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Inclusive Lgbtqia+ Education: Why It’S Important And How To Be An Advocate For Change, Amanda Melilli Nov 2019

Inclusive Lgbtqia+ Education: Why It’S Important And How To Be An Advocate For Change, Amanda Melilli

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.


“That’S Not Real Reading”: Making The Case For Graphic Novel Inclusion In Every Classroom, Amanda Melilli, Kate Covintree, Alicia Abdul Nov 2019

“That’S Not Real Reading”: Making The Case For Graphic Novel Inclusion In Every Classroom, Amanda Melilli, Kate Covintree, Alicia Abdul

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.


In-House Vs. Outsourced Digitization: Similarities, Key Differences And Pitfalls To Avoid, Marina Georgieva Oct 2019

In-House Vs. Outsourced Digitization: Similarities, Key Differences And Pitfalls To Avoid, Marina Georgieva

Library Faculty Presentations

With the rise of digitizing archival collections across academic and public libraries, more librarians are getting involved in project management, but not all of them have expertise or relevant background in digitization or managing projects. In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll gain tips and strategies for managing digitization projects.


This 60-min webinar is designed to help professionals relatively new to digitization and project management as it outlines some similarities and key differences between managing in-house digitization projects vs outsourcing large-scale digitization projects. Digital project management and digitization expert Marina Georgieva compares and contrasts some important project components such as technology selection, …


You Have To Work For It: Transitioning From Passive To Active Diversity Recruitment, Amy E. Tureen Aug 2019

You Have To Work For It: Transitioning From Passive To Active Diversity Recruitment, Amy E. Tureen

Library Faculty Presentations

Perhaps the most interesting thing about UNLV Libraries' transition from passive to active diversity recruitment is that the transition has been the organic & iterative. Individual choices made by specific hiring managers & search committees were repeated and improved upon by subsequent committees & hiring managers, slowly filtering up the organization until such choices were codified by HR and administration. In our experience, anyone can participate in promoting active diversity recruitment. Such initiatives do not need to come exclusively from the top down.


Honoring The Unique Strengths Of First-Gen Students Through Community-Based Participatory Research, Rebekah D'Amato, Priscilla Gutierrez, Bibi Lopez, Eduardo Martinez, David Ramos Candelas, Chelsea Heinbach, Rosan Mitola Aug 2019

Honoring The Unique Strengths Of First-Gen Students Through Community-Based Participatory Research, Rebekah D'Amato, Priscilla Gutierrez, Bibi Lopez, Eduardo Martinez, David Ramos Candelas, Chelsea Heinbach, Rosan Mitola

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.


Virtual Cohorts As A Team Building And Problem-Solving Tool, Amy E. Tureen, Erick Lemon, Joyce Martin, Starr Hoffman, Mindy Thuna, Willie Miller Jun 2019

Virtual Cohorts As A Team Building And Problem-Solving Tool, Amy E. Tureen, Erick Lemon, Joyce Martin, Starr Hoffman, Mindy Thuna, Willie Miller

Library Faculty Presentations

Foster nascent relationships forged at LIAL 2018. Expand participants' understanding of the "four frames" of academic leadership. Increase comfort writing and assessing case studies. Explore different approaches to common leadership scenarios. Use technology to develop cohort culture.


For First-Gens By First-Gens: A Student Led, Strengths-Based Study To Guide Teaching And Outreach Practices In Academic Libraries, Chelsea Heinbach, Bibiana Lopez, Eduardo Martinez-Flores, David Ramos, Rebekah D'Amato, Priscilla Gutierez, Rosan Mitola Jun 2019

For First-Gens By First-Gens: A Student Led, Strengths-Based Study To Guide Teaching And Outreach Practices In Academic Libraries, Chelsea Heinbach, Bibiana Lopez, Eduardo Martinez-Flores, David Ramos, Rebekah D'Amato, Priscilla Gutierez, Rosan Mitola

Library Faculty Presentations

We are first-gen students, from an array of backgrounds, working in the Mason Undergraduate Peer Research Coach Program. This program creates an environment for college students to achieve academic success, personal growth, and excel in their chosen field of study. We co-teach alongside librarians and lead library outreach initiatives as student ambassadors.


Incubating Innovation: How Hospitality Librarians Support Entrepreneurship, Lateka J. Grays, Robert Rippee Jun 2019

Incubating Innovation: How Hospitality Librarians Support Entrepreneurship, Lateka J. Grays, Robert Rippee

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.


Standards: How Unlv Libraries Provides Access, Susan B. Wainscott, Richard Zwiercan Jun 2019

Standards: How Unlv Libraries Provides Access, Susan B. Wainscott, Richard Zwiercan

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.


