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Pla 2018 Ten Essential Programs (Quick Reads Series No. 6): Anti-Racist Librarianship For Public Librarians, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Kristyn Caragher, Tracy Drake Aug 2018

Pla 2018 Ten Essential Programs (Quick Reads Series No. 6): Anti-Racist Librarianship For Public Librarians, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Kristyn Caragher, Tracy Drake

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Librarian Brown Bag For Lmu Librarians: Poc In Lis Summit 2018, Nataly Blas, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Rachel Deras, Jessea Young Aug 2018

Librarian Brown Bag For Lmu Librarians: Poc In Lis Summit 2018, Nataly Blas, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Rachel Deras, Jessea Young

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As part of the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) Brown Bag series, the POC in LIS Summit organizers, Nataly Blas, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Rachel Deras, and Jessea Young, provided an overview of our planning process as well as lessons learned. Snapshots of attendee and presenter statistics are included as well as a timeline for planning an event of this kind.

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Collections Decoded: Reflections And Strategies For Anti-Racist Collection Development (Conference Proceedings), Aisha Conner-Gaten, Tracy Drake, Kristyn Caragher Oct 2017

Collections Decoded: Reflections And Strategies For Anti-Racist Collection Development (Conference Proceedings), Aisha Conner-Gaten, Tracy Drake, Kristyn Caragher

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Operating from three distinct but interlocking perspectives, this session will cover the lived experiences of three librarians (Black woman archivist, a White woman anti-racist public librarian, and a Black woman academic librarian) navigating collection development and collection development policies in a profession that is 85.2% White. This program will also provide strategies for accomplices and white librarians to support their colleagues and implement anti-racist collection development strategies at their institutions.

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Keepin' It Real Poster, National Conference Of African-American Librarians 2017, Aisha Conner-Gaten Aug 2017

Keepin' It Real Poster, National Conference Of African-American Librarians 2017, Aisha Conner-Gaten

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After an election fraught with misinformation, fake news, and hoaxes on all sides, students found it difficult to navigate digital media not only for scholarship but in their personal lives. Acknowledging the impact that these feelings of helplessness and confusion play in their roles as scholars, librarians conducted information literacy workshops to de-mystify and engage students with meaningful current news outlets and specific news stories from all political idealogies. This poster presentation will provide an overview of these workshops and how librarians can implement similar programs while responding to a politically and emotionally-charged campus environment. This poster will discuss the …

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Social Justice & Libraries Guide 2017, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Elisa Slater Acosta, Desirae Zingarelli-Sweet, Krista Devito, Rhonda Rosen, Javier Garibay Apr 2017

Social Justice & Libraries Guide 2017, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Elisa Slater Acosta, Desirae Zingarelli-Sweet, Krista Devito, Rhonda Rosen, Javier Garibay

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This quick guide will introduce terms relating to social justice, specifically those related to the 2017 William H. Hannon Library Staff retreat. Additionally, these terms will be defined and examples provided for deeper understanding. Feel free to print this guide and refer to it during future conversations.

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