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Eastern New York) Spring 2018
Dear ENY/ACRL members,
| hope this note finds you winding down a productive and fulfilling spring semester at
your institution. | am excited to share and remind you that our annual Spring Con-
ference will be held at Colgate University on May 22, 2018. The theme “Data, Librar-
ies, and Justice” will provide a forum for timely discussion and information with real-
ly interesting, engaged speakers. For more information, please see the conference
website. | want to extend a huge thank you to all involved with planning the confer-
ence. It is no small effort to pull of this event and all of your efforts, big and small,
are noticed and appreciated.
In February, | attended the ACRL Chapters Council meeting at ALA Midwinter where | was provided infor-
mation happening at the national level. They encouraged members to consider volunteering with ALA and
also shared the ACRL 2019 conference scholarships information and opportunities page which will have de-
tailed information available in May. Take advantage of these opportunities! ACRL 2019 will be in Cleveland,
OH.
Our 2018 elections are now complete and | want to thank all who ran and all who voted! | am excited to wel-
come new Board members: Membership Chair, Esta Tovstiadi; Treasurer: Towanda Mathurin; Program
Chair/VP/President-Elect: Anne Rauh; and Secretary: Mary Van Ullen. They will be introduced at the Spring
Conference. The proposal to convert our current Program Chair/VP/President-Elect into a 2-year Program
Chair and a separate 3-year VP & President-Elect/President/Past-President passed. Next year the elections
will include these two new positions, so | hope you will think about running!
Under the direction of ENY/ACRL Archivist Jennifer Fairall, the records of ENY/ACRL will all be digitized by Kel-
sey Milner (Siena College) in the coming weeks/months. NYLA has graciously agreed to store the physical
documents for us upon project completion. Thank you to Jennifer and Kelsey for this endeavor and to NYLA
for the safekeeping of the originals.
As | wind down my time as ENY/ACRL President | want to thank the board for a great year and thank you all
for being members. Please encourage your colleagues to join and please consider volunteering. We would
love to have you and could do more with more participation. Here’s to a relaxing summer and another great
year for ENY/ACRL.
Sincerely, AliLarsen alarsen@siena.edu
Congratulations!
Our 2018 elections closed on March 31. The results are as follows:
Program Chair/VP/President-Elect: Anne Rauh (Syracuse University
Treasurer: Towanda Mathurin (SUNY Westchester Community College)
Secretary: Mary Van Ullen (University at Albany)
Membership Chair: Esta Tovstiadi (SUNY Potsdam)
Additionally, the proposal to split the Program Chair/VP/President-Elect into two separate posi-
tions passed. Next year’s election cycle will reflect this change.
Thank you to all who participated in the elections and to all members who voted.
The newly elected members will begin their term immediately following the Spring Conference Data,
Libraries and Justice on May 22 at Colgate University.
Spring 2018 Conference
Data, Libraries and Justice
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 at Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
JC Colgate Student Union
Conference Schedule
Accommodations/Directions/Local information
Registration (open until May 15th)
Please join us for the 2018 ENYACRL conference! Speakers include Yasmeen Shorish, Data Services
Coordinator and Associate Professor at James Madison University, Melissa Morrone, Supervising Li-
brarian in the Shelby White and Leon Levy Information Commons at Brooklyn Public Library, Joshua
Finnell, Associate Professor and Head of Research & Instruction in the University Libraries at Colgate
University, and Andy Pattison, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Colgate University.
From the ENY/ACRL Archivist...
By Jennifer Fairall
The ENY/ACRL print archives were living in four bankers boxes (that had seen better days) under the
desk of the current ENY/ACRL Archivist since mid-2013. ENY/ACRL primarily uses a shared Dropbox
account to archive the chapter’s records in digital format, and although the print archives have been
consulted infrequently over the years, the decision was made to digitize as much of the archives as
possible in 25 hours.
The state of the art equipment and software available at the Digital Scholarship Center in the Siena
College Library was utilized for this project. Kelsey Milner, University at Albany MLIS graduate with
Archives specialization and Resources Purchasing and Processing Assistant/Archives Assistant at Si-
ena College took on the task of not only digitizing the archives, put processing them along the way
by removing staples, paper clips, rubber bands, and anything else that could hasten the deterioration
of the paper and replacing them with archival plastic clips. Kelsey also transferred the documents
into archival boxes for long term storage. The ENY/ACRL print archives will be stored centrally at the
NYLA Headquarters in Guilderland, NY. The digitized archives are now quickly and easily accessible to
the ENY/ACRL Board in Dropbox.
