Christine Furno
Engagement and Outreach Librarian
American University of Sharjah
I am graduate of the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
My library career started at the American University of Sharjah where I have held the position of Information Literacy Librarian and Reference Librarian. Currently, I am the Engagement and Outreach librarian committed to connecting the library to the AUS community and beyond.
For the last few years, I have enjoyed working as a member of the AMICAL Information Literacy Committee.
Interests: Library marketing initiatives, Information Literacy and Assessment, Reference, Outreach Support, Staff Development, Library Marketing, Universal Design for Learning
Contact
Committees
Sessions
- The future of academic libraries: Services, technologies, practices
- Creating learning experiences: Reimagining IL instruction for Fall 2021
- Destination help desk: What students want – Exploring students’ preferences for research support
- Worlds colliding: A library help desk consolidation project
- Shared visions: The makings of a successful faculty liaison program in the digital age
- Clarifying the value of writing center partnerships with libraries and learning centers: Models and lessons learned
- What’s next on the IL Horizon? iTHINK iCAN WeLEARN
- Unique benefits & challenges of information literacy at AMICAL’s institutions
- The X-CLASS factor: Using classroom management technology to enhance the library class experience
Event attendance
- AMICAL 2023 · May 24–26, 2023
- AMICAL 2021 · Jun 21–24, 2021
- AMICAL 2020 · Jan 15–18, 2020
- AMICAL 2018 · May 4–7, 2018
- AMICAL 2017 · May 17–20, 2017
- AMICAL 2016 · May 12–14, 2016
- AMICAL 2014 · May 14–17, 2014
- AMICAL 2013 · Jun 12–15, 2013
- AMICAL 2012 · Apr 4–7, 2012
Blog posts
- Project Incubator follow-up: IFLA-AMICAL Book Project · 26 June 2023