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Joint Vanderbilt/DPC “Introduction to Digital Preservation” event in Nashville, April 24-25

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Vanderbilt University and the Digital Preservation Coalition are hosting a daylong “Introduction to Digital Preservation” event on Thursday, April 24 open to all, and is available at no cost! This takes place before the Friday, April 25 DPC Member Forum.

Many practitioners and students have some level of experience with all kinds of digital and digital preservation systems, but you’ll find that this event will provide a platform-agnostic perspective on digital preservation. This event is recommended for junior staff recently appointed and looking for opportunities to build their professional networks, new entrants to digital preservation seeking to apply professional know-how to this new field; and experienced practitioners who have clear insights into the challenges of digital preservation in their own institutions. Please see the attachment: DPC Forum at Vanderbilt Invitation-1

CAFe Speaker Series: Maria Day, “Developing the Maryland State Archives’ Indigenous Records Website for Engagement and Access” (3/26)

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CAFe is the Center for Archival Futures. This event may be of interest to archives students, as well as anyone interested in community collaboration, outreach, government records, and Indigenous knowledge.
Please join CAFe on Wednesday, March 26th at 4pm for Maria Day’s talk on “Developing the Maryland State Archives’ Indigenous Records Website for Engagement and Access”.
Speaker: Maria Day, Senior Director of Special Collections, Conservation, and Library Services at Maryland State Archives
Start Date:March 26th, 4PM
End Date: March 26th, 5PM
Location: In person (HBK 2119) and Virtual, Register Here!
Abstract:
A team from the Maryland State Archives has been building partnerships with Indigenous communities in the Chesapeake region since 2019.
From the program’s beginning, communities wanted archivists to provide easier access to historic government records concerning Native American peoples. At the same time, the archivists wanted to support communities in preserving their cultures and histories. Co-director of this program, Maria Day, will discuss how Tribal consultations during the Pandemic lead to the development of an online resource, Mayis, and a grant-funded initiative with Pocomoke Indian Nation member Drew Shuptar-Rayvis, to record oral histories with Tribal Knowledge-Keepers on the Eastern Shore. This community archiving initiative has led to expanding Indigenous resources for the general public and especially to educators. She will frame several future possibilities for expanding this work and highlight some of the challenges.

Bio:
Maria Day serves as the Senior Director of Special Collections, Conservation, and Library Services at Maryland State Archives, where she has worked as an archivist since 2008. In addition to overseeing daily operations in Special Collections and Conservation, she serves as co-director of the Indigenous Peoples’ Program. Prior to her work at the Archives, she was a museum educator and Director of Public Programs for Historic Annapolis and graduate lecturer in art history at the University of Maryland College Park. Ms. Day’s specialist areas include maps, prints, and artwork on paper; American history; and art, architecture and design from 1850-1950. She earned her degrees in the history of art at Indiana University Bloomington (BA, 1992), and at the University of Maryland College Park (MA, 2005).

Want to learn more? Check out the CAFe website here!

Register for the ACRL 2025 Virtual Conference Today! In-Person Registration Still Available

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MLIS academic specialization students & alumni may be interested in the following opportunity:

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Registration is still available for the ACRL 2025 Conference, to be held April 2-5, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and online. Themed “Democratizing Knowledge, Access, and Opportunities,” ACRL 2025 will be a platform to engage in critical conversations and explore solutions-centered approaches to the challenges facing the profession. The conference will focus on themes like embedded bias, inclusive excellence, and the role of technology. Together, we can build a future where knowledge is accessible to all.

In addition to the in-person conference, ACRL 2025 offers robust virtual options to experience the conference without traveling to Minneapolis. Student, ACRL, and ALA member discounts are still available!

Virtual registration includes live streams of the opening and closing keynotes; live stream programs, including webinars and programs with live chat; virtual-only presentations; and networking opportunities. All registrants also receive free virtual conference access for six months following the end of the conference.

Virtual sessions include:

  • “How to Tenure Track?: Newbie Tenure Track Librarians Community Chat” (Thursday, April 2)
  • “Artificial Intelligence in the Library: Assessing Chatbots and ChatGP” (Thursday, April 2)-
  • “Continuum of Collaboration: Virtual and In-Person Partnerships Between Libraries and Writing Centers” (Thursday, April 2)
  • “Librarians in Precarity: Solidarity through Uncertainty, Instability and Insecurity” (Friday, April 3)
  • “Beyond DEI: Advancing Strategic Equity Work in Times of Challenge” (Friday, April 3)
  • “Empowering Student Creativity and Discovery through a Communal Teaching Model” (Friday, April 3)

View all the virtual content by selecting the virtual only modality filter in the conference agenda.

Some examples of our live streamed programs are:

  • “Navigating the Perseverance Plateau: An Examination of Intentional Planning for Sustainable Outcomes” (Thursday, April 3)
  • “AI Competencies for Library Workers: Shaping the Future of Academic Libraries” (Thursday, April 3)
  • “From grumbling to organizing: the path to unionization in your academic library” (Friday, April 4)
  • “Addressing the Physical Space Needs of Neurodivergent Students” (Friday, April 4)
  • “Generative AI in Learning: Democratizing and Personalizing Access to Scholarly Information” (Saturday, April 5)
  • “Invited Presentation – Mapping Prejudice in Minneapolis: telling community-powered stories of racism and resistance” (Saturday, April 5)

 

You can check out all the live stream content by selecting the live streamed modality filter in the conference agenda.
Whether you join us in-person or remotely, ACRL 2025 will include opportunities to be inspired by keynote speakers Ruha Benjamin and Saeed Jones, participate in concurrent programs, and connect with colleagues. ACRL 2025 features more than 500 live educational programs including keynote and invited presentations, panel sessions, contributed papers, workshops, lightning talks, community chats, roundtable discussions, and poster sessions offering insights and inspiration to enhance your library’s programs and services.

Register for ACRL 2025 today and we’ll see you in April in-person or online!

– The ACRL 2025 Conference Team

Job Opportunity: Outreach Librarian at University of Denver

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The University of Denver Libraries is seeking an innovative, dynamic, and service-oriented leader for the position of Outreach Librarian. The Outreach Librarian is responsible for liaising with student organizations, student life, and community partners; outreach, advocacy, and programming. This position may include liaison responsibilities for Library and Information Science and Research Methods Departments as well as non-traditional and distance learning programs, such as the University of Denver College of Professional Studies. They will be responsible for research services, instruction, and collection development in those areas. We are especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion through their teaching, research, and service. This is a full-time, 12-month faculty library position, non-tenure track.

 

Link to apply.

 

Please include the following documents with your application:

  1. Resume
  2. Cover letter that addresses how your career has prepared you to meet all required and any preferred experiences. We are seeking candidates who have previous work advancing commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in library services and/or organizations. In your cover letter, please share at least one specific example where you have actively supported and contributed to DEI. This example could include job experiences, internships, coursework, etc.

 

Questions about this position can be direct to the Search Committee Chair: Elia Trucks, elia.trucks@du.edu

 

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