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This workshop walks participants through the basics of determining where their retirement income will come from and how-to best plan for a financially secure and happy retirement. Topics covered include:- Social Security- Pension Plans including 401(k)s or 403(b)s- Self-Directed Retirement Savings PlansAbout our presenter:Kathleen Kalmes, CFA has served NYPL’s Business Library as a financial resources…

Join us on Wednesday April 21st from 2-3PM for a BIPOC Community Call. This is meant for BIPOC cultural workers only, we kindly ask that allies and comrades who identify as non-BIPOC to sit this one out. Our intention is to create a space that offers community, joy and conversation during this time. Please come…

Archipelago Multi-Importer (AMI) is a module for batch/bulk/mass ingests of Archipelago digital objects and collections. AMI also enables you to perform batch administrative actions, such as updating, patching/revising, or deleting digital objects and collections. During this workshop, we will introduce AMI, discuss ingest strategies and options, and demonstrate an AMI ingest.

Archipelago leverages the Twig templating system to transform in realtime the open schema metadata that lives in every strawberryfield as JSON into close to any fixed schema (DC, MODS, IIIF Manifests, etc.) you may need. Twig templating is fast, cached, and versatile. During this workshop, we will review the core role Twig templating plays in…

This workshop will deal with health and wellness issues associated with COVID and the new “normal.” We will also include functioning back at work and working remotely.Instead of a New Year’s resolution, this presentation will provide information on how to create a wellness vision which is a statement of who you are, and what healthy…

In this webinar, Milo Thiesen will present digital asset management (DAM) best practices. They will review the differences between a DAM system and a digital preservation system. The webinar will include an overview of the DAM Maturity Model and OAIS information packages, as well as the NDSA Levels of Digital Preservation 2.0. The second half…

This is the second webinar in a series exploring topics related to Digital Preservation.Disk imaging is an important tool in the digital preservation toolkit. But what is a disk image, how do you make one, and why might it be useful at your institution? This webinar will break down the structure of a disk image,…

‘LGBTQ’ Cataloging for Inclusion or ExclusionCreating Under Pressure: Online Critical Pedagogy and Re-envisioning Library Instruction Practices During a PandemicDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion Trainings: Do They Benefit Ethnic and Racial Minority Public Librarians?Defined by Absence: Situating the Public Library Within the American Neoliberal Carceral State

Engaging Conversations: Foregrounding Twitter Feeds in Library Guides as a Way to Critically Promote Discussions of Social JusticeIf All Lives Matter, Wear a Mask: The Amplified Vulnerabilities of Public Library Staff during a Politicized PandemicCruising the Classroom: Contact and Desire in MLISCritical Librarianship Reading Group: An MLIS Student ExperienceDeveloping Critical Disciplinary Knowledge Under (Always) Less-Than-Ideal…

People who are incarcerated’s ability to access information is heavily constrained. They may not have access to leisure materials, educational materials, and most often are deprived access to the Internet. Reference by Mail provides a practical opportunity for incarcerated people to access library services to meet their life-affirming information needs and desires. San Francisco Public…