Join the code4lib NYC for a code & coffee Zoom the first or second Friday of each month. 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.

Climate Stories Project presents a three-part series of interactive climate storytelling workshops. Workshop facilitators Jason Davis and Kelly Hydrick worked with participants to gain a deeper engagements with our myriad responses to climate change, increased confidence in their ability to speak with members of their communities about the changing climate, and an enhanced conviction to confront the climate crisis.  During the first session, viewers can expect to:  Learn what climate storytelling is  Understand why climate storytelling is important for confronting the climate crisis Gain strategies for brainstorming and crafting climate stories Combined, these gatherings will help prepare you for building your own climate-focused program at your library. About our presenters: Jason Davis is a musician, educator, and the director of Climate Stories Project, an educational and artistic forum for sharing personal stories about the changing climate. Since 2014 he has been collecting and sharing stories from around the world of people speaking about their personal responses to climate change in their home places. He leads climate storytelling workshops in which participants craft their own climate stories and learn to speak confidently about personal and community connections to the climate crisis. Jason also writes and performs music pieces which integrate elements of recorded climate stories, creating a vivid portrait of the changing climate as expressed through sound and personal testimony. Jason has a doctorate in music from McGill University and teaches at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.  Kelly Hydrick is Program Manager for Climate Stories Project (CSP). At CSP she is the lead instructor for the Climate Stories Ambassador Initiative where she teaches online workshops in climate storytelling and oral history skills to participants from around the world. She also works at MIT Libraries and has a masters degree in Archives Management from Simmons University in Boston, Massachusetts. About Climate Stories Project: Climate Stories Project (CSP) is an educational and artistic forum for sharing stories about personal and community responses to climate change. CSP focuses on personal oral histories, which bring an immediacy to the sometimes abstract nature of climate change communication. Some of us may recount dramatic events such as floods and wildfires, or we may address our observations of changes in seasonal patterns and our fears for the future of our families and communities. We may discuss how climate change is forcing our communities to adapt to extreme weather and sea level rise. Or we may speak about how we are getting involved in movements to build more resilient futures and to fight the fossil fuel industry through community organizing or nonviolent protest. There is no "right" way to talk about climate change as it is a vast topic that is increasingly touching every corner of our lives.

Join us for a lunchtime chat with Diana Moronta and Alyssa Brissett, editors of the newly published Practicing Social Justice in Libraries. Diana and Alyssa will join us to chat about putting all we’ve learned about social justice in the past years into practice. They’ll share strategies, resources, and tools for how library workers can keep moving toward social change in their daily work. This discussion will be moderated by Davis Erin Anderson. We look forward to including questions for our audience as well. From the publisher’s website: “Practicing Social Justice in Libraries provides practical strategies, tools, and resources to library and information workers and students who wish to drive change in their classrooms, institutions, and communities and incorporate social justice into their everyday practice. With contributions from a diverse group of librarians, who have experience working in different types of institutions and roles, the book showcases the actions information professionals, largely from historically marginalized groups, are taking to create a more socially responsible environment for themselves and their communities. The chapters reflect on personal experiences, best practices for programming, professional development, effective collaboration, building inclusive community partnerships, anti-racist practices in the classroom, and organizational culture. Exploring how and why library workers are incorporating anti-racist and anti-oppressive work within their everyday roles, the book demonstrates that library workers are increasingly sending messages of protest and advocating for equity, justice, and social change. Highlighting their experiences of marginalization and exclusion, contributors also reflect upon the impact social justice work has on their mental health, careers, and personal lives. Practicing Social Justice in Libraries is essential reading for library and information workers and students who are searching for practical ways to implement more inclusive practices into their work.” About our panelists Alyssa Brissett is an academic librarian. Her research interests include critical library practice, organizational change and culture, and social justice in libraries. She graduated with her MLIS from Wayne State University and has a Master of Arts in childhood education from New York University. Diana Moronta is an academic librarian. Her research interests include critical library instruction, open educational resources, and social justice in libraries. She graduated with her MSLIS from Pratt Institute and her BA from Hunter College, City University of New York. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

Why does copyright and fair use matter for libraries and librarians? This series of presentations features lawyers and librarians who share historic and legal frameworks for copyright, provide helpful information about our rights to fair use, and give an understanding for how these concepts have (and have not) evolved within our rapidly evolving technological environment.

In this second of two sessions focused on closing the gap between the theories and active practice of working with people, Emma Karin Eriksson explains and demonstrates critical reflective practice, defines empathy and identifies it in practice, and provides examples of how to practice grounding and reflection-in-action techniques.

