Friday: Howard University Fall 2023 Mathematics Colloquium: UTMOST: A Journey through Open Source Textbooks

October 23, 2023

Howard University Fall 2023 Mathematics Colloquium: UTMOST: A Journey through Open Source Textbooks

Please join Howard University as they discuss open-source textbooks and tools being used to develop resources for writing open-source textbooks, resources and share research on how students and faculty use highly interactive textbooks.

Friday, October 27th

4:10- 5:00 PM (EST)

Zoom - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2249179385?pwd=bGJHdXZYZHZ6YlFaZVhGMzlzTjFYdz09

Meeting ID: 224 917 9385
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Abstract:

The quantity and quality of open-source mathematics textbooks has grown considerably in the past decade. Not only are open-source textbooks less expensive than commercially published textbooks, but many open-source textbooks can be of equal or even better quality than their commercial counterparts. The focus of the UTMOST Project, funded by the National Science Foundation, has been to develop resources for writing open-source textbooks and conduct educational research on how students and faculty use highly interactive textbooks. Products of the UTMOST Project include PreTeXt, CoCalc, and the Sage Cell Server. PreTeXt is a markup language that allows an author to produce textbooks and all scholarly work in any discipline and in any format, including PDF, HTML, ePub, Jupyter Notebook, and braille. Currently, there are 80+ books and projects written in PreTeXt. Moreover, books written in PreTeXt can be hosted on Runestone, a platform for hosting interactive textbooks on the Internet. This presentation will focus on what we have learned about open-source textbooks and tools from the beginning of UTMOST to the present day as well as a brief look into the future.

Thomas W. Judson, Stephen F. Austin State University

Dr. Judson received his PhD in 1984 from the University of Oregon under Richard Koch and is a Professor of Mathematics at Stephen F. Austin State University. Dr. Judson taught at U. of Portland from 1984 to 2001, was Preceptor in Mathematics at Harvard University from 2002 to 2008 and has been teaching at Stephen F. Austin State University since 2008. His research interests are Mathematics Education, Differential Geometry, Lie Algebras and Lie Pseudogroups. He published about twenty articles on Mathematical Education articles and authored the following open-source textbooks: "Logic and Proofs for Teachers", "The ODEs project" and "Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications". He was a PI from 2010 to 2022 in the NSF-funded project UTMOST (Undergraduate Teaching in Mathematics with Open Software and Textbooks).

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Today! Join us for the WRLC Fall Forum: Exploring the Future of AI in Libraries

October 13, 2023

WRLC Fall Forum: Exploring the Future of AI in Libraries

Sponsored by the WRLC Sharing Expertise Committee*

Join us for an engaging and informative discussion on the cutting-edge world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the field of librarianship. Presented by Trevor Watkins, Teaching and Outreach Librarian at George Mason University, the SEC is excited to bring this presentation to the members of the WRLC.

Date: Friday, October 13th

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Location: Zoom - https://wrlc-org.zoom.us/j/81236965829?pwd=mUQLnAo005buP9MvoaBhsBflg4Sa77.1

Event Highlights:

1. Introduction to AI (5 minutes):

Get started with a brief introduction to the fascinating realm of artificial intelligence. Learn about its origins, evolution, and its growing importance in various fields, including libraries.

2. AI in Libraries (5 minutes):

Discover how AI is reshaping the landscape of libraries and information services. Explore its applications and the exciting possibilities it offers for enhancing library operations.

3. AI Hype and Generative AI (5-7 minutes):

Dive into the world of AI hype and understand why generative AI, particularly ChatGPT and other innovative tools, is currently at the forefront. Explore the impact of these technologies on libraries and beyond.

4. Ethics in AI (5-7 minutes):

Delve into the critical topic of ethics in AI. Explore the ethical considerations that librarians and AI practitioners must navigate in the ever-evolving world of technology.

5. AI in Research (10 minutes):

Uncover recommended methods and tools for leveraging AI in research. Learn about prompt engineering, the importance of subject specialty knowledge for subject librarians, and how to create multi-layered search strings.

