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What We Learned: 2019 Dlf Forum And Digipres, Joshua Morgan, Jessica Serrao, Krista Oldham

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Josh Morgan, Krista Oldham, and Jessica Serrao present on what they learned attending the Digital Library Federation 2019 Forum and the National Digital Stewardship Alliance DigiPres conference. Presentation includes topics on project management, being okay with imperfection, metadata MPLP for digital collections, and digital preservation.

Towards An Accessible Library, Annie Bélanger

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• Why Accessibility?
• What is Accessibility?
  • Legislation
  • Accommodation vs Accessibility
  • Shifting to a proactive approach
• Principles of Accessibility
• Print Disabilities
  • What constitutes a print disability?
• How to Increase Accessible Service
  • Barriers
  • Making a daily commitment
• Tips for Daily Interactions
• All together to Prevent New Barriers
• Open Q&A

Open Parks Network: Partnering For Expanded Access, Dlf 2019, 7x, Joshua Morgan, Jamie Rogers

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The OPN has been a digitization and hosting program between the NPS and Clemson University since 2010. Our next goal is to unite NPS collections from other institutions to create a vast network of National Parks material under one cloud. Florida International University will be our first partner institution.

South Carolina Digital Library Upstate Partners, 2019, Joshua Morgan

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Welcome presentation with DPLA, SCDL, Clemson, and Open Parks Network updates for the SCDL Upstate Partners meeting on May 3, 2019 at Greenville Hughes Main Library.

Towards High-Empathy Hiring: Implementing Leading Practices For More Inclusive Recruitment, Sarah Beaubien, Annie Bélanger, Scott Ayotte

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Have you ever wondered if the interview process could be a kinder, more accessible experience, meant to develop connections? Would you like to critically examine practices in the hiring process to ensure empathy to applicants going through the process? In taking a closer look at our own practices, collaborating with the Office of Inclusion and Equity, we have made changes, which have led to a more positive experience for candidates and our organizational outcomes.

I Am Oz The Great And Powerful: Elevator Pitches To Pull Back The Curtain On The Value Of Technical Services, Susan Ponischil, Beth Johns, Francene Lewis

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When asked about your work, what do you say? Technical services staff make things happen behind the curtain, so to speak. Communicating the value of that work to a variety of stakeholders, especially in light of shrinking budgets and shifting demands is more important than ever. This facilitated discussion will provide an introduction to the art of elevator pitches and prompts to get you started.

Sharing Our Value Through Critical Librarianship, Mary Kickham-Samy, Joshua Neds-Fox, Susan Ponischil, Virginia C. Thomas, Zoë Mclaughlin

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A critical theorist framework is not new to librarianship or its literature. But, what does the practice of critical librarianship look like in the workplace? A panel of practicing librarians who embrace this perspective share their “boots on the ground” experiences and insights with program participants. Panelists represent several functional areas of academic librarianship including technical services, public services, collection development, instruction, and administration. Our goal is to inspire dialog and collaboration among academic librarians who wish to continue challenging power and privilege in transformative ways.

2019 Accessibility Roundtable Customer Service Planning, Annie Bélanger

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Accessibility permeates all aspects of our public-facing work. Being accessible is in every aspect of workflow development and application for user services and support. Many more than the manager are involved in the development and application of our guidelines, practices and procedures. It is everyone’s responsibility.

The session covered:

• What is accessibility?
• Accessible Customer Service
  • Leading Practices
  • Practical approaches to delivery
  • Planning with Accessibility in Mind
  • Resources to learn more about accessibility in libraries

The session is premised on goal of accessibility, or moving beyond compliance. As such, accessible means that a person with a disability is afforded the opportunity …

Quick And Dirty: The Art Of Ocr, Joshua Morgan

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Presentation given to publishing class on what OCR is and how they can apply it with the tools Clemson University provides.

Clemson University Digital Projects Workflow And Repositories, Joshua Morgan, Jessica Serrao

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Overview of workflow for digital projects at Clemson University Libraries between SCDL, National Park Service, Clemson University and our Digitization, Metadata, and Special Collections teams. Explanation of difference between Clemson Digital Collections, TigerPrints IR, and the Open Parks Network. In-person presentation included a walk-through of the different repositories, which is not included in the digital presentation.

See notes field of Powerpoint for explanations.