Join us on Wednesday, February 15th from 2-3PM for a BIPOC Community Call. This call is meant for BIPOC cultural workers only; we kindly ask that allies 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 with a spirit of openness and empathy as we share thoughts and feelings without judgment. This call will be facilitated by Traci Mark (Program Manager - Equity, Archives & Media Preservation) and Zakiya Collier (Community Manager for Documenting the Now (DocNow).

Learn about the emerging movement in librarianship to engage those with intellectual disability (ID), who have previously been largely overlooked. Over two sessions, Leah Plocharczyk and Matthew Conner discuss two intertwined case studies in academic libraries. They unpack the lessons they learned and how to apply them in academic, public, and school libraries. In Part 2, Leah and Matt provide a framework for examining the issues that came out of their experience. They discuss the lifecycle of a DL-focused library program, including recruitment, instruction theory, specific activities, collection development, assessment, and more.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Where do I start?” after attending a webinar on trauma-informed librarianship, empathy, or serving diverse needs, this webinar from Emma Karin Eriksson is for you! This is the first of two sessions focused on closing the gap between those theories and the active practice of working with people. Each session includes an overview of theories, a demonstration of tools to and how to use them, time to engage in exercises and space to reflect on experiences. Part 1 looks at the six parts of emotional intelligence and the concepts of beliefs, values, and attitudes, and provides tips for how to examine your own beliefs and recognize them in action.

Join the code4lib NYC for a code & coffee Zoom the first or second Friday of each month. 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.

How as a society might we balance copyright protections with free and equal access to information? Where does our individual right to privacy end and the public’s right to know begin? What is needed to reify and further the mission of providing equitable access to digital infrastructure? How might we utilize this infrastructure to the benefit of our communities?

Join us to learn about the emerging movement in librarianship to engage those with intellectual disability (ID) who have previously been largely overlooked. Over two sessions, Leah Plocharczyk and Matthew Conner will discuss two intertwined case studies in academic libraries. They will then unpack the lessons they learned and how to apply it in academic, public, and school libraries. In Part 1, Leah and Matt will go over the origins of their project and introduce the issues libraries face in working with disability, providing concrete examples about this kind of work. Attendees can expect to: Understand the definition of intellectual disability (ID) Articulate the state of public education for ID and the role of post-secondary education Understand the history of library engagement with intellectual disability, including new grass roots initiatives See Part 2 of this series here. About our presenters: Leah Plocharczyk is the Director of the John D. MacArthur Campus Library at Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Jupiter campus and became a professional librarian at FAU in 2007. She has an MLS from the University of South Florida and an MA from FAU. She is active in mentoring students, as well as leadership and library outreach. Her publications include articles on library collaboration with marine mammal stranding networks and conflict management within libraries. She co-authored a book about the importance of library book clubs as educational tools for adults with intellectual disabilities. Her book club is a member of the Next chapter Book Club. Matthew Conner has an MLS, an MA and a PhD in English. He is the author of The New University Library: 4 Case Studies (ALA, 2014) and co-author of Libraries and Reading: Intellectual Disability and the Extent of Library Diversity (Emerald, 2020). He is also the former President of the Librarians Association of the University of California. He currently works as Student Services Librarian at the University of California, Davis where he serves as the subject liaison for the University Writing Program. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

People in communities across the country are working together to advance broadband access and digital equity. Local coalitions play an important role in these efforts. However, few coalitions have the tools they need to measure the outcomes and impacts of their work. In a new report, published in November 2022, Dr. Colin Rhinesmith (METRO) and Dr. Rafi Santo (Telos Learning) introduced a Digital Equity Ecosystems Measurement Framework to assist location coalitions in their work to advance more equitable access to technology and social, economic, and racial justice. In this event, the authors will join digital equity leaders who helped shape the report and talk about how the DEEM framework can be used effectively by local coalitions working with other members of their communities. By the end of this event, you will be able to: Talk about the important role that local coalitions play in digital equity efforts Describe how the DEEM framework can be used to support local coalitions Consider how libraries, archives, and museums could utilize the DEEM framework to advance broadband access and digital equity with others their communities Panelists will include the report’s authors: Dr. Colin Rhinesmith, Director, Digital Equity Research Center at METRO and Dr. Rafi Santo, Principal, Telos Learning, along with the following local digital equity experts: Kathy Fall, Digital Equity Program Manager, Community Tech NY; Meghan McDermott, Director, Digital Inclusion & Partnerships, New York City Office of Technology & Innovation; and Houman Saberi, Co-Director, Community Tech NY. The discussion will be moderated by Davis Erin Anderson, Director of Programs and Partnerships at METRO. This event is produced by Digital Equity Research Center. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

