| Ask Me Anything: Working with Art and Cartoons | meeting | Caitlin McGurkBilly Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum at The Ohio State University Laura PonikvarJessica R. Gund Memorial Library at The Cleveland Institute of Art | This free event will be offered in an AMA (Ask Me Anything) format. Your opportunity to learn what it is like to work with visual collections! Have you wondered what it is like to feature comic strips, or the best way to present art? Curious about the resources available to support art and design research? Learn about two unique Ohio libraries, the Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library and The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum from two of their librarians! Join us for this fun event and bring your questions. Conference registration not required. | |
| Virtual Help Desk | meeting | | Staffed: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
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| Preconference: Loving thy Neighbor: Creating Coalitions and Deconstructing Vocational Awe | preconference | Fobazi EttarhiSchool at the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign | Librarianship is a service profession. It is considered one of the Core Values of Librarianship as well as being in the American Library Association’s Code of Ethics (ALA 2016). The ability to “love thy neighbor as thyself” (King James Bible 1769/2019) therefore, is seen as one of the most, if not the most, important traits a librarian can have. According to Deborah Hicks, the professional identity of a librarian “transcends other non-professional identities, such as one’s gender or race identity...” (2016). Taken to its extreme, this means that the ideal librarian is one whose other identities are subsumed by the “noble calling” of library work to the exclusion, and even detriment, of anything else. This, along with the problematic rhetoric of “do what you love” (Tokumitsu 2015), enables the exploitation of librarians as workers by eliminating the distinction between personal and professional identities. When there is immense resistance to merely acknowledging flaws in our professional values and practice, how can we work towards meaningful change?
In this workshop, we will learn about vocational awe, how it impacts the work-life balance of library workers, and how to deconstruct it so that we can all truly learn how to love ourselves as much as our neighbor. | |
| ALAO New Member Orientation Session | meeting | | | |
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| Opening Keynote: What is at work in our library work? | keynote | Sofia LeungDo Better, Be Better, LLC | What are we hoping to accomplish with our work in libraries? What goals are we all working towards? In the words of Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Wang from their introduction to the book, Toward What Justice? Describing Diverse Dreams of Justice in Education, “what is at work in all of this work? What does this work care about? What animates and compels this work? What does this work believe about itself and others?”. I will explore these questions within the context of our work in libraries, why it's crucial for us to understand what is at work within libraries, and where we might go from there. | |
| Connecting Instructors with Resources: The Trials and Triumphs of Creating an Instructor Resources Site | session | Allison DeVitoThe Ohio State University Amanda LarsonThe Ohio State University Hanna PrimeauThe Ohio State University Jane HammonsThe Ohio State University | In this presentation, we will outline our efforts to create a centralized site where instructors from across our university can access learning resources developed in the library. Librarians and library staff have created many types of learning resources, including videos, tutorials, and Canvas modules, but there was not a single location where instructors could go to access these resources. Although developing an instructor resources site appeared a simple task on the surface, we discovered that it required a significant amount of time, effort, and planning and that we had to demonstrate patience, flexibility, and persistence. We will include discussion of some of the stumbling blocks that we encountered and how we moved beyond them. We will highlight key questions that anyone who is considering developing a similar resource will need to consider, share our main takeaways from the journey, and provide a planning document that others can use to get started with a similar process. Participants will leave the presentation with an understanding of challenges they might face if they begin a similar project, but also with concrete steps they can take to get started and resources that can guide them along the way. resource repository; information literacy; outreach; affordability; student support DLIGIIGPROMIG Digital Libraries; Instruction; Programming, Outreach, and Marketing | |
| What Else Could Happen?: Disaster Planning and Recovery in the Age of COVID | session | Victor FleischerThe University of Akron | The COVID-19 pandemic has had many negative impacts on our institutions, including budget cuts, staff reductions, and doing even more with less. Therefore, one of the furthest things from everyone’s mind is probably updating disaster plans and preparing for disasters affecting collections, equipment, and services. However, if you think nothing else could happen this year, think again. This session will describe a major flood that occurred recently at a large academic archival repository that affected hundreds of historic volumes and boxes of archival materials. It will demonstrate how the pandemic exacerbated the flood by delaying response times and hampering recovery efforts. From discovery of the disaster being postponed due to working remotely, to delayed response time due to outdated plans and reduction in force, to frozen budgets that precluded us from purchasing additional disaster supplies, this session will show just what can go wrong and how it can be made worse by the pandemic. It will also demonstrate what you should be prepared for and will express the importance of having plans updated and contingency plans in place to be prepared in the age of COVID for when, not if, a disaster strikes, and what to do when it does. Disasters; disaster planning, response, and recovery; archives and special collections; COVID-19 CMIGSCAIGLibrary administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference Collection Managment; Special Collections and Archives; Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Tackling Racism One Book at A Time: The First & Second Chapter | session | Sterling Joseph Coleman, Jr.Clark State College | During the summer of 2020, a book club was organized by an academic library to address the issue of systemic racism and the role it plays in our daily lives. The purpose of this presentation not only will be to highlight this event but also teach other librarians and library directors how to set up a book club that addresses the issue of systemic racism, which books would be appropriate for such a book club, what intrinsic qualities a moderator should have to manage a successful book club on this topic and what outcomes can be expected from a successful book club. anti-racism, book club, dialogue and systemic racism. AIGC2YCLIGPROMIGSSIGLibrary administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference Assessment; Community & Two-Year Colleges; Programming, Outreach, and Marketing; Support Staff; Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Creating an Individualized Patron Dashboard using Existing Data Sources | session | Ken IrwinMiami University | Libraries have long sought to provide individualized information to their users online. However, the technological and upkeep barriers have been significant challenges. With library vendors and campus service providers offering APIs for many services, we are able to rely more on already existing services to manage and supply the relevant data. Using patron data from our university registrar and campus authentication system, we can identify subjects relevant to a user’s courses and majors to build a customized dashboard of information relevant to the user. The dashboard includes tabs for each major or course subject showing liaison librarians, databases, and research guides, as well as key circulation data (e.g. current checkouts, holds, and fines) for the user. By building on multiple external data sources, we aim to improve access to information without adding substantial new management burdens for library staff. This presentation will share the tools we used to create the dashboard as well as code that could be adapted for use at other libraries. personalized services, LibGuides, web services IIGTEDSIG Instruction; Technical, Electronic, and Digital Services | |
