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2023 ULS Candidate for Member-at-Large: Tisha M. Zelner

Tisha M. Zelner is one of three candidates for ULS Member-at-Large. Read this interview to learn more about Tisha’s goals for the section if elected to the position.

2023 ULS Candidate for Secretary: Mary D. Galvin

Mary D. Galvin is a candidate for ULS Secretary. Read this interview to learn more about Mary’s goals for the section if elected to this position.

2023 ULS Candidate for Vice-Chair-Elect: Nancy S. Gibson

Nancy S. Gibson is a candidate for ULS Vice-Chair Elect. Read this interview to learn more about Nancy’s goals for the section if elected to the position.

2023 ULS Candidate for Member-at-Large: Jeffrey D. Graveline

Jeffrey Graveline is one of three candidates for ULS Member-at-Large. Read this interview to learn more about Jeffrey’s goals for the section if elected to the position.

2023 ULS Candidate for Vice-Chair-Elect: Carissa Tomlinson

Carissa Tomlinson is a candidate for ULS Vice-Chair Elect. Read this interview to learn more about Carissa’s goals for the section if elected to the position.

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ACRL ULS 2023 Election – Candidates

Voting in the 2023 ALA/ACRL election begins March 13, 2023, with members receiving an email announcement between March 13-14 containing voting instructions.

Creating, Promoting, and Assessing Workshops for Research Data Services (Video Replay)

This is a recording of the March 8, 2023 presentation: Creating, Promoting, and Assessing Workshops for Research Data Services, a Tech Forum sponsored by the Technology in University Libraries Committee.

Changing Roles: Impacting Student Achievement through Faculty Development (Video Replay)

This is a recording of the February 27, 2023 presentation: Changing Roles: Impacting Student Achievement through Faculty Development. In this interactive panel discussion, three librarians with significant experience leading faculty development initiatives will discuss how librarians can impact student outcomes by adopting a faculty developer role. Presenters: The presentation slides are available...

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Model Reference Behavior

Everyone wants to provide exceptional chat reference services, and SMU Libraries has exceeded expectations. Since it’s the initial touch point for library services, we provide exemplary interactions by employing a distributed model for our Ask Us service, meaning library staff across our Libraries work together to respond to queries.

Tech Forum – Creating, Promoting, and Assessing Workshops for Research Data Services

Online Webinar Wednesday, March 8, 2023 2:00-3:00 PM EST Presented via Zoom Registration Link In this webinar, we will review our strategies for teaching workshops on tools, software, and programming languages relevant to research data services (RDS), including Tableau, Python, Bash Shell, MATLAB, DMPTool, etc. We will discuss the history...