6. AI in the Classroom (10 minutes):

Explore the integration of AI in educational settings. Discover effective lesson planning strategies, AI literacy initiatives, and the role of information literacy in preparing students for an AI-driven world.

7. Potential of AI and Common Myths (5 minutes):

Unmask the true potential of AI while debunking common myths and misconceptions. Gain insights into the strengths and limitations of AI technology.

8. Hands-on Exercise (20 minutes):

Participate in a hands-on exercise where you'll have the opportunity to interact with AI tools such as ChatGPT, DALL-E, Bard, and more. Learn how to effectively prompt engineer generative AI tools and witness their capabilities firsthand.

9. Interactive Q&A (18-20 minutes):

Engage in a lively and interactive Q&A session with our expert speaker. Ask questions, address concerns, and explore the fascinating world of AI in depth.

This event promises to be an engaging journey into the world of AI and its significance for librarianship, research, and education. Whether you're a seasoned librarian, an AI enthusiast, or simply curious about the future, this discussion has something for everyone.

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to explore the intersection of AI and libraries. Save the Zoom link to your calendar and join us for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion!

Note: For more details about the ALA panel discussion that inspired this event, you can read the full article here.

*Fun Fact: this article was completely written using AI.

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WRLC Newsletter, September 2023

September 05, 2023

In This Issue

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants
Reparative Cataloging at the WRLC
APAC's Idea of the Month
Community Highlights
Events
WRLC Job Listings

Latest News

See what’s happening at the WRLC

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants

WRLC is pleased to announce Kim Armstrong’s participation as a national advisor in a recently awarded Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants for Libraries grant. Kim, WRLC Executive Director, will serve as an advisor to the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s project Libraries as Partners for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Times of Crisis, a $150,000 two-year investigation into partnerships between libraries of all types and community emergency response partners during crises. The project will be guided at every step by a network of state and national advisors. In Year 1 through close collaboration with state advisors, the project will focus on a case study survey of the partnerships between Illinois libraries and community emergency response groups. In Year 2, national advisors will help bring the conversation to the national level through the development of two Community Engagement Roundtable discussions on the survey findings and themes. This project will discover and promote the essential role that libraries play in community safety and well-being, and serve as the conversation starter for future discussions, collaborations, and research on library-community partnerships.

The project joins as co-partners the Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI), the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), and the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois (iSchool). The project team includes Dr. Lian Ruan, IFSI Head Librarian and Director of IFSI International Programs, as Project Director; Dr. Jessie Chin as Research Director; Sharon L. Comstock, Teaching Assistant Professor at the iSchool, as Coordinator for the Advisory Committee and National Advisory Board; Anne Craig, Director of CARLI, as Member Engagement Coordinator; Karen Brown, Professor Emerita, School of Information Studies, Dominican University, as Facilitator; and Kelda Habing, IFSI Research and Grants Librarian, as Project Assistant.

Keep an eye out for future updates about the Libraries as Partners project in the next few months!

Reparative Cataloging at the WRLC

Each month, members of the WRLC Reparative Cataloging Subgroup take turns sharing news related to reparative cataloging and recent updates to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSHs). The Library of Congress does not have any updates or changes to LCSH for August 2023. However, the Subgroup has a couple of subject heading updates for our consortial catalog:

The following subject headings were updated in our online catalog after the Preferred Term Correction job was run in the system last month

Original Subject Heading	Corrected Subject Heading	Number of Alma Bib Records Updated
Mormons	Latter Day Saints	1,362 bibs
Sex change	Gender reassignment surgery OR Gender transition	39 bibs
Sexual reorientation programs	Conversion therapy	19 bibs
Parental leave	Family leave	129 bibs
Female circumcision	Female genital mutilation	218 bibs
Gender identity disorders	Gender dysphoria	46 bibs

There are also a few updates regarding reparative work around the library profession:

