This year’s ULS Social at Annual will be held on Saturday, June 25th, from 5:30-7:30 at Teaism – Penn Quarter (400 8th Street NW, Washington, DC), in the lower level. This will be similar to past in-person socials with food and non-alcoholic drinks provided. It’s an informal, come-and-go-gathering.
The University Library Section (ULS) Membership Committee will be providing “On-the-Fly” Mentoring services on site during ALA Annual 2022. Mentees will have the opportunity to meet with a mentor for a 20-minute session, on a drop-in basis. We need experienced librarians to help those new to the profession or looking for career advice.
This is a recording of the on-demand program during the 2021 ALA Annual Conference. During this panel presentation, the speakers answered a series of questions focused around the roles of libraries as neutral spaces, how libraries can support marginalized students, and how libraries can balance tensions between professional ethics and university administrative goals and policies. The panelists are Emily Knox, Ph.D. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Renate Chancellor, Ph.D. (Catholic University of America), Stacy Collins, MLIS (Simmons University), and Adriene Lim, Ph.D. (University of Maryland). The session was moderated by Alyssa Denneler (Indiana University-Bloomington).
This panel features presenters with experience in balancing issues of library advocacy and free speech in academic libraries. Invited panelists will be both librarians and campus administrators or faculty who are knowledgeable about issues and topics currently contributing to the larger conversations happening on campuses regarding library neutrality, libraries as spaces of advocacy and the complications surrounding these challenges. By exploring these issues, it is our intention that this panel will offer best practices about how libraries can provide a space for engaging in candid discussion, which supports meaningful change.
Want to help someone new to the profession, or more experienced but seeking your wisdom? Sign up to be a mentor! The University Library Section (ULS) Membership Committee is once again providing the “On-the-Fly” Mentoring Service, which allows a mentee to talk with a mentor for a 20-minute session, on a drop-in basis. We need experienced librarians to help those new to the profession or looking for career advice.
After a long day at the ALA Conference in Washington, D.C., join us for tapas (free) and drinks (cash bar) at the ACRL University Libraries Section Social on Saturday, June 22 5:30-7:30 pm. We will meet at La Tasca, 722 7th Street NW, only a 6 minute walk from the...
The University Libraries Section schedule at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference is now available.
The Current Topics Discussion Group will return to themes raised at the Midwinter meeting in Denver: space use and planning, measuring and demonstrating value to the institution, and efforts to support diverse student populations and address concerns about the costs of higher education. Attendees are welcome to propose additional topics...
The discussion group takes place on Sunday, June 24, 2018 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the Morial Convention Center, Room 296. Based on the poll feedback, the final agenda is below – please come prepared to share your thoughts, experiences, and questions with the group. Brief introductions & housekeeping (15 min.,...
Sunday, June 24 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Location: Morial Convention Center, Rm 393 Assessing, evaluating, and articulating the impact and value of library outreach work is a growing trend among academic librarians engaged in marketing and outreach. In order to assess and determine the effectiveness of this work, it...