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Beyond Self-Care: Forging Sustainable Practices In Academic Librarianship, Candice Benjes-Small

W&M Libraries Publications

Do you enjoy your work as much as you used to? Do your colleagues seem tired, even at the start of the semester or after a break? Burnout among academic librarians is well established. We need to look beyond the cliched self-care advice of yoga, therapy, and time off and consider how the systems and cultures of our organization contribute to burnout. Let's explore ways to develop healthier workplaces.

Propaganda, Fake News, And You, Candice Benjes-Small

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Let’s learn how propaganda techniques are used to promote fake news, and practice spotting them in the Internet wild to help us become better media consumers.

Task Force On Textbook Affordability Final Report, Marian Taliaferro, Paul D. Heideman, Asia Randolph

W&M Libraries Publications

Costs of textbooks and course materials for undergraduates are estimated nationally at up to $1200 per student per year. With that estimate, the aggregate costs for William & Mary’s 6250 undergraduates may approach $7.5 million per year; graduate students may add $1-2 million to that total. Course books and materials increase costs of college attendance, and for some students are barriers to success. The Textbook Affordability Taskforce (TATF) composed of W&M faculty, staff, and students was formed in August 2019. The TATF was charged with examining the issue of textbook affordability and with developing and delivering near-term and long-term recommendations …

W&M Student Textbook Survey Executive Summary, Marian Taliaferro, Asia Randolph, Jessica Ramey

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Presents key findings from the textbook survey. The main objectives for issuing the textbook survey in fall 2019 were to understand the textbook spending practices as well as related preferences of W&M students so that the campus administrators would have information useful for programs designed to increase course materials affordability. Specifically, survey objectives were to:

• Understand current costs of textbooks and course materials for W&M students

• Understand methods W&M students take to lower textbook costs

• Understand the viability of implementing an “inclusive access” textbook pilot

• Identify student suggestions for reducing textbook costs

Promoting Institutional Repositories Through Collaboration, Marian Taliaferro, Kristy M. Borda, Natasha Mcfarland

W&M Libraries Publications

Information is presented on how librarians at William & Mary incorporated a variety of ways to promote the institutional repository.

William & Mary Faculty Listening Tour Executive Summary, Marian Taliaferro, Asia Randolph, Jessica Ramey

W&M Libraries Publications

In fall 2019, William & Mary Libraries embarked on a concerted effort to learn more about course materials adopted on its campus. In order to perform an environmental scan, staff from the libraries participated in several activities: administering a student survey, conducting a series of faculty focus groups and running a cross-campus task force on textbook affordability. This document explains the faculty focus group activity known as the “textbook listening tour.”

The listening tour was structured largely based on an earlier effort that took place at Temple University Libraries. Bell & Johnson (2019) used the tour as an opportunity to …

Rise And Fall| Collection Development: Walls & Fortifications, Kathleen Mccallister

W&M Libraries Publications

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William & Mary Student Textbook Survey, Marian Taliaferro, Asia Randolph, Jessica Ramey

W&M Libraries Publications

In Fall, 2019 W&M libraries disseminated a survey to all W&M students in order to understand their textbook spending practices so that the campus administrators would have information useful for programs designed to increase course materials affordability. The objectives of the survey were as follows.

Objective 1: Understand current costs of textbooks for W&M students.

Objective 2: Understand methods W&M students take to lower textbook costs.

Objective 3: Understand potential impact of implementing cost saving measures.

Objective 4: Understand options that W&M students might consider to lower the cost of textbooks.

Modern Love: True Stories Of Love, Loss, And Redemption (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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About Us: Essays From The New York Times’ Disability Series (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Reckoning: The Epic Battle Against Sexual Abuse And Harassment, Linda Hirshman (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Consent: A Memoir Of Unwanted Attention, Donna Freitas (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Era Of Ignition: Coming Of Age In A Time Of Rage And Revolution, Amber Tamblyn (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Women Warriors: An Unexpected History, Pamela D. Toler (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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I’Ve Been Meaning To Tell You: A Letter To My Daughter (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Faculty Writing Retreats In The Library: Creative Approaches To Relationship Building, Lisa T. Nickel, Tami Back

W&M Libraries Publications

Have you ever thought, “If I had some uninterrupted time to write, I could get so much done!”?

At William & Mary Libraries, we often feel this way, and we hear from our teaching faculty colleagues that they feel the same. But can this common challenge present a unique opportunity? Can we, as a library, fill this need, and in turn, accomplish our goals of building relationships and connections with faculty? We determined that we can. As we consider time-intensive library events, partnerships, and outreach, we have learned that focusing on high-impact relationship-building opportunities is the best way …

Bringing Down The Colonel: A Sex Scandal Of The Gilded Age, And The “Powerless” Woman Who Took On Washington, Patricia Miller (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Walls: A History Of Civilization In Blood And Brick, David Frye (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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A Tokyo Romance: A Memoir, Ian Buruma (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Ninety-Nine Glimpses Of Princess Margaret, Craig Brown (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Empress: The Astonishing Reign Of Nur Jahan, Ruby Lal (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Rome: A History In Seven Sackings, Matthew Kneale (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Brutus: The Noble Conspirator, Kathryn Tempest (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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The Myth Of The Tough Negotiator, Georgie Donovan

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Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege In British History, Roy And Lesley Adkins (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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The Storm Before The Storm: The Beginning Of The End Of The Roman Republic, Mike Duncan (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Be Fierce: Stop Harassment And Take Your Power Back, Gretchen Carlson (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Logical Family, Armistead Maupin (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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The Stars In Our Eyes: The Famous, Infamous, And Why We Care Too Much About Them, Julie Klam (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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Blood Royal: The Wars Of The Roses, 1462-1485, Hugh Bicheno (Book Review), Kathleen Mccallister

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