The Complicated History Of Environmental Racism, Victoria Peña-Parr

Black History at UNM

University of New Mexico Honors College Assistant Professor, Myrriah Gómez, defines and explores environmental racism, specifically its effects in New Mexico.

Recognizing Anti-Blackness In Media And Other Institutions, Marissa Lucero

Black History at UNM

Myra Washington, Associate Professor in Communication and Journalism at The University of New Mexico, discusses how dehumanizing portrayals of Black people in the media desensitizes people to brutal violence against Black people. She defines anti-blackness as multiple institutions working together to marginalize Black people. Washington explains, if people choose to discuss anti-blackness in media, it’s imperative to discuss other instances that showcase anti-blackness within different institutions, including education, policy, healthcare, religion, economy, and family. Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism at UNM, Shinsuke Eguchi, also reflects on the politics of race and anti-blackness in this article. This article is a …

Transformative Education As The Key To Dismantling Racism: How Colleges And Universities Are The Path To An Equitable Future, Rachel Whitt

Black History at UNM

Jamal Martin, professor of Africana Studies at The University of New Mexico, proposes critical thinking in education and the scholarship of teaching and learning are the keys to unlocking racism in our country and around the world. This article is part of Racism: An Educational Series produced by the UNM Newsroom.

Addressing New Forms Of Racism Part Ii: Preventing Microaggressions, Victoria Peña-Parr

Black History at UNM

Sonia Gipson Rankin, Assistant Professor at The University of New Mexico’s School of Law, offers advice on preventing and handling microagressions. This article is the second of two parts. The first article: Addressing New Forms of Racism: Part I: Defining Microagressions, can be found in The Black Lives Matter Collection. Both articles are a part of Racism: An Educational Series, produced by the UNM Newsroom.

Addressing New Forms Of Racism Part I: Defining Microaggressions, Victoria Peña-Parr

Black History at UNM

Sonia Gipson Rankin, Assistant Professor at The University of New Mexico’s School of Law, defines microagressions, explains how they are normalized in society, and their impact on individuals. This article is the first of two.The second article: Addressing New Forms of Racism Part II: Preventing Microagressions, can be found in the Black Lives Matter Collection. Both articles are a part of the Racism: An Educational Series, produced by the UNM Newsroom.

Identifying, Understanding And Combating Complex Inequality: The Fight To Make The Invisible, Visible, Rachel Whitt

Black History at UNM

Dr. Nancy López, professor of sociology at UNM and director of the Institute for the Study of “Race” and Social Justice, explains the role of complex inequality in fueling social unrest. Complex inequality is rooted in decades of disparities towards minorities, particularly Blacks, Latinx, people of color and Native American communities. López outlines how invisible, deeply embedded injustices are common practice in the United States citing research that shows there are compounding challenges facing marginalized communities. These hurdles are multifaceted and cannot be distilled down to single data points. Recognizing the experience of marginality is layered and must be viewed …

Conversation With The Becknells: Careers, Racism And Black Lives Matter, Mary Beth King

Black History at UNM

Charles Becknell Sr. and his son Charles Becknell Jr. share their perspectives on the Black Lives Matter movement and the history of Africana Studies (formerly Black Studies) at UNM. This article is part of the Racism: An Educational Series published by the UNM Newsroom.

African American Student Services Discusses Future Steps For Blm Activism, Beatrice Nisoli

Black History at UNM

This Daily Lobo article summarizes key ideas discussed at “When the Hashtag Stops Trending,” an online Zoom event hosted by African American Student Services (AASS) at UNM on June 25, 2020 in response to Black Lives Matter activism. Organizers and speakers cautioned against exhaustion and sensationalized activism in the media.

Meaning Behind The Movement: Black Lives Matter, Marissa Lucero

Black History at UNM

Dr. Finnie Coleman, Associate Professor of American Literary Studies in the Department of English Language and Literature at UNM, and Faculty Senate President, provides a long historical view with his contextualization of Black Lives Matter protests in the larger scope of Civil Rights movements. This article is part of Racism: an Educational Series, created by the UNM Newsroom.