Join us for our next elucidating conversation in a series of panel discussions where we talk about the joys and challenges of working in various settings within the library industry. We'll be joined by Sandra Echols, Melissa Jacobs, and Patricia Sarles to talk shop about working in school libraries. We'll learn what aspects of their work make them excited to show up every day, what their day-to-day experiences are like, and how the broader library community can help our colleagues meet today's challenges. We'll have time for questions from our audience; feel free to bring your Qs. This event is a co-production between METRO and The City of New York Department of Education Department of Library Services. Register here. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

This event has been postponed. Please join Code4LibNYC at their gathering on February 3, 2023. More information is available here. Join the code4lib NYC for a code & coffee Zoom the first or second Friday of each month. 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.

Join code4lib NYC for a casual, in-person meetup at Urbanspace Vanderbilt, a food hall near Grand Central Terminal. Please contact organizer Michael Rios at mrios27@fordham.edu to receive details on how to locate the group within the space.

Please join us for our upcoming Archipelago Workshop Series taking place this early Winter 2022. These workshops will focus on general migration and ingest workflows using the Archipelago Multi Importer (AMI). Each session will include live demonstrations and explanations of different areas of AMI functionality and configurations. Follow up Q+A and use case discussions will take place in our Archipelago Slack channel after each session. Session 3: AMI Set Processing Attendees will need to register for each separate workshop session. You can choose to attend one or more of the sessions. Thank you & hope to see you for these workshops!

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. This workshop features a walk through the project's website, where you can find these scalable modules on data privacy and digital security. We will walk you through a few of these modules and will share ideas for how you can incorporate them into your workshop offerings. By the end of this two-part workshop, you will be able to: Identify the topics that are covered in these curriculum modules and find them online Figure out which modules work best in your pre-existing programs Build your own workshops using these materials This workshop will be interactive. While these workshops are geared toward the public library settings, these workshops are open to all library workers interested in sharing information with their users on data privacy. If you'd like to bone up on the concepts in data privacy and information security that are covered in these short modules, you are welcome to view the videos we made just for library workers like you at nycdigitalsafety.org. NYC Digital Safety is funded by the City of New York's Office of Technology and Innovation. This project was managed by METRO Library Council with input from Brooklyn Public Library, The New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library.

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 media resources for discussion, meeting the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30pm. While the group's facilitators (and host) are affiliated with libraries, you do not need to be a librarian or information professional to attend this group. We will share our discussion calendar regularly through METRO and the PLSN listserv, so that folks can plan ahead to attend the months that sound interesting to them. For our final discussion of the year we want to explore moving forward and away from prisons and punishment. We will be watching all the videos in this series and talking about transformative justice, accountability, and what we can put into practice in our lives: Building Accountable Communities Video Series (watch all videos on the page) Optional: Beyond Survival (We read this last year but it is a great book! If you’ve already read it give it a skim through to refresh your memory) Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

Please join us for our upcoming Archipelago Workshop Series taking place this early Winter 2022. These workshops will focus on general migration and ingest workflows using the Archipelago Multi Importer (AMI). Each session will include live demonstrations and explanations of different areas of AMI functionality and configurations. Follow up Q+A and use case discussions will take place in our Archipelago Slack channel after each session. Session 2: Twig Templating and Metadata Display Preview for AMI Ingest -- adapting the default AMI Ingest Template for your own data needs Attendees will need to register for each separate workshop session. You can choose to attend one or more of the sessions. Thank you & hope to see you for these workshops!

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.

