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  • To serve as a source of information on recommended ethnic collections, services, and programs.
  • To organize task forces, institutes, and workshops to carry out the functions of the Round Table as defined in the petition.
  • To develop for Annual conferences forums and symposia programs that deal with the key issues of ethnicity and librarianship.
  • To maintain a liaison with the Office of Library Outreach Services and cooperate with other ALA units, including the caucuses in joint projects for the betterment of outreach services.
  • To disseminate the work of the Round Table through a program of publications

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ACRL- Academic Library Services for International Students (ALSIS) - Virtual- Panel Discussion - Thursday March 20, 2:30 PM ET (Canada & US)

  • 1.  ACRL- Academic Library Services for International Students (ALSIS) - Virtual- Panel Discussion - Thursday March 20, 2:30 PM ET (Canada & US)

    Posted Mar 13, 2025 05:01 PM

     

    ***Apologies for cross posting***

     

    Please join the ACRL's Academic Library Services for International Students (ALSIS) interest group on March 20 at 2:30 pm EST for our 2nd virtual spring programming:

    (ALSIS Membership and Registration Not required)

     

    Library Tours, Tutorials & Instruction for International Students. 

    Panelists:

    • Teresa Doherty (Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries): Lost in Translation? Not in Our Library!
    • Brianna Hughes (University of Maryland, Baltimore County): Global Stories, Shared Growth: Library Staff Development Through Discussions With International Students
    • Elizabeth Young Miller (Lehigh University): Engaging in Dialog with International Students: Welcoming Initiatives
    • Pamela Espinosa de los Monteros & Meris Mandernach Longmeier (The Ohio State University)- Supporting International Students through Instructional Design

     

    Discussion and Q&A will follow the presentations.

    Zoom Details:

    Topic: ALSIS Spring Meeting

    Time: Mar 20, 2025 02:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

    Join Zoom Meeting

    https://lehigh.zoom.us/j/95111352588?pwd=rK8PLPLnZHSR4aCnJllTh3yZbIEKUA.1

    Meeting ID: 951 1135 2588

    Passcode: 668797

     

    Best Regards,

     

    Elizabeth Young Miller- Lehigh University -Convenor- 2024-2025

    Gloria Dikeogu- California State University- Bakersfield- Incoming Convenor- 2024-2025

    Peggy Nzomo-University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign- Past Convenor- 2024-2025

     

     

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    Peggy Nzomo, PhD
    Specialist for International Library Initiatives- Senior Associate

    Mortenson Center for International Library Programs,

    University of Illinois Library

    329 Main Library; 1408 W. Gregory Dr.; Urbana, IL 61801 USA

    Phone:217-333-3085 (Center); 217-333-9628 (Office)

    Email: pnzomo@illinois.edu