Learning From The Past: A Brief Historical Background, Steve Carr

Black History at UNM

As UNM’s Communications and Marketing Department (UCAM) undertakes an effort to help educate the campus community involving the current Black Lives Matter movement through an extensive series covering an array of related subjects and areas that need work, it is important to note several historical moments in our nation’s history that have led us to this precipice we currently face as a nation. The first story in the series provides a brief historical background that takes us back to the 15th Century up to the Reconstruction Amendments (1865-70) that will help set the framework for the remaining stories in the …

Less Is More: A Case Study Of Consolidating Two Database A–Z Lists For Better Staff And User Experiences, Todd Quinn

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This case study describes the consolidation and migration of the University of New Mexico’s University Libraries’ two database A–Z lists. A subject librarian led the nine-month project that included most subject librarians, the electronic resources team, the Director of Collections, and the Web & Discovery Librarian. The project also provided the University Libraries with the opportunity to review the resources on the lists, update descriptions, and create new workflows for adding and managing a single list.

Navigating And Searching Unm's Digital Repository, Amy E. Winter Mpa

Office of Scholarly Communication

A short video on navigating and searching the digital repository. Transcript available via the download button.

Unm's Digital Repository: Logging In And Submitting Work, Amy E. Winter Mpa

Office of Scholarly Communication

A short video on logging in and submitting work to UNM's Digital Repository. Transcript available via download button.

Black Faculty Alliance Statement On The Criminal Act Of Anti-Black Racist Terrorism Against Dr. Charles Becknell, Jr. And The Program Of Africana Studies, Black Faculty Alliance Unm

Black History at UNM

Public statement from the University of New Mexico Black Faculty Alliance (BFA) condemning the criminal act of domestic anti-Black terrorism that includes the threat of a lynching directed toward Dr. Charles Becknell, Jr. and his family. Dr. Becknell, Jr. is the Director of the Africana Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New Mexico. Among their suggested actions, the BFA calls for "the creation of a task force to develop a survivor-focused approach for an emergency response to hate-based threats against UNM Black faculty and a truth-telling commission to document systems and behaviors that …

Unm Staff Council: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Letter Condemning Racist Threats Against Faculty Member, Unm Staff Council

Black History at UNM

Open letter by UNM Staff Council Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, condemning racist attacks on a UNM faculty member with 439 signatories.

Inlp Newsletter, April 2020, Indigenous Nations Library Program

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Inlp Newsletter, March 2020, Indigenous Nations Library Program

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-Academic Service Hours

• University Libraries Spring 2020 Hours

-Upcoming events

• College Horizons
• Wemytewa Exhibit Opening

-Accepting Nominations for Native American Global Leadership Program

-Indigenous Reflections Film Project

-Michael and Enokena Memorial Scholarship Deadline

-Indigenous Design Studio Progress

-New Student Employee Spotlight

• Raven Alcott
• Ashanti Antonio

The Mystery Room: Discovering The Flexibility Of An Information Literacy-Based Educational Escape Room, Glenn Koelling, Alyssa Russo

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

The Mystery Room is an educational escape room based on information literacy and applied to multiple audiences, including first-year students and library student employees. In this article, we explain how we developed the game, its theoretical underpinnings, and why it’s a flexible workshop for a variety of audiences.

Repository Analytics And Metrics Portal (Ramp) Workflow Documentation And Data Definition, Jon Wheeler, Kenning Arlitsch

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

The Repository Analytics & Metrics Portal (RAMP) is a web service that leverages Google Search Console (GSC) data to provide a set of baseline search engine performance metrics for a global, cross-platform group of institutional repositories (IR). Since launching in 2017, RAMP has grown from 3 to more than 50 participating repositories. The underlying data are unique in scope and size, and offer many opportunities for novel analyses of IR search engine performance. The data may be augmented to enable additional analyses including metadata mining and bibliometrics. In November 2019, the RAMP team released a publicly available subset of the …

Instructional And Institutional Planning Guide For Online And Blended Instruction, Stephanie L. Moore Phd

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This job aid is designed to support programs, universities, and schools in developing quality online learning and engage in online or blended program and institutional planning. Part 1 is a Planning Guide for Institution / District level planning. Part 2 is a worksheet for online and blended instructional design and planning. It includes sections on teamwork and collaboration online, interaction and engagement, materials, technology selection, assessment, and development and implementation checklists to facilitate the design and development process. Part 3 is a coordination guide to help align instructional and institutional planning. This is a companion to workshops where material is …