| Lunch | lunch | | Lunch on your own | |
| ALAO Awards Presentation at 12:30pm | lunch | | | |
| Cataloging as civic engagement: Providing inclusive local subject alternatives to offensive headings | session | Masha StepanovaMiami University | In 2016 the Library of Congress was unable to officially change the subject headings for 'aliens' and 'illegal aliens' to 'non-citizens' and 'undocumented immigrants.' Many libraries reacted to this event by replacing these subject headings locally. Such a project requires careful consideration of alternatives, logistics, possible complications, as well as gaining the support of the library administration. In addition, working on consistency with other institutions within a consortium is of great importance. This presentation will describe in detail one such undertaking that used 'illegal aliens' as the initial example but moved even further to include inclusive terms for other populations. This presentation will include a step-by-step workflow for adding local subjects, as well as a table of alternative headings. It will also include suggestions for outreach to various populations on campus to help review subjects dealing with race, gender, and sexual orientation. Cataloging, accessibility, subject headings, cataloging workflows, inclusive cataloging, access points AIGPROMIGTEDSIGLibrary administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference Assessment; Programming, Outreach, and Marketing; Technical, Electronic, and Digital Services; Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Practicing organizational care: Using human-centered approaches to facilitate change in your library | session | Annie BélangerGrand Valley State University Libraries Meghan MusolffUniversity of Michigan Library | Can you think of a time when you have thrived through change? What made that possible? How did the change effort center on organizational values and engage those impacted? Most traditional change management practices focus on process and implementation over listening, compassion, and healing. By using human-centered change leadership approaches, we will explore ways to align change efforts with organizational values. We will identify factors that can lead to a change that harness the strengths of the team, while also make space for voices to be heard. Together, participants will consider how the Bridges’ Transition Model enables effective and compassionate communication through change and how the Appreciative Inquiry approach can lead to empowering colleagues in order to build engagement and a shared vision for outcomes. Whether leading change, collaborating towards it, or affected by it, these tools will create space to name concerns while shifting to a solutions-oriented frame in order to gain momentum towards sustainable change. Session participants will: Understand the basic components of human-centered change Gain awareness of tools to facilitate engaged change leadership Deepen their understanding of how to communicate effectively and compassionately during change efforts Change Management, Change Readiness, Team work, Human-Centered, Leadership, Facilitation AIGLibrary administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference Assessment; Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Lightning Talks #1 | session | Bart LenartUniversity of Calgary Clayton HayesWayne State University Libraries James MurphyUniversity of Calgary Joshua Neds-FoxWayne State University Libraries Judith WienerThe Ohio State University Health Sciences Library Marc StoeckleUniversity of Calgary Meris LongmeierThe Ohio State University | This session focuses on sustainability and connection in academic libraries and consists of four short talks followed by a live Q&A: "Essential but unusable: rehabilitating an aging digital collection", "Supporting Campus Innovation Efforts through Library Events", "Bridging the gap between sustainability and impact: The relationship between librarian involvement and the efficacy of information literacy instruction", and "Exploring Mental Health First Aid Training as a Library Staff Crisis Management Tool". geolocation, map-based interfaces, user interfaces, digital collections, community service, problem solving, archives, collection development, leaflet.js, python, PDF, geoJSON, informal learning, outreach, maker culture, Information literacy instruction, embedded librarianship, instructor-librarian collaborations, inquiry-based learning, text-analysis, Crisis Management Training, Professional Development, Mental Health, Staff Development, Staff Burnout PROMIGDLIGC2YCLIGAIGIIGSCAIGSUSIGTEDSIGSSIGLibrary administration/supervision, Reference, Collections Programming, Outreach, and Marketing; Digital Libraries; Community & Two-Year Colleges; Assessment; Instruction; Special Collections and Archives; Sustainability; Technical, Electronic, and Digital Services; Support Staff; Library administration/supervision, Reference, Collections | |
| I Like the Way You Did That! Collaborative Chat Review for Continuous Assessment & Improvement | session | Jennifer NyiriBowling Green State University Linda RichBowling Green State University Vera LuxBowling Green State University | Studying the work of others can spark new ideas and help us improve our own work; we believe this especially true of reviewing colleagues’ chat reference transcripts. We have long incorporated chat transcript review in staff training and development, but recently developed a meaningful, collaborative plan involving all chat providers. In Fall 2020, as part of a departmental strategic initiative, we drafted a Plan for Continuous Review & Improvement of Chat Reference Services: Moving Toward a Departmental Culture of Assessment and Continuous Improvement; we implemented the plan in Spring 2021. It was important that the initiative be a collaborate exercise to assess and improve our chat reference service and not an evaluative measure. The plan outlines objectives and sets specific, measurable goals for all individuals involved. It also features quarterly professional development activities based on what we’ve learned from others. Following the pilot semester, we will solicit feedback from all participants and adjust as needed. Our presentation will review the components of the plan, share input received from participants, and discuss adjustments made for fall 2021. Following the presentation, we will engage the audience with a transcript review activity and encourage reflection for use at their institutions. Chat Reference, Chat Transcript Review, Professional Development AIGC2YCLIGDLIG Assessment; Community & Two-Year Colleges; Digital Libraries | |
