiana University Bloomington shares a presentation about their university's annual Summer LibGuides Challenge. This year’s challenge was a group effort centered on improving accessibility and discoverability. Find out what they learned and updated on their LibGuides and how your institution could implement a similar strategy for auditing and updating LibGuides.

Learn from Bradley University's Jennifer Stubbs about what her small to midsize institution learned when they recently turned on the LibGuides CMS LTI tool for Canvas. She shares what they discovered about data headers, interpreting local practice, and working through English synonyms to communicate between librarians, LMS office, and computing/data security.

We want to thank all of these incredible guest presenters for sharing how they've been leveraging Springy Tools in their libraries! View our conference schedule to stay up to date with where we're headed next. And if we won't be chatting in person at a conference, we hope to 'see' you at one of our online events—stay tuned for details about an upcoming webinar all about our exciting lineup of new products coming soon!