ALAO Conference Presentation At the Academic Library Association of Ohio 2025 Annual Conference, librarians Kirsten Setzkorn, Nathanael Davis, and Jess Elder presented “The Researcher's Journey: A Transformative Approach to Dispositional Information Literacy.” The Researcher’s Journey is an information literacy curriculum developed by the library’s Research Team to reframe teaching first-year students how to conduct research. Drawing from the literary concept of the Hero’s Journey and grounded in a set of eight dispositions that look at information literacy from a biblical worldview, the librarians sought to create a cohesive curriculum that centered on the student being proactive in the research process and deliberate about grounding research in a biblical approach. During their 50-minute session, Kirsten, Nathanael, and Jess presented the process of developing and implementing the Researcher’s Journey to an audience of library professionals from across Ohio. Treasure-Hunting at the Library For Cedarville University faculty and students, each semester comes an event that feels like Christmas morning combined with a trip to a favorite thrift store: the library book sale! The Fall 2025 library book sale was one of our largest sales ever, featuring a treasure trove of over 5000 books with topics from theology to sheet music. Consisting of both community donations and materials withdrawn from the library’s collection due to poor physical condition or dated content, the Centennial Library’s biannual book sale raises funds to support the Centennial Library Scholarship in Library Science. This scholarship fund was established in 1997 to support Cedarville University graduates pursuing a graduate degree in library science. With over 4,500 books and materials being sold at the October 2025 sale, many patrons found treasures to cherish! Mark your calendars for our Spring book sale: April 7-10, 2026! Wait...You Can Borrow That from the Library? When most students think of the library’s Reserve collection, they picture a few textbooks waiting behind the Service Desk. But at the Centennial Library, the Service Desk offers so much more than that. Forgot your charger or need an HDMI cord for a presentation? We’ve got you covered. You can also check out adapters, power boxes, and markers of every size for your next study session or group project. Science majors will also find plenty of hands-on study tools, such as bone boxes, molecular kits, and the Organic Chemistry Solutions Manual. And if you’re preparing for exams beyond the classroom, we have GRE flashcards and CLEP study guides ready to borrow. That’s not all. Our Reserve collection also includes calculators, webcams, and even DVD and CD players to make your academic (and creative) life a little easier. The goal is simple: to support your studies and help you succeed, whether that means saving you a trip back to the dorm for a forgotten cord or providing the resources you need to ace your next exam. So next time you’re in the library, stop by the Circulation Desk and ask what’s on Reserve. You might be surprised by everything you can borrow!
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