Accomplishments: University Libraries
Karla Irwin and Tammi Kim (both Libraries) were panelists during "Scalable Solutions for Design Records" at the Society of American Archivists virtual meeting this week. The panel, which included colleagues Cheryll Fong from the University of Minnesota, and Andi Altenbach from Studio Gang, discussed how finding solutions鈥
Cory Lampert, Darnelle Melvin, and Seth Shaw (all Libraries) participated in the 鈥淎rchives and Special Collections Linked Data Review Group鈥 through OCLC, a global library cooperative that provides shared technology services, original research and community programs for its membership and the library community at large. The group, supported by鈥
Chelsea Heinbach and Sue Wainscott (both Libraries) had a chapter, "性视界传媒, Liaisons and Teaching Librarians鈥擭avigating Overlapping Responsibilities and Identities," published in the book, Hidden Architectures of Information Literacy Programs: Structures, Practices, and Contexts."
Jennifer Culley (Libraries) gave a virtual presentation for the Association of College & Research Libraries titled "Merging all Acquisitions Functions into One Cohesive Unit: A Case Study at 性视界传媒."
Mark Lenker (Libraries) was interviewed in the Intellectual Freedom Blog, the blog of the American Library Association's office of intellectual freedom. The interview explores Lenker's research on the suitability of open-mindedness as an educational aim for information literacy.
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) was selected as a Medical Library Association 2020 Research Training Institute Fellow. The highly prestigious training institution will be offered in a virtual format this month and will provide high-quality advanced research methods curriculum and learning model, with mentoring and support鈥
Mark Lenker (Libraries) presented at Together Wherever, a virtual conference hosted by the Association of College and Research Libraries. With colleagues Liz Kocevar-Weidinger (Virginia Military Institute), Tatiana Pashkova-Balkhenhol (Millersville University), and Emily Cox (North Carolina State University), Lenker presented "鈥
Aidy Weeks, Ruby Nugent, and Mayra Corn (all Libraries) recently published "Special Report: Nuestra Comunidad: Themes and Shared Experiences in a Latinx Librarian Cohort" on the WOC + Lib Blog. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and the Appendix. Weeks is the graduate medical education liaison librarian and collections manager for the Health鈥
Christina Miskey, Kelsey Mazmanyan, Cory Lampert, and Andrea Wirth (all Libraries) had an article "Integrating Student Assistants into Digital Repository Workflows: Challenges and Best Practices" published in Library Leadership and Management. The article discusses how the scholarly communication initiatives and digital collections鈥
Brittany Paloma Fiedler and Niki Fullmer (both Libraries) will present "Latinx Students in a Hispanic-Serving Institution's Academic Library" at the California Academic and Research Libraries Association 2020 virtual conference. The presentation will include preliminary findings from surveys and interviews of Latinx students at鈥
Kathryn Houk and Xan Goodman (both Libraries) and Laura Valentino, Southern Nevada Health District academic affairs coordinator, received a $7,024 National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Southwest Region Express Outreach Award to support "Building a Healthier Las Vegas through Participatory-Based Creation of Community Health鈥
Chelsea Heinbach, Mark Lenker, Francesca Marineo, and Rosan Mitola (all Libraries) presented at the LOEX 2020 virtual conference, "We Can Do It: Building The Best In Library Instruction,"earlier this month. LOEX is a self-supporting, non-profit educational clearinghouse for library instruction and information literacy information.
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