From our colleagues at LYRASIS: Getting and using your free ORCID iD and ORCID record can help you save time and get credit for your work in funding, publishing, and research reporting workflows. Funding organizations, publishers, and research institutions are increasingly requiring or asking for ORCID iDs from researchers, so this workshop will help you […]
ASERL MEMBERS ONLY, please. Facilitators: Deseree Stukes & Michelle Cronquist, UNC Chapel Hill Summary: This workshop will introduce participants to the SACO African American Funnel Project, an initiative in collaboration with the Library of Congress that creates and updates subject headings related to African American culture and history. Attendees will learn about the project's organization, […]
ASERL MEMBERS ONLY, please. Facilitator: Denice Lewis, Wake Forest University Summary: This introductory workshop explore the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and its impact on the workplace. Through interactive discussions and hands-on exercises, participants will discover practical AI tools and learn how to integrate them into daily tasks. Gain insights into how AI can streamline workflows, […]
Summary Nearpod is a web-based presentation creation tool that includes interactive slides, videos, and game-based learning activities. These either can be in-person or asynchronous lessons. Nearpod encourages students to enter responses even if they don’t want to speak up in class. Thus, keeping them focused on the instructor’s teaching and while giving feedback. In addition, […]
Summary: The workplace is evolving, and organizations need scalable, accessible, and people centered solutions to keep up. How do you ensure continuous learning, real engagement, and real-time support for your employees—without overloading your HR team? Join us for this exclusive one-hour webinar to explore CultureRoad, a revolutionary platform designed to transform workplace learning, leadership development, and […]
This session will aim to inform library specialists about the following matters: Which are the intricacies involved in making music material accessible? Accessibility for music material presents significant challenges compared to text formats and these complexities will be discussed. Secondly, what kind of workflows support the conversion of printed & digital scores into braille music […]
Summary Looking for money and resources, but overworked and overwhelmed? A former librarian, grant writer and entrepreneur, Ira Revels, created My Grant CoPilot. My Grant CoPilot is an AI + EI-powered tool simplifying grant discovery and writing. Using Graham - our AI assistant, learn how AI enhances research, connects you to foundations, corporate sponsors, family […]
Based on many recent conversations with global library and special collections leaders, it is clear that significant challenges continue to exist farther upstream in the archival process, well before discovery and access. Early stages like metadata creation are highly manual, time-consuming, and difficult to scale, and have led to decades-long backlogs in processing these collections. […]
Summary Discover how George Mason University Libraries transformed AI from intimidating to accessible through a Community of Practice (CoP). Monthly virtual sessions, led by peers, foster an inclusive environment where staff learn to integrate AI into their work. The CoP's evolution from tool-specific to task-based learning demonstrates adaptability to emerging technologies. This approach ensures […]
Summary This presentation showcases how colleges and universities across the U.S. are utilizing cHQacademic's award-winning tools to simplify big data processing, analysis, and decision-making. With its proven Evidence-Based Stock Management (EBSM) methodology, cHQacademic makes managing big data both effective and effortless. James Rhoades - Associate Director of Resource Acquisition and Description from the University […]
Summary The last few years have sharpened our ability to see inequities both in access and in the decades of collection-building that academic libraries now own – inequities that now impact our ability to support research, instruction, and clinical care for our campuses. This panel will discuss approaches taken at two academic libraries to address […]
r Summary As libraries evolve to meet changing academic and community needs, employing a Library Strategist offers a transformative solution for institutions seeking to remain essential to the communities they serve. A strategist can bridge the gap between current practices and future goals, aligning library operations with institutional priorities while fostering innovation and collaboration. At […]