July 2023 Cataloging Lab #critcatenate blog post is available here:
- https ://cataloginglab.org/category/critcatenate/
- The author aggregated recent articles and presentations about reparative cataloging and also highlighted important LCSH changes from the last update in April 2023
OCLC’s Hanging Together Blog Post, ‘Advancing IDEAs’
- https://hangingtogether.org/advancing-ideas-inclusion-diversity-equity-accessibility-24-july-2023/
The topic for the OCLC AskQC office hours in August 2023 was “Rapid Harm Reduction with Locally Preferred Subjects in WorldCat Discovery”
- The recordings for these webinars can be found here: (8/8/23) and (8/17/23)
- Also here is a link for the Slides

As always, if you see headings or descriptions that you feel should be updated or changed, please submit the Reparative description heading reporting form created by the subgroup or join us at our next meeting on September 20, 2023.

Asheleigh Folsom

Unit Head for Metadata Services, Georgetown University Library
On behalf of the Reparative Cataloging Subgroup

APAC's Idea of the Month

Ability to edit the OTB (Out-of-the-Box) search and facet rules in Primo VE

The Alma/Primo Advisory Committee's (APAC) September Idea of the Month recommendation seeks to allow institutions to edit the out-of-the-box search and facet configurations.

Currently, it is not possible to modify how basic record information is used for the search and facet functions in Primo, even when there are demonstrable problems. For example, if you're searching for an author using the heading found in a catalog record--like "Twain, Mark, 1835-1910"--the index where author/creator names are stored only includes the first part: "Twain, Mark". This works well enough for some names, but folks with the same name, short names, or names with a lot of qualifiers suffer from this treatment. "Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547", for example, is stored simply as "Henry".

This Idea Exchange post asks for the ability to adjust these settings so an institution could store "Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547" as "Henry VIII" instead of "Henry". Adding this capability will allow us to improve search performance for our communities.

Ex Libris hosts the Idea Exchange to enable customers to influence the development of new features and solutions. Anyone with an Idea Exchange login can use their 25 votes to support their favorite ideas. Each month, the WRLC Alma/Primo Advisory Committee (APAC) highlights an idea and encourages you to vote for it to raise its visibility.

If you don't have an Idea Exchange account, just find the "New here? Create an account" link on the idea page. Then enter your email address to start the account creation process.

APAC welcomes nominations for future Ideas of the Month. Anyone can highlight an idea on the WRLC Idea Exchange Basecamp or you can submit ideas to your APAC representative.

- Cindy Bowen (GT)

On behalf of the Alma/Primo Advisory Committee

Community Highlights

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Are you presenting? Hosting a webinar? Sharing a panel discussion with fellow colleagues? Well, we'd like to know and share in upcoming newsletters! Please use the following Google form to share your participation in upcoming presentations, webinars or other events! The WRLC and fellow library staff across all institutions are interested in knowing more, attending and helping you spread the word!

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Events

Stay up to date on the latest events at the WRLC

Starting a Text Data Mining Project

9/18/2023, 12:00 PM

Webinar Via Zoom

Shared by Kevin Gunn, CUA

Planning a text data mining project is an involved affair. This workshop will establish best practices by walking you through the process of determining your research question, how to locate and acquire texts, selecting the right tools for cleaning and analysis, and the potential legal issues involved.

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Using AI to Expand Your Research Toolbox

9/12/2023, 12:00 PM
Webinar Via Zoom

Shared by Kevin Gunn, CUA

Tools such as ChatGPT, Elicit, Bing, and Bard can be effective in the research process but discovering, evaluating, and citing resources can be challenging. Come broaden your information literacy skills by understanding the best practices for using these new technologies,

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WRLC Job Listings

Cataloging Librarian - Jacob Burns Law Library
Resource Sharing Technician - The Catholic University of America
Head, Sciences and Technology Team and Mercer Library - George Mason University
Metadata and Cataloging Management Librarian - American University
Head of Legal Technology & Instructional Services - Jacob Burns Law Library
Assistant Director for Resource Management Services0 - Jacob Burns Law Library

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WRLC Newsletter, August 2023

August 08, 2023

In This Issue

2023-2024 Strategic Initiatives
Helpful Information for New Committee Members
Reparative Cataloging at the WRLC
APAC's Idea of the Month
SACO Funnel
Community Highlights
WRLC Job Listings

Latest News

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2023-2024 Strategic Initiatives

WRLC has finalized our strategic Initiatives for FY 2023-24. They are:

Creating Coordinated Collections

1. Assess our collections against our DEI mission and make recommendations for implementing these values in our collective collection development.

