Internet librarians possess many super powers, one of which is our phenomenal ability to research any topic and provide accurate, relevant and timely answers. This super power requires constant nurturing. Keep your search super powers up to speed by learning about new and changed search features, innovative websites and ground-breaking search technologies.

Libraries continue to search for the best ways to change people's perceptions of what a modern library is, and why libraries are more important than ever before. It sounds so easy - yet it is so hard. One way of marketing the library is through powerful stories to both politicians and the public. Stories that are relevant to our communities and connect with our feelings. Get inspired, learn about successful advocacy projects and get insights into the work of the Library Advocacy Lab.

Librarians have been closely associated with the research cycle providing services including search, reference management, content discovery, knowledge of social media, altmetrics and research data management. Researchers now need to understand a multitude of topics including digital copyright, impact, research data sharing, open access, infographics, and mobile apps. Is it time for the creation of a new role - the research technologist or digital academic specialist?

In this session we discuss a topic that has relevance to all information professionals. Chaired by Terence Huwe, our invited international expert panel considers the fake news phenomenon and explores implications for the internet librarian. Each panellist will consider the extent to which ‘the fake’ has impacted on their organisation and sector and discuss how they have responded to the challenges. The session then proposes how the internet librarian can best respond to the varied challenges of ‘the post-factual landscape’.

Hear how librarians are taking advantage of the surge of interest in podcasting and digital radio to market their library services. Since its launch in 2015 thousands of people have tuned into Librarians Aloud on SoundCloud. Hear how you can develop a low budget, high impact podcast. Librarians at University College Cork produce a weekly hour-long broadcast that combines music with news about library resources. An annual 24-hour popup radio show markets the library at the university of Sheffield.

How is the scholarly communications landscape changing? In some institutions, the office of scholarly communication is acting as a one-stop-shop to help researchers and others maximise the impact of their research outputs. In an overall effort to serve as an important option to the mounting costs of textbooks specifically and higher education in general, librarians can offer up their knowledge, skill and training as partners in the development and evaluation of Open Educational Resources (OER). Librarians are in a unique position to offer support for faculty seeking to incorporate OER into their courses.

The University of Toronto Library has started work on an experimental ‘Serendipitous Browser’ that combines linked data principles with the web-browsing strategies of students. At Leeds Beckett University, the introduction of a small ‘Request a Copy’ button to the institutional repository generated requests from across the globe and helped the library approach discoverability in a new way.

Two stories about improving the image of the organisational library. At IFAD, the library had been relegated to the basement and was about to die. Now it is recognised as an integral part of the organisation’s information architecture and KM strategy. Hear how the library’s fortunes were turned around. At Roche, by helping to deliver a successful intranet, the library demonstrated organisational relevance.

How are universities working to better support the digital scholar? At the University of Illinois, an IDEA Lab will serve as a node in a multi-facility design learning network. At the University of Leeds, a library led social media initiative set out to engage with the research community to promote both OA research papers and datasets.

Too often library users will ignore detailed instructional materials and higher-end online resources, choosing instead to simply Google it. This session provides practical responses to students who claim ‘everything is available on the internet’. How can libraries help students develop into independent learners and digitally literate citizens?

Two case studies about increasing user engagement. One library created video photo essays to tell behind the scenes stories that were suggested by the users themselves. The other developed an augmented reality tour to introduce users to its collections, buildings and services.

How are scholars using software and networks to support them through the research lifecycle? This session features an overview and update on recent developments in reference management software and an overview of research into the scale and nature of researchers use of collaboration networks.