Name: Research Support Onboarding Program: A first‑year exploration of student research assistant training
Start: 2026-11-13T16:30:00-1000
End: 2026-11-13T16:55:00-1000

Research Support Onboarding Program: A first‑year exploration of student research assistant training

Friday November 13, 2026 4:30pm - 4:55pm HST

Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo

Our library is exploring a pilot Research Support Onboarding Program to introduce undergraduate student research assistants to foundational practices that may help them support faculty research. During this first year, we hope to experiment with training in literature searching, basic data organization, citation skills, and early exposure to responsible AI use in research workflows. The pilot’s purpose is to learn what approaches resonate with students and faculty, identify gaps, and understand where deeper training might be valuable. The library will coordinate the trial and gather feedback to consider how a more developed program could evolve in future phases.

Speakers

Becky DeMartini

Outreach and User Experience Librarian, BYUH

Becky received her MLIS from University of Hawaii in 2005 and for the last 17 years has been working at Brigham Young University-Hawaii in the Joseph F. Smith Library mainly focusing on learning and teaching and outreach. Over the years she has been involved with HLC, HLA, ALA, ACRL... Read More →

Zoia Falevai

Instruction and Reference Librarian, Brigham Young University—Hawaii

Zoia Falevai is an information literacy, instruction and reference librarian at the Brigham Young University – Hawaii, Smith Library. She obtained her Bachelors in Pacific Island Studies from the Brigham Young University – Hawaii and received her MLISc from the University of Hawai'i... Read More →

Friday November 13, 2026 4:30pm - 4:55pm HST
Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo 93 Banyan Dr, Hilo, HI 96720

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2026 HLA Conference

Becky DeMartini

Zoia Falevai

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2026 HLA Conference

Becky DeMartini

Zoia Falevai

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