Assigned to: CCC

2. Maximize the lifespan of the 3 SCF modules by creating a deaccessioning plan.

Assigned to: CCC

Creating a Robust Infrastructure for Discovery and Access

3. Explore technology-based resource sharing opportunities or alternatives taking advantage of new innovations or developments with alternative platforms

Assigned to: RSAC

4. Explore additional avenues of inter-consortial lending and borrowing, such as expanding the peer-to-peer lending program with SUNY, reaching out to VIVA or USMAI, etc.

Assigned to: RSAC

5. Create an online central repository for documentation of policies, decisions, and workflows to the benefit of WRLC members. Identify the best way to start populating the repository and how to keep it up-to-date.

Assigned to: WRLC HQ

6. Explore the establishment of an informal or formal group to inform best practices around Primo VE.

Assigned to: SC

Preserving Physical and Digital Resources

7. The 5 institutions using Islandora 7 must select a new digital platform or platforms and create a timeline that includes a migration completion date no later than January 1st 2025.

Assigned to: Islandora Migration Task Force

Sharing Expertise

8. Utilize the 2nd year of the pilot OER grant project to assess the process and outcomes of the previous year and launch a second year of grant funding along with an accompanying marketing plan.

Assigned to: TAWG

For updates on these initiatives throughout the year, be sure to visit the WRLC Library Staff Intranet at: https://libraries.wrlc.org/strategic-initiatives/2023-2024-strategic-initiatives

Helpful Information for New Committee Members

Are you a new committee member or serving a new role on a WRLC committee for FY 2023-24? Here are some helpful tips to get you started:

Your help makes the coordinated work of WRLC easier, more effective, and more responsive to the needs of the 9 partners. https://www.libraries.wrlc.org/welcome
If this is your first time serving on a committee, the first step is to create an account on the WRLC intranet. The intranet is where you'll find most of the additional resources we discuss below. The link to the right will take you there. https://www.libraries.wrlc.org/user/register
Every committee has a section of our WRLC intranet and you can find more about your committee here: https://www.libraries.wrlc.org/committee
Committee and task force membership of any kind includes certain duties and expectations. Learn more about those here: https://www.libraries.wrlc.org/wrlc-committee-task-force-and-interest-group-operating-framework/expectations-all-committee-and
If you are serving as a chair of a committee for the first time, you are officially an overachiever. We're not sure who you're trying to impress, but it's us. We're impressed. Your additional duties are here: https://www.libraries.wrlc.org/wrlc-committee-task-force-and-interest-group-operating-framework/expectations-committee-and-task
To learn even more about WRLC committees and how your committee fits into the overall mission and governance structure of our consortium, you can read more here: https://www.libraries.wrlc.org/introduction-participants-wrlc-committees-and-task-forces

You may find this information on the intranet in the top-right of the right sidebar of any committee page.

Reparative Cataloging at the WRLC

June Updates

Each month, members of the WRLC Reparative Cataloging Subgroup take turns sharing news related to reparative cataloging and recent updates to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSHs). The Library of Congress does not have any updates or changes to LCSH for June 2023. However, the Subgroup has a couple of subject heading updates for our consortial catalog:

Last month the Subgroup reviewed a proposal to change the subject heading “Problem children” to “Children with behavioral problems” as this is more respectful language and follows the person's first language principle. This proposal was accepted by the Metadata Committee at their May 2023 meeting. A local authority record for “Children with behavioral problems” has been created and will be updated where possible in the consortial catalog when the Preferred Term Correction job is run in Alma. However, there is a slight glitch for this job that has been reported to Ex Libris and will hopefully be fixed soon, but you may still encounter the “Problem children” subject heading in the meantime.
The preferred term correction job that ran in Alma most recently also brought to our attention that “Chinook jargon” was changed to “Chinook Wawa language.”