Data Remediation At Scale: How To Clean Up Your Metadata Quickly And Effectively Using Excel, Marina Georgieva May 2019

Data Remediation At Scale: How To Clean Up Your Metadata Quickly And Effectively Using Excel, Marina Georgieva

Library Faculty Presentations

Metadata remediation is inevitable – at some point or another all institutions need to clean-up legacy metadata of their digital collections so it conforms to new standards and to updated metadata application profile, or simply to prepare it for migration. Optimized metadata is vital for improved search experience and easy discovery of digital objects. This session will demonstrate how Excel can be a very handy tool for manipulating and cleaning up exported non-MARC metadata from ContentDM. The presenter will manipulate a metadata spreadsheet from a real digital collection demonstrating the following:

  • Data remediation using some advanced Excel functions that allow …


Metadata: An Overview For Digital Collections, Marina Georgieva May 2019

Metadata: An Overview For Digital Collections, Marina Georgieva

Library Faculty Presentations

Overview of the metadata role in resource description, resource discovery and website faceting. The presentation discusses metadata consistency, granularity and types (descriptive, administrative and structural) with emphasis on technical and preservation metadata. The presentation introduces Dublin Core element set as well as other popular metadata schemas and their applications. The presentation also outlines the benefits of metadata reuse and the significant role of the Metadata application profile in structuring, normalizing, disambiguating and making metadata consistent and interoperable. Additionally, it points out the significance of using controlled vocabularies and their role in disambiguating words, synonym control and consistency across collections. Introduces …


Engaging Student Veterans As Researchers: Libraries Initiating Campus Collaborations, Mark N. Lenker Iii, Melissa Bowles-Terry May 2019

Engaging Student Veterans As Researchers: Libraries Initiating Campus Collaborations, Mark N. Lenker Iii, Melissa Bowles-Terry

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.


Discover A New World Of Reading: Making The Case For Graphic Novels As "Real" Books In Secondary Education, Amanda Melilli May 2019

Discover A New World Of Reading: Making The Case For Graphic Novels As "Real" Books In Secondary Education, Amanda Melilli

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.


Career Readiness & Development: What To Expect When You’Re Expecting To Graduate With A Mlis Series, Lateka J. Grays Apr 2019

Career Readiness & Development: What To Expect When You’Re Expecting To Graduate With A Mlis Series, Lateka J. Grays

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.


From Temporary To Transformative: Leveraging Externally-Funded Special Collections Projects As Organizational Learning And Development Opportunities, Cory K. Lampert, Marina Georgieva Apr 2019

From Temporary To Transformative: Leveraging Externally-Funded Special Collections Projects As Organizational Learning And Development Opportunities, Cory K. Lampert, Marina Georgieva

Library Faculty Presentations

This poster proposes an academic library approach to addressing temporary project staffing in Special Collections and Archives with a focus on organizational transformation, professional development, and mentoring. The strategy includes both managerial perspective and insights from a visiting faculty librarian on key aspects of hiring, supporting, and leveraging temporary professional staff for impactful organizational development. While the focus of temporary projects is often completing deliverables on time, this poster presents three areas of layered learning outcomes that leverage project work as a catalyst for organizational development, managerial development, and new professional mentoring.


Creating Websites And Leading Librarians To A New Level Of Project Engagement, Marina Georgieva Mar 2019

Creating Websites And Leading Librarians To A New Level Of Project Engagement, Marina Georgieva

Library Faculty Presentations

The 90-min workshop covers the main website components and some fundamental tools for static web design. The session has a practical component with hands-on activities - during that part the participants can actively build a custom WordPress website.

The session is divided as follows:

Part I (45 min) features 20 min presentation of basic web design concepts, tools and technologies and 25 min demo of the back-end of 2 static WordPress websites (free and paid versions)
Part II (45 min) features hands-on guided activities to design a new WordPress website from scratch

Attendees will learn web design fundamentals and some …


Metadata Remediation: Updates, Procedures, Workflows, Marina Georgieva Mar 2019

Metadata Remediation: Updates, Procedures, Workflows, Marina Georgieva

Library Faculty Presentations

The presentation is a brief update on ongoing metadata remediation projects, procedures and workflows. It discusses some patterns emerging from data clean-up and possible ways for streamlining the process by developing more efficient workflows.


Graphic Novels At Unlv An Exploration Of Their Relevancy And Your Freedom To Read, Katherine Keller, Amanda Melilli, Jean Munson, Jarret Keene Jan 2019

Graphic Novels At Unlv An Exploration Of Their Relevancy And Your Freedom To Read, Katherine Keller, Amanda Melilli, Jean Munson, Jarret Keene

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.