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Labarchives, Electronic Lab Notebook For Modern Scientists, Susan K. Cardinal, Heather Owen
Labarchives, Electronic Lab Notebook For Modern Scientists, Susan K. Cardinal, Heather Owen
Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference
During the summer of 2023, librarians at the University of Rochester encouraged use of the LabArchives for Education module by introducing it to librarians and faculty. We did an environmental scan of the literature and the vendor website to glean benefits and challenges of using this tool. All liaison librarians were encouraged to get accounts and play with the tool. We started hosting vendor provided webinars and inviting discussion. I'll share the process and results of our efforts.
Building Inclusive Stem Collections: Books By Bipoc Scientists, Hilary Wong
Building Inclusive Stem Collections: Books By Bipoc Scientists, Hilary Wong
Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference
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Enriching University Of Rochester's Stem Collections With Resources About And By Bipoc Scientists, Susan K. Cardinal
Enriching University Of Rochester's Stem Collections With Resources About And By Bipoc Scientists, Susan K. Cardinal
Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference
You might think that the collections of a major library would be unaffected by cultural prejudices. However, even the University of Rochester's collections are sadly lacking in works by and about scientists of color. Our poster describes our work to rectify this situation in order to inspire current and future BIPOC students to go into STEM fields. One scientist who we feature is Joy Buolamwini, who recently earned her PhD from MIT’s Media Lab. She noticed that analyses of photographs are often biased, so she formed the Algorithmic Justice League to study and correct that problem. Our collections are more …