by Kay Kirscht
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Check out this list of upcoming library professional development opportunities available through Level Up!
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What is Data Literacy and Why Is It Important?
Monday, December 7, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Join us in discussing what data literacy is and why it’s important for librarians of all types. Presenters will examine data literacy in both public and academic library contexts and how this is already an integral part of librarians’ work. We’ll end by considering how librarians can leverage data literacy skills to become better advocates for themselves, their libraries, and communities.
This session will be led by Nancy Lovas, Entrepreneurship Librarian at UNC-Chapel Hill, and Morgan Ritchie-Baum, Business & Nonprofit Librarian at Greensboro Public Library.
PLATFORM: Zoom
PRESENTERS: Nancy Lovas, Entrepreneurship Librarian at UNC-Chapel Hill
Morgan Ritchie-Baum, Business and Nonprofit Librarian at Greensboro Public Library
CONSORTIUM: NC LIVE
CONTACT: devon@nclive.org
Decolonizing Subject Headings and Collections
Tuesday, December 8, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
This presentation will address the importance of ethical cataloging in challenging multiple forms of bias in descriptor assignment and collection building. Control of such bias supports accurate, equitable, and inclusive collection access and increases findability of relevant resources. Presenters will cover how cataloging and reference/instruction librarians inform each other’s work to support the goal of critical, responsible librarianship.
PLATFORM: Zoom
PRESENTERS: Paromita Biswas, UCLA
Ann Hallyburton, Western Carolina University
CONSORTIUM: NC LIVE
CONTACT: devon@nclive.org
How to Create Fundable Grant Proposals: ASERL Grantwriting Series
Wednesday, December 9, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Building on 15 years of developing workflows and systems for managing all aspects of library grant-seeking at the University of Arizona and the University of Florida, this grant webinar series will share best practices including checklist examples for guidelines and workflows, funding alerts describing funding opportunities for libraries, and templates for sharing submitted and pending proposals with library employees. Behind the scenes stories will divulge unusual ways ideas were generated for fundable projects, and how ideas developed through engagement with a diverse array of experts and assets. Stories will share details of what happened after project teams received their awards, and ways by which teams managed to complete projects successfully. Featured projects will highlight a variety of grant-funded activities including outreach, digitization, training, acquisition of materials, planning, and collaborations with diverse partners and for diverse materials.
PLATFORM: gotomeeting
PRESENTER: Bess Gail de Farber
CONSORTIUM: ASERL
CONTACT: enorlin@aserl.org
Why Did I Leave the Profession? - The DEI Perspective
Thursday, December 10, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Join us for an eye-opening discussions as 3 former librarians discuss why they left the profession. Co-moderated by Twanna Hodge (DEI Librarian, University of Florida) we will ask the panelists: Why did you decide to become a librarian?
How were you recruited?
Describe your experience working in libraries?
How long did you stay in the profession?
Why did you leave?
What did you like about being a librarian?
What was frustrating?
What advice would you provide DEI and other committees who are designing recruitment/retention programs?
After our questions, we will open it up to the audience for a lively discussion.
PLATFORM: gotomeeting
PRESENTERS: Ira Revels is the Owner and Principal of Ira Revels Consulting, LLC a Connecticut-based management consulting company. Ira has nearly 20 years operating in fast-paced, high-performance organizations and teams. Her professional background includes Strategic Management Consulting, Educational Technology, Fundraising, Training, and Facilitation.
Michael Eric Owens is President of M.E.O. Consulting. He is a distinguished scholar, writer, and speaker. Michael is also the founder of and serves as the Executive Director of the Ralph Ellison Foundation. He is the host of the One Mic, One Voice show, which has an international listening audience.
Rinata White is a Student Music Therapist, Teacher, and Former Librarian.
CONSORTIUM: ASERL
CONTACT: enorlin@aserl.org
Redefining Self-Care in the Midst of a Global Pandemic - Part 1
Tuesday, January 12, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
This first psychoeducational webinar of the two-part series, "Redefining Self-Care in the Midst of a Global Pandemic" will discuss what is needed in addition to routine self-care during a global pandemic. Characteristics of different types of stress, including traumatic stress, will be reviewed, as well as the range of stress responses. The speakers will propose additional self-care steps during the current health crisis, and provide considerations for when professional help may be beneficial.
PRESENTERS:
Lynn Gullickson Spencer is currently the Technical Services Coordinator and Art, Dance, & Music Librarian at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, as well as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor at Life Care Wellness based in Glen Ellyn and Chicago. She is a trauma specialist who is trained in Somatic Experiencing and EMDR. Co-editor and contributor to The Psychology of Librarianship (Library Juice Press, 2015), Lynn has over 30 years of experience as an academic librarian in the upper Midwest.
Joan Schuitema is currently the Head of Cataloging and Acquisitions at Illinois State University. She earned an MAPC from Loyola University, and established the Epiphany Counseling Center, in conjunction with United Church in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago - where she provided counseling services to low-income people living in that area. She is a contributor to The Psychology of Librarianship (Library Juice Press, 2015), and is interested in the intersection of counseling and the changing values in technical services. Joan has 43 years of experience as a technical services librarian.
PLATFORM: Zoom
CONSORTIUM: CARLI
CONTACT: support@carli.illinois.edu
Redefining Self-Care in the Midst of a Global Pandemic - Part 2
Tuesday, January 19, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
This second webinar of the two-part series, "Redefining Self-Care in the Midst of a Global Pandemic," will be experiential in nature, and will provide participants with the opportunity to confidentially identify common stressors. The presenters will provide resources, tools, and support to manage unique challenges during the COVID-19 era.
PRESENTERS:
Lynn Gullickson Spencer is currently the Technical Services Coordinator and Art, Dance, & Music Librarian at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, as well as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor at Life Care Wellness, based in Glen Ellyn and Chicago. She is a trauma specialist who is trained in Somatic Experiencing and EMDR. Co-editor and contributor to The Psychology of Librarianship (Library Juice Press, 2015), Lynn has over 30 years of experience as an academic librarian in the upper Midwest.
Joan Schuitema is currently the Head of Cataloging and Acquisitions at Illinois State University. She earned an MAPC from Loyola University and established the Epiphany Counseling Center, in conjunction with United Church in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago - where she provided counseling services to low-income people living in that area. She is a contributor to The Psychology of Librarianship (Library Juice Press, 2015), and is interested in the intersection of counseling and the changing values in technical services. Joan has 43 years of experience as a technical services librarian.
