Author: Jennifer Sharkey

ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award Ceremony [video replay]

The Award ceremony for both the 2020 and 2021 recipients was recorded. The award recognizes librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential.

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Supporting Students Who Can’t Come to Campus

The ACRL/ULS Academic Outreach Committee offers a series of Online Roundtable Discussions on topics related to academic outreach endeavors. You are invited to join in the next one! February 2021 topic: Supporting Students Who Can’t Come to Campus and/or Participate in the University Experience. When: Wednesday, February 3 at 1pm...

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Newspaper Navigator: Re-imagining Library Search and Discovery with Machine Learning [video replay]

In this talk, Ben Lee presented his project, Newspaper Navigator, created in collaboration with LC Labs, the National Digital Newspaper Program, and IT Design & Development at the Library of Congress, as well as Professor Daniel Weld at the University of Washington. In particular, he discussed the two phases of...

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Remote Outreach and Engagement [video replay]

The ACRL/ULS Academic Outreach Committee offers a series of Online Roundtable Discussions on topics related to academic outreach endeavors. In these discussions librarians share and exchange ideas to learn how to identify techniques for adapting outreach and engagement programs to an online environment. Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Wednesday, June 3,...

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ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award Interview: Mary Anne Hansen

Mary Anne Hansen, Tribal College Librarians Institute Coordinator, is the 2020 recipient of the ACRL ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award. Sponsored by Library Juice Academy, the $1,000 award recognizes librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. The Mary...

Deficit or equity: Decoding implicit thinking and practice in information literacy teaching and learning

In this presentation and online discussion, attendees will learn about a framework for advancing equitable practice in higher education paired with a popular pedagogical strategy (Decoding the Disciplines) that can help librarians and instructors design student-centered assignments and activities while avoiding a deficit approach to the development of students’ information literacy.

Wayne State University Libraries Tech Bunker: Connecting the Dots via Community, Technology, and Engagement

In an immersive environment where almost everything is becoming more active and interactive, this presentation will provide a demonstration of one of the ways the Wayne State University Libraries is helping position individuals to be global learners in a fast-paced and technical society.

ULS 2020 Officer Election Results

Congratulations to our newly elected 2020 officers. The total number of ballots posted for the University Libraries Section was 1065. Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (For a three-year term)Jennifer Sharkey Member-At-Large (For a three-year term)Mea Warren Annie Zeidman-Karpinski For the full list of ACRL election results, consult the official ACRL Elections page: http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/electionresults/election.

Service Equity in Action [video replay]

On Feb. 25, 2020 the ACRL University Libraries Section Public Services Directors of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group held an online discussion addressing the following questions about service equity: What does service equity look like in practice at your library? Has your library engaged in public services projects, programming, or staff development in order to provide more equitable services for all?

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Trans and Gender Non-conforming Inclusion in Libraries [video replay]

This session provided an overview of a diverse range of gender identities and experiences and best practices for working with transgender colleagues, students, and patrons. Through the sharing of examples, this session challenged participants to create trans affirming spaces while critically examining library policies, languages, and practices.