Screenshot of a research plan using Microsoft Whiteboard for collaboration
Research Plan
Lauren provides one-on-one research consultations with students as part of our Personalized Assistance with Searching (PAWS) service. She prepares for each appointment ahead of time by filling out a PAWS research plan template for the student so that they have something to take away with them and refer back to after the session. Shortly after starting, she began using printed post-it notes on the paper template form. She has recently updated the research plan template and turned it into an online format where the student and librarian can contribute to the document together during a consultation, using Microsoft Whiteboard, a visual collaboration canvas in Microsoft 365 for hybrid work and learning.
The template is flexible and can be modified to fit each appointment better.
Architecture LibGuide, Sotheby's Institute of Art Library, L.Puzier
Research Guide Design
Lauren's background as an art historian led her to be an art subject specialist at Sotheby's Institute of Art. She created several library research guides covering a variety of topics in the arts. Her guides are designed using side navigation for a better user experience. She customized the libraries' LibApps CMS sites to align with the Institute's style guide creating clean and easy-to-navigate pages. She also utilized assessment tools to interpret effectiveness of guides for updating and maitenence.
Students and emerging professionals attend the Alternative Careers In The Visual Arts Workshop at CAA 2017
Workshops
Lauren has taught several thesis-prep workshops for graduate students focusing on copyright and fair use, open access digital scholarship. Other workshops taught cover topics such as database searching, citation management and productivity tools. She has also taught library orientation classes to incoming students.
She provides in depth research appointments to graduate students in the fields of fine arts, art business and art history.
As a member of the CAA Student and Emerging Professionals Committee, she has organized and spoken at Professional Development Workshops such as Interview Strategies and Elevator Speech, Financing Your Graduate Degree/Paying It Back, Copyright & Intellectual Property Rights, and Alternative Careers in the Visual Arts.
Online course designed for incoming students in Canvas LMS
Instructional Design
Lauren designed and taught an online course that introduces students to the library and its resources as part of the incoming student orientation program at Sotheby's Institute of Art. Development of this course required usability testing, regular interpretation of analytics after launch and student surveys after completion.