LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table)

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The mission of the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is to provide a forum for discussion of activities, programs, and problems of instruction in the use of libraries; to contribute to the education and training of librarians for library instruction; to promote instruction in the use of libraries as an essential library service, and to serve as a channel of communication on library instruction between the ALA divisions, ALA and ACRL committees, state clearinghouses, Project LOEX, other organizations concerned with instruction in the use of libraries, and members of the Association.

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Core 2023 Interest Group Week: Instructional Technologies IG Alt Text Presentation, March 9 from 12-pm CST

  • 1.  Core 2023 Interest Group Week: Instructional Technologies IG Alt Text Presentation, March 9 from 12-pm CST

    Posted Feb 20, 2023 12:24 PM

    The Core Instructional Technologies Interest Group invites you to join us for Interest Group Week on Thursday, March 9 from 12-1pm CST. Hear how Craig Howard uses alternative text to support patrons.

    Session Description:

    Adventures in Alt-Text

    Hear first-hand insight from a librarian with over 15 years of experience working with patrons and the accessibility requirement, Alternative Text. Learn what alt text is and where it fits into the realm of accessibility. Leave the session with working knowledge designed to help you better implement alt text at your institution.

    Presented by Craig Hayward, Systems and Digital Services Librarian, at the State Library of North Carolina Accessible Books and Library Services

    Direct link to register for the session: https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvceyqqjItG9ETnXnVaC6L46XCtx1XuiNX

    Interest Group Week Schedule



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    Melissa Johnson
    Chair, Instructional Technologies IG
    Instructional Design Librarian
    Southern Methodist University
    She/Her/Hers
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