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Dec 18, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

Transforming Library Spaces: Merging Help and Circulation Desks

Many academic institutions have paired their library and technology support services into one physical space. In fall 2022, the ITS Help Desk at Union College moved from its departmental office on campus to the Schaffer Library Circulation Desk. Hathaway explores the factors motivating this decision, considerations for the move, implementation, and the impact on student […]

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Dec 2, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

Accessibility Water Cooler

Please join us at the Accessibility Water Cooler with your questions, thoughts and ideas!  Accessibility fans from ASERL libraries are here to share their thoughts and ideas.  These sessions are not recorded to allow free-flowing exchange of ideas. REGISTER at https://forms.gle/cZxZRj1anmwtaQ4N8

Sep 25, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

A Developing Community: Accessibility and Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality (VR) has become a trending topic as talk about Web 3.0 and the metaverse became unavoidable in the last few years. However, despite the ambitions of technocrats to use this technology to change the way we socialize, shop, and live our lives, who does "we" include? Over the last 5 years, a steady […]

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Sep 17, 2024 - 3:00 pm ET/2:00 pm CT

Accessibility Water Cooler

Creating an Accessible Hiring Guide: It’s the Small Things That Count September 17, 2024, 3:00 pm ET / 2:00 pm CT REGISTER at https://forms.gle/cZxZRj1anmwtaQ4N8 ASERL is proud to announce the launch of its new Accessible Hiring Conversation Guide tailored specifically for academic libraries. This comprehensive guide aims to foster representation and responsiveness in the hiring […]

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Aug 23, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

GLA-TSIG / Carterette Series: “Licensing for Accessibility: Ask Me Anything”

The Georgia Library Association’s Technical Services Interest Group is partnering with the Carterette Series Webinars to host "Licensing for Accessibility: Ask Me Anything." All ASERL members are welcome to attend! At the end of 2022, the E-Resources Management Working Group of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) published a guide to negotiating accessibility with vendors. […]

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May 16, 2024 - 10:30 am ET/9:30 am CT

Built Without Barriers: Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024 Online Accessibility Event

via Zoom

The University of Minnesota is hosting a free, virtual accessibility event on Thursday, May 16, 2024 to engage in conversation, thinking, and learning about access and inclusion. ASERL members are welcome to attend!  This year’s theme is “Built Without Barriers” to highlight ways we can write content, create websites, and build our organization to remove […]

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May 15, 2024 - 3:00 pm ET/2:00 pm CT

Accessibility Water Cooler

Please join us at the Accessibility Water Cooler with your questions, thoughts and ideas!  Accessibility fans from ASERL libraries are here to share their thoughts and ideas.  These sessions are not recorded to allow free-flowing exchange of ideas. REGISTER at https://forms.gle/cZxZRj1anmwtaQ4N8

Feb 28, 2024 - 3:00 pm ET/2:00 pm CT

LAA Webinar: “Transforming Librarianship to Model Neuroinclusion in Libraries”

This session will introduce participants to the neurodiversity employment movement and its impact in other fields, such as IT. The presenters will also share results from an IMLS-funded initiative that highlights the voices of neurodivergent librarians and their journey of negotiating identity as they face barriers and enablers to their success. Neurodivergent librarians are an […]

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Feb 26, 2024 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

Accessibility Water Cooler

Please join us at the Accessibility Water Cooler with your questions, thoughts and ideas!  Accessibility fans from ASERL libraries are here to share their thoughts and ideas.  These sessions are not recorded to allow free-flowing exchange of ideas. REGISTER at https://forms.gle/cZxZRj1anmwtaQ4N8

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Oct 23, 2023 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

Accessibility Water Cooler

Please join us at the Accessibility Water Cooler with your questions, thoughts and ideas!  Accessibility fans from ASERL libraries are here to share their thoughts and ideas.  These sessions are not recorded to allow free-flowing exchange of ideas. REGISTER at https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsf-itpz0iHdKfw51IqtwDJHvTKcYEZFCK Questions and topics can be submitted anonymously in advance via this Google form if […]

Jun 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT

Intersection between Cognitive Disabilities and the User Experience

Description Having an understanding of both cognitive disabilities and the user experience will help you to develop virtual content that is both accessible and easy to use for people who interact with it. When it comes to accessibility, cognitive disabilities are often overlooked and hard to address because of the challenges of creating content that […]

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Mar 13, 2023 - 11:00 am ET/10:00 am CT

LAA Webinar: Automated Accessibility Testing: Advantages and Pitfalls

This webinar provides an opportunity to share how accessibility was foundational to the development of the Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries' new website, which launched in late 2022. The MSU team is committed to creating an accessible, inclusive, and responsive web presence for the MSU Libraries. They share their design processes and tools used to […]

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