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Apr 23

23 April 2024

Works in Progress Webinar: Diversifying library collections through student-led collection development

This webinar outlines a library-run student internship aimed at promoting diversity in the Bryn Mawr College Libraries’ collections. The program empowers students with the knowledge and budget to select and purchase diverse popular reading material from independent bookstores.

  • Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]

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Mar 5

05 March 2024

Works in Progress Webinar: Towards diversifying collections—implementing strategies

In this webinar, colleagues from University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) discuss their ongoing efforts to identify and implement sustainable practices for building diverse collections, including work at SPSCC to utilize reparations-informed practices.

  • Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]

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Feb 29

29 February 2024

Works in Progress Webinar: Lessons learned from implementing research information management systems (RIMS) in the US

This webinar features examples of RIMS implementations at three US research universities. The presenters share project goals, drivers, products, and scope, as well as the significant and ongoing challenges of securing researcher and campus buy-in.

  • Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]

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Sep 27

27 September 2023

Transforming Metadata: Valuing metadata in changing environments

OCLC Research hosted researchers from Ithaka S+R and MoreBrains Cooperative to discuss the challenges and opportunities of communicating the value of metadata throughout complex research lifecycles. Learn about the forces inside and outside the library shaping scholarly communications and metadata ecologies.

  • Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]

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May 4

04 May 2023

Distinguished Seminar Series: Sustainability—A Call to Action for the Library Community

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Co-Founder of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative, explores the challenges and opportunities for libraries in the face of climate change and shares how many in our field are already answering the call for leadership on sustainability.

  • Location: Virtual - Webex
  • Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]

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