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The World Of Women: Resources, Kellian Clink

Library Services Publications

Women are absent from most standard encyclopedias in academic libraries such as the Europa World Year Book or the States’ Man Yearbook. To provide excellent service to our Gender and Women’s Studies scholars, librarians need to provide alternative sources of country information. Below are directories, country studies, and a listing of some significant websites with authoritative, timely, and substantial information about women around the world.

Some of the resources scoured to find these included the LibGuide: https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/wgss280, the University of Wisconsin’s Women’s Knowledge Digital Library. In addition, intentional searching for websites and 30 years’ experience helping GWS scholars contributed to …

Act Now For A Limited Time...One Easy Session Of #Bookface, Videos And More!, Anne Stenzel, Jamie Dalbey

Library Services Publications

You can do it! Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter too. But that’s not all! We’ll double the offer. There’s hot dudes reading, tbt, cats, gifs and Pokémon Go. Wondering how the MNSU library became such social media superstars? Ok, that may be an exaggeration, but come hear about our successes. Learn from our mistakes. Not available in stores, at this session, we’ll offer easy, low-cost tips and tricks to maximize your social media campaigns. You won't want to miss out because ONE lucky winner will receive their very own #bookface! But wait, there’s more--we want to hear about your successes …

Hush... : The Dangers Of Silence In Academic Libraries, Jessica Schomberg, Kirsti Cole

Library Services Publications

This article critiques the idea that civility rhetoric decreases workplace bullying or discrimination. We use Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to do a rhetorical analysis of a campus-wide civility campaign in contrast with literature about civility in libraries. To combat discrimination and bullying, we need to be attentive to systemic power dynamics and to rhetoric designed to enforce compliance and conformity. We conclude with recommendations about how to raise our voices instead of silencing our peers.

Reference Weeding: Ideas And Challenges, Casey Duevel, Rachel Wightman

Library Services Publications

We will discuss the impetus behind our respective weeding efforts and some of the projects on which we have worked. We will share what was successful, what wasn't, and why. This will be an informal presentation followed by a conversation with the audience about what has worked at their respective institutions.

Escollint Els Nostres Futurs, Treballant En El Nostre Present: (Perspectiva Des D'Una Biblioteca Nord-Americana), Joan Roca

Library Services Publications

Des de la seva experiencia a la Mankato State University, l'autor reflexiona sob re l'evolucio futura de les biblioteques universitaries en relacio als canvis tecnologics que han d'assumir. En aquest sentit, considera les taules rodones sobre tecnologia, ensenya­ment i aprenentatge com una eina util per definir el futur, no nomes de les biblioteques universitaries sino de tot l'ens universitari en conjunt.