In the second Media Landscapes webinar, John Mack Freeman discussed deepfakes: how they are made, what issues they present, and why libraries should care.
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The Library at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design is seeking qualified candidates to fill the full-time position of Collection Management Librarian. As a part of a small, user-center staff, this position is responsible for collection management, technical services, systems, outreach and our artist’s book collection.
Academic library workers are invited to participate in a research study on individual motivations for choosing work in academic libraries as well as expectations of emotional regulation and expression in the workplace in the United States.
The Media Landscapes campaign has more upcoming events before breaking for the summer months. This campaign, to help Minnesota library staff better understand the intricacies of the media and information landscape is offering two more events on May 5 and May 25.
Register for Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL) 2021 Virtual Conference! 2021's conference theme is Risk and Reward, and will feature more than two dozen breakout sessions and lightning talks, among other traditional and new conference events. You won't want to miss this!
Earth Day honors the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the importance of long-term ecological sustainability and moving toward positive change for our planet. To help teach students about Earth Day, Britannica’s Curriculum Expert Team has put together a few activities and resources.
Minitex is happy to announce that Ebooks Minnesota just gained 350+ titles around equity, diversity, and inclusion. Last fall, students in St. Catherine University's Master of Library and Information Science Program, Library Materials for Children class, performed a diversity audit of Ebooks Minnesota. As a result of this audit, the Ebooks Minnesota Collection Task Force recently selected diverse titles for inclusion into the collection from publishers including ABDO, Capstone, Rosarium, Dreamspinner, and Flux.
ARLD Day will be held via Zoom on April 30 8:30am-3:00pm CDT. We have an excellent line-up of sessions this year that you won’t want to miss! We are also very excited to announce our keynote speaker Nicola Andrews (Ngāti Pāoa Māori) who will present "No More Pipelines: Indigenous Knowledge and LIS."
It's National Library Week and what better way to celebrate librarians than by sharing this infographic created by Capstone.
The American Library Association narrowed the focus of this year's State of America's Libraries Report to COVID-19 in order to "spotlight the resilience, determination, and innovations of library workers in unprecedented circumstances."