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In With The Old: Encouraging Archives Use With Innovative Faculty Outreach, Kimberly Veliz, Ronald Rozzell Nov 2022

In With The Old: Encouraging Archives Use With Innovative Faculty Outreach, Kimberly Veliz, Ronald Rozzell

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

In order to encourage archives usage, an instruction librarian and archivist at a small community college collaborated to design an interactive instruction session for faculty. The session was to use breakout boxes to demonstrate how to incorporate archival materials into classroom activities at an institution wide professional development workshop event. Plans for an in-person breakout box session were scrapped after the COVID-19 Omicron wave forced workshops online. After designing and carrying out an online archives introduction, the session was reconfigured back into an in-person session utilizing breakout boxes. Despite lower-than-expected attendance, the innovative outreach made faculty and staff aware of …


Increasing Accessibility To Academic Library Services With Alt Text, Color Contrast, Captioning, And Transcripts In Youtube Tutorials, Barbara M. Pope, Gloria F. Creed-Dikeogu Nov 2022

Increasing Accessibility To Academic Library Services With Alt Text, Color Contrast, Captioning, And Transcripts In Youtube Tutorials, Barbara M. Pope, Gloria F. Creed-Dikeogu

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Accessibility of library resources and services in academic libraries is fundamental to serving the discovery and scholarship needs of students and faculty, regardless of disability status. Equitable access in higher education affects student grades and retention, and within the library, involves making library buildings, video tutorials, library instruction, the website, Libguides, and resources accessible to students. Accessibility is vital for disabled students to obtain a college degree. It complies with federal law while improving access to education for all students, such as English as a second language students, undiagnosed disabled students, and students with different learning styles. This article focuses …


Contents And Editorial Information For Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 13, Fall 2022, K-State Libraries Sep 2022

Contents And Editorial Information For Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 13, Fall 2022, K-State Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

Contents and Editorial Information for Kansas State University Libraries, issue 13, Fall 2022


Trailblazing Legend: Veryl Switzer, Cliff Hight Sep 2022

Trailblazing Legend: Veryl Switzer, Cliff Hight

Kansas State University Libraries

On June 4, 2022, K-State lost an important member of the campus and community. Widely known as one of its greatest athletes, Veryl Allen Switzer Sr. played a historical role in building the university’s multicultural programs. Additionally, he was a key leader in promoting the significance of his hometown of Nicodemus, Kansas.


Inside Un Libro De Cocina: A Mystery Solved Through Collaboration, Roger Adams Sep 2022

Inside Un Libro De Cocina: A Mystery Solved Through Collaboration, Roger Adams

Kansas State University Libraries

In the spring of 2021, Laura Kanost, professor of modern languages, expressed interest in incorporating one of the collection’s Spanish language manuscript cookbooks into a class project.


Dean Joe's Book Club, K-State Libraries Sep 2022

Dean Joe's Book Club, K-State Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

Back matter of the Fall 2022 issue.


One For The Books: A Decade Of Perserverance And Innovation, K-State Libraries Sep 2022

One For The Books: A Decade Of Perserverance And Innovation, K-State Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

Despite experiencing some of the most difficult years in their history, the Libraries have made extraordinary progress towards several strategic goals.


Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 13 (Fall 2022) - Full Issue, K-State Libraries Sep 2022

Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 13 (Fall 2022) - Full Issue, K-State Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

This is the full issue of Kansas State University Libraries, issue 13 (fall 2022.)


Look Up: A New Mural Find A Home At Hale Library; Above And Beyond, K-State Libraries Sep 2022

Look Up: A New Mural Find A Home At Hale Library; Above And Beyond, K-State Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

A new mural titled “2 Americas” now adorns the ceiling of the Dow Center for Multicultural and Community Studies in Hale Library. K-State Libraries honored several employees at its annual recognition ceremony in 2022.