Presentations

Reframing Food as Commons in Canada, at 6th Annual Robarts Centre Graduate Student Conference, Friday, May 3, 2019:
robarts_may_3_jakoberiuwaterloo.pptx

Abstract

This paper interrogates the role of the dominant narrative of food-as-commodity in shaping how we approach food systems policy in Canada. Hidden within this narrative are assumptions about the role of individuals, communities, markets, and states in shaping Canadians’ food choices. These assumptions reflect values, and values shape policies -- privileging those that are aligned with dominant values and neglecting those that confront dominant values. In that sense, valuing food as a commodity privileges specific market-based policy goals, regulations...

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Prove It! Developing Systematic Search Methods for Evidence-Based Librarianship, at OLA SuperConference, Toronto, ON, Thursday, January 31, 2019

Presenters: Caitlin Carter, Jackie Stapleton, Laura Bredahl

Systematic and scoping reviews are well known methodologies within the health literature however these study designs are becoming more prominent in social science disciplines, including LIS research. Learn how a University of ݮƵ research team developed systematic search methods to conduct a scoping review to investigate themes and trends in research consultations in academic libraries. Gain tips and techniques for creating systematic search methods including i) selecting databases, ii)...

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The Librarians’ Association of the University of ݮƵ: A Unique Approach to Supporting Librarianship, at OLA Superconference, Toronto, Ontario, Thursday, January 31, 2019:
LAUW_Poster_2019_-_final_print2.pptx

The Librarians’ Association of the University of ݮƵ supports the welfare, professionalism, and role of librarians at a research-intensive institution. Working within a rare environment in the Canadian academic landscape where librarians do not have academic status and are not unionized, this association manages unique opportunities and challenges.

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Prove It! Developing Systematic Search Methods for Evidence-Based Librarianship, at OLA Superconference, Toronto, Ontario, Thursday, January 31, 2019

Systematic and scoping reviews are well known methodologies within the health literature however these study designs are becoming more prominent in social science disciplines, including LIS research. Learn how a University of ݮƵ research team developed systematic search methods to conduct a scoping review to investigate themes and trends in research consultations in academic libraries. Gain tips and techniques for creating systematic search methods including i) selecting databases, ii)...

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