| Data-Driven Research to Connect the Academic Library to Institutional Priorities and Enhance User Experience | session | Kyle MollBHDP Architecture Tom SensBHDP Architecture | Academic Libraries face many competing priorities within their own operations and among larger institutional goals. Therefore, library leadership must create defensible, data-driven planning strategies to create stronger connections between the library and the student experience. As a strategic tool to assist library leaders, we have completed a nationwide survey of 500 students reflecting on their library usage and their emotional experience in the library. Using this survey data, along with the findings from a robust dialogue among library leaders across the country via roundtable discussions, we have developed a series of key takeaways to be considered when planning improvements to library environments. To uncover more about student’s behaviors and needs, our survey targeted frequent library users’ usage habits and the feelings they have while using library spaces. We presented this survey data to a panel of library leaders to open a dialogue about the near-term and long-term evolving role of the library, and we conducted student focus groups to learn more about connecting the library to the student experience. These findings will help library leaders develop effective strategies to connect the library to institutional priorities and strengthen the connection between the library and user experience. Connection, Empathy, Data-Driven Research, Institutional Priorities, Consensus Building PROMIGSCIGLibrary administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference Programming, Outreach, and Marketing; Scholarly Communications; Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Decentralizing Anti-Racism Content in LibGuides: A Disciplinary-Integrative Approach | session | Katie Foran-MulcahyUniversity of Cincinnati Madeleine GaiserUniversity of Cincinnati | Like never before, systemic and institutional racism has become a topic of national conversation. Academic libraries have responded in a variety of ways, including utilizing LibGuides to curate centralized, high-quality resources on anti-racism, diversity, and the Black Lives Matter movement. When considering a centralized LibGuide, two librarians began to contemplate their own subject-based LibGuides. Why not take an integrated, disciplinary approach to anti-racism resources instead? Beginning with an audit, the librarians developed a rubric to analyze anti-racism resources within each subject guide. The rubric examined guides for quantity of anti-racism resources, variety of resources, authority of resources, resources relevant in a disciplinary context, and resources relevant in professional context. After scoring each guide, librarians curated discipline-specific resources and tools on anti-racism topics for inclusion in the revised guides. Anti-racism resources for use across guides were also selected. After implementing changes and re-scoring the subject guides, librarians promoted the newly audited guides to their constituencies and solicited collaboration with faculty to incorporate anti-racism resources into courses. LibGuides, Anti-Racism, DEI, Audit, Rubric CMIGIIGLibrary administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference Collection Managment; Instruction; Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| ALAO Trivia Happy Hour | social | | Drop in for some trivia and fun at the ALAO Annual Conference Social, held Wednesday, October 28th, 2021 over Zoom. Trivia will start around 6pm. See you there!  | |
| Essential but unusable: rehabilitating an aging digital collection | lightning | Clayton HayesWayne State University Libraries Joshua Neds-FoxWayne State University Libraries | This lightning talk concerns a digital image collection comprising flyover photographs of much of a major metropolitan area at varying intervals from 1949 through 1997. They receive heavy traffic from a broad range of communities who need to survey land use for a number of purposes. However, the user interface that libraries inherited was locked in an inaccessible series of PDF maps that has grown steadily less usable, causing endless frustration for librarians and users alike. This talk will cover the steps taken to extract both data and digital images from this user interface and reimplement the collection in a web-based map interface. Both a how-to and a case study, this talk will prove useful to attendees planning implementation of their own geolocated digital collections, or exploring solutions for problem interfaces to digital materials. Presenters will share python code developed to extract geolocation data and images from PDF-based collection, and PHP to translate JSON-based geolocation data to geoJSON. geolocation, map-based interfaces, user interfaces, digital collections, community service, problem solving, archives, collection development, leaflet.js, python, PDF, geoJSON SCAIG, SUSIG, TEDSIG,Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference SCAIG, SUSIG, TEDSIG,Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Supporting Campus Innovation Efforts through Library Events | lightning | Meris LongmeierThe Ohio State University | The libraries can support campus innovation efforts directly and indirectly through library spaces, programming, and services. While the library may not immediately come to mind for these types of endeavors, the ethos of the library naturally aligns with curiosity, innovation, and creativity, all of which are required when thinking about innovating. This talk will highlight two examples of building partnerships to support campus innovation efforts, one focused on the library’s role in planning a hackathon and the other working with a group on campus to host a pop-up maker space and workshop series. Attendees will learn some practical tips when facilitating similar partnerships at their own institutions and will provide approaches for various levels of scalability, from simply using library spaces to providing enhanced services or other programming in conjunction with the events. informal learning, outreach, maker culture PROMIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference PROMIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Bridging the gap between sustainability and impact: The relationship between librarian involvement and the efficacy of information literacy instruction | lightning | Bart LenartUniversity of Calgary James MurphyUniversity of Calgary Marc StoeckleUniversity of Calgary | This study was undertaken in an effort to understand what is needed to build lasting bridges between teaching faculty and librarian information literacy (IL) instruction. This study took advantage of a unique opportunity to compare IL instructional efficacy between librarian and non-librarian instructors teaching exactly the same content in a full-term course; it utilizes text analysis of student assignments to measure and evaluate IL skill development across four levels of librarian involvement (one-shot instruction, two levels of embeddedness, and librarian as instructor-of-record) in IL instruction within an undergraduate university course. The results are somewhat surprising, but nevertheless highly suggestive of the argument that the benefit to student IL skills is not related to amount of librarian instruction, but rather to the level of instructor buy-in with regard to library services and the importance of IL skills. We argue that the most impactful librarian involvement is as an information literacy consultant rather than a full-time embedded librarian (which is somewhat surprising given the literature on the efficacy of embeddedness). The study results have salient implications on academic librarian instructional practices and collaborations on course content with faculty members. Information literacy instruction, embedded librarianship, instructor-librarian collaborations, inquiry-based learning, text-analysis AIG, IIG, SUSIG AIG, IIG, SUSIG | |
| Exploring Mental Health First Aid Training as a Library Staff Crisis Management Tool | lightning | | This lightning talk will provide an overview and explore the results of a grant-supported program that brought Mental Health First Aid Training to Ohio hospital, academic, and public library employees in 2019-2020. The goal of the training was to improve employee recognition of mental disorders, increase their confidence in providing services to patrons exhibiting mental health needs, support crisis management decision making and, with this, potentially reducing their related stress and burnout. In addition to providing an overview of Mental Health First Aid training, the presenter will discuss the results of surveys given to participants before and after the training to determine the training's effectiveness in the various library settings. Implications of adding Mental Health First Aid Training to staff professional development for effective crisis management will also be highlighted. Crisis Management Training, Professional Development, Mental Health, Staff Development, Staff Burnout PROMIG, SSIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference PROMIG, SSIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Virtual Help Desk | meeting | | Staffed: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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| Building