The first and most important document digitized was the inventory of the print archives. It is no
longer a mystery to the ENY/ACRL Board what is in those bankers boxes. Of particular note, the Nar-
rative History of ACRL Eastern New York Chapter was digitized. In December 1974, the idea of form-
ing an ACRL Chapter was first suggested at the SUNYA Library Faculty meeting. Fast forward to the
end of the narrative history: November 14, 1975, when the first Conference was held less than one
year later! The theme of the conference was Retrenchment in Higher Education: Implications for Li-
braries. The luncheon included an appetizer, honey dip spring chicken, salad, vegetable, rolls, dessert,
and beverage. Fast forward to May 22, 2018 and be a part of ENY/ACRL history by attending the Da-
ta, Libraries, and Justice conference at Colgate University.
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2018 ENY/ACRL Professional Development Grant:
Symposium on the Future of Libraries
Joshua Finnell, Head of Research & Instruction, Colgate University
With generous travel support provided by the ENY/ACRL professional development grant, | was able
to accept an invitation to present at the Symposium on the Future of Libraries at the American Li-
brary Association Midwinter Conference in Denver in February. The Symposium features librarians
from across the spectrum of librarianship presenting on near-term trends already inspiring innova-
tion in libraries and the longer-term trends that will assist libraries in adapting to the needs of their
communities. In collaboration with Robin Champieux, Oregon Health and Sciences University, and
Bonnie Tijerina, founder of the Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference, | participated in a panel
presentation about the founding of, and hosted a live pitch event for, the Awesome Foundation Li-
braries Chapter.
Our panel presentation entitled, Seeding the Future, provided us with an opportunity to discuss the
Chapter’s founding, its structure, and how transformative innovation is often driven by small scale
projects and experiments. The Awesome Foundation Libraries Chapter is a community-funded effort
that brings together a group of trustees who make a personal, monetary donation every month to
collectively fund a library project that embodies the principles of diversity, inclusivity, creativity, and
risk-taking. The trustees who fund and select the grant awardees are selected by the Chapter’s co-
founders. To prevent financial constraints creating a barrier to participation, recruited trustees have
the option of directly funding their own seat or requesting financial sponsorship for their monthly
contribution. As a result, our current cohort of trustees is globally distributed and work in public, ac-
ademic, and school libraries.
Later in the afternoon, in conjunction with the Center for the Future of Libraries, we held a live Awe-
some Ideas Pitch for Libraries at the Symposium. Pitching everything from makerspace startup pro-
grams to documenting Sacramento’s first wave punk scene, librarians were given 3-5 minutes to
pitch their project for a chance to win $1000. Each project was evaluated for its community impact,
approach to diversity and inclusivity, and creativity. Our guest judges included Miguel Figueroa, di-
rector of the Center for the Future of Libraries, and Sheila Garcia, ACRL Diversity Alliance resident
librarian at the University of Michigan. Using Poll Everywhere, we also asked for crowd participation
to create an audience choice award.
Christian Zabriskie from Yonkers Public Library took home the judges’ choice award for his pitch to
host and record a Kid’s Storytelling Festival. This event evolved out of his role as a father, activist,
and librarian. Witnessing the power of children and teens telling their own personal stories at rallies
and protests across the country last year gave Christian the spark to host an inaugural storytelling
festival in Yonkers, complete with storytelling workshops, demonstrations, and recordings. The hope
is to build a space for the children of Yonkers to use their own stories to help strengthen and sustain
the community.
Carrie Moran from California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Library took home the audience
choice award for her Free the Textbooks! pitch. A recent survey of students at her university re-
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vealed that 65% of students don’t purchase textbooks due to cost. Though CSUSM Library has more
eBooks than physical books, specifically searching for titles with unlimited simultaneous use is diffi-
cult. She proposed building a faculty e-textbook page, similar to a portal at Louisiana State Universi-
ty Libraries (https://www.lib.lsu.edu/ebooks/faculty), which provides faculty members with an easy
way to select ebooks from the library’s collection for course materials. Both projects demonstrated
immediate community impact, an intentional and explicit approach to diversity and inclusivity, and
proposed unique and creative solutions.
