Professional Development During a Pandemic: Transforming a Conference for Library Paraprofessionals
Author
Grace, Andrew; Dunning, John; Dwyer, Kelsey; Lanham, Walter; Barricella, Joe
Abstract
The annual, one-day Paraprofessional Conference is hosted, planned, and coordinated by East Carolina University’s Joyner Library. Since 2004, the conference has provided professional development opportunities geared to library staff from academic, school, and public libraries across North Carolina. Its unique focus on paraprofessionals has made the conference a consistent success over its 15 years in existence. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic complicated planning and logistics for the conference originally scheduled for early May. This article describes the efforts made by the Paraprofessional Conference Planning Committee to reimagine a face-to-face conference as a completely virtual synchronous experience. We will share our processes, practical lessons learned, successes, and shortcomings to support others who are interested in creating meaningful and engaging virtual conferences, whether by choice or necessity.
Date
2021-09-03
Citation:
APA:
Grace, Andrew, & Dunning, John, & Dwyer, Kelsey, & Lanham, Walter, & Barricella, Joe. (September 2021).
Professional Development During a Pandemic: Transforming a Conference for Library Paraprofessionals.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10342/13197
MLA:
Grace, Andrew, and Dunning, John, and Dwyer, Kelsey, and Lanham, Walter, and Barricella, Joe.
"Professional Development During a Pandemic: Transforming a Conference for Library Paraprofessionals". .
. (),
September 2021.
May 14, 2024.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/13197.
Chicago:
Grace, Andrew and Dunning, John and Dwyer, Kelsey and Lanham, Walter and Barricella, Joe,
"Professional Development During a Pandemic: Transforming a Conference for Library Paraprofessionals," , no.
(September 2021),
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/13197 (accessed
May 14, 2024).
AMA:
Grace, Andrew, Dunning, John, Dwyer, Kelsey, Lanham, Walter, Barricella, Joe.
Professional Development During a Pandemic: Transforming a Conference for Library Paraprofessionals. .
September 2021;
():
.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/13197. Accessed
May 14, 2024.
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