Melissa Wong
@melissawong.bsky.social
Adjunct instructor in LIS. Grateful, not grumpy. she/hers.
Co-author: Instruction in Libraries and Information Centers: An Introduction (Windsor-Downs, 2020).
Co-author: Instruction in Libraries and Information Centers: An Introduction (Windsor-Downs, 2020).
Join us for a webinar on our issue “Genres and Their Uses in Cultural Documentation: Exploring Generic Access to Creative Worlds.” Authors will share highlights of their work exploring the nature of genre, webtoon romances, and fan-generated metadata. Register: go.illinois.edu/GenresWebinar
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Join us for a webinar on our issue “Genres and Their Uses in Cultural Documentation: Exploring Generic Access to Creative Worlds.” Authors will share highlights of their work exploring the nature of genre, webtoon romances, and fan-generated metadata. Register: go.illinois.edu/GenresWebinar
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How can school librarians support digital literacy skills? How do these skills support success even beyond the K12 classroom? Join us for our final chat of the year, Friday, December 5, 2 pm ET, with Neha Thakkar. Learn more and register at www.lispedagogychat.org/schedule-reg...
Schedule & Registration — LIS Pedagogy Chat
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November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
How can school librarians support digital literacy skills? How do these skills support success even beyond the K12 classroom? Join us for our final chat of the year, Friday, December 5, 2 pm ET, with Neha Thakkar. Learn more and register at www.lispedagogychat.org/schedule-reg...
Do you know an academic librarian making a notable impact through their service or scholarship? Nominate them for ACRL’s Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award! Nominations due December 5, 2025. More info at bit.ly/ACRLaward.
ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award
The ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international contribution to academic or resea...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Do you know an academic librarian making a notable impact through their service or scholarship? Nominate them for ACRL’s Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award! Nominations due December 5, 2025. More info at bit.ly/ACRLaward.
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This Friday! Teaching college students of immigrant/international heritage? ELL adults in public libraries? LIS professionals engaging with immigrant communities? Join us for a conversation about transferable lessons from each instructional context. Nov. 21, 2 pm ET, with Ana Ndumu & Hayley Park.
Schedule & Registration — LIS Pedagogy Chat
www.lispedagogychat.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This Friday! Teaching college students of immigrant/international heritage? ELL adults in public libraries? LIS professionals engaging with immigrant communities? Join us for a conversation about transferable lessons from each instructional context. Nov. 21, 2 pm ET, with Ana Ndumu & Hayley Park.
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honored to be on this stacked lineup of panelists for Library Trends.
i’ll be presenting on “Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library” & developing research on media / information infrastructures! join us!
i’ll be presenting on “Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library” & developing research on media / information infrastructures! join us!
Join Library Trends for a webinar with authors from our two-part series “Generative AI and Libraries: Applications and Ethics.” Authors will share highlights of their work discussing how librarians are grappling with the effects of genAI on the field. Register at go.illinois.edu/GenAIandLibr...
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
honored to be on this stacked lineup of panelists for Library Trends.
i’ll be presenting on “Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library” & developing research on media / information infrastructures! join us!
i’ll be presenting on “Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library” & developing research on media / information infrastructures! join us!
Join Library Trends for a webinar with authors from our two-part series “Generative AI and Libraries: Applications and Ethics.” Authors will share highlights of their work discussing how librarians are grappling with the effects of genAI on the field. Register at go.illinois.edu/GenAIandLibr...
October 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Join Library Trends for a webinar with authors from our two-part series “Generative AI and Libraries: Applications and Ethics.” Authors will share highlights of their work discussing how librarians are grappling with the effects of genAI on the field. Register at go.illinois.edu/GenAIandLibr...
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How do LIS programs prepare students to work with communities? Our next LIS Pedagogy Chat dives into this question, sharing successes and struggles from one LIS program, and opening up space to share how we teach about relationships. Friday, November 7, 2 pm ET, with @noahlenstra.bsky.social .
Schedule & Registration — LIS Pedagogy Chat
www.lispedagogychat.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
How do LIS programs prepare students to work with communities? Our next LIS Pedagogy Chat dives into this question, sharing successes and struggles from one LIS program, and opening up space to share how we teach about relationships. Friday, November 7, 2 pm ET, with @noahlenstra.bsky.social .
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This Friday!
