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    1. Power and Convenience; 2. Unifying the Student Experience
    (2022-10-20) Sexton, Manda; Peters, Amanda; Bruce, Allyssa; Davis, Erin; Ervin, Erica
    PRESENTATION 1 ABSTRACT: Power and Convenience: Methodological and Ethical Considerations for Student Workers and Assessments - Manda Sexton, Kennesaw State University. The use of student workers as the initial (or beta) testers seems to be a growing trend in academic library assessment. While this convenient sample might allow for “impromptu” testing for the assessments, the use of student workers as these testers not only puts the students in a place of negative power-differential, it also does not allow for accurate initial testing of these various assessments. These ethical and methodological considerations are often ignored. Librarianship is already on the fringes of the academy and if we continue to do things, like use convenience sampling to justify our existence, we continue to perpetuate our positions on the edge of what is considered a “legitimate” academic profession. This presentation details an upcoming paper in the Journal of Academic Libraries which calls for librarians to take those extra steps to promote strong ethical and methodological results and suggestions on how this might be accomplished.