There are also a few updates regarding reparative work around the library profession:

Jay Weitz, a Senior Consulting Database Specialist at OCLC, has compiled a series of issues related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a recent OCLC Research blog post:
- Weitz, Jay. 2023. “Advancing IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 2023 June 13.” Hanging Together (blog). June 14, 2023. https://hangingtogether.org/advancing-ideas-inclusion-diversity-equity-accessibility-2023-june-13/.
The July OCLC Ask QC virtual office hours will provide a forum for discussion about the inherent biases in the Dewey Decimal Classification System and the efforts that are being made to address these biases.
- “Debiasing Dewey: Righting the past by rewriting the classification” - OCLC is working to address historic biases in the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and ensure its continuing relevance. Hear from senior editor Alex Kyrios and editor-in-residence Kathryn Becker about some of the work in recent years, especially on topics related to LGBTQ people.
  - July 11 registration
  - July 20 registration

July Updates

This month, the Reparative Cataloging Subgroup did not find any new headings approved by the Library of Congress Subject Headings, but were able to get a few exciting things done within the consortium!

Updated Headings

After confirming with the Metadata Committee, the term “Miscegenation” has been approved to be updated, and 283 records have been changed to Interracial relationships. 88 records in the CZ have the updated term added to the local heading, 690 $5 CAO. Another heading “Problem Children”, with 1,064 records, has been updated to Children with behavioral problems.

If you see headings or descriptions that you feel should be updated or changed, please submit the Reparative description heading reporting form created by the subgroup.

Also, The “Local WRLC Subject Headings” section of the “NZ Bib Policies” document is being updated. The spreadsheet the subgroup uses to keep track of replaced and supplemental headings will now be included in the document.

As always, the subgroup sends a big shout out and thank you to Jackie Saavedra for her continued work with updating these records in our NZ and CZ and her detailed documentation!

- Asheleigh Folsom

Unit Head for Metadata Services, Georgetown University Library
On behalf of the Reparative Cataloging Subgroup

APAC's Idea of the Month

The Alma Primo Advisory Committee completed the Alma NERS voting for this year. Unfortunately, only one Network Zone or Automated Fulfillment enhancement request made it to the final round of voting. However, our group was pretty excited about the following three enhancements (including the long fulfillment network issue) and decided to split our votes equally among them.

Request Title	Module	Description
The link resolver should be able to calculate the availability of volume or issue in a book serial(8335)	Interoperability & Integration	What is the problem: At present, the LinkResolver cannot calculate the availability of print holdings to determine whether a particular issue is available in those holdings. The LinkResolver matches your local inventory based on the ISBN, so the resource sharing options are being hidden due to the matched inventory, even though this particular volume is not available in your physical holdings. For instance, if an institution has the ISBNs for non-held volumes cataloged in the 020 field, the link resolver will match CDI records or OpenURLs containing the ISBN for these volumes even if the library does not have holdings. These records are likely to be autoloaded from OCLC for the entire serial. What is expected: The link resolver can calculate the availability of print holdings to determine whether a particular issue is available in those holdings. For example, if the request is for an article in volume 6, the link resolver will check the availability of volume 6 in the decision-making of a match.
Make an easy way for items to be removed from 'in transit' status(8338)	Fulfillment	We continue to have items change to 'in transit' status and we don't know why and Ex Libris cases are at a dead end. We think it is a simple error of our students checking an item in or out of the wrong library but this is human error. We have changed our transit tables several times but the error continues to occur. Can we please get a feature to change an item out of 'in transit' status?
User Purge should not delete users with active requests(8401)	Administration	The Alma User Purge job currently deletes users with active requests. When deleting linked user records in a fulfillment network, sometimes the only activity that a linked user record currently has is an active request (a request that is in the pick-from-shelf queue, in transit for hold, or on the active hold shelf); the requested item may be committed for the patron’s use, but not yet checked out to their account.

