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CHICAGO — Digital library terminology like “accessible,” “discoverable,” and “searchable” usually presumes passive collections waiting to be found by motivated information seekers. Rarely do we envision collection managers initiating outreach with those most likely to benefit from the collections. “,” published by 91´«Ã½ Editions in collaboration with Core Publishing, flips the script. Anna Neatrour, Jeremy Myntti, Rachel Jane Wittmann, Rebekah Cummings, Jane D. Monson, and Megan Myres McMillan explore the many ways that digital library practitioners at various types of cultural institutions proactively promote their unique resources. Providing both inspiration and pragmatic guidance to readers as they undertake their own initiatives, this book:

• discusses the results of a unique survey that provides new and structured information on digital library outreach and instruction;
• presents outreach case studies illustrating uses of social media promotion, integration of digital collections into teaching and instruction activities, partnerships with external campus units or community organizations, and other activities;
• explores many types of instruction, from drop-in class sessions and training to course-integrated instruction and ways that digital library practitioners can contribute to the Open Educational Resources (OER) and open pedagogy movements;
• details the digital humanities and digital scholarship programs developed at the University of Utah by many of the authors through cross-departmental collaboration;
• describes the ways in which the pandemic spurred many institutions to use rapid response collecting to practice community engagement; and
• speculates on future directions for outreach and instruction for digital libraries

Neatrour, Head of Digital Library Services at the University of Utah, manages programs in Operations, Utah Digital Newspapers, Digital Preservation, and Digital Initiatives and Metadata. Myntti, Associate University Librarian for Metadata and IT at Brigham Young University, is responsible for the administration of the library’s cataloging, metadata, archival processing, IT operations, software engineering, and user experience units. He has worked on digital library projects at multiple academic institutions and a library vendor for over 20 years. As the Digital Curation Librarian at the University of Utah, Wittmann creates metadata for digital collections and develops digital exhibits that document historic and current events in Utah. Cummings is the Digital Matters Interim Director at the University of Utah. In her role, she coordinates digital scholarship activities between the Marriott Library, College of Humanities, College of Fine Arts, College of Architecture and Planning, and School for Cultural and Social Transformation. As the Digital Collections Librarian at the Oregon Historical Society, Monson focuses on the development, description, and promotion of the organization’s digital collections. She previously spent 15 years as an academic librarian, coordinating digital library efforts at institutions in Missouri and Colorado. McMillan is pursuing a Master of Public Administration at Brigham Young University. She worked on research projects regarding cataloging, IT, and digital libraries at the BYU Library during her undergraduate education.

The former Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), the Library Information Technology Association (LITA), and the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) are now , a new division of 91´«Ã½. Its mission is to cultivate and amplify the collective expertise of library workers in core functions through community building, advocacy, and learning.

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