Kentucky Convergence Conference

Creating Digital Badges to Enrich Your Library

This presentation will discuss digital badges and the ways they can be used to enhance different aspects within libraries. While Digital Badges have garnered interest in many fields, there has been a belief that badges are solely for use within a classroom setting; this is not the case. Beyond the already proven use of badges in professional fields such as retail, badges can be used in a multitude of ways to enhance workflows, learning, and professional development within any library. This presentation will also illustrate what a badge is through the examination of badge examples. The examples will include images of how the badge looks visually, both from a user’s perspective and from a creator’s perspective. This presentation will include some examples of how badges can be incorporated into situations within the library such as training and cross training, collaboration with outside departments, promotion of learning within the library, use within Information Literacy or Library Instruction classes, and/or professional development. The presentation will also walk through the creation of a badge, of the audiences choosing, through the use of the badging system: badgelist.com.