a Bridge between Art and Experiential Learning in an Academic Library | session | Gerald NatalThe University of Toledo | Much of the literature concerning experiential learning in academic libraries is placed in the context of opportunities for student workers and library and information science students. Removed from these library-oriented purposes, the library can serve as a physical space where students in any discipline may engage in projects designed to be completed outside the classroom. These projects are planned with various levels of student/teacher involvement, often to develop information literacy skills. There exists great potential for the library to transcend these roles by partnering with faculty to provide students with more profound learning experiences. This presentation describes such a collaboration between an academic library and a university art program, and discusses the progression of the library from a space used to display student work to experiential learning projects requiring total student involvement from concept to completion. This presentation will provide details on the process of partnering with faculty to develop unique immersive opportunities for students, offer several examples of benefits to the students and the library, and explore project learning as a means to expand the library’s identity on campus. Experiential learning, Project Learning, Library Outreach, Faculty collaboration IIGPROMIG Instruction; Programming, Outreach, and Marketing | |
| More Than Just a Diary: Reflective Practice for Academic Librarians | session | Eric BradleyGoshen / PALNI | Writing personal reflections is a popular hobby across the generations. Applying this practice in a professional context can be a powerful tool in improving one’s craft as a college or university librarian. In this presentation, we will share three forms of self-reflection: immediate reflection, delayed reflection, and focused reflection. For each type of self-reflection, we will provide several practical examples of ways librarians can add these practices into their professional lives, such as a reflective teaching journal, a weekly email reflection thread, and a professional retreat. We will provide interactive next steps for attendees to follow up on after the session to fully engage them in the topic. reflective practice, journaling, instruction IIGLibrary administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference Instruction; Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Academic Library Jobs: Trends From the Evolving Landscape | session | Jenny DonleyOhio Northern University Kathleen BarilOhio Northern University | This past year demonstrated the need for academic libraries to quickly adapt to new circumstances and pivot to meet users’ needs as the learning environment swiftly changed. Having a library staffed with individuals prepared and willing to adjust to the new conditions was crucial. The presenters spent the year prior to the pandemic researching current trends in small to medium-sized academic library job positions. While identifying the ways in which jobs are evolving, they noted a definite shift towards blended public and technical responsibilities and increased requests for soft skills and flexibility. Presenters will share their findings about the ways in which libraries are adapting positions in the ever-changing academic environment to meet both student and institutional needs. Position changes were found to be both technologically and financially driven. As a result, libraries (often with tighter budgets) are striving to still provide quality core services and resources by rethinking current and open positions in innovative ways. Presenters will talk about the characteristics of newer, blended position types and the various soft skills that are currently being sought after in new hires, and how positions such as these can help during any time period, but especially during unexpected times like these. Job descriptions, blended positions, evolving libraries, budget constraints IIGTEDSIGLibrary administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference Instruction; Technical, Electronic, and Digital Services; Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Do students really hate e-books?: Analyzing e-book use among college students | session | Jessie LongMiami University Regionals John BurkeMiami University Regionals Krista McDonaldMiami University Regionals Mark ShoresMiami University Regionals | Every year libraries find themselves devoting more and more of their library budgets to e-book access, and regional consortias, like OhioLINK, are proactively adding new e-book packages. And while we vaguely know that e-books are being used, who is using them and for what reason? In early 2020 we began surveying students to learn more about their use of and interest in e-books. After an initial survey was completed prior to the pandemic, a second one was completed during the height of the pandemic, and a third one during the spring 2021 semester while we remained in a mostly remote learning environment. This presentation will compare our three surveys’ findings along with additional surveys and reports on e-book use among college students. It will show how much experience students really have with e-books, and whether the stories of resistance we hear in the library match up with the larger picture. It will also focus on the barriers to greater use of e-books, what devices students use to access e-books, as well as the frequency of use and the willingness of students to use e-books and whether it has grown over the time of the pandemic. e-Books, students, collection use AIGC2YCLIGSUSIG Assessment; Community & Two-Year Colleges; Sustainability | |
| One size doesn’t fit all: tailoring DEIA for academic libraries of different sizes | session | Cara CalabreseMiami University Ione T. DamascoUniversity of Dayton Kathleen BarilOhio Northern University Kim HoffmanMiami University | Many academic libraries have a desire to work for diversity, equity, and inclusion; many are unsure where to start or what impact they can have. This panel will bring together representatives from several Ohio academic libraries of different sizes and campus types for a discussion of their different approaches to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) work. Representatives will discuss what has worked, what hasn’t, and where they are headed. Additional topics for discussion include: considerations for DEIA work at institutions with varying degrees of racial diversity; different ways DEIA work is organized; challenges to sustaining DEIA work; relationships with campus initiatives & leadership; projects undertaken; how decisions are made; & how power is shared (or not). Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, Program Planning, Staff Development PROMIGLibrary administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference Programming, Outreach, and Marketing; Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Rethinking the Research Consultation: A Model for Bridging Student Needs with Faculty Expectations Through Effective, Efficient, and Exceptional Service | session | Kari SidersCedarville University Kirsten SetzkornCedarville University Nathanael DavisCedarville University | Do you want to expand your connections with students engaging in research? Would increasing the number of impactful research consultations be valuable to your library? Could rethinking how you presently reach students to meet their needs improve research services? Transitioning to a robust research consultation model, our library has seen extensive growth in both the number of and enthusiasm for individualized research consultations. Our efficient scheduling system coupled with effective communication methods and an exceptional level of service has led to an substantial increase in the quantity and quality of student research consultations. Through our liaison librarian model, we are positioned for deliberate dialogue with faculty to better inform our understanding of the research assignments students encounter. Our subject specialists now possess a unique way to bridge faculty expectations with the research assistance students need. This session will provide practical steps you can utilize to elevate your own research consultations at your library. We will discuss how to make intentional connections with your faculty to improve familiarity with assignments and identify how to meet student needs strategically. We will also share best practices you can implement today to increase the quality and quantity of research consultations at your own institution. Research consultations, liaison librarians, faculty collaboration, reference, outreach AIGIIG Assessment; Instruction | |
