Biography:
Lauri Rebar is an Instruction and Engagement Services Librarian at Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus. As an Associate University Librarian, Lauri is coordinator of the Libraries' LibGuides and also contributes to video tutorials and other projects for the Libraries. She has almost completed the required courses towards a Master's degree in Instructional Technology. Lauri has been a co-editor of peer-reviewed journal, The Reference Librarian, since 2017.
Education:
MEd (currently attending) Instructional Technology, Florida Atlantic University
MS (2008) Library and Information Science, University of South Florida
BA (1976) Music, Florida Atlantic University
Presentations:
2018 FLA Conference (Poster Session: Images)
2018 FLA Conference (Poster Session: Infographics)
2018 FETC Conference (Real or Fake? Teachers and librarians share information literacy startegies)
2018 Florida Distance Learning Association (FDLA) (Infographics - presented remotely)
2017 FACRL Conference (Teaching college students how to identify fake news)
2017 FLA Conference (Poster Session: Creative Applications of LibGuides)
2016 FAU Teaching with Technology Showcase (Padlet)
2015 FLA Conference (Poster Session: Library Advocacy)
2014 SEFLIN Virtual Conference (Introduction to Conference LibGuide)
2014 FLA Conference (CyberZone: Screencast-O-Matic)
2014 FAU Teaching with Technology Showcase, (Screencast-O-Matic)
2013 SEFLIN Virtual Conference (Introduction to Conference LibGuide)
2013 SEFLIN Conference (Camtasia)
2012 SEFLIN Virtual Conference (Intro to Conference LibGuide, and co-MC'd)
2011 FAU Teaching with Technology (Mind Mapping)
2011 FLA Conference (SOS: Free and Great Resources)
2010 FAU Teaching with Technology (Embedding the Library into your Courses: LibGuides)
Publications:
Musgrove, A. T., Powers, J. R., Rebar, L. C., & Musgrove, G. J. (2018). Real or fake? Resources for teaching college students how to identify fake news. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 25(3), 243-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/10691316.2018.1480444
Powers, J., Musgrove, A., & Rebar, L. (2017). Creative Applications of LibGuides to Teach Undergraduate Students Information Literacy Skills. In P. Resta & S. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference 2017 (pp. 1407-1413). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Ergood, A., Padron, K., & Rebar, L. (2012). Making Library Screencast Tutorials: Factors and Processes. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 17(2), 95-107. doi:10.1080/10875301.2012.725705
Rebar, L., & Frankel, K. (2012). Guide to Reference: A Review. The Reference Librarian, 53(2), 235-249. doi:10.1080/02763877.2011.611046
Research Interests:
screencasting, instructional design and technology, eLearning, information literacy
