Core e-Forum: Slow Librarianship: A Community Practice
May 23-24, 2023
Moderated by Devon Olson and Jessica D. Gilbert
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.
Each day, discussion begins and ends at:
Pacific: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Mountain: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Central: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Eastern: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Slow Librarianship is a practice that evolved in response to academic hustle culture but applies to all areas of library work. Julia Glassman coined the term in 2017, and Meredith Farkas, inspired by Julia’s work, has been speaking and writing on the topic since. The term grew at the same time as other social movements, largely in the context of the pandemic. The core idea of valuing quality over quantity is timeless and transcends states of emergency. These values are echoed in societal movements for a better mental health response in workplace culture and within libraries specifically push back against classist notions of service and emotionally- and economically-damaging vocational awe.
Hosts
Devon Olson, MLIS, AHIP, is a Research and Education Librarian at the University of North Dakota’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Her work focuses on information literacy instruction and the role of disciplinary epistemologies in the research practices of health sciences students and practitioners. Devon lives in North Dakota with her husband, Jack, and their helpful pup, River.
Jessica D. Gilbert Redman, MLIS. As the Online Resources & Services Librarian serving the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences and College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines, Jessica D. Gilbert Redman streamlines access to library resources and systems and strives to make processes more efficient and purposeful. She lives in North Dakota with her spouse, Neal, and their muted torbie cat, Rosie.
What Is an e-Forum?
A Core e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to participate, but it's free.
For information about upcoming e-forums, please visit http://www.ala.org/core/e-forums
How to Register
You must register your email address to subscribe to or access an electronic discussion list on ALA's Mailing List Service. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the list. Find instructions for subscribing and unsubscribing online. (http://www.ala.org/core/continuing-education/e-forum-instructions)
If you have any problems, please contact core-eforum+help@groups.io.
*Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*
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