While the panel presentation allowed us an opportunity to talk about the founding, structure, and
future of the Awesome Foundation Libraries Chapter, the pitch event was both energizing and in-
spiring for the participants, judges, and all the librarians in attendance. If you would like to learn
more about our chapter or how to get involved, visit: https://libraries.awesomefoundation.org.
2018 ENY/ACRL Professional Development Grant:
NYLA Annual Conference in Saratoga Springs
Kelsey Milner, Purchasing and Processing Assistant, Siena College
Thanks to a professional development grant from ENY/ACRL, | was able to attend my first confer-
ence: the NYLA Annual Conference in Saratoga Springs. This was an incredible experience; | was able
to meet librarians from diverse backgrounds and learn more about the widespread challenges facing
libraries of all types. The sessions | attended were incredibly diverse—covering topics ranging from
social media management to archival preservation to information literacy—but each of them reiter-
ated how many incredible, open access resources are available online for library professionals.
One of the sessions | attended was called “Librarians Learning Online to Teach Online,” presented by
Arden Kirkland and Mary-Carol Lindbloom from the South Central Library Resources Council. This
program highlighted a useful open access tool for librarians, the Design for Learning Program (D4L
for short.) SCLRC, Syracuse University, and the Empire State Library Network collaborated to create
an online class with the aim of helping librarians transfer their in-person teaching skills to an online
setting. After two trial cohorts completed the program—providing feedback which helped further
shape the course—it was made freely available on webjunction. Lindbloom and Kirkland noted that
the training program is split into seven self-paced modules, which were designed by librarians spe-
cializing in information literacy. The program provides a foundation on instructional design, and then
orients students to the structure and multimedia tools involved in online classes. While the class is
asynchronous, there is a discussion feature which allows participants to interact with other profes-
sionals completing the same module. The NYLA session also included testimonials from three stu-
dents who were part of the original D4L cohort. They each noted that the program was an incredible
experience with broad applicability. While the course is geared towards developing an online class,
they mentioned the tools could be used for a wide range of activities, including creating training
modules for employees or developing tutorials for patrons new to a library. This resource is particu-
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larly useful for academic librarians, as more college courses shift online.
Another session | attended, “Rights Statements and Online Cultural Heritage” detailed an OA re-
source--rightsstatements.org--that can help simplify the (often difficult) task of drafting and assign-
ing copyright statements to digital objects. This session was presented by Anne Karle-Zenith
(METRO), Jennifer Palimentiero (SENYLRC) and Laura Osterhout (RRLC). They provided an overview
of copyright law and discussed the challenges that ultimately led to the creation of Rightstate-
ments.org. Rightstatements.org was developed as a joint initiative between the Digital Public Library
of America and Europeana. After analyzing their collections, DPLA found that they had over 87,000
different rights statements, many of which were incorrect or unclear. In addition to creating incon-
sistencies throughout their digital library, it was often difficult for users to discern what the per-
mitted use of a digital object actually was. Rightstatements.org was created to standardize these
statements and, using clear language, relay how each item can legally be used. They created twelve
different rights statements which fall under three headings: in copyright, no copyright, and unclear.
The statements include a URI, and are designed to be both human and machine-readable. As regular
contributors to DPLA, the N.Y. Library Resource Councils are working to spread awareness about
this resource.
NYLA has been collecting presentations from the conference and making them available on their
website. The full rightstatements.org presentation is available here.
Another session | attended covered a different but pressing challenge for libraries--repairing books
and implementing preservation measures. In her presentation “Preservation Crash-Course for Li-
braries and Archives” Arielle Hessler, a preservation specialist from Stony Brook University, walked
us through the steps to complete some of the most frequently needed repairs. She also provided a
thorough list of the specific tools needed for each repair or preservation measure. Hessler noted
that many of these tutorials were available on the preservation department's webpage, as part of
Stony Brook’s “Archives on a Shoestring” project. This project consisted of several in-person work-
shops, held for the LILRC’s Conservation and Preservation Committee. The tutorials are sorted by
technique and include topics such as creating enclosures, encapsulating fragile documents, remov-
ing fasteners, mending paper, and pamphlet sewing. There are also two full-length Powerpoint
presentations available: “Basic Preservation Techniques” and “Intermediate Preservation Tech-
niques.” These demonstrations are a great resource, especially for libraries that do not have a dedi-
cated preservation staff. They are clear, concise, and easy-to-follow.
Overall, the NYLA conference was a great learning experience. It introduced me to many tools that
will be directly useful in my position at Siena College. | am very excited to attend next year’s confer-
ence in Rochester.
