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U.S. Government Agency Podcasts, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Presents podcasts from U.S. Government agencies which can be discovered through the U.S. Government Publishing Office's Catalog of Government Publications. Agencies whose podcasts are presented include the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Peace Corps, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Government Accountability Office (GAO), National Park Service, Department of Justice, Federal Reserve System, and U.S. Naval War College.

Expanding Technology Access To Increase Retention, Jonathan R. Wilson, Jeri Paddock

ETSU Faculty Works

In Fall semester 2021, Sherrod Library at ETSU provided the Personal Librarian (PL) program to First Generation and Transfer students. The PL contacts over 1600 students weekly by email, providing a newsletter with University and Library services. The PL also connected on a personal level with a YouTube video bi-monthly. The program was designed to build a relationship with the students so that they are comfortable asking for help and feel more confident in their ability to receive assistance.

Author's Rights: What To Know Before Publishing Your Work, Brittany Fischer, Zeineb Yousif

Librarian Posters and Presentations

When you publish a journal article, you sign a copyright agreement. Do you know what you’re agreeing to when you sign it?

In the US copyright covers a bundle of intellectual property rights. In this workshop we will discuss what copyright is, what it allows you to do, and how to maintain your rights as an author.

By the end of this workshop you will be able to answer:

• What is a copyright transfer agreement?
• How can you find out a journal's rights policies?
• How can you negotiate contracts to make the most of your rights as a scholar, researcher, …

Social Work Librarians Promoting Social Justice Through Critical Information Literacy, Sarah C. Johnson, Stephen Maher Mlis

Publications and Research

The Association of College and Research Libraries’ Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education aligns with the Council on Social Work Education’s mission to foster information literate students. Academic librarians discuss how the Framework aligns with social work educational competencies and propose how partnerships with teaching faculty help prepare research-informed students and practitioners.

Engaging With Black Lives Matter And Supporting Our Communities, Yasmeen Shorish, Michael Mungin, Kristen S. Shuyler

Kristen S. Shuyler

In October 2016, the Diversity Council of Libraries and Educational Technologies produced book displays in Carrier and Rose Libraries that focused on "Understanding Black Lives Matter." The council wanted to provide information on this social movement within the context of national history and racial identity. A list of books that covered topic areas of criminal justice, Jim Crow, racism, and the Black experience - among others - was generated, along with two informational placards. One placard placed the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement within historical and social context, while the other placard offered a preemptive response to the question "Why …

Engaging With Black Lives Matter And Supporting Our Communities, Yasmeen Shorish, Michael Mungin, Kristen S. Shuyler

Libraries

In October 2016, the Diversity Council of Libraries and Educational Technologies produced book displays in Carrier and Rose Libraries that focused on "Understanding Black Lives Matter." The council wanted to provide information on this social movement within the context of national history and racial identity. A list of books that covered topic areas of criminal justice, Jim Crow, racism, and the Black experience - among others - was generated, along with two informational placards. One placard placed the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement within historical and social context, while the other placard offered a preemptive response to the question "Why …

Cuny Libraries And Open Source: Wins And Fails, Stephen Klein, Robin Davis, Junior R. Tidal, Leslie Ward, Mark Eaton, Stephen Zweibel

Publications and Research

This panel presentation will highlight free, open-source projects throughout the libraries. This includes digital display systems, web content management, collections management and more.

Queering The Library Of Congress, Carlos R. Fernandez

Works of the FIU Libraries

This poster will attempt to apply the techniques used in Queer Theory to explore library and information science’s use and misuse of library classification systems; and to examine how “queering” these philosophical categories can not only improve libraries, but also help change social constructs.

For millennia, philosophers, such as Plato and Aristotle, have used and expounded upon categories and systems of classification. Their purpose is to make research and the retrieval of information easier. Unfortunately, the rules used to categorize and catalog make information retrieval more challenging for some, due to social constructs such as heteronormality.

The importance of this …

Bite-Sized Assessment For The Library One Shot, Mary Broussard

The Workshop for Instruction in Library Use

No abstract provided.

Library Instruction Using Mobile Devices, Barbara Glackin, Amy E. Vecchione

Amy E. Vecchione

Albertsons Library has successfully leveraged the use mobile devices for helping students learn research skills. Librarians are now going to classrooms and teaching two instruction sessions — 1) finding information and 2) evaluating information. The library sessions provide hands-on, active learning opportunities for student teams, built around the use of iPads to explore library resources. In fall 2012, this included instruction to seventy-four classes in Boise State's "University Foundations 100" course, the first course in our general education program. Ten classes of junior level transfer students received an additional session — 3) advanced searching techniques. The instruction curriculum is purposefully …

The Amazing Story Of Negro League Baseball, Chad M. Kahl

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

Many have heard of the Negro Leagues and Jackie Robinson, but did you know about the East-West games at Comiskey Park? Know the Negro Leagues were one of the largest African-American businesses before the Civil Rights Movement? Know about the Chicago American Giants and the St. Louis Stars?

Librarians Building Relationships, Amy E. Vecchione, Terry Madden, Barbara Glackin, Richard A. Stoddart

Amy E. Vecchione

No abstract provided.