| Lunch | lunch | | Lunch on your own | |
| Interest Group Lunch Meetups: Special Collections & Archives (SCAIG), Scholarly Communications (SCIG), STEM (STEMIG) | lunch | | Three ALAO Interest Groups will hold lunch meetups at this time. Lunch with ALAO's Special Collections and Archives Interest Group (SCAig)
Meet the co-chairs of ALAO’s Special Collections and Archives Interest Group during lunch! Learn more about the group’s activities and how you can get involved. Scholarly Communications Interest Group (SCIG) Coffee/Lunch
This is an informal opportunity to share news or discuss concerns with colleagues on any scholarly communication related topic, including copyright, institutional repositories, digitization projects, Open Access issues, or anything else on your mind. Bridges to the future: STEMIG Lunch
Join STEMIG for an open discussion about the lasting impacts of the pandemic, the future of STEM librarianship, and what’s next for STEMIG! SCAIGSCIGSTEMIG Special Collections and Archives; Scholarly Communications; STEM | |
| Lightning Talks #2 | session | Carissa ThatcherUniversity of Cincinnati Giovanna ColosiSyracuse University Hanna SchmillenOhio University Libraries Jaclyn SpraetzMiami University Josie Evans-PhillipsUniversity of Cincinnati Madeleine GaiserUniversity of Cincinnati Nate FloydMiami University | This session focuses on collaboration and meaningful connection in academic libraries and consists of five short talks followed by a live Q&A: "Connecting media studies and information literacy to help students identify misinformation", "Academic Libraries collaborating with Graduate Student Organizations", "Conversations with Students: Using a Student Advisory Board for Dialogue and Assessment, "Conspiracy Theories in the Classroom: COVID-19 Misinformation Edition", and "Library Collaboration with College DEI Leadership Brings Mutual Benefits". Media Effects, Misinformation, Information Literacy, Student Organizations, Funding, Students, Assessment, Feedback, COVID-19, Discussion, Instruction, Anti-racism, DEI, Community IIGPROMIGAIGDLIGIIGSTEMIGSCIGLibrary administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference Instruction; Programming, Outreach, and Marketing; Assessment; Digital Libraries; Instruction; STEM; Scholarly Communications; Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Even Flow : Using Microsoft Flows to streamline library acquisitions work | session | Carissa ThatcherUniversity of Cincinnati | Have you seen the Flow icon in Microsoft 360 and wondered what that does? Or maybe you’ve heard about this thing called Flow but not sure what the big deal is? Would you like to up your acquisitions game, but not sure where to start? We’ll kick off this session with flow basics such as naming conventions, expressions and variables. Then move on to the fun stuff, demonstrating how you can streamline your acquisitions processes through Microsoft Flow by harnessing the power of automating emails, populating SharePoint spreadsheets from a form, and how to set up a Flow approval process that will save you valuable time. Process Automation, Acquisitions, Workflows, Emerging Technologies CMIGTEDSIGLibrary administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference Collection Managment; Technical, Electronic, and Digital Services; Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Building bridges connecting students to primary sources from a distance: Converting in-person activities to an online format. | session | Miriam IntratorOhio University Paul C. CampbellOhio University | In recent years, a subject librarian and an archivist have been successful in building bridges between upper-level students and primary source research for a political science course offered every fall. The culminating assignment has students write a biography of a primary source related to colonialism. Pre-pandemic, the librarians provided five in-person library sessions during the semester with each session filled with hands-on engagement with original primary source materials, discussion, small group work, and active learning. Facing the realities of remote learning and the faculty member’s desire to be asynchronous, we challenged ourselves to identify ways to create online learning experiences that were both educational and engaging. This presentation will outline the process of using various educational technologies to convert nearly all of the course’s in-person activities to the online and asynchronous environment. Planning, content creation, and activity development took place over summer 2020 and the changes debuted successfully during the fall. The presenters will facilitate a discussion on how other librarians have adapted their active-learning instructional strategies to an online format that recreates the 'ah ha' moments students had in the classroom. This transitioned content will have long-term utility for continued online teaching even after the pandemic. Primary sources, instruction, archives, asynchronous, online learning, active-learning, faculty/librarian collaboration DLIGIIGSCAIG Digital Libraries; Instruction; Special Collections and Archives | |
| Maker Literacy and the ACRL Framework | session | Sarah NagleMiami University | Academic library makerspaces enable maker-centered learning experiences that hold enduring benefits to students from all fields of study. Some may wonder, however, how maker literacy fits within traditional library information literacy instruction, and specifically how it connects to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy. This presentation will use two foundational concepts of the ACRL Framework, metaliteracy and liminality, to demonstrate how maker-centered learning can support information literacy. We will explore connections between existing maker literacy frameworks and the ACRL Framework, and specifically how maker-centered learning connects to each frame. We will discuss how hands-on maker learning experiences can be employed as a supplement and enrichment to traditional information literacy instruction, regardless of whether your library has a dedicated makerspace. Attendees will be empowered to experiment with new forms of active and experiential learning in their information literacy instruction. Makerspaces; maker literacy; experiential learning; information literacy; ACRL Framework IIGLibrary administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference Instruction; Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Closing Keynote: Re-Envisioning LIS: Activating Social Justice | keynote | Nicole CookeSchool of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina | Social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion are significant topics within the profession, but are they actually integrated into the fabric of library and information science? Among the areas that require particular understanding and dedication are our critical and pedagogical practices. "Decolonizing" or re-envisioning our profession requires looking outside of our discipline and Western norms to engage with diverse scholarship and perspectives to build a foundation for what a more equitable profession looks like. | |
| Connecting media studies and information literacy to help students identify misinformation | lightning | Jaclyn SpraetzMiami University Nate FloydMiami University | Teaching students how to identify misinformation is an important component of information literacy. However, there is more to misinformation than identifying fake news. The power to misinform is not limited to bad-faith actors and partisan cheerleaders. Even legitimate news reporting can mislead, misinform, and influence our perception of reality. In our lightning talk, we introduce media effects theories to address this under-appreciated dimension of misinformation and discuss it as an essential component of information literacy instruction. Media effects theories, like agenda setting and framing, help explain the relationship between public opinion and the presentation of legitimate news reporting. We argue that incorporating media effects into information literacy instruction encourages students to have a deeper engagement with the news media ecosystem. In addition, it equips them to unpack news stories in any medium and to critically engage in the subtleties of news production and its effects. Media Effects, Misinformation, Information Literacy IIG Instruction | |
