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Lightning Talk: Auotethnography As A Research Method For Librarians, Rick Stoddart

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PDF version of a presentation given at the Critlib Unconference 2015 at Portland State University in March 2015. Briefly probes the intersection of autoethnography and critical library studies.

Lightning Talk: The Salaita Case At The University Of Illinois And Lis Practice, Sveta Stoytcheva

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Presentation given at the Critlib Unconference 2015 held at Portland State University in March 2015. Discusses the case of Prof. Salaita, who had an offer of tenure at the University of Illinois rescinded after making controversial statements about the conflict in Gaza. Probes the implications of this case for academic and intellectual freedom, and mobilization of critical information literacy skills..

Session: Critical Theory: Some Basics, Lydia Willoughby

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Slides from a presentation given at the Critlib Unconference 2015 held at Portland State University in March 2015. Provides an introduction to critical theory, and offers a survey its major theorists and associated paradigms, ranging from structuralism and post-structuralism, to intersectionality and critical race theory.

Session: Open Access, Labor, And Knowledge Production, Emily Drabinski, Korey Jackson

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Notes from Session 1 at the Critlib Unconference 2015 held at Portland State University in March 2015, entitled "Open Access, Labor, and Knowledge Production." The session was moderated by Korey Jackson and the note taker was Emily Drabinski. Discusses a wide range of issues related to the economics of knowledge production, scholarly communications and information literacy, viewed through a critical lens.

Session: Extra-Library Critlib Interventions, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session

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Notes from Session 1 of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015, titled Extra-library Critlib Interventions. Discusses challenges and barriers to critical library work, and how these may be met

Session: Critical Tech, Emily Ford

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This document contains the notes taken during the Critical Tech session facilitated by Emily Ford. The session took place from 10:45-11:45 in Hoffman Hall on the Portland State University campus, as part of the Critlib Unconference 2015.

Discussion focused on MOOC's, technology in the library, and related topics such as digital badges.

Session: Intersectional Cultural Competence / Identifying Racism In Library Practice, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session 2 Attendees

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Contains notes from Session 2 of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. Discussion focused on intersectionality, cultural competency and standpoint theory,. Attendees discussed specific examples from their libraries, in reference, instruction and access services.

Session: Introduction To Critical Theory, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session 1 Attendees

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This document contains notes taken for Session 1 of the Critlib Unconference 2015 held at Portland State University in March 2015. Provides a basic review and survey of concepts of critical theory and their proponents, from Foucault and Baudrillard to Judith Butler and Derrida.

Session: Instruction Fails, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session 3 Attendees

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Notes from Session 3 of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. The discussion revolved around critical evaluation of instruction, and the specifics of how that emerges within individual libraries.

Critlib Notebook, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

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Original notebook design for Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015.

Critlib Unconference 2015 Sticker, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

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Original design for a sticker used at Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015.

Critlib Unconference 2015 Poster, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

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Original design for the poster used for the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015.

Things To Do Nearby The Conference, Critlib Unconference 2015 Planning Administrators

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Brief document that outlines some nearby options that would be of interest to the attendees of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015.

Map Of Conference Venue -- Hoffman Hall C, Critlib Unconference 2015 Planning Administrators

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Map showing layout of Hoffman Hall on the Portland State University campus in Portland, Oregon. This was the primary location for the Critlib Unconference 2015, held on March 25, 2015.

Critlib Proposals By Topic, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

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An Excel spreadsheet which displays the ideas presented for the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. Broken down into topic, idea, comments, and additional proposal, as well as a proposed schedule.

List Of Attendees, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

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This document contains a listing of all the persons who attended the Critlib Unoconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. The list contains attendee names, affiliations and Twitter handles.

The list was taken from the Unconference webpage: http://critlib2015.weebly.com/

Critlib Unconference 2015 Design Mockups, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

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Original mockups for designs used for the Unconference poster and buttons, notated by the designer. Used at the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015.

Critlib Unconference 2015 Button, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

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Original design for a button used at Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015.

Critlib Unconference Planning Meetings Notes, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

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Notes from planning meetings held prior to the Critlib Unconference 2015 held at Portland State University in March 2015. Planning meetings occurred from July 2014 and continued regularly until March 18, 2015. Notes cover all aspects of planning: attendees, programs, schedules, conference materials and more.

Critlib Unconference 2015 Homepage, Critlib Unconference 2015 Administrators

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A PDF version of the homepage for the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. The website as a whole provided a location for storing planning and conference materials, as well as an archive of documents.

As of June 15, 2015, the website could be accessed at http://critlib2015.weebly.com/

Session: Critiquing Critlib, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session 4 Attendees

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Notes from Session 4 of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. Raises several questions about critical theory in practice within library settings.

Session: Information Ethics, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session

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Notes from Critlib Uncinference 2015 Session 2, Information Ethics, held at Portland State University in March 2015. Discusses a variety of issues related to intellectual freedom, ethics, privacy and advocacy.

Session: Guerilla Session 1, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session 1 Attendees

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Notes from Session1 of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. This was specified as a "guerilla" session, and was limited to ten participants. Discussion revolved around neutrality and ethics for librarians, as well as various aspects of reference instruction and student learning behaviors.

Session: Safe(R) Spaces, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session 3 Attendees

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Brief notes from Session 3 of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held at Portland State University in March 2015. Specifies questions about safety in libraries and library spaces.

Critlib Tech Manifesto, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session 2 Attendees

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This document contains the beginnings of a Critlib Tech Manifesto, started during session 2 of the Critlib Uncnference 2015 held at Portland State University in March 2015. Session attendees continued to add notes and commentary following the session. The goal of the manifesto is to address the engagement with and the use, adoption, and promotion of technology in libraries.

Acrl Framework And Critical Pedagogy, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session Attendees

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Notes from Session 2 of the Critlib Unconference 2015 held at Portland State University in March 2015. Discusses attendees experiences with implementations of the ACRL framework, open access, information literacy and related issues.

Session: Hegemonic Information Structures, Critlib Unconference 2015 Session Attendees

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Notes from Session 3 of the Critlib Unconference 2015, held in Hoffman Hall at Portland State University, March 2015. The discussion focused on hegemonic information structures in academic libraries, as embodied in authority control and controlled vocabularies in particular, and cataloging practices in general. The discussion also included remarks on academic discourse, citation and information literacy frameworks.

Lightning Talk: Feminist Pedagogy: How One Person Is Using It In The Library, Annie Pho

Critlib Unconference

Slides from a presentation given by the author at the Critlib Unconference 2015, helad at Portland State University in March 2015. Provides an introduction to feminist pedagogy and explores the ways in which it impacts library instruction.