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METRO Webinar: Strategies for the Search – Grants & Funding for Faculty and Students
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesKatelyn Angell and Elvis Bakaitis will present different strategies on how to help undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty to locate appropriate grants/funding. They will describe a recent grants initiative led by the Mina Rees Library (The Graduate Center), including interdepartmental partnerships and the CUNY Research Foundation. Initiatives and resources developed to promote external scholarships for undergraduates […]
LILRC Webinar: Librarians in Space! OR Just How Far Can a Library Degree Take You?
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesLearn about librarianship at the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where the motto is "Dare Mighty Things." Presenter Caroline Coward supervises the daily operations of the Library at NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, collaborating with and supporting the work of scientists, engineers, and mission specialists across the organization in areas such as information curation, knowledge management, and data repository governance. […]
Webinar: Being Rational About Summer Reading
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesWebinar Description: Summer Reading is often a capacity-challenging exercise for many libraries. In 20**, Albany Public Library partnered with the school district and the Albany Promise to examine the program’s actual impact on the “summer slide.” The findings were not nearly as exciting as anyone expected. APL found out that the program does have an […]
New York State Library Webinar: Hidden in Plain Sight – Human Trafficking in New York’s Capital Region
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesHuman Trafficking is a misunderstood phenomenon due to media sensationalism and misinformation spread via social media. Unfortunately, human trafficking occurs throughout the world, including the United States. Polaris (the National Human Trafficking Hotline) notes that the 22,326 human trafficking victims they identified in the U.S. in 2019 are only a fraction of the cases, as […]
LILRC Webinar: Ask An Archivist – Starting a Local History Collection
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesSo much time is spent talking about managing existing collections, but what if you are a library just beginning to create a local history collection? This presentation offers thoughts on what to consider when planning your strategy and how to take those first steps. The discussion will include: Collections development policies Outreach Creating the right […]
METRO Webinar: Clippy is Dead, Long Live Clippy – Emulation as a Strategy
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesThis is the third webinar in a series exploring topics related to Digital Preservation. While commonly associated with retro video game hobbyists, emulation can be a powerful and essential tool for providing access to legacy digital material. Using emulators, archivists and librarians can mimic obsolete and incompatible software on their current computers, recreating the environments […]
New York Public Library Webinar: Let’s Talk About Asian Hate
NY, United StatesLet’s Talk is a series of programs designed to encourage a conversation on race and other social inequities. We all have a story or a struggle worth honoring. By sharing our stories we’ll build a bridge to greater understanding, empathy, and kindness in our community. There has been a significant increase in anti-Asian hate crimes. […]
LILRC Webinar: Coffee+Conversation – Social Media Librarians Virtual Meetup
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesJoin your fellow social media librarians for our next virtual meet up. We will have an open conversation about new and ongoing challenges. All are welcome!
METRO Webinar: Supporting Research Reproducibility
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesThis is the fourth webinar in a series exploring topics related to Digital Preservation. In this session, Vicky Rampin (Librarian for Research Data Management and Reproducibility at New York University) will discuss open scholarship and reproducible research practices, and how librarians and archivists can make a difference in the sustainability of research. This session doesn't […]
LILRC Webinar: I Have Something to Tell You – A Conversation with Author and Educator Chasten Buttigieg
Online Via Zoom NY, United StatesPlease join LILRC in welcoming author Chasten Buttigieg for a moderated discussion about his bestselling book I Have Something to Tell You: A Memoir (Atria Books, 2020). LILRC members who attend will be entered to win copies of the book, newly released in paperback! About the Book: “Throughout the past year, teacher Chasten Glezman Buttigieg has emerged […]