Attendees can connect with each other via the Social Lounge during networking breaks.
Simply choose a table to join and start having an audio/video call with other peers at the table.
This is almost as close as what you can get from an in-person event.

Change is a constant in life, but it can be frightening and difficult to deal with on both organizational and personal levels, especially sudden change. The situation in Hong Kong in the past year has required HKUST Library’s staff to show adaptability and reliance to support HKUST’s move to almost completely online teaching and learning.

In this talk, the speaker will share how HKUST Library staff rose to the challenges presented by the events of 2019-20. She will discuss library communications (internal & external); staffing; changes to the Library as Space; Access Services; Collection Development; Systems; Resource Management; Information Instruction; and Research Support; all marshalled in support of the university’s mission for teaching, learning, and research.

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Are you able to quickly identify fake news with a few simple steps?  Discerning credible news is often not an easy task. The current Coronavirus pandemic has given rise to fake news that, if believed, can have tragic consequences. Again, and again we are reminded of the sophistication and implications of fake news.

The question continually arises - how can academic librarians contribute to equipping students with the skills and habits needed to successfully negotiate this environment? This presentation will explore this question as well as the complexities of fake news and its evaluation. It will provide examples of current strategies targeted to discerning fake news and suggest ways in which practices needed to approach the examination of news can be integrated into teaching and learning activities across the university.

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Attendees can connect with each other via the Social Lounge during networking breaks.
Simply choose a table to join and start having an audio/video call with other peers at the table!
This is almost as close as what you can get from an in-person event.

This panel will be moderated by Peter Sidorko.

Panellists will discuss the following:

1) Qualities and skill sets in the 21st century

2) Change management

3) Preparation for leadership