What support do library workers need to successfully conduct and publish original research? Join next week’s chat, led by Hailley Fargo, Charissa Powell, Chelsea Heinbach, and Nimisha Bhat from LibParlor! Friday, October 17, 2 pm ET. Learn more at www.lispedagogychat.org/schedule-reg...
Schedule & Registration — LIS Pedagogy Chat
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October 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This Friday!
Genre classification is a rich and fascinating area of LIS practice - from technical discussions of the LC Genre/Form Terms to genrefication in school libraries, fan-generated metadata in AO3, and webtoon romance reading, the articles in this issue are incredible! And all open access!
The newest issue of Library Trends 74 (1), “Genres and Their Uses in Cultural Documentation,” examines how genre classifications can help readers access creative works in libraries and beyond. Enjoy open access ▶️ bit.ly/46Zv0I6
October 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Genre classification is a rich and fascinating area of LIS practice - from technical discussions of the LC Genre/Form Terms to genrefication in school libraries, fan-generated metadata in AO3, and webtoon romance reading, the articles in this issue are incredible! And all open access!
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This Friday!
We teach students to doubt, but who teaches them how to believe? And what happens when they don’t know how to offer intelligent belief to external sources? We’ll discuss whether “methodological belief” might be a skill to catalyze info lit instruction. Friday, October 3, 2 pm ET. Led by Kate Wimer!
Schedule & Registration — LIS Pedagogy Chat
www.lispedagogychat.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This Friday!
So excited for this chat! Kate presented on the idea of "methodological belief" at LOEX in May and it was a great session. Looking forward to the opportunity to discuss these ideas next week!
We teach students to doubt, but who teaches them how to believe? And what happens when they don’t know how to offer intelligent belief to external sources? We’ll discuss whether “methodological belief” might be a skill to catalyze info lit instruction. Friday, October 3, 2 pm ET. Led by Kate Wimer!
Schedule & Registration — LIS Pedagogy Chat
www.lispedagogychat.org
September 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
So excited for this chat! Kate presented on the idea of "methodological belief" at LOEX in May and it was a great session. Looking forward to the opportunity to discuss these ideas next week!
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This Friday!
How old are your students? In our next Chat, we’ll discuss andragogy, a theory of adult learning, and think about learning and motivation for LIS students. Friday, September 19, 2 pm ET. Led by Sarah Appedu, Laura Saunders, and Melissa Wong. Register at www.lispedagogychat.org/schedule-reg...
Schedule & Registration — LIS Pedagogy Chat
www.lispedagogychat.org
September 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This Friday!
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How old are your students? In our next Chat, we’ll discuss andragogy, a theory of adult learning, and think about learning and motivation for LIS students. Friday, September 19, 2 pm ET. Led by Sarah Appedu, Laura Saunders, and Melissa Wong. Register at www.lispedagogychat.org/schedule-reg...
Schedule & Registration — LIS Pedagogy Chat
www.lispedagogychat.org
September 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
How old are your students? In our next Chat, we’ll discuss andragogy, a theory of adult learning, and think about learning and motivation for LIS students. Friday, September 19, 2 pm ET. Led by Sarah Appedu, Laura Saunders, and Melissa Wong. Register at www.lispedagogychat.org/schedule-reg...
So excited to see this issue out in the world! The issue has a dual focus on instruction for AI literacy and critical approaches to AI, all from thoughtful, engaged authors with important things to say. All open access!
The concluding issue in the Library Trends series on AI, 73 (4), “Generative AI and Libraries: Applications and Ethics, Part II,” explores ethics, instruction, and classroom perspectives. Enjoy open access ▶️ bit.ly/4m9g13G
September 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So excited to see this issue out in the world! The issue has a dual focus on instruction for AI literacy and critical approaches to AI, all from thoughtful, engaged authors with important things to say. All open access!
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This Friday!
We’re kicking off fall with a chat about the benefits of team teaching! Recent grads Noah Hernandez and Aimee Perez (UCLA) will share their experience co-leading workshops and lead our discussion. Friday, September 5, 2 pm ET. Learn more and register at www.lispedagogychat.org/schedule-reg...
Schedule & Registration — LIS Pedagogy Chat
www.lispedagogychat.org
September 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This Friday!
We're back for a 6th year of pedagogy chats! Join us next Friday as we kick off fall!
We’re kicking off fall with a chat about the benefits of team teaching! Recent grads Noah Hernandez and Aimee Perez (UCLA) will share their experience co-leading workshops and lead our discussion. Friday, September 5, 2 pm ET. Learn more and register at www.lispedagogychat.org/schedule-reg...
