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This workshop introduces participants to the concept of being an ally. Participants explore how its possible, and why its necessary, to work toward equity, diversity, and inclusion in all parts of our professioneven from our positions of privilege.
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There is a vital role for libraries to lead the way in open, community-run dissemination and preservation of the scholarly record and educational materials. This panel will introduce advocacy practices to make openness a priority at your institution, through educational resources, ongoing research, and archived research. Panelists will discuss how they practice openness as a core part of their work and present concrete ideas about how to integrate openness into practice as both LIS professionals and service providers. Attendees will leave with practical strategies and renewed confidence as openness advocates at their institutions and in the LIS field.
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The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and Counting Opinions invite you to attend the ACRLMetrics User Group Meeting and demonstration at the ACRL Conference in Cleveland. Discover how you can make your ACRL data work for you and your library. ACRLMetrics contains historical NCES and ACRL data as well as on-board template reports along with robust capabilities for producing comprehensive, benchmarking and custom, localized reports. This session will include a demonstration of how to: create real-time benchmarking reports using customized peer groups; deliver real-time trend analysis; generate customized reports that can be saved, re-purposed and shared as desired
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Learn about ACRLs new research agenda for scholarly communications and the research environment. Developed over the course of a year with a high degree of community involvement — particularly historically underrepresented groups — this powerful new action-oriented agenda encourages the community to make the scholarly communications system more open, inclusive, and equitable by addressing issues concerning people, content, and systems. It outlines trends, encourages practical actions, and clearly identifies the most strategic research questions to pursue. Learn how to apply for an ACRL research grant to investigate timely and substantial research questions, developing solutions that will move the community forward.
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Learn about the new research being conducted by recipients of the 2018-19 Academic Library Impact Research Grants. These projects emerged from ACRLs 2017 report, Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research. The report suggested six priority areas for research to advance the field and communicate library contributions to student learning and success. In this session the teams will each briefly share how they designed their projects, progress they have made to date, and early findings.
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Are users struggling to successfully navigate your institutions government information website? Youre not alone! This is a problem across specialized library units. The diversity of needs and levels of experience among potential users, combined with the complexity of various service areas makes designing a one-sized-fits-all website difficult. This session will introduce strategies for developing usability tests to uncover jargon and develop a user-centered design focused on government information websites. Presenters will share findings from user studies which can inform the development or redesign of websites for specialized services such as data management, scholarly communication, and special collections.
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This panel consists of four librarians from different types of libraries: four-year colleges, and a university. Each librarian brings authentic perspectives on addressing the needs of diverse multilingual populations. Many international students are unaccustomed to American libraries which lend books for free and provide information literacy instruction. As they learn about these resources, they become more comfortable using them. English learners who have had some or most of their education in the U.S. might not be familiar with libraries or may have limited experience with their services. Communicating effectively with these populations will facilitate their understanding, and use, of American libraries.
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This panel of new Associate Deans/department heads will share insights from their transitions: how they got to their new positions, how they adjusted, how their new colleagues adjusted to them, what went well, and what did not. Each moved to a new institution, adding a layer of complexity to their adjustments. Panelists hope for active discussion and will utilize Poll Everywhere to steer the conversation, as well as an open mic Q&A.
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Research indicates that first-generation (1G) students experience unique struggles in a university setting. A team of library staff interested in understanding the 1G student experience at Duke University learned more about the overall landscape for 1G students, conducted focus groups with 1G students, and tracked the 1G status of respondents to the librarys biennial user survey. This mixed methods study revealed challenges 1G students face and provided context and nuance for their experiences. Findings were shared with campus stakeholders and library donors interested in sponsoring services for 1G students. Learn about the research teams methodology, their recommendations to improve library services and access for 1G students, and how Duke Libraries staff formed a team to address the needs of 1G students.
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User-centered academic libraries strive to meet the diverse needs of college students through evolving user spaces. Library spiritual spaces, from chapels to reflection rooms, are now featured among the many new student-centered areas taking shape in higher education. Though some may question the presence of spiritual resources in an academic environment, especially at secular institutions, in this session we’ll explore how inclusive spiritual spaces foster overall well-being, which ultimately contributes to student academic success.