| Academic Libraries collaborating with Graduate Student Organizations | lightning | Giovanna ColosiSyracuse University | One of our Libraries' mission is to serve the 6,600+ graduate students enrolled at our University. We try to announce our availability and reach this population through representation at orientations, information fairs, curricular based instruction sessions, and by providing space and collections. An estimate of graduate students who receive some form of direct interaction with a librarian (i.e. through library instruction sessions in their courses), however, was only about 1,500 (according to academic year 2018-2019 internal data). Funds from our Graduate Student Organization starting in 2018 allowed the Libraries to put on programming which served to bridge this large gap. The literature shows that faculty often expect graduate students to enter their programs equipped with the necessary research, writing, and professional skills, but that these skills are often lacking. Academic librarians have extensive resources and expertise in these areas and are strategically positioned to fill this gap. Come listen to how we worked with our GSO to help garner funding, market, and collaborate with programming designed especially for our graduate student population. Also, come hear how we had to quickly pivot these programs to an all-online environment during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Student Organizations, Funding PROMIG Programming, Outreach, and Marketing | |
| Conversations with Students: Using a Student Advisory Board for Dialogue and Assessment | lightning | | SUNY Canton's Southworth Library Learning Commons (SLLC) is a student-centered space which prioritizes student feedback. We have found our most valuable feedback comes directly from conversations with our students. To cultivate these conversations, directors of each department in the Learning Commons – the Library, Tutoring Center, and HelpDesk – host a regular, constructive student focus group, the SLLC Advisory Board. Students representing our diverse campus meet with us throughout the academic year. When COVID shifted more students online, we adapted our group to meet our students where they were. We discuss how our students engage (or don’t) with the Learning Commons’ resources, what they would change if they could, and their ideas or suggestions for our departments. Although guided by pointed questions, these organic meetings often result in unexpected and candid conversations, and lead to meaningful results. Changes made as a result of Advisory Board suggestions include altering and improving our space, additions to our tutoring and technology offerings, and changes to our services available for remote students. Students, assessment, feedback, academic libraries AIG, PROMIG AIG, PROMIG | |
| Conspiracy Theories in the Classroom: COVID-19 Misinformation Edition | lightning | Hanna SchmillenOhio University Libraries | Provocative prompts and topics inspire impactful discussions. If you focus on active learning in your teaching, you know the prior statement to be true. In the fall of 2020, I taught AHEC (Area Health Education Centers) scholars and AmeriCorps interns about health misinformation and how to find credible health resources. COVID-19 was the focus because the participants worked directly with the community during the pandemic. I created a pre-session activity where participants choose a COVID-19 conspiracy theory to investigate. The goal of the pre-session activity was to have the participants identify and evaluate a variety of resources that support or debunk the theory and to find ways to communicate their reasoning to others. The synchronous, remote session was discussion-based, and their activity submissions were used as the prompts. We discussed bias, credibility, authority, access, social/economic status, and psychology. And yes, participants did walk away with tangible tips and resources on where to look for credible health information, but the core lesson was to understand how being a person impacts our information use. All of this, all of us, impacts how we seek, interpret, and absorb information. The feedback from the faculty and students were overwhelmingly positive. Misinformation; COVID-19; Discussion; Instruction DLIG, IIG, STEMIG DLIG, IIG, STEMIG | |
| Library Collaboration with College DEI Leadership Brings Mutual Benefits | lightning | Josie Evans-PhillipsUniversity of Cincinnati Madeleine GaiserUniversity of Cincinnati | Facing increased racial tensions in the United States in 2020, one college within a large, public research university decided to create a virtual, COVID-safe community space to proactively discuss racism and discrimination on a regular basis. Seeking a neutral party to act as host and organizer, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leadership turned to the college’s library. Already active in other DEI efforts, the library also had the technological know-how to manage virtual events and the connections needed to facilitate publicity efforts. Over the course of 6 months, the college’s Anti-Racism Community Space grew from a pilot program to a monthly event with regular attendees, including college administration. This collaboration has benefitted the library, DEI leadership, and the college -- and has been lauded as a model at the university. Anti-racism DEI Community discussions IIG, PROMIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference IIG, PROMIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | |
| Crossing the Bridge from In-Person to Online: Write on Site to Writing Together | poster | Jolene MillerUniversity of Toledo Margaret HooglandUniversity of Toledo | Purpose: For librarians with scholarly activity requirements, regular work on these activities fosters success. A weekly writing group can provide support and accountability for these librarians. This poster describes a transition from an in-person to an online writing group. In 2019, the Mulford library at the University of Toledo began holding weekly 60-minute "Write on Site" sessions to provide structure and informal accountability. Participants could attend sessions as needed and could do whatever was needed to move a project forward. In March 2020, Write on Site was cancelled due to the pandemic, and in January 2021, it was reborn as 90-minute online Writing Together using Microsoft Teams. Results: For the in-person writing group, we had three unique participants. All reported benefits of getting together each week to work on their writing. For the online writing group, participation has been higher (eight unique participants) because people could connect from any location. Online meetings facilitated connecting with colleagues at other institutions. The challenges of an online writing group included connection issues and "Zoom fatigue." Conclusion: Because of the benefits, the online format will be maintained after it is safe to meet in person. writing groups, scholarly activity, online meetings Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference |
| Visualizing interlibrary loan data to reveal user needs | poster | Shelby StuartCase Western Reserve University | This poster will explore the results of a project to analyze and visualize data showing interlibrary loan requests for journals that an Ohio academic library made over a 4 year span. The presenter visualized the data in Tableau and set out to answer questions such as: * Can we use this data to expose gaps in the diversity of our journal collection?
* Are journal titles showing up in this data that were cancelled in past content cuts?
* Can this data help to inform future journal subscription acquisitions?
