[Libs-Or] Upcoming Oregon Reference Summit webinar to promote through Libs-OR

[Erica Jensen]

Hello! I'm part of the Oregon Reference Summit planning team, which is
interested in advertising an upcoming learning opportunity (free and open
to all). If you could send out the following message, I would appreciate it
very much!

Thanks,
Erica

Subject:

The Oregon Reference Summit presents Supporting Neurodiverse Students in
Reference on April 10th

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Please excuse cross-postings!


Oregon Reference Summit Presents 2025

The Oregon Reference Summit invites you to join us April 10th from
11am-12pm Pacific Time for a presentation entitled “Supporting Neurodiverse
Students in Reference.”

Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Reference

Neurodiversity is the idea that people experience, process, and interact
with the world around them in many different ways. A person who is
neurodivergent experiences the world differently from society’s “norm,”
often facing barriers that may not be present for neurotypical people.

In conversations with neurodivergent students, Bridget Scoles has heard
much anxiety surrounding the library, especially when it comes to reference
and research help. As the Student Success Librarian at Whitman College, she
is responsible for ensuring that students feel supported and know what
resources are available for their success. Forming a partnership with the
Academic Resource Center (an office on campus that houses Disability
Support Services) enabled her and her colleagues to start making
connections with many neurodivergent students with whom they previously had
little interaction. The partnership with ARC has yielded increased
reference appointments from neurodivergent students and created a more
comprehensive awareness amongst those students that the library is here to
help.

This presentation will center on ways reference librarians can begin to
break down barriers that exist for neurodivergent students. It will
highlight strategies employed at Whitman to create more effective reference
interviews, as well as programs and materials under development to better
reach the neurodivergent population.

Presenter bio

Bridget Scoles is the Student Success and Instruction Librarian at Whitman
College, located in Walla Walla, WA. She holds a BA in Anthropology from
the University of Idaho and is a 2023 graduate from the University of
Maryland with her Master’s in Library and Information Science. She is
passionate about accessible education and creating spaces for students to
thrive as researchers and as critical consumers of information. Outside of
the library, Bridget is a violist, an avid reader, a cross-stitcher, and
quilter. She also enjoys gardening on her balcony, even with a black thumb,
and cooking.

Registration:

Click here to register
<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/rNQ_Bl88RHOTDMthJRIxpQ>

For more information visit our website
<https://sites.google.com/olaweb.org/oregon-reference-summit/>

For questions contact:

Erica Jensen - ejensen at lclark.edu

Gesse Stark-Smith - gesse.stark-smith at slo.oregon.gov

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Erica Jensen
Research & Instruction Librarian
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
Lewis & Clark College
503-768-7387
Book a research consultation <https://calendar.app.google/9kdWaZTvShVL45Xm6>
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