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Date/Time: Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 4:30 PM (CDT)Location: Online (Zoom)Register: https://advancement.lakeforest.edu/register/DisposingOfModernity Donnelley and Lee Library at Lake Forest College invites you to explore the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair through the lens of archaeology via an online Zoom program on April 22nd at 4:30 PM . Rebecca Graff, Associate Professor of Anthropology, will share archaeological …
Cindy BowenB.A. in English and MLIS, University of Wisconsin – MilwaukeeElectronic Resources and Instruction LibrarianTrinity Christian College What are your main duties at your library? I’m the Alma/Primo whisperer and all-around troubleshooter. I do most of the course instruction, answer reference questions, and monitor the student cataloging while doing occasional cataloging myself. What do you …
WRITING CENTER COORDINATOR Lake Forest College seeks a full-time, 10 – 12-month Coordinator for its popular Writing Center, as part of the thriving Center for Academic Success. The Coordinator will have the opportunity to join a dynamic team at an exciting moment and will help build upon years of steady growth and success. The Coordinator …
ACCESS AND OUTREACH LIBRARIAN Job Description The Access and Outreach Librarian will provide leadership of access services, including circulation, copyright, resource sharing, and collection development, as well as coordinate access to Donnelley & Lee Library with attention to equity and inclusion for people of historically marginalized identities. Responsibilities include: Coordinate all aspects of the circulation …
Caitlin Archer-HelkeMA in Spanish and MSLIS, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUser Support LibrarianSaint Xavier University What are your main duties at your library? I do a little of everything! Some of my major duties include reference, instruction, collection development, and outreach. What do you like best about your job? The students! Working with students, and …
On March 3, 2021 at 1:00pm, LIBRAS will offer an hour-long webinar to explore Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion through an invited Zoom presentation and discussion with Angi Faiks (Library Director) and Katy Gabrio (Associate Library Director) of Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN. Empathy, Humility, Awareness, and Action: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion @ Macalester College Macalester …
Rebecca Donald, Director of University Library Services at Trinity International University, received a research grant from CARLI for her study “Caring for the Library Outsider: A Pedagogy of Care for Academic Librarians.” A pedagogy of care suggests that care should be a primary focus of education (Noddings 2005). Teachers and librarians are called to exhibit …
In the spirit of pursuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work within LIBRAS, the leadership team and DEI Directors Working Group (Matt, Jo, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Andrew, and Cathy) are excited to share an opportunity for each library to claim a “seat” at Library Journal’s workshop Equity in Action: Fostering an Antiracist Library Culture. This workshop …
David Stern, Library Director at Saint Xavier University, has been awarded a $3,000 CARLI Research Grant to expand the use of the free Zotero personal knowledge management (PKM) software tool across Illinois academic libraries. The Zotero PKM software allows a researcher to collect, annotate, organize, cite, and share research material. It handles many types of …
Evan KuehnPhD, University of ChicagoAssistant Professor of Information LiteracyNorth Park University What are your main duties at your library? I am an instruction librarian and subject liaison for the Health Sciences, Education, and the Division of Sciences. What do you like best about your job? I really enjoy being able to consult with students and …