Additionally, you'll find our Idea of the Month below. You may notice that this is the same one we recommended last month. Unfortunately, we forgot to include the link to that idea on the Ex Libris site, so we're running it again. We apologize for the confusion.

user - add option for dynamic purge date - e.g. 12 months after expiration date

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Cindy Bowen

Georgetown

2022-09-27

SACO Funnel

The subgroup is interested in setting up a SACO (Subject Authority Cooperative Program) funnel for the consortium, and after checking with the Metadata Committee, the momentum has continued to grow! 10 respondents have expressed interest and there are already over 10 subject headings to propose.

The next step is to reach out to Paul Frank at the Library of Congress to get more information on setting this up and proper training. As one of our members wonderfully put it, “Our subgroup work aligns with their work – we’re already making proposals to the Metadata Committee, why not make them change at the LC level.”

A huge thank you to Jen Froetschel and Asheleigh Folsom for working on this.

Want to Learn More?

Each month, the subgroup shares helpful, fun, interesting things they’ve come across that relates to our work. This can be anything from a webinar to a blog post. This month, check out “Critcatenate” from the Cataloging Lab! July 1 critcatenate.

Our meetings are open to the public and we welcome anyone who's interested in hearing more! Keep a lookout for our invitation to our next session on August 23rd on the “E-Resource” or “Metadata” Basecamp. Hope to see you there!

- Alisha Strother

Metadata Librarian

Howard University, Founders Library

Community Highlights

Disaster Training at GW

On July 12th, George Washington University hosted Disaster Preparedness Training for 25 staff from the WRLC community. The all-day class was led by Rebecca Kennedy, founder of Curae Collections Care and a preservationist with nearly 20 years of experience. The training included initial response and damage assessment: how to assess the scene, stabilize, and control the incident. This included how to organize the staff for salvages and evacuations as well as learning how incident command systems work and how hierarchies can work depending on the situation. The class also covered when and how to salvage, including all the documentation and tracking that should be done before trying to triage the materials. Finally, those in the class got hands-on experience doing salvage and triage with a variety of water-soaked (discarded) materials that were supplied by our attendees.

Report from the WRLC Metadata Committee Retreat 2023

On August 1st, WRLC Metadata Committee had its first retreat at GW Gelman Library. Organized by Matthew Bright (GW) and Yoko Ferguson (UDC), the unconference style retreat began with an icebreaker where the participants shared interesting stories about the coolest/weirdest/most challenging item they’ve ever cataloged. The group then identified themes and topics for the day by placing sticky-notes on the white boards under three categories: “What is working well”, “What could we be doing better”, and “What questions do you have”.

For “What is working well”, several noted about the Metadata Committee and its effective collaborative work, as well as its use of Basecamp, reparative cataloging work, and training sessions offered last year. Also recognized and thanked was Jackie Saavedra (WRLC)’s continued help and expertise with Alma at the institutional and consortium level.

For “What could we be doing better”, many expressed an interest in getting input and representations from all Institutional Zone libraries, sharing workflows and expertise across the consortium, bridging the gap between Metadata and Primo, and providing better onboarding process to the WRLC committees.

As for “What questions do you have”, the group raised and discussed a wide range of questions, including local staffing and projects, digital repositories and ETDs, eResource management, and consortium subscriptions to cataloging tools and services.

The fruitful retreat concluded with a group photo and a list of several action items for the Metadata Committee.

--Yoko Ferguson, Metadata and Cataloging Librarian (UDC)

From top left to right: Linda Wen (AU-Law), Alayne Mundt (AU), David Heilbrun (GM), Jackie Saavedra (WRLC), Robert Bratton (GW-Law), Chelly Tavss (GU), Peter Goodman (CU), Laura Khouvongsavanh (MU), Matthew Bright (GW); Sara Hoover (GW-HS), Yoko Ferguson (UDC), Alyssa Koclanes (GT-Law)

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The WRLC Annual Meeting Begins Tomorrow!

