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Core Classroom: Hearing the Story: Creating an Oral History Project
CHICAGO —Storytelling is an important way to preserve the history of a community and/or culture. The human voice can convey so much more than the written word, so oral histories are a good way to preserve a community, family, or history of an important...
CHICAGO—Preservation Week (Semana de la Preservación) se complace en anunciar que Elizabeth Yeampierre, directora ejecutiva de la organización comunitaria latinx UPROSE, con sede en Brooklyn, se desempeñará como Presidenta Honorífica de Preservation Week...
UPROSE Executive Director Elizabeth Yeampierre named 2022 Preservation Week庐 Honorary Chair
[En Español] CHICAGO—Preservation Week is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Yeampierre, executive director of the Brooklyn-based Latinx community organization UPROSE, will serve as the 2022 Preservation Week Honorary Chair. Yeampierre, an internationally...
91传媒 Neal-Schuman author Jeanie Austin to deliver 2022 Augusta Baker Lecture
CHICAGO — Jeanie Austin will deliver the 2022 Augusta Baker Lecture on April 22 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern. Registration for this virtual event is free. Austin’s talk will draw from their new 91传媒 Neal-Schuman book “ Library Services and Incarceration...
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) announced today that its Libraries Transforming Communities project will offer more than $7 million in grants to small and rural libraries to increase the accessibility of facilities, services and programs...
New from ACRL - 鈥淚mplementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion鈥
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries,” edited by Corliss Lee and Brian Lym with Tatiana Bryant...
Academic libraries supporting students academically, socially, and financially
CHICAGO — Academic libraries are confronting a myriad of challenges, including consequences stemming from the pandemic, the changing demographics of student bodies, and the financial obstacles that many students are struggling to overcome. What’s needed...
91传媒 begins a new tradition with the first-ever LibLearnX
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) hosted the first LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience (LLX) conference online, Jan. 21-24, 2022. LibLearnX is a completely new conference experience, built from the ground up based on years of...
91传媒/ARL Seek Feedback on Draft Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework
CHICAGO; WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Joint 91传媒/ARL Building Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework Task Force seeks feedback from the library community on the initial draft framework. Library workers can submit feedback on the CommentPress site of...
CHICAGO — On January 18, 2022, the sixth annual US National Day of Racial Healing, the 91传媒 (91传媒), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) call upon our collective memberships...
Learn Best Practices for Academic Interviews with New Core Report
The library profession has seen radical change in people’s thinking about all aspects of work and life, due in part to the sudden and prolonged shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic and increasing calls for social justice and antiracism in our...
Core Classroom: Hearing the Story: Creating an Oral History Project
CHICAGO—Storytelling is an important way to preserve the history of a community and/or culture. The human voice can convey so much more than the written word, so oral histories are a good way to preserve a community, family, or history of an important...
Core鈥檚 guide to zines in library collections
CHICAGO — Their homegrown and esoteric aesthetic make zines important cultural and historical objects. Including them in library collections is a perfect way to amplify underrepresented voices. But the road from acquisition to cataloging these underground...
Interpreting decolonization in academic libraries
CHICAGO — The demand to decolonize the curriculum has moved from a protest movement at the margins to the center of many institutions, as reflected by its inclusion in policies and strategies. Numerous libraries and archives are responding to the call to...
Incorporating racial issues into storytimes
CHICAGO — As the weekly lists of best-sellers demonstrate, many people want to engage with racial issues. But when it comes to talking about race, they often don’t know how or are hesitant to take the first steps. This includes children's librarians, who...