2018 ENY/ACRL Professional Development Grant:
Charleston Conference
Emily Mock, Coordinator for Gift Books & Collections Assessment , University at Albany
It is a Thursday evening in November and outside, the rain is coming down in sheets. Not having
thought to bring an umbrella with me, I’m a bit of a sodden mess after the walk here, but it’s warm
and dry inside the restaurant, and | soon forget about my soaked shoes and wet hair. It’s Dine
Around night at the Charleston Conference and I’m with a small group at a local burger joint. There
are only four of us, which turns out to be the perfect number for a lively, inclusive discussion.
Having bonded over our shared dampness, we share the stories of our library careers and talk about
our favorite sessions of the day. Mine was a discussion by members of a committee at Drake Univer-
sity’s Cowles Library formed to analyze database and journal usage to ensure that the library’s funds
go to resources that best support the needs of students and faculty. They shared their methods of
comparing cost per use calculations and soliciting input from faculty members to aid their decisions.
In the committee’s first three years, they were able to save enough money by cancelling low-use re-
sources to add new ones requested by faculty and cover inflation, all without a budget increase.
| have been thrilled to find so many sessions related to collections assessment at this conference —
enough that in some cases I’ve had to make tough decisions about which of multiple relevant-
sounding sessions to attend. This has been a rarity in my previous experience at library conferences.
| was particularly intrigued by a session the previous day entitled “Don’t stop the presses! Study of
short-term return on investment on print books purchased under different acquisitions modes,” as |
recently worked on a similar project at my own library. It was interesting to note the similarities and
differences between the two, both in approach and in results, and | came away with a few ideas to
try for potential future iterations.
But the conference sessions are only a part of the full Charleston experience. | tell my dinner com-
panions about one of my favorite moments of the week, which was an impromptu discussion about
streaming video and ebook PDA programs which took place on the shuttle from my hotel in the
morning. Though the size of the conference has at times felt overwhelming for a first-timer like my-
self, it’s these moments of camaraderie that light the way and make the whole experience shine.
Many thanks to ENY/ACRL for their help in providing me with this opportunity.
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2018 ENY/ACRL Professional Development Grant:
ALCTS Exchange 2017: Embracing the Past, Building the Future: Virtual
Learning Event Report
Jennifer Fairall, Coordinator of Cataloging & Metadata Services, Siena College
ALCTS (Association for Library Collections & Technical Services), a division of the American Library
Association, is the national association for information providers who work in collections and tech-
nical services: acquisitions, cataloging, metadata, collection management, preservation, and elec-
tronic and continuing resources. The ALCTS Exchange 2017 took place over four days in May 2017 to
celebrate the 60th anniversary of ALCTS. This completely online learning event brought together di-
verse speakers and audiences to address the issues that shape the current and future state of library
content and technical services.
Pre-Exchange, thirteen unique poster sessions were available for viewing. Many were traditional
posters, and others were short slideshows with narration. All of the poster sessions were down-
loadable, making them easy to share with colleagues. | was able to spend as much time as | needed
with each poster, and | was able to view all of the posters. Of particular note, a poster titled Digitiza-
tion in the Classroom: Teaching Undergraduates the Art of Digitizing History by Sophie Rondeau, the
Technical Services Librarian at Virginia Wesleyan College. My library has just gone through a very
similar experience this semester, so this poster was extremely relevant. The slide summarizing what
worked and what did not work was consistent with our experience with teaching undergraduates
about metadata for digitized historical documents.
Each of the four days of the Exchange had a theme. The theme for day one was New Roles, New
Workflows. The theme of day two was Creative Problem Solving [of technical services issues with col-
laboration]. Libraries often face new challenges and must overcome the barriers to finding solutions.
There are rarely elegant solutions, more often clumsy solutions that do not satisfy everyone.
There were six Lightning Round presentations. Of particular note was Facebook PR for Archives at
Winona State: How a University Used Facebook to Expose Their Archival Collections to the Campus.
The archivist discussed how the university archives at Winona State raised its campus profile and use
through short videos on the University’s Facebook page as part of a Throwback Thursdays theme.
Partnering with University Marketing and Communications, they created low-effort and interesting
videos presenting events and people throughout the university’s history.