Inlp Newsletter, January-February 2020, Indigenous Nations Library Program

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-Academic Services Hours

• University Libraries Spring 2020 Hours

-Welcome Back Lobos

-INLP Upcoming Events

• INLP Coffee House

-Time Management Tips From a Learning Strategist

-Native American Program Series, 1997-2017

Inlp Newsletter, December 2019, Indigenous Nations Library Program

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- Academic Services Hours

• University Libraries Spring 2019 Finals Prep and Finals

- INLP Typewriter Challenge: Poetry

• First Place Poem - Youthful Accessibility
• Runner-Up Poem - Consistency

- MIchael and Enokena Olson Memorial Scholarship Awardees

• Alicia Dixon
• Monique Kai Iron Shell

- Appreciative Farewell to Hope Johnson

- INLP End of the Year/Decade Reflection

Recovering Abiquiú’S Lost Church Records, Samuel E. Sisneros

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

In early 2016, an elderly couple came into UNM’s Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections determined to donate six hide-covered books to the archives. They confessed they did not know their contents and that even though the books were in the care of the family for many years, they thought UNM would be a suitable place for them to be preserved and studied. I immediately realized that these antique books were the long lost baptismal, marriage and burial registers (1777-1861) from the Mission Church of Santo Tomás Apóstol de Abiquiú and that the rightful repository for them was the …

Inlp Newsletter, November 2019, Indigenous Nations Library Program

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- Academic Service Hours

• University Libraries Spring 2019 Finals Prep and Finals
• CAPS Learning Strategies Workshops

- Upcoming Events

- UNM Social Potluck

- INLP Typewriter Challenge: Poetry

• Selected Poems

- UNM Native American Community Reading Project

Inlp Newsletter, October 2019, Indigenous Nations Library Program

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Contents:

- Academic Service Hours

• University Libraries Spring 2019 Finals Prep and Finals
• CAPS Learning Strategies Workshops

- INLP Design Charette

- Indigenous Planning + Design Principles

- Elements of Indigenous Writing

- Michael and Enokena Olson - Scholarship Deadline Approaching

- Upcoming Events

Strategic Source Evaluation: Addressing The Container Conundrum, Alyssa Russo, Amy Jankowski, Stephanie Beene, Lori Townsend

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Purpose

This paper argues that information containers provide valuable context clues that can help students make choices about how to engage with information content. The authors present a strategic approach to source evaluation rooted in format and authority threshold concepts.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors developed a source evaluation strategy with the objective of deciding whether to trust an information source. This strategy involves a set of cues to help readers mindfully engage with both the container and content of a given source.

Findings

When conducting research, non-experts are asked to evaluate content in the absence of relevant subject expertise. The cues …

Inlp Newsletter, September 2019, Indigenous Nations Library Program

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- Academic Service Hours

• University Libraries Spring 2019 Finals Prep and Finals
• Caps Learning Strategies Workshops

- In Memoriam of Patricia V. Bradley

- INLP Conversations

- INLP Knowledge Circles

- INLP Coffee House

- INLP Design Charette

Finding The Sonic Sweet Spot: Implementing A Noise Management Program In A Library Learning Commons, Cindy Pierard, Olivia Baca

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Noise in academic libraries has been a consistent concern of library staff and library users. This concern has intensified as libraries have emphasized their role in supporting student learning, including learning that occurs in a busy, collaborative environment. Studies of acceptable library noise levels have traditionally been conducted in areas where quiet was expected. This study adds to the literature by studying ideal noise levels for a busy, collaborative study space: the library learning commons.

Inlp Newsletter, August 2019, Indigenous Nations Library Program

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- Academic Service Hours

• University Libraries Spring 2019 Finals Prep and Finals
• CAPS Learning Strategies Workshops

- INLP Conversations

- INLP Knowledge Circles

Biology Student Perceptions Of Information Literacy Instruction In The Context Of An Essential Skills Workshop Series, Amy Jankowski, Yadéeh E. Sawyer

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

The University Libraries at the University of New Mexico reconfigured their established library instruction program for biology as part of a broader grant-funded essential skills workshop series for STEM students. This initiative standardized supplementary instruction through seven in-person and online workshops delivered to students through the Biology Department’s four core undergraduate laboratory courses. Post-workshop feedback data were gathered from students throughout the two-year grant period. The present study analyzes this data set—including 3,797 completed student surveys from both library and non-library workshops over the course of four semesters—with the goal of understanding STEM student perceptions of the value of information …