The poster will cover the tools and techniques used to analyze and visualize the data. It will also show patterns revealed by the data that provide insight into user needs that aren’t being met by the current collection. Interlibrary loan; Data visualization; Data analysis; Collection development AIG, CMIG, TEDSIG | AIG, CMIG, TEDSIG |
| Cyber House Rules: how to host a winning virtual game night | poster | Abigail MorganMiami University Ginny BoehmeMiami University | Our institution has hosted monthly board game nights for our campus community for the last several years. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we were forced to cancel our in-person events and rethink how we would deliver game nights going forward. While pivoting to a virtual event seemed like the obvious solution, we encountered numerous setbacks in our quest to make an online game night a reality. In spring 2020, we experimented with online gaming platforms in order to ascertain the feasibility of holding virtual library game nights. This included a pilot event with library staff. Throughout these experiments we ran into many challenges, including: fickle internet speeds and computing power; a steep learning curve for the online platforms we were interested in using; limitations of the software available to us at the time; and technological comfort levels of the committee members. These impediments were extreme enough to delay our second attempt until spring of 2021, after a year-long hiatus. We will discuss how we worked to overcome these challenges for our second attempt, and will give attendees the opportunity to reflect on how they can host similar outreach events in their own institutions. gaming, service transitions, student engagement, virtual event planning PROMIG | PROMIG |
| Transforming Research and Course Guides for Social Work | poster | Dipti MehtaBridgewater State University Xiaocan (Lucy) WangBridgewater State University | The COVID-19 pandemic has led library professionals to work in close collaboration and be more creative and innovative in digitally delivering their resources and services. This session discusses the pilot project between two library departments to transform research and course guides for Social Work. Although librarians spend considerable efforts creating these guides, students often have problems navigating, locating, and using them. The presenters will share the factors attributing to the low and limited use of these guides, such as the overwhelming number of hidden guides, overloaded resources without a learning context, partial duplication and similarity among siloed guides. The presenters will also describe transforming the Social Work research and course guide into a one-stop-shop with a creative approach. By the end of this session, attendees will learn how to pull various resources, embed interactive service points, integrate the guides via multiple venues, and facilitate increased faculty collaboration to better meet students at the point of their needs. course guides, research guides, library guides, collaboration, COVID-19 pandemic, social work C2YCLIG, IIG | C2YCLIG, IIG |
| Illegal Searching: Solutions to Problematic Subject Headings | poster | Justina KaiserMiami University | A common example of systematic privilege in library settings involves the continued use of outdated subject terminology in cataloging. Perhaps the most famous example of this, the Library of Congress Subject Heading “Illegal alien” refers to undocumented citizens in a demeaning and derogatory manner, dehumanizing these individuals in a way that has been contested by library associations across the country for years. While it might be simple to find and report offensive subjects and to extrapolate on their faults, enacting changes in integrated library systems and in catalogs often proves a slow and forgotten task, especially considering the length of time that many of these terms have been used for cataloging purposes. At one university library, the discussion of this topic has become paramount due to the continued interest between it and its cultural advocacy challenges. This presentation discusses possible solutions to allow users to search catalogued items despite - or perhaps because of - problematic or offensive subject headings, from including regulated note fields in MARC records to discussing systematic changes to official terminology. Diversity, subject headings, LCSH, metadata, RDA, inclusion TEDSIG,Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | TEDSIG,Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference |
| Patents and Privilege: Using patents to teach that information has value | poster | Heidi GauderRoesch Library, University of Dayton Bridget RetzloffRoesch Library, University of Dayton | Patents are not only useful for STEM fields, but they can also be intriguing primary source documents for researchers. They describe innovation, reference other inventions, and provide a timeline of the history of technology in the U.S. Our founding fathers valued innovation so much that they included protections in the U.S. Constitution. For these reasons and more, the librarians at this academic library developed two workshops that introduced students to the value of patents, how to research patents, and their place in our city’s own history of innovation. However, although patents protect innovation, in doing so, they have also historically privileged those inventors who are in a position to create and to afford the application fees. As part of the workshop, students were asked to map the addresses of the inventors, the results of which played along race and class lines across the city. These results facilitated a discussion about the lack of representation in the patents and why. Using the ACRL Information Literacy frame, Information has value, this poster will show attendees how patent history reads as a history of exclusion but also an opportunity to discuss the complexities of patents, research, and innovation. patents, privilege, digital humanities, primary sources IIG, PROMIG | IIG, PROMIG |
| Hybrid by Design: New Student Orientations and the Value of Asynchronicity | poster | Abigail MorganMiami University Stefanie HillesMiami University | Covid changed our lives, our campuses, and how we connect with students. In-person activities were replaced with virtual ones and library events had to be reimagined digitally. With vaccinations on the rise and universities hopeful for a more in-person fall, what did we learn from online events that we can apply in the future? This poster will present our experience transitioning the library’s annual graduate student orientation from in-person to virtual and hybrid events. First, we will discuss how we moved orientation online in 2020 and the challenges we faced, including teaching staff how to use new video conferencing software to record accessible videos, collaborating with campus partners, and how to best present the event with existing learning management platforms and the library website. Next, we will detail how we incorporated these lessons into a hybrid orientation in 2021 that will continue to use asynchronous recordings on an event landing page. Finally, we will discuss the benefits of asynchronous orientation elements and compare attendance outcomes from 2019 (in-person), 2020 (virtual), and 2021 (hybrid) to determine which format produces the most student engagement, answering the question, “Should we continue asynchronous opportunities at new student orientations when in-person learning fully resumes?” library orientations, graduate students, virtual events, hybrid events PROMIG | PROMIG |
| Building Awareness: Connecting Faculty to Library Streaming Video Resources | poster | Katy TuckerXavier University | As part of a review of our streaming video collections, I conducted a survey to learn more about our faculty’s use of streaming video, and their perceptions and awareness of the library’s role in providing access to this content. The findings included that 41% of respondents were unaware that the library provided access to streaming video collections. The majority of respondents indicated that they did not know the library had funds available to support streaming. Conversely, 76% of respondents reported that they were using streaming video for instruction, with 65% using commercial services. The findings suggested a demand for streaming video, but less awareness of the resources we offered. To better position the library as a resource for quality streaming video, we conducted a streaming video workshop for our faculty. We aimed to provide a high level overview of many common issues surrounding streaming such as licensing, access, copyright, open educational resources, and effective pedagogy. In this poster, I will share our library’s experiences and offer strategies for engaging with faculty about streaming video resources, including how to establish your library as a source for stable, quality access, and how to market the expertise of your librarians on this topic. streaming video, faculty outreach AIG, CMIG, TEDSIG | AIG, CMIG, TEDSIG |