The theme for day three, Creating Connections with Users, was introduced through the keynote New
Roles for Engagement: Diversity, Community, and Libraries by Trevor A. Dawes. The understanding of
diversity, equity, social justice, and inclusion are changing. Library strategic opportunities are being
shaped by social justice initiatives. Library resources are being redeployed from from traditional roles
to community engagement positions including marketing, communications, and collaboration with
the community.
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Day four’s theme, Building Skills to Prepare for the Future, began with Technical Services Toolkit: A
Guide for New and Emerging Leaders. Technical services librarians typically learn on the job since
most graduate school programs do not focus on technical services. Professional development, con-
tinuing education, and training opportunities were discussed.
The Exchange wrapped with More Virtual Engagement: What Might ALCTS’ Future Be? ALCTS offers
online continuing education via web courses, e-forums, webinars, online symposia, and pre-ALA Con-
ference activities. The Exchange was the first national forum for technical services, and was focused
on inclusivity, interactivity, innovation, and impact. The Exchange was a great opportunity for those
who work in technical services who may not attend conferences to get a great conference experi-
ence. All of the recordings and materials from the Exchange are available online to registrants for
one year. The Exchange will be assessed and will advise future ALCTS continuing education opportu-
nities.
| learned so much by participating in ALCTS Exchange 2017. The best part was being able to partici-
pate in every single offering and not having to choose between concurrent sessions. | was able to
participate in the comfort of my office, completely removing the stress and expense of travel. ALCTS
is a great association where | have been able to get involved, grow my technical services knowledge,
and contribute to the profession.
Maker Madness at SUNY Oswego!
On Saturday, March 3, as part of the library's Maker Services, Penfield Library hosted an event
called Maker Madness. The event was in celebration of International Women's Day, and was a col-
laboration between Penfield Library and the local Oswego chapter of Zonta Club International, an
organization with the mission of empowering women worldwide.
A total of 21 interactive stations of makers were set up in the library, showcasing a variety of skills
and activities; some examples included rock painting, electronic/Arduino music, blackout poetry,
bullet journaling, perfuming making, Snap Circuits, and plastic yarn. Makers were college students,
faculty, and staff, as well as local community members. The event also included a scavenger hunt
focused on inspirational women in STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Math).
Maker Madness was a resounding success, with approximately 140 - 150 attendees from both the
campus and local communities. Participants were given the opportunity to freely explore whichever
stations interested them and to learn from the makers present. Verbal feedback was overwhelming-
ly positive, and many expressed a desire for the event to be repeated next year.
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College Grand Challenge: Fresh Water for All
SUNY Oswego’s strategic plan states that the College’s work “contributes to finding solutions for the
grand challenges of our time.” An interdisciplinary, campus-wide initiative to address one specific
challenge, “Fresh water for all,” will kick off in fall 2018. Instructors are asked to integrate relevant
topics through readings and assignments, and the College will bring in speakers and host events on
related topics.
The library has been integrated into this project from the start, with a dedicated librarian seat on the
Grand Challenges Oversight Committee. This has enabled the library’s freshwater research guide for
faculty to take pride of place on the Grand Challenge homepage, where it’s easy for faculty to discov-
er and use. Having a seat on the oversight committee has also led to opportunities like librarians be-
ing invited to an interdisciplinary networking night on campus, and later being able to pass ona tip
about a free webinar to an interested audience. We’ve even begun tentative brainstorming for a
freshwater-themed hackathon to be held in the 2018-19 school year. Stay tuned!
Notes from the Field
Binghamton University
In January, Amy Gay was hired as Digital Scholarship Librarian. She comes to us from the National Dig-
ital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) D.C. Cohort (administered by the Library of Congress), where she
managed projects at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
In April, James Galbraith will start as Head of Collection Development. He is currently Chief Librarian
at the Rakow Library of the Corning Museum of Glass. Prior to that, he worked in several collection
development capacities at a number of academic libraries, most recently DePaul University.
Colgate University
Heidi Ziemer joins Colgate their Head of Borrowing Services and Assessment.
Josh Finnell, Head of Research and Instruction, hosted Endangered Data Week with Professor Andy
Pattison on February 27th, at the Palace Theater in Hamilton, NY. The national Endangered Data
Week seeks to protect data at a time when some public datasets risk being deleted, mishandled or
lost, according to organizers who particularly fear the impact of the administration of President Don-
ald Trump. Among their biggest areas of concern — climate change data.
Hamilton College
Heather Highfield joined Hamilton College in late April as Discovery and Delivery Systems Analyst.