Schedule & Registration — LIS Pedagogy Chat
www.lispedagogychat.org
August 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We're back for a 6th year of pedagogy chats! Join us next Friday as we kick off fall!
Loving Andrea Baer's recent publication on AI and "feeling rules" from In the Library with the Lead Pipe - www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2025/ai-feel...
Investigating the “Feeling Rules” of Generative AI and Imagining Alternative Futures – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
August 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Loving Andrea Baer's recent publication on AI and "feeling rules" from In the Library with the Lead Pipe - www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2025/ai-feel...
Last call for proposals for the upcoming issue on Rethinking Reader's Advisory, guest edited by @tuphlos.bsky.social and @raforall.bsky.social! Due August 1 - that's Friday!
Someone gave @raforall.bsky.social and I the keys to Library Trends! We are guest editing an issue on Readers' Advisory, and this is a CALL FOR PAPERS! We want to hear from you. Submissions are due August 1st and can be made here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
July 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Last call for proposals for the upcoming issue on Rethinking Reader's Advisory, guest edited by @tuphlos.bsky.social and @raforall.bsky.social! Due August 1 - that's Friday!
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I'm excited to share a CfP for a special issue, “Cultural Heritage in Crisis” that @asegerberg.bsky.social and I are guest editing for Library Trends. Proposals are due July 25, 2025. Share widely! Full details available at annakijas.com/news/cfp_202.... #culturalheritage #libraries #archives
July 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I'm excited to share a CfP for a special issue, “Cultural Heritage in Crisis” that @asegerberg.bsky.social and I are guest editing for Library Trends. Proposals are due July 25, 2025. Share widely! Full details available at annakijas.com/news/cfp_202.... #culturalheritage #libraries #archives
Great session on preserving intangible cultural heritage from Mustafa Kandil. cdmcd.co/gam7rx
ALA 2025 Annual Conference
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June 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Great session on preserving intangible cultural heritage from Mustafa Kandil. cdmcd.co/gam7rx
Fellow alums, I hope I see you at tonight's Alumni Reception! Sunday, 5-7 pm!
Heading to #ALAAC25 in Philly?
Meet #iSchoolUI faculty, students, and Interim Dean Emily Knox as they participate in panel discussions and award presentations.
👋 Be sure to stop by Booth #2442 in the Exhibit Hall to say hello!
Full schedule ▶️ bit.ly/44ctdOb
Meet #iSchoolUI faculty, students, and Interim Dean Emily Knox as they participate in panel discussions and award presentations.
👋 Be sure to stop by Booth #2442 in the Exhibit Hall to say hello!
Full schedule ▶️ bit.ly/44ctdOb
June 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Fellow alums, I hope I see you at tonight's Alumni Reception! Sunday, 5-7 pm!
Same.
Stopped in my tracks by this sign pointing out the IMLS absence from #ALAAC25
June 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Same.
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Also- Crossing Thresholds: The Rise of Transgressive Horror
Author(s) / Speaker(s): Eric LaRocca, Hailey Piper, Clay McLeod Chapman, Moderator: Becky Spratford
Details: cdmcd.co/QGWq6M
Author(s) / Speaker(s): Eric LaRocca, Hailey Piper, Clay McLeod Chapman, Moderator: Becky Spratford
Details: cdmcd.co/QGWq6M
ALA 2025 Annual Conference
cdmcd.co
June 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Also- Crossing Thresholds: The Rise of Transgressive Horror
Author(s) / Speaker(s): Eric LaRocca, Hailey Piper, Clay McLeod Chapman, Moderator: Becky Spratford
Details: cdmcd.co/QGWq6M
Author(s) / Speaker(s): Eric LaRocca, Hailey Piper, Clay McLeod Chapman, Moderator: Becky Spratford
Details: cdmcd.co/QGWq6M
Interested in writing for this issue? We’ll be at the iSchool at Illinois booth at ALA to chat with authors this morning!
Someone gave @raforall.bsky.social and I the keys to Library Trends! We are guest editing an issue on Readers' Advisory, and this is a CALL FOR PAPERS! We want to hear from you. Submissions are due August 1st and can be made here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Interested in writing for this issue? We’ll be at the iSchool at Illinois booth at ALA to chat with authors this morning!