May 22, 2023

Join Us Tomorrow!

The Annual Meeting will kick off tomorrow, Tuesday, May 23rd at 10:00 AM with two featured presentations: “Publishing and Creating OER Courseware” and “Access Solutions and Primo VE Features Lightning Round.”

This will be followed by a virtual lunch from 12:00 Noon to 12:45 PM that will feature a “Meet the New Director” session where you will have a chance to say hello and hear from WRLC’s new Executive Director, Kim Armstrong.

Join us for the 90 minute keynote beginning at 1:00 PM. “The Colors of Disinformation: Information Disorder and the Literacy Landscape” presented by Dr. Nichole A. Cooke from the University of South Carolina.

Concurrent sessions, highlighting presentations by your colleagues from throughout the Consortium, will take place on Wednesday, May 24th.

Below are Zoom links for all events:

Tuesday, May 23rd

10:00 AM	Featured Presentation: “Publishing and Creating OER Courseware”	Zoom Link
11:00 AM	Featured Presentation: “Access Solutions and Primo VE Features Lightning Round.”	Zoom Link
12:00 PM	“Meet the New Director” Lunch with Kim Armstrong, Executive Director, WRLC	Zoom Link
1:00 PM	Keynote Presentation: “The Colors of Disinformation: Information Disorder and the Literacy Landscape” presented by Dr. Nichole A. Cooke from the University of South Carolina.	Zoom Link

Wednesday, May 24th

Concurrent Sessions

All events will be recorded and made available

9:00AM	Intellectual Freedom Update 2023: Beyond Banned Books	Zoom Link
9:00 AM	Unexpected Outreach: How to Reach Students Where They Are	Zoom Link
10:00 AM	Adapting Course Materials for Equity Faculty Grant at GW: The First Two Years	Zoom Link
10:00 AM	Where Do We Come In?: Faculty Research Assignment Design and Implications for Librarian Practice	Zoom Link
11:00 AM	How to publish in library trade magazines	Zoom Link
11:00 AM	Metaliteracy: A collaborative model for information instruction	Zoom Link
1:00 PM	Performing a Diversity Audit of Library Collections - How and Why?	Zoom Link
1:00 PM	Experience of Creating Online Library Tutorials	Zoom Link
2:00 PM	Getting Students out of the Library (and into another one): Creating lifelong learners with public and federal library visits	Zoom Link
2:00 PM	More Than Just a Study Space: Recent Lessons in Student Outreach and Engagement in a post-Covid Library	Zoom Link

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In This Issue

Latest News

WRLC: A Return on Investment

Community Highlights

APAC's Idea of the Month

Upcoming Events? Let us Know!

Highlight a WRLC Colleague

Events

OA vs OER, and CC Licensing

WRLC Job Listings

Howard University Fall 2023 Mathematics Colloquium: UTMOST: A Journey through Open Source Textbooks

WRLC Fall Forum: Exploring the Future of AI in Libraries

In This Issue

Latest News

WRLC Fall Forum: Exploring the Future of AI in Libraries

Open@WRLC OER Fall 2023 Updates

Save the Date: TAWG $200 Open Textbook Library Review Stipend + Webinar Series

LibreTexts’ OER Collection Added to Primo

Community Highlights

Reparative Cataloging at the WRLC

At a Glance: Consortium Loan Service Savings

APAC's Idea of the Month

Upcoming Events? Let us Know!

Highlight a WRLC Colleague

Events

Evaluating OER: Different Tools and Resources

Gale Digital Scholar Lab

WRLC Fall Forum: Exploring the Future of AI in Libraries

Legal and Ethical Issues in Text Data Mining

How OER Enables and Aligns with DEI Values

WRLC Job Listings

Events

Starting a Text Data Mining Project

Using AI to Expand Your Research Toolbox

Information Literacy for the ChatGPT Age

In This Issue

Latest News

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants

Reparative Cataloging at the WRLC

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