Hi all,
Freddy, the final name I came up with it (hope it's all good) is:
The Sense of the Self: How Identity Informs Academic Librarianship
I'll copy/paste the proposal below.
Cheers,
D.
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Submission Type: Association for College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Submission Status: Complete
Submission ID: 538764
Submission Title: The Sense of the Self: How Identity Informs Academic Librarianship
Contact(s)
Derrick Jefferson - Communication Librarian, American University (Role: Contact;Speaker)
Tarida Anantachai - Librarian, Syracuse University (Role: Contact)
Learning Objectives
- 'Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss how identity informs academic librarians of varying experiences from newly minted MLIS graduates to library deans and directors.
- 'Upon completion, participants will be able to engage others at their own organizations to implementing positive and productive measures towards issues related to equity, diversity, and inclusion,
- 'Upon completion, participants will be able to contrast between the different identifiers that make up one's identity in order to explore their own through empathy, compassion, and awareness of others.
Topic
Transforming: Library Workforce
Short Program Description (for use in program book and other printed materials)
This session will examine diversity and inclusion in librarianship as seen through an autoethnographic lens. It will bring together library professionals across a range of roles and areas-such as those within public services, technical services, and administration-who have engaged in meaningful self-reflections of their experiences and personal identities and how these have directly informed their daily work. It will also feature perspectives from library professionals from different stages of their careers, including veteran librarians and in particular, new and emerging voices in the profession.
Full Program Description (for use in the online scheduler)
Autoethnography is a qualitative research method centered on personal experiences; through self-reflection and observation, it presents an opportunity for researchers to actively examine themselves and their sense of self as they relate to the cultural, social, and political context surrounding them. It also presents an opportunity for library professionals to critically explore our own field at large, as well as how diversity, inclusion, and the intersectionality of our identities impact the practice of librarianship.
This session will examine diversity and inclusion in librarianship as seen through an autoethnographic lens. It will bring together library professionals across a range of roles and areas-such as those within public services, technical services, and administration-who have engaged in meaningful self-reflections of their experiences and personal identities and how these have directly informed their daily work. It will also feature perspectives from library professionals from different stages of their careers, including veteran librarians and in particular, new and emerging voices in the profession. As a nod to the personalized nature of autoethnographies, this session will be framed as an active and conversational exchange between the panelists, rather than an isolated set of individual presentations.
Proposal Subject and Audience Information - ACRL
Subject Heading
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Leadership, Organizational Change
Target Audience
The target audience are library professionals across academic institutions who are dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion work within their communities and who are interested in critically examining librarianship through the lens of autoethnography or other similarly self-reflective, qualitative methods.
General Library Types
Academic, Community College, Research Library, Undergraduate
ACRL Cost & Co-sponsor Information
What ACRL unit are you submitting under?
ACRL Diversity Committee
How is this program relevant to the above ACRL unit?
The ACRL Diversity Committee would like to engage our colleagues in a conversation that goes beyond pointing out diversity issues to explore how members of marginalized communities embrace their often intersectional identities on a day to day basis in a constructive way to highlight change, and illustrate opportunities for others at their own organizations.
Total budget amount requested from ACRL/PDC:
N/A
Total budget amount requested from donors:
N/A
Budget total for conference program:
N/A
Lodging for Non-Librarian/Non-ALA Members
N/A
Poster Boards
N/A
Travel for Non-Librarian/Non-ALA Members
N/A
Per Diem for Non-Librarian/Non-ALA Members*
N/A
Photocopying
N/A
Catering
N/A
Other
N/A
Outside (donor) funding
No
Outside Funding Source
N/A
Outside Funding Amount
N/A
Cosponsor and Funding Units
N/A
Cosponsor Name Units
N/A
Additional budget comments/explanation:
N/A
Honorarium for Non-Librarian/Non-ALA Members
N/A
Additional Program Proposal Details
Will this be a Panel Presentation?
Yes. Attendees will hear from speakers from a variety of areas of academic librarianship, including those within public services, technical services, and administration. This session is intended to be framed as a conversational exchange between the panelists, rather than an isolated set of individual presentations. It will also include a moderator who will help to facilitate the discussion.
