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Missing Information Has Value: Climate Change The And The Epa Website, Elisa Slater Acosta
Missing Information Has Value: Climate Change The And The Epa Website, Elisa Slater Acosta
Elisa Slater Acosta
What happens when government web pages are hidden, moved, or deleted? In the age of “alternative facts” and the “politicization of science” one librarian was inspired by real world events to create an opportunity to dialogue about power dynamics and bias in a traditional one-shot instruction session. Environmental Science students critically analyzed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website and its treatment of climate change during the Trump, Obama, and Bush presidencies. The library “warm-up” activity was designed to raise awareness of data fragility and the long-term accessibility of government websites. As future science professionals, it’s important to think about how …
Extending The Library Community: Building A Pathway To College Through Collaborative Instruction & Mentoring, Gayle Schaub, Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra, Emily Sartorius
Extending The Library Community: Building A Pathway To College Through Collaborative Instruction & Mentoring, Gayle Schaub, Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra, Emily Sartorius
Gayle Schaub
This presentation describes a collaboration of academic librarians, academic support services employees, and university students to teach critical information literacy skills and cultivate a college-going culture among high school students from historically underrepresented populations. It details the benefits to all participants in the collaboration, including faculty, university students, student support staff, and high school students. Attendees will learn about how the project was conceived, designed, staffed, and incorporated into an instruction librarian workload.