[SOA] ALAO Annual Conference 2017 - Registration Now Open - Libraries Act, Respond, Transform: The A.R.T. of Empowerment

[Carleton, Janet via OHIOARCHIVISTS]

Excellent program this year! Scroll down for some sessions of particular interest to the cultural heritage community. Click through to see all of them: https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2017/program

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Janet Carleton & Kate Medicus
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Special Collections and Archives interest group
Academic Library Association of Ohio
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Registration is now open for the Academic Library Association of Ohio annual conference:


Libraries Act, Respond, Transform: The A.R.T. of Empowerment

Oct. 27, 2017

Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center, Columbus, Ohio

Preconference Oct. 26

www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2017<http://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2017>


The conference’s 28 programs and additional poster sessions and roundtable discussions will explore how academic libraries and librarians provide resources and initiate programs, partnerships, and policies that empower patrons, staff, and stakeholders while advancing equity and social justice. A full program is coming soon!


Join us for a keynote address by April Hathcock, former corporate litigator-turned-scholarly communication librarian. Hathcock is an author and contributor to publications such as In the Library with the Lead Pipe as well as her personal blog, "At the Intersection." Her work on advocacy and social action has led to many appearances at library conferences and in the larger mainstream media.


Register also for:

·  The Pre-”UNconference” Oct.  26: A representative from the Ohio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will present on student rights, leading into an “unconference” with topics preselected by attendees. Seating is limited, so register early!

·  OhioLINK's 25th anniversary celebration Oct. 26: 7–10 p.m. Free. RSVP with your conference registration.


2017 ALAO Conference rates for Oct. 27

Note: Early-bird rate expires Sept. 15
Early-bird rate, ALAO member – $125
Early-bird rate, nonmember – $160
Early-bird rate, retiree/student – $85
Regular rate, ALAO member – $150
Regular rate, nonmember – $185
Regular rate, retiree/student – $100


2017 ALAO Preconference rate for Oct. 26

All registrants – $80


For more information and to register: www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2017<http://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2017>

Registration is also open for exhibitors<https://www.alaoweb.org/event-2445291> and sponsors<https://www.alaoweb.org/event-2445312>.

Updates: #ALAO2017 @ALAOorg



KEYNOTE SPEAKER: APRIL HATHCOCK
The conference program will kick off with a great keynote: New York University scholarly communications librarian April Hathcock, who educates the campus community on ownership, access and rights in the research lifecycle. She received her J.D. and LL.M. degrees in international and comparative law from Duke University School of Law and her M.L.I.S. from the University of South Florida. Before entering librarianship, she practiced intellectual property and antitrust law for a global private firm. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion in librarianship, cultural creation and exchange, and the ways in which social and legal infrastructures benefit the works of certain groups over others. She is the author of the article “White Librarianship in Blackface: Diversity Initiatives in LIS” and the blog At the Intersection, which examines the intersection of feminism, libraries, social justice and the law.


Amazed versus Engaged: Teaching Critical Thought with Primary Documents
Carly Sentieri, Miami University
With tools like guided questions, think-pair-share models, and blind exploration, a visit to special collections can help students engage in critical thought about the ways historical and cultural narratives are crafted and reinforced. When successfully paired with subject librarian instruction, this can lead to a profound understanding of not only what information literacy is, but what’s at stake when people lose sight of it. In this session, attendees will learn about new methods for framing and executing creative, successful visits to special collections, whether it’s as a special collections librarian or a collaborating liaison librarian. We will explore ways to shift instruction with primary documents away from the classic “show-and-tell” model, where materials are simply set out to reinforce the facts and narratives students have learned in class. Attendees will instead hear about developing student expertise and interest through active engagement, rather than passive amazement. Key points will include:
    How to plan a special collections visit: what works, what (usually) doesn’t (but might be worth the risk anyway)
    How to blend special collections and primary document interaction with information literacy instruction
    How to use contentious or controversial collections to help students develop critical thinking skills
Keywords: information literacy, primary sources, critical thought, critical history


Empowered Stories: Documenting the Immigrant Experience through Mediated Oral Histories
Nick Pavlik, Bowling Green State University; Michelle Sweetser, Bowling Green State University; Radhika Gajjala, Bowling Green State University
This presentation focuses on a new partnership between the BGSU Center for Archival Collections (CAC) and College of Media and Communication that aims to create training opportunities, support materials, and submission workflows to empower members of the University community to capture the stories of the broader communities of which they are a part or with whom they have established relationships, with a particular emphasis on documenting migrant, immigrant, and non-citizen resident experiences in the Toledo and Northwest Ohio region. Following a report on the project, the presenters plan to engage the audience in a discussion of the barriers to the creation of oral histories centered on underdocumented populations. With limited time and resources to undertake largescale oral history projects, is it possible for archivists to empower community members to engage in these activities on our behalf? What do the archival and migrant communities gain and/or lose by empowering community members to capture these stories? What resources or training do archivists believe community members need in order to “do” oral history and what resources do those within the community believe they need? How do we negotiate those differences?
Keywords: oral histories, archives, immigration, local history, communities