Will you be collaborating with another organization or individual?
No
What is the purpose of this collaboration?
N/A
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Information
This proposal's main focus is on equity, diversity, and inclusion. It will support these issues not only through the intentionally inclusion of library professionals from a range of identities, areas of expertise, and time in the field, but also through advocating how self-reflection and identity are essential to our approach to our work.
ALA Strategic Direction Information
In examining identity and underrepresented and often marginalized librarians in the profession, this proposal supports equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts. Rather than focus on pointing out the inequities in the profession, this panel presentation aims to highlight successful librarians and how they have utilized their identities in librarianship.
Has this program been presented at any other conference?
No
Do any of the sponsoring units or speakers have any date and time restrictions that should be considered when scheduling this session?
Sunday, 1:00-2:00 p.m. (ACRL Diversity Committee meeting)
Program Room Logistical Requirements
Which of the following room sets would be the most beneficial for you proposed program?
Theater (rows of chairs)
Which of the following audience sizes would be the most beneficial for you proposed program?
50 - 100
Don't forget, the submission process closes August 31, 2018------------------------------
Derrick Jefferson
Communication Librarian
American University
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Original Message:
Sent: Sep 05, 2018 01:38 PM
From: Federico Martinez-Garcia
Subject: Subcommittee for 2019 ALA Annual panel/presentation?
Thank you very <g class="gr_ gr_306 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="306" data-gr-id="306">much</g> Derrick and Tarida!
What is the final name for the presentation? Do you have a copy of the proposal that can be shared with everyone?
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Federico Martinez-Garcia
Director of Access Services
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Original Message:
Sent: Aug 31, 2018 12:33 PM
From: Tarida Anantachai
Subject: Subcommittee for 2019 ALA Annual panel/presentation?
Thanks for submitting this, Derrick, and to everyone else for helping out with this! Totally okay to put my name down; if/when I hear back, I'll be sure to update the rest of the group. I'm personally excited about the topic and would really look forward to attending this program if it goes through, so fingers crossed!
Thanks again, and "see" many of you at our virtual committee meeting next month.
~Tarida
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Tarida Anantachai
Syracuse University
Original Message:
Sent: Aug 31, 2018 11:42 AM
From: Derrick Jefferson
Subject: Subcommittee for 2019 ALA Annual panel/presentation?
Hi all,
Checking in to let you know that I got our proposal submitted this morning. Thanks for everyone's feedback and special shout out to the members of the subcommittee for letting my coffee-fueled hot take turn into something useful for the committee and ACRL! After all these years of examining the framework and the standards, it's nice to not just look at equity, diversity, and inclusion, but at ways we can look forward to recognizing those of us committed to this work and putting a spotlight on them.
Tarida, I also needed to, in order to complete the submission, needed to put someone down as a contact, and used you, since we were on the subcommittee together and you did much of the heavy lifting pre-gaming the application.
Thanks again, all. Stay tuned and talk soon!
D.
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Derrick Jefferson
Communication Librarian
American University
Original Message:
Sent: Aug 07, 2018 03:16 PM
From: Derrick Jefferson
Subject: Subcommittee for 2019 ALA Annual panel/presentation?
Thank you, Mark! I'll add you to the list.
D.
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Derrick Jefferson
Communication Librarian
American University
Original Message:
Sent: Aug 07, 2018 02:38 PM
From: Mark Puente
Subject: Subcommittee for 2019 ALA Annual panel/presentation?
Folks, I forgot to chime in, but am happy to help if the help is needed. If you have enough help, that is fine.
Mark
Mark A. Puente
Director of Diversity and Leadership Programs
Association of Research Libraries
21 Dupont Circle, NWSuite 800
Washington, DC 20036
(202)296-2296
he/him/his
Original Message------
Hi all,
So, in moving forward it looks like I have in addition to myself, Latrice, Jolie, and Tarida on board as members of the subcommittee to plan on a panel for 2019 Annual. I'll send out a message to the subcommittee coordinate getting something sketched out so we can meet the deadline at the end of the month. Looking forward to working with everyone.
Derrick
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Derrick Jefferson
Communication Librarian
American University
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