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Join us for a second event in a series of panel discussions where we talk about the joys and challenges of working in various settings within the library industry.On Wednesday, October 19, we'll be joined by Susanne Markgren (Manhattan College), Linda Miles (Hostos Community College), and Sharell Walker (BMCC) to talk shop about working in…

Join us for a project presentation from one of our esteemed 2022 Equity In Action Grant recipients!New York Public Radio implemented a Field Recording Cataloging Project that described approximately 1,278 MiniDiscs. This cataloging project assisted in the preservation of field recordings made by WNYC reporters whose ‘beats’ focused on underserved communities, communities of color, the…

Join us for a project presentation from one of our esteemed 2022 Equity In Action Grant recipients!The Lesbian Herstory Archives and the LGBT Community Center National History Archive partnered on a project to create a research guide to materials about Black Lesbians in each collection. Team members surveyed, created metadata for, and digitized on an…

Once you start dealing with big batches of files, File Explorer and Finder can only go so far. If you’re looking to deal with files on a larger scale, with more control, and in a systematic way, there are some tools that can help. This workshop, led by Katie Wolf, Science and Technology Librarian at…

Join the code4lib NYC for a code & coffee Zoom the first or second Friday of each month this fall. These calls are generally casual discussions about projects we are working on, cool tools we have come across in the past month, and a casual forum for technical questions of all kinds.This month, Dan Woulfin…

Part II of the Foundations of Evaluation and Assessment in Library Settings workshops will focus on what these concepts looks like in practice. Building on real-world examples, this session will address a variety of approaches used to conduct evaluations and assessments, with a focus on participatory approaches designed to be more inclusive and democratic. Examples…

We're celebrating the launch of over 40 curriculum modules, written especially for library workers by the project team at NYC Digital Safety!Join us on Zoom meetings to learn more about these approachable and engaging modules in train-the-trainers workshops with curriculum developer and designer Sarah Morris and project manager Davis Erin Anderson. Davis will show you…

This event is co-sponsored by the Prison Library Support Network and the Reference and Instruction Special Interest Group. It is the second event in a series, leading up to a symposium on Critical Race Theory in LIS, slated for May 2023.

Join the NYC Economics & Business METRO community to learn about how the NY Research Data Center (NYRDC) at Baruch College facilitates access to restricted-use microdata from a variety of statistical agencies. Our speakers will cover:- The restricted-access demographic, economic, health, and other data available through the NYRDC- Examples of the types of questions that…

Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join the club (literally!). This monthly discussion group with Prison Library Support Network will look at a rotating calendar of…