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Core webinar: Perspective Change and Incrementalism in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.
This is the first session in a four-part series. View the other sessions in this series..
Description: Three years ago, I was encouraged to lead a newly formed DEI Task Force in our merged Library & IT division at a small liberal arts college. We were charged with implementing a three-part strategy: building a diverse team, arranging professional development opportunities for our staff, and providing diverse and inclusive services and resources (including library collections). We discarded the mindset of forced trainings and assumed (rightly) that the staff truly desired to enhance excellence through diversity and inclusion; then we continually set and achieved small goals. We not only have accomplished much but have come to be seen as a campus trailblazer.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the webinar participants attendees will:
- be familiar with examples of library DEI goals, resources, and specific examples of DEI activities, and be able to list ways to apply these to their own situations;
- be able to identify and develop assessment tools to determine effectiveness of their DEI initiatives; and
- have the tools to construct a process to establish and/or extend collaboration with other campus constituencies on DEI activities
Who should attend?
Anyone who wants to make library collections and spaces more inclusive and to educate and encourage library staff on the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Presenter:
Beth Bohstedt (she/her) is the Director, Learning & Research Services, for Hamilton College's Library and Information Technology Services (LITS). She is responsible for Research & Instructional Design, Collections, Circulation, ILL, Diversity & Inclusion efforts, and LITS facilities oversight, as well as a member of the LITS Strategic Leadership Team. She previously worked at the Grinnell College Libraries in Grinnell, Iowa. She has served on ACRL, EAST, and regional committees, and has presented at ACRL, the Charleston Conference, EDUCAUSE, and numerous regional conferences on topics such as collection strategies, space planning, diversity, and incident response. Beth received a B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa and a M.S. in LIS from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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Registration Fees:
Registration fees for single webinar: Core Member $43; Non-member $59; Group rate $129
Registration fees for webinar series: Core Member $138; Non-member $189; Group rate $413
For additional information and access to registration links, see:
https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=148
Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org.
For all other questions or comments related to Core webinars, please contact Core CE staff at corece@ala.org.
Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.
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Julene Jones
Director of Library Assessment and Organizational Effectiveness
University of Kentucky
julene.jones@uky.edu------------------------------
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Sent: Nov 10, 2021 02:52 PM
From: Julene Jones
Subject: Core webinar: Perspective Change and Incrementalism in DEI
*Cross posted to multiple lists*
Core webinar: Perspective Change and Incrementalism in DEI
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.
This is the first session in a four-part series. View the other sessions in this series.
Description: Three years ago, I was encouraged to lead a newly formed DEI Task Force in our merged Library & IT division at a small liberal arts college. We were charged with implementing a three-part strategy: building a diverse team, arranging professional development opportunities for our staff, and providing diverse and inclusive services and resources (including library collections). We discarded the mindset of forced trainings and assumed (rightly) that the staff truly desired to enhance excellence through diversity and inclusion; then we continually set and achieved small goals. We not only have accomplished much but have come to be seen as a campus trailblazer.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the webinar participants attendees will:
- be familiar with examples of library DEI goals, resources, and specific examples of DEI activities, and be able to list ways to apply these to their own situations;
- be able to identify and develop assessment tools to determine effectiveness of their DEI initiatives; and
- have the tools to construct a process to establish and/or extend collaboration with other campus constituencies on DEI activities.
Who should attend?
Anyone who wants to make library collections and spaces more inclusive and to educate and encourage library staff on the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Presenter:
Beth Bohstedt (she/her) is the Director, Learning & Research Services, for Hamilton College's Library and Information Technology Services (LITS). She is responsible for Research & Instructional Design, Collections, Circulation, ILL, Diversity & Inclusion efforts, and LITS facilities oversight, as well as a member of the LITS Strategic Leadership Team. She previously worked at the Grinnell College Libraries in Grinnell, Iowa. She has served on ACRL, EAST, and regional committees, and has presented at ACRL, the Charleston Conference, EDUCAUSE, and numerous regional conferences on topics such as collection strategies, space planning, diversity, and incident response. Beth received a B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa and a M.S. in LIS from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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Registration Fees:
Registration fees for single webinar: Core Member $43; Non-member $59; Group rate $129
Registration fees for webinar series: Core Member $138; Non-member $189; Group rate $413
For additional information and access to registration links, see:
https://www.ala.org/core/core-forum-webinar-series-leadership-management
Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org.
For all other questions or comments related to Core webinars, please contact Core CE staff at corece@ala.org.
Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.
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Julene Jones
Director of Library Assessment and Organizational Effectiveness
University of Kentucky
julene.jones@uky.edu
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