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Here is info on the free webinars for today and tomorrow. I hope many of you are able to join!
Tina Murdock
Director, Arkansas Program
School of Library and Information Management
620-487-5658
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The School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University invites you to join us Wednesday for Day Two of this week’s free series of webinars celebrating the work of Pacific Northwest library staff.
Accessibility from the Ground Up: Lessons from our first year working toward accessibility, presented by Laura Baird, Rachel Arkoosh & Josie Ragolia, Pacific University
Wednesday, April 29
11 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. MDT / 1 p.m. CDT / 2 p.m. EDT
Join the webinar: https://emporiastate.zoom.us/j/96319757123
Pacific University Libraries started a group to investigate accessibility in 2019. We want to share our experiences from our first year of accessibility work on library facilities, services, systems, and collections. We used our varied experience in collections, student success, and systems to progress with limited resources, time, and accessibility expertise. Our first year was spent getting an overview of all the accessibility regulations and best practices in order to figure out what would be appropriate for our institution. We hope to share our successes and failures so that other small libraries can start their own accessibility work.
Rachel Arkoosh is the Collections Librarian at Pacific University. She oversees the physical and electronic collections of the Pacific University Libraries. Josie Ragolia is the Student Success Librarian at Pacific University. She is in charge of the circulation, interlibrary loan, and tutoring services at both Forest Grove and Hillsboro campuses. Laura Baird is the Systems & Applications Librarian at Pacific University. She administers the library systems and digital platforms.
Pacific University enrolls about 4,000 students with locations in Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Eugene, and Woodburn, Ore., including a liberal arts undergraduate program and graduate professional schools.
Join the webinar: https://emporiastate.zoom.us/j/96319757123
Engaging Users through Accessible and Pedagogical Guides, presented by Bronwen Maxson, University of Oregon
Wednesday, April 29
1 p.m. PDT / 2 p.m. MDT / 3 p.m. CDT / 4 p.m. EDT
Join the webinar: https://emporiastate.zoom.us/j/98272961881
Online library research guides are often created as a pathfinder with too much text but not enough pedagogical guidance, and a static lists of links that lack context. Pedagogical-style guides can increase engagement and retention of learned information literacy skills through more engaging research guides.
Building on studies carried out at IUPUI (formerly, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis), the presenter will share how the UO Libraries is using process-driven guides with infographics and other multimedia to communicate that research involves multiple interrelated steps and takes time to carry out. The presenter will share ways to make the guides more inviting and accessible through video with captions, graphics with accessibility features that go beyond the alt text field in image descriptions, an intuitive navigational layout, and adding a personal message. Attendees will learn how accessible and engaging guides can support diversity, equity, and inclusion and support learner success.
Bronwen Maxson joined the University of Oregon Libraries in April 2019. As the Undergraduate Engagement Librarian, she provides leadership and collaboration with campus programs and partners to promote undergraduate learning and research. Bronwen is also the Subject Specialist for Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American Studies. Her professional interests include information literacy, the scholarship of teaching and learning, creating digital learning objects, and promoting inclusivity through scholarship and outreach.
Join the webinar: https://emporiastate.zoom.us/j/98272961881
Core Voices: Infusing Indigenous perspectives across the curriculum, presented by Ginny Norris Blackson, Linfield College
Thursday, April 30
10 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. MDT / 12 p.m. CDT / 1 p.m. EDT
Join the webinar: https://emporiastate.zoom.us/j/
Like many other organizations, the Oregon Library Association was forced to cancel their annual conference this year because of Covid-19. To honor library workers in the Pacific Northwest, ESU worked with the association to create a series of free webinars, which they will make available each day this week. For those of you looking for new professional development opportunities they can do from home, these could be a nice way to attend a conference without leaving your dining room!
Here's info on today's session.
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The School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University invites you to join us Tuesday for the first of this week’s free webinars celebrating the work of Pacific Northwest library staff.
Building Community through Book Clubs, presented by Davina Morgan-Witts, BookBrowse.com
Tuesday, April 28
1 p.m. PDT / 2 p.m. MDT / 3 p.m. CDT / 4 p.m. EDT
Join the webinar: https://emporiastate.zoom.us/j/95726159114
Explore actionable insights from BookBrowse’s 2019 report, “The Inner Lives of Book Clubs,” based on two surveys of more than 5,000 book club members. Topics include: How the world of book groups is much broader than most perceive it to be; common factors of successful groups; what book clubs look for in their books; what people want from a book group, and how public libraries are well-placed to meet this need. The program also will touch on ideas for taking in-person book clubs online during the COVID-19 pandemic. All attendees will receive a free PDF of the full 60-page report.
Davina Morgan-Witts is the publisher of BookBrowse.com, one of the internet’s leading resources for inquiring readers. BookBrowse has researched book clubs and readers in general for more than 15 years, during which time it has surveyed more than 20,000 readers. Find more information about BookBrowse for Libraries at https://bookbrowse.com/lib, and about the report at https://bookbrowse.com/innnerlives
Join the webinar: https://emporiastate.zoom.us/j/95726159114
Learn more about these and other SLIM webinars on our website: https://sites.google.com/g.emporia.edu/slim/continuing-education/webinars