Heather was previously Integrated Technologies Librarian at the Onondaga Public Library System.
More Notes from the Field
SUNY Oswego
Want to come work with us at SUNY Oswego? Our library will be posting three full-time librarian po-
sitions this spring:
Resident Librarian
Acquisitions Librarian (tenure track)
Associate Director
Keep your eye on the College’s Employment Opportunities page so you don’t miss your chance!
SUNY Potsdam
Lauren Jackson-Beck and Esta Tovstiadi joined as new librarians last summer. The library is busy
preparing for the Vanguard phase of the SUNY System migration to Alma. Potsdam is one of five
campuses serving as Vanguards. We are also participating in strategic planning for both the Library
and the newly created Lougheed Learning Commons. Finally, we’d like to announce the retirement
of Nancy Alzo. Nancy is retiring from 32 years of service in reference, circulation and fulfillment, and
she will be greatly missed.
Syracuse University
Kelly Delevan joined Syracuse University Libraries as Information Literacy Librarian in Febru-
ary. Kelly was previously Instructional Services Librarian at Le Moyne College, where she coordinat-
ed the instructional efforts at the library and was a liaison to the English, History, Philosophy and Re-
ligious Studies departments. At SUL, Kelly will coordinate the delivery of information literacy in-
struction in the Libraries, and seek ways to further collaborative partnerships across the University in
an effort to meet the Libraries’ goal of advancing the University's teaching, learning, and research
mission.
In the fall of 2017, Anne Rauh presented at the Charleston Conference (Charleston, SC), the Upstate
New York Science Librarians meeting (Rochester, NY), and the North American Pure User Group
meeting (Minneapolis, MN). These presentations ranged in topic from science and engineering col-
lection development to the university research enterprise.
Michael Pasqualoni drafted the chapter on “Getting Information from Published Sources” in Public
Policy Skills in Action (2017, Rowman & Littlefield), in collaboration with Bill Coplin, director and pro-
fessor of the undergraduate public affairs program of the Maxwell School of Syracuse University.
Union College
Donna Burton be retiring in September after 33 years as Documents and Reference Librarian at
Union College.
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Yet More Notes from the Field
University at Albany
Camille Chesley and Tarida Anantachai (Syracuse University) have a chapter entitled The Burden
of Care: Cultural Taxation of Women of Color Librarians on the Tenure-Track, in Pushing the Mar-
gins: Women of Color and Intersectionality in LIS, forthcoming from Litwin books in June.
Trudi Jacobson and Craig Gibson (The Ohio State University) co-authored an article, Habits of
Mind in an Uncertain Information World, to be found in the Spring 2018 issue of Reference and Us-
er Services Quarterly (v.57 no. 3).
Trudi Jacobson and Craig Gibson were the featured speakers for the connectivist MOOC, Open
Learning ’18, on February 27, during the module on the ACRL Information Literacy Framework for
Higher Education.
Members of the Information Literacy Department offered a Wikipedia Editathon on March 2 in con-
junction with the Art+Feminism 2018 campaign to increase the amount of content about women
artists on Wikipedia, while also increasing the number of women editors.
Kelsey O'Brien presented (virtually) with Tom Mackey (who attended in person), "Designing for
Connectedness and Openness: Advancing Metaliterate Learning through MOOCs and Digital Badg-
ing" for the international World Conference on Online Learning on October 18, 2017.
Kelsey O'Brien participated in a panel discussion with Ken Lindblom (Stony Brook), Anne Reed
(UB), David Kohn (SUNY Orange) and Eileen O'Connor (ESC) entitled “Micro-Credentials at Work in
SUNY” at the FACT2 Symposium on Micro-Credentials on November 3, 2017.
Kelsey O'Brien co-authored an article with Susan Detwiler and Trudi Jacobson, "Helping Students
Break Out of Their Comfort Zones with BreakoutEDU" (February C&RL News).
Deborah LaFond co-collaboration on creating panel presentations with members of the Africana
Librarians Council: “Africana Resources: Past, Present, Future” (Sponsored by the Africana Librari-
ans Council) African Studies Association, Chicago Illinois - November 17, 2017
Deborah LaFond co-collaboration on creating panel presentations with members of the Librarians
Task Force — National Women’s Studies Association Baltimore, Maryland: “Coalition Building Be-
tween Librarians and Activists Navigating Race in Feminist and Social Justice Movements” Nov 18,
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