| A Celebration of Us!: A Telling of a Libraries’ Value During COVID-19 Through Stories and Data | poster | Deborah TenofskyUniversity of Cincinnati Ted BaldwinUniversity of Cincinnati Catie CarlsonUniversity of Cincinnati Katie Foran-MulcahyUniversity of Cincinnati | The university libraries accomplished many new and innovative services and projects through the pandemic with an extremely limited staff and decreasing budgets. Think about what the libraries could do if more investments were made to advance our excellent services, resources, and personnel. This past year and a half have been like no other, and the large, urban library went above and beyond to serve the its community during this time. A library COVID Data Group was charged to gather data regarding services that demonstrated its value to the university’s mission. The timeframe for the data was March 13, 2020 to April 2021. The Group emailed key staff to gather quantitative data and sent out a survey to all staff to collect qualitative data. The Group analyzed that data and wrote a report. The report included data and stories that celebrated all of the new services and hard work that the staff performed over the time of the pandemic. in the areas of student/faculty success, teaching/learning, innovative solutions, online collections, and scholarly content. The findings proved to be an excellent marketing tool and benefitted the library by enabling the Deans and librarians to engage high-level audiences in meaningful conversations. COVID-19 ; Value of Libraries; Storytelling Methods; Data Gathering and Analyzing Techniques PROMIG, SUSIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | PROMIG, SUSIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference |
| Teaching to the Same Audience: Collaboration between Instruction and Special Collections Teams | poster | Kayla HarrisUniversity of Dayton Heidi GauderRoesch Library, University of Dayton | One core value of academic library work is collaboration; done effectively, collaboration provides superior service to students, faculty and researchers. Recently, an archivist and a librarian conducted a grant-funded research project that aimed to identify the levels of collaboration that currently exist for library instruction between special collections and instruction teams. Increasingly archivists and special collections librarians are incorporating primary source instruction into their roles, and they are often encouraged to learn from their more experienced instruction colleagues about topics such as pedagogy or assessment. For instruction librarians, the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy encourages librarians to look at the research process more holistically, an aspect that is often present in primary source instruction. By interviewing department heads of both special collections and instruction teams at public and private academic libraries, the researchers gained insight into potential barriers that exist between the units, and aspirational goals for what a successful partnership would embody. This session will explore the opportunities, tensions, and values placed on instruction by both units. Participants will be prompted to reflect on their own collaborative experiences within their libraries. Library instruction, information literacy, primary source literacy, collaboration, barriers, aspirations, communication IIG, SCAIG | IIG, SCAIG |
| Beyond the Land Acknowledgement: Indigenous Language Revitalization, Student Activism, and Library Research | poster | Stefanie HillesMiami University Ginny BoehmeMiami University | Throughout their history, libraries have participated in white supremacist power structures that privilege white knowledge over that of indigenous cultures. Indigenous language revitalization, which seeks to restore the languages of indigenous peoples, is one way libraries can begin to dismantle white supremacist culture. Through the lens of critical theory, this poster will examine a case study involving a collaboration between the library, the natural history museum, and a class of first-year students. This class focused on restoring a botanical walking tour and, as a direct result of student activism, incorporated indigenous language into newly created exhibit labels using an online dictionary of tribal words created by an indigenous tribe and the university that now sits upon their lands. During their research, students realized that many of the trees currently on campus are native to other parts of North America that were home to other indigenous peoples and thus are not represented in this dictionary, presenting significant challenges for the project and revealing the lasting effects of colonialism. This poster will discuss how such language suppression was used as a tool of white supremacist culture and how libraries can participate in social justice work through student research and activism. Indigenous Language Revitalization, Critical Theory, Colonialism, White Supremacist Culture, Exhibition Labels, Language Suppression, Library/Museum Partnerships, Student Activism, Social Justice PROMIG, SCAIG, STEMIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | PROMIG, SCAIG, STEMIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference |
| Thinking through Diversity in the University’s Music Library to Connect to the Academic Community and Beyond | poster | Trinidad LinaresBowling Green State University | I am using my positioning as a woman of color, as well as my cultural studies background, to better inform what I exhibit and what I post on Twitter on behalf of the music library where I work. To contest assumptions that relegate Native Americans to the past, my student, who is Native American, and I focused on two current Native American musicians who also do philanthropy. While doing a focused exhibits on marginalized groups or individuals is important, having them in conversation with others in their time period or genre can also provide much needed context. When I did our exhibit on dance crazes, I used a multitude of artists and different time periods. Then I highlighted women and artists of color in my tweets about the exhibit. People may think they do not know any song from a Jamaican Reggae chanteuse, but they know the Electric Slide. Our collection’s constraints, centering maleness and whiteness, does provide challenges. For instance, our collection’s well-known Asian artists mainly perform classical music or are not American so I had to research more rigorously for our exhibit on Asian American artists. My goal is to center marginalized people and illustrate their agency. marginalized groups, racism, Orientalism, collaborations, accessibility AIG, PROMIG, SCAIG | AIG, PROMIG, SCAIG |
| Charting our course, Measuring our progress: Creating a Data Dashboard for Library Services | poster | Rob O'Brien WithersMiami University | Libraries and their administrations seek to demonstrate a return on investment made by our colleges or universities in our services and resources. Developing a dashboard which tracks and displays usage can be a helpful tool to assist with this task. This poster session will provide an overview of one attempt to develop a dashboard for circulation, document delivery, and information transactions. These experiences included: synthesizing data from multiple software / online services, each with its own idiosyncratic, and often inconsistent, interface; selecting tools for creating charts and graphs; selecting data to be charted over time and/or displayed in a summary view. The session is intended to benefit both those who work directly with data or from administrators who use data in decision-making. Take-homes may include: discussion of one model currently in use to develop models for an approach, we well as possible improvements; and an ability to evaluate pro’s and con’s of widely available services for manipulating and displaying data in order to select the most effective approaches. Dashboards, Statistics, Information Transactions, CIrculation, Document Delivery AIG, SSIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | AIG, SSIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference |
| Connecting across Campus by Amplifying Anti-Racism Resources | poster | Leta HendricksThe Ohio State University Gene R. SpringsThe Ohio State University | In summer 2020, The Ohio State University Libraries was asked to partner in collaboration with The Ohio State University Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) to provide expanded access to anti-racism book content in support of continuing education, reading groups, and professional development across the university. The Libraries’ African American and African Studies Librarian worked with ODI’s Director for Strategic Diversity Planning, Training, and Assessment to identify anti-racism book titles of interest that were recommended for purchase or expanded access to the Collections Strategist. Topical research guides were created to supplement the reading lists, and new collections practices were developed and implemented to support campus-wide anti-racism educational opportunities. This poster will detail not only the process of collaboration with another unit within the university, but outline challenges faced with budget management, publishing and vendor practices with anti-racism resources, and COVID-19 implications. We will address critical approaches to anti-racism within library collaborations to university campus communities including outreach, teaching, and collections as part of the evolving Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) movement. Anti-racism Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Acquisitions CMIG, SUSIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference | CMIG, SUSIG, Library administration/supervision, diversity, consortia, emerging technologies, reference |