How to Assess and Report Accessibility of Online Library Resources
Meghan Frazer, OhioLINK; Debbie Tenofsky, University of Cincinnati; Katie Gibson, Miami University
As a matter of professional principle, librarians believe in access to library materials for all. Given the complex nature of online databases and multi-faceted publisher platforms, however, it can be difficult to determine if a resource is truly accessible for all of our users. Users with disabilities may have increased difficulty navigating these resources if the vendor is not adhering to accessibility standards in development. Librarians must identify the accessibility shortcomings in our online resources in order to proactively assist users in the short-term and persuade vendors to make these products more accessible in the long-term.
In response to this problem, a small task force of Ohio librarians has developed a system for evaluating library resources against web accessibility standards. The system includes a standard evaluation matrix based on individual guidelines from Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 and a report template designed to easily communicate evaluation findings to stakeholders. In this presentation, the attendees will learn about the template, how to customize it for their own evaluations and how the results might influence accessible software development. The task force will also discuss best practices for working through the evaluation and reporting process.
Keywords: accessibility, communication, databases


Looking Forward to Look Back: Digital Preservation Planning
Jennifer Brancato, University of Dayton; Kayla Harris, University of Dayton
Digital information resources are a vitally important and increasingly large component of academic libraries’ collection and preservation responsibilities. This includes content converted to and originating from digital form (born-digital). Preserving digital material, such as social media and websites, is essential for ensuring that future generations know everyone’s story, especially those groups which have been historically underrepresented in official records. This presentation will detail the steps undertaken by a digital preservation task force to first assess the weaknesses in current practice, and then develop a plan to implement a digital preservation policy and workflow. As part of the project, the task force compiled and evaluated digital preservation policies from several academic libraries, created an RFI, and invited vendors to campus. Initiated by the library, digital preservation involves many stakeholders on campus who were included in this process. Even with varying resources and technical expertise, attendees will be empowered to start the process of creating their own digital preservation policy and plan. Addressing digital preservation is daunting, but the first step is to act.
Keywords: digital preservation, technology, planning, policies


Project STAND: A Collaborative Initiative to Highlight Acts of Social Justice thru Archives
Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, Kent State University Libraries
Project STAND (STudent Activism Now Documented) is a collaborative effort starting with various Ohio universities to create an online clearinghouse where academic institutions can provide researchers access to historical and archival documentation on the development and ongoing occurrences of student dissent. Project STAND will focus on the digital and analog primary sources that document the activities of student groups that represent the concerns of historically marginalized communities (e.g African American, Latinx, LGBTQ, religious minorities, disabled), while also highlighting the work of others (e.g., faculty, staff, and administrators) who advocate for or support the interests of those communities. The presentation will provide insight into the catalyst for this project, it’s long-term goals/objectives, and how this initiative will help participating repositories feel empowered and engaged in discourse regarding equity and social justice within their local communities and at the national level.
The presentation will also discuss efforts to address ethical concerns and the impact of social media in archiving as it relates to student organizations and their political/social actions. The presentation and efforts of Project STAND is timely with projects such as Documenting the Now and various efforts to capture student activism, past and present.
Keywords: student activism, collaboration, social injustice, ethics


They’re doing what?! How we responded to disappearing government data by hosting a DataRescue Event.
Eric Johnson, Miami University; Thomas Gerrish, Miami University; Thomas Tully, Miami University
This panel will discuss the process, experiences, and results of holding "DataRescue" events.
The newly formed DataRescue movement attempts to protect at-risk federal data. This includes data related to climate change, racial or housing inequities, and other issues not supported by the current U.S. administration. Libraries in this movement host DataRescue events - scheduled gatherings during which people identify data and websites in need of protection. Volunteers download data, add metadata and send the data to repositories for storage and dissemination.
Librarians typically want to protect the availability of government information and have organization skills needed for this movement.
Participants will experience "hands-on" practice in rescuing data and be encouraged to ask questions of the panelists as they learn how they can respond to the need and of the support available to them and their patrons.
With every new presidential administration, government websites change. Changes can be as minor as website header updates or as large as the removal of access to entire datasets. These data are critical for scholarly communications, research, policy decisions, and an informed citizenry, which touches everyone, but their availability is particularly vulnerable to changes in government funding and administrative policy. Data can also become unavailable during government shutdowns and historic data can be lost.
Keywords: DataRefuge, DataRescue, at risk data, data preservation, government information

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