Demogorgons, Mind Flayers, and Influencers: Slaying the Competition

Session Description: Our library users have grown up with influencers, YouTube stars, and professional “amateurs.” How do we create fun and visually appealing content that captures their attention and meets expectations?

We have limited time, we don’t necessarily have strong backgrounds in areas that would help with this (e.g. marketing, video, graphic design), there are few who can provide us with support, and buying tools is expensive and sometimes difficult. We know some tricks and workarounds, but what is everyone else doing?

Session Style: This would be an interactive session that’s one part poster session, one part collaboration/play.

We’d like everyone to share a library material (whether you rolled a 1 or a natural 20) that they’ve made, how they made it, things they learned, and what they'd do better the next time. We’d also encourage folks to post materials that they want to make but don’t know how to tackle. It could be print or digital - poster, handout, PowerPoint, LibGuide, tutorial, video, potion, etc. The session would have time learn from each other through discussion and collaborative feedback.

Takeaways: Our idea at the moment is to have each item posted on an easel pad sheet so that everyone can view the item/link to the item with room to write suggestions and feedback. Still working that out. At the end, we’d take photographs of the materials to share.

Organization:  Call for Participation

Contact Info:

Maggie Nunley – mn3fa@virginia.edu

Ashley Hosbach – aeh5mg@virginia.edu

Christine Slaughter – cs7ww@virginia.edu