Abstracts
Abstract
While instruction librarians seek the most meaningful experiences for our students, sometimes we have to look beyond tradition to meet students where they are and where they feel a sense of belonging on campus. Through autoethnography we explore what it means to teach and learn with students in extracurricular communities, such as those in support programs for first-generation students and student-athletes. We reflect on how working with these communities has shaped us as teacher librarians, including our perceptions of belonging. While not always clear-cut, we argue that working with extracurricular communities brings benefits not addressed by traditional subject librarianship.
Keywords:
- extracurricular communities,
- information literacy,
- teacher librarian,
- teaching identity
Résumé
Alors que les bibliothécaires d'enseignement cherchent à offrir les expériences les plus enrichissantes à leurs étudiant.e.s, nous devons parfois aller au-delà de la tradition pour aller à la rencontre des étudiant.e.s, et ceci là où ielles ont un sentiment d'appartenance au campus. Par le biais de l'auto-ethnographie, nous explorons ce que cela signifie d'enseigner et d'apprendre avec des étudiant.e.s dans des communautés extrascolaires, telles que celles des programmes de soutien aux étudiant.e.s de première génération et aux étudiant.e.s-athlètes. Nous réfléchissons à la manière dont le travail avec ces communautés nous a façonné.e.s en tant que bibliothécaires enseignant.e.s , y compris nos perceptions de l'appartenance. Bien que cela ne soit pas toujours évident, nous soutenons que le travail avec les communautés extrascolaires apporte des avantages qui ne sont pas pris en compte par la bibliothéconomie traditionnelle.
Mots-clés :
- bibliothécaire enseignant.e,
- communautés extrascolaires,
- identité pédagogique,
- maîtrise de l’information
Appendices
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