Bryan Sajecki

Publications

• Sajecki, B.J., & Gordon, H.R. (Forthcoming in 2026). Collaborative research: Building trust and community in the classroom.  In L. Moran & H. McClure, Emergent Strategy in Library Instruction: Stories, Reflections, and Imaginings.
• Sajecki, B.J. (Forthcoming in 2026). The struggle is real: Supporting transfer students under the guide of an information literacy course. In E. Rodriguez (Ed.), Teaching the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library.
• Thomas, N., Sajecki, B.J., & Nichols, K.T. (Forthcoming in 2025). Pedagogy in practice: Bolstering an instruction program with critical information literacy. In J.N. Hornick & L. Kehoe (Eds.), Critical Information Literacy Applications for All Libraries.
• Nichols, K.T., Sajecki, B.J., & Tysick, C.A. (2022). Meeting students where they are: Collaborating with non-traditional departments on campus. In M. Piorun & R. Fisher-Raboin (Eds.), Cases on Establishing Effective Collaborations in Academic Libraries. IGI Global.
• Maloney, M., Sajecki, B.J., Thomas, N., & Tysick, C. (2019) Teaching the creation of new knowledge: Applying the constructivist and social constructivist theories of learning. In The Grounded Instruction Librarian: Participating in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Ongoing Film Reviewer for Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO)

Research

• Critical Information Literacy (CIL)
  • The effect of positionality on the search habits of college students
  • The reimagining of contextual expertise in research
• Social Constructivism in Information Literacy Lesson Planning
• Active Learning Strategies in Library Instruction
  • humor
  • storytelling
  • gamification
  • props
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL) 
• Compassionate Librarianship

Research Guides

Here is a list of all the Research Guides I edit.

Professional Memberships

• American Library Association (ALA)
• Association of College Research Libraries (ACRL)
• New York State Library Association (NYLA)
• Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC)

Presentations

Past Presentations

• The Playful Path to Information Literacy: Empowering ELL Students through Interactive Instruction
  5/31/2024
  California Conference on Library Instruction, 2024: Play and Plafulness in Library Instruction
  San Francisco, CA
• From Seed to Scholar: Using Assessment to Harvest Knowlesge in a 10-Week Information Literacy Course - Video
  Spring 2024
  Spring Forward 2024: The Garden of Your Mind
  Virtual
• Rethinking Information Literacy Instruction for First-Year ELLs with Creative & Low-Stakes Active Learning Strategies - Poster Session
  5/18/2023
  Eastern New York Association of College Research Libraries Chapter (ENYACRL)
  Oswego, NY
• Improving Student Engagement with Critical Information Literacy - Poster Session
  3/16/2023
  Association of College Research Libraries (ACRL) Bi-Annual Conference
  Pittsburgh, PA
• Student Support and Engagement Through Non-Traditional Outreach
  8/5/2022
  South Carolina Conference on Information Literacy (SSCIL)
  Virtual
• Helping Undergraduate English Language Learners Through Information Literacy Obstacles
  07/13/2022
  The PILLARS Symposium
  Virtual
• Implementing Critical Information Literacy (CIL) For the First Time: The Good, the bad, and the Reiteration
  6/26/2022
  American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference
  Washington, D.C.
• Success Through Survival: The Evolution of IL Librarians in Response to the Unique Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic
  10/1/2021
  Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC) - Intersect 2021
  Buffalo, New York
• Empty Campus: Providing Stress Relief From a Distance­ – Poster Session
  10/16/2020
  Florida Association of College Research Libraries (FACRL) 2020
  Virtual
• Prioritizing Accessible Content for Information Literacy Instruction
  6/18/2020
  SUNYLA 2020:The Heart of the Campus - Accessible, Inclusive, & Inspiring Libraries
  Virtual
• Dejargoning Jargon: Deconstructing Library Concepts for All
  10/4/2019
  Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC) - Intersect 2019: The Global Library
  Buffalo, New York
• Social Constructivism and Universal Design Strategies for Information Literacy Instruction
  8/19/2019
  Teaching & Learning Conference – Limitless Learning: Empowering Students through Inclusive Course Design
  Fredonia, New York
• Bridging the Gap: Research Expectations at a Tier 1 Institute – Poster Session
  5/22/2019
  High School to College Supporting Student Success Conference
  Brockport, New York
• Assessing Assessments
  10/5/2018
  Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC) - Intersect 2018
  Buffalo, New York
• iLab: A Sustainable Instruction Journey
  8/2/2018
  New Librarian Summit
  San Jose, California
• Media Literacy in the Era of “Fake News”
  4/25/2018
  Sponsored by the Niagara Frontier Reading Council
  Buffalo, New York