When it comes to metadata and cataloging, many library staff members feel they get thrown into the deep end before being taught how to swim. Cataloging training in library education is frequently designed to give an overview rather than in-depth preparation, leaving actual cataloging practices to be acquired on the job. Sometimes a cataloging component gets added to a position (such as acquisitions or reference) after the fact, with little training or guidance.  Melanie Wacker, Head of Digital Resources Metadata, Cataloging & Metadata Services Division, Columbia University Libraries, provides some help by identifying three common areas of confusion in cataloging and strategies on how to navigate them. She goes over why more isn't always more, the importance of authority control, and how to put non-MARC metadata work into the larger library context. By the end of this webinar, viewers will be able to: Identify each of these three common cataloging misunderstandings Notice when these things crop up in their work Take steps to align their cataloging efforts with common cataloging processes and procedures About our presenter: Melanie Wacker works with her colleagues within Columbia University Libraries to ensure the integration of digital metadata with local and national systems to enable information discovery. She provides guidance on best practices, and develops, documents, and maintains standards and procedures for metadata for digital content generated within the Libraries. Her other responsibilities include the cataloging of electronic resources and name (NACO) and subject (SACO) authority work. Melanie is the chair of the MODS/MADS Editorial Committee, a member of the VIVO Ontology Group, a member of the planning group for the OCLC Research Library Partners Metadata Managers Focus Group, an At-Large-Member of the PCC Policy Committee (PoCo), as well as co-chair of the BIBFRAME Interoperability Group (BIG).

Please join us for our upcoming Archipelago Workshop Series taking place this early Winter 2022. These workshops will focus on general migration and ingest workflows using the Archipelago Multi Importer (AMI). Each session will include live demonstrations and explanations of different areas of AMI functionality and configurations. Follow up Q+A and use case discussions will take place in our Archipelago Slack channel after each session. Session 1 : AMI Essentials and Tricks of the Trade Attendees will need to register for each separate workshop session. You can choose to attend one or more of the sessions. Thank you & hope to see you for these workshops!

Join METRO's Director of Programs and Partnerships, Davis Erin Anderson, for a conversation with Sarah Lamdan about Lamdan's new book, Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information. About the book: In our digital world, data is power. Information hoarding businesses reign supreme, using intimidation, aggression, and force to maintain influence and control. Sarah Lamdan brings us into the unregulated underworld of these "data cartels," demonstrating how the entities mining, commodifying, and selling our data and informational resources perpetuate social inequalities and threaten the democratic sharing of knowledge. Just a few companies dominate most of our critical informational resources. Often self-identifying as "data analytics" or "business solutions" operations, they supply the digital lifeblood that flows through the circulatory system of the internet. With their control over data, they can prevent the free flow of information, masterfully exploiting outdated information and privacy laws and curating online information in a way that amplifies digital racism and targets marginalized communities. They can also distribute private information to predatory entities. Alarmingly, everything they're doing is perfectly legal. In this book, Lamdan contends that privatization and tech exceptionalism have prevented us from creating effective legal regulation. This in turn has allowed oversized information oligopolies to coalesce. In addition to specific legal and market-based solutions, Lamdan calls for treating information like a public good and creating digital infrastructure that supports our democratic ideals. About the author: Sarah Lamdan is a Professor of Law. She teaches administrative law, environmental law, data privacy, information access, and government transparency courses. Before teaching law, Lamdan was a librarian in academic and private libraries. Professor Lamdan’s 2017 reference book Environmental Information: Research, Access & Environmental Decisionmaking (Environmental Law Institute) is a resource for journalists, scientists, and researchers who rely on government science. Her work has been published in law reviews and information science journals, including the NYU Review of Law and Social Change, Library Journal, Government Information Quarterly, and forthcoming work in the Georgetown Law Technology Review. When she’s not teaching, Professor Lamdan is active in national information access and data privacy research and organizations. She is a Senior Fellow with the SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and a fellow at the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at NYU School of Law. She’s also a member of the Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) and a co-chair of the Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) Community Oversight Council. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

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. This workshop features a walk through the project's website, where you can find these scalable modules on data privacy and digital security. We will walk you through a few of these modules and will share ideas for how you can incorporate them into your workshop offerings. By the end of this two-part workshop, you will be able to: Identify the topics that are covered in these curriculum modules and find them online Figure out which modules work best in your pre-existing programs Build your own workshops using these materials Teach others about important concepts in keeping their personal data safe and secure This workshop will be interactive. While these workshops are geared toward the public library settings, these workshops are open to all library workers interested in sharing information with their users on data privacy. If you'd like to bone up on the concepts in data privacy and information security that are covered in these short modules, you are welcome to view the videos we made just for library workers like you at nycdigitalsafety.org. NYC Digital Safety is funded by the City of New York's Office of Technology and Innovation. This project was managed by METRO Library Council with input from Brooklyn Public Library, The New York Public Library, and Queens Public Library. Please review our Code of Conduct, our Statement on Viewpoints, and details on Interpreter Services.

Join the ILL's interest group meeting on November 15! Bring your updates, thoughts, and questions about resource sharing across your networks.