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This presentation will discuss the presenter’s experience in building an original credit-bearing research and information literacy course for undergraduate students. I will explore my context as a resident librarian and contingent worker, and the use of research justice and anti-racist pedagogical practice and design in the development and facilitation of this class. INT 100, titled…

The ten-page research paper has its value, but there are many other ways to demonstrate knowledge. By creating a zine (or podcast or activist campaign, or timeline, etc.), students can explore and show facets of themselves that highlight skills beyond those recognized and valued by an academy built by the ruling class to train its…

Stephanie Arias is the Reference Services Manager in Reader Services Department at The Huntington Library. Stephanie assisted in developing The Huntington’s “Virtual Reading Room” service, and she enjoys finding ways to enhance library users’ experiences both remotely and in person.

When we connect to our embodied selves, we take a step towards a liberatory way of being that we can bring to our library selves. Embodied practice helps us to make choices for our own bodies and helps us learn from our own bodies. This session is a safe and accessible movement and breath workshop…

Imagine you are going to teach a first-year seminar, semester-long class that looks critically at the information systems students will encounter in their research. What content would you like to cover in the syllabus? Problematic subject headings? Academia’s discouragement of non-traditional publishing? In this workshop, attendees will brainstorm what a syllabus could look like that…

As one of the last community spaces where individuals are invited to exist without spending money, libraries are institutions that are naturally positioned to resist capitalism. Yet, as challenges to library funding intensify with each passing year, libraries have increasingly turned to capitalist language and techniques as central elements of their communication strategies. This presentation…

This is the third webinar in a series exploring topics related to Digital Preservation.While commonly associated with retro video game hobbyists, emulation can be a powerful and essential tool for providing access to legacy digital material. Using emulators, archivists and librarians can mimic obsolete and incompatible software on their current computers, recreating the environments in…

This is the fourth webinar in a series exploring topics related to Digital Preservation.In this session, Vicky Rampin (Librarian for Research Data Management and Reproducibility at New York University) will discuss open scholarship and reproducible research practices, and how librarians and archivists can make a difference in the sustainability of research. This session doesn’t require…

METRO’s Library Assistants and Support Staff Association are proud to present a webinar focused on promoting and sustaining an inclusive work environment and support LGBTQ staff and patrons. Join this webinar to learn about creating a respectful environment by understanding the distinction between gender and sexuality, the history of gay rights, and the importance of…

Register with the link: https://bit.ly/3hT6vEiJoin our Economics & Business METRO community for our Spring/Summer Townhall event—we want your input! We’ll be sharing updates from our member libraries, debriefing our poster session event, brainstorming future directions for our group, and discussing plans for fall reopenings.Please share this event with colleagues who may be interested in attending,…