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Towards diversifying collections—implementing strategies

Works in Progress Webinar: Towards diversifying collections—Implementing strategies

By Annette Day, Jennifer Culley, Amy Tureen

In this webinar, colleagues from University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) discuss their ongoing efforts to identify and implement sustainable practices for building diverse collections, including work at SPSCC to utilize reparations-informed practices.

Topics: Works in Progress, Collection Management, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion

Striving for Inclusivity: Supporting Research and Teaching Within Local and Global Ecosystems

Striving for Inclusivity: Supporting Research and Teaching Within Local and Global Ecosystems

By Lynn Silipigni Connaway

iConference 2023
UOC Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

In this keynote, Connaway discusses how new model libraries and information centers within local and global networks and ecosystems can accommodate the diverse needs and expectations of users, who are embedded in communities in various ways.

Topics: Research Support, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion

Distinguished Seminar Series: "Strategies to preserve the past and shape our collective future: The HBCU Library Alliance – A Sankofa Experience"

Distinguished Seminar Series: "Strategies to preserve the past and shape our collective future: The HBCU Library Alliance – A Sankofa Experience"

By Sandra M. Phoenix

Distinguished Seminar Series

In this presentation, Sandra Phoenix, Executive Director, described the organization’s Sankofa Experience in remembering and embracing the past to make positive progress in the future. Learn about collections, HBCU Library Alliance programs, and how together we can envision a future to strive toward.

Topics: Distinguished Seminar Series, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion

Wikipedia Shaming

Wikipedia Shaming: Authority dilemmas across educational stages

By Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Christopher Cyr, Rachel Elrod, Joyce Kasman Valenza

ALA Annual 2021
Virtual

As Wikipedia reaches maturity, celebrating its 21st birthday this coming year, isn't it time to consider its adulthood? Results from our research of 175 students, which used a simulated set of Google search results to see how students select and judge resources for a research project, suggest we should. Since its birth, students have been generally discouraged from using Wikipedia, but as this collaborative reference tool has evolved, so should our consideration of its value.

Topics: Wikimedia, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion