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Charge: The Virtual Worlds Interest Group provides an opportunity for academic librarians with virtual environment interests and responsibilities to have a place in ACRL to network, share information, ask questions, and work on special projects, promote accessibility and provide programs relevant to academic libraries. The VW Interest Group also works to promote the various uses of virtual reality in all formats (desktop, mobile and headset) to potential and current academic librarians and to improve information literacy (metaliteracy) specifically in virtual spaces. The ACRL VWIG sponsors events, programs and meetings held mainly within the virtual world of Second Life and explores other developing Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality platforms in the evolving metaverse.
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Free LILi Show & Tell Webinar: All About the Money: An Overview of Predatory Publishing: W 1/11/23, 10-11 am PST

  • 1.  Free LILi Show & Tell Webinar: All About the Money: An Overview of Predatory Publishing: W 1/11/23, 10-11 am PST

    Posted Dec 15, 2022 08:20 PM

    The LILi Web Committee invites you to our first Show & Tell webinar of 2023!

    All About the Money: An Overview of Predatory Publishing

    Wednesday, January 11, 2023

    10:00am - 11:00am​ Pacific 

    Want to help protect your patrons from unreviewed research? Want to help you and your faculty safely publish articles or research as Open Access without being scammed? Join April and Natalie for a Show & Tell dedicated to predatory publishing. They will briefly define predatory publishing, give tips to spot the predatory journals, show examples of questionable research, and delve into present research surrounding the scam. They will also share lists of predatory journals and websites to help you and your patrons avoid predatory publishing. 

    The session will be recorded and sent to participants afterwards. 

    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/predatory-publishing-tickets-489006620967 

    April Sheppard
    LILi Vice-Chair
    LILi Web Committee Chair

    she/they 

    Dean B. Ellis Library   |   Assistant Library Director

    P.O. Box 2040   |   State University, AR 72467

    Phone 870.972.2766   |   asheppard@astate.edu  

    Please know that I honor and respect boundaries around personal time, well-being, caretaking, and time off. My work hours may be different than yours. Should you receive emails from me during a time that you're engaging in any of the above, please protect your time and wait to respond until you're working. 



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    Esther Grassian
    Lecturer
    UCLA Information Studies Department
    estherg@ucla.edu
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