Kelsey O'Brien
Information Literacy Librarian
University at Albany, SUNY
Kelsey O'Brien is an Information Literacy Librarian at the University at Albany, SUNY. She serves as the liaison for the Writing and Critical Inquiry program, a required course for first year students, and enjoys helping students transition from high school to college research. She recently co-edited a book with Trudi Jacobson titled Teaching with Digital Badges: Best Practices for Libraries, and has presented on the topic at numerous conferences, nationally and internationally. She has also co-developed and taught three MOOCs on metaliteracy. Prior to her role as an academic librarian, Kelsey worked as a high school Library Media Specialist and a Youth Services Librarian. Her current interests include gamification and metacognition.
Trudi Jacobson, MLS, MA
Head of the Information Literacy Department
University at Albany, SUNY
Trudi Jacobson, MLS, MA, is the Head of the Information Literacy Department at the University at Albany, and holds the rank of Distinguished Librarian. She has been deeply involved with information literacy throughout her career, and co-chaired the Association of College & Research Libraries Task Force that created the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. She thrives on finding new and engaging ways to teach students, both within courses and through less formal means. With Tom Mackey, she originated the metaliteracy framework to emphasize the metacognitive learner as producer and participant in dynamic information environments. She is the co-author or co-editor of 14 books, including three books about metaliteracy and one on digital badging, and numerous scholarly articles.