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RE: Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Libraries Reference Scheduling Models

Posted By Xiping Liu Mar 20, 2023 01:51 PM
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Hi Hanwen,  For simple directional questions such as where to find this classification number or how to use the library equipment (photocopier, scanner), they are done at my library's circulation desk. For serious problems, the student needs to make an appointment with the reference librarian. The ...

RE: End of year inventory

Posted By Xiping Liu Mar 20, 2023 08:56 AM
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My school library has adopted a need based policy for inventory in order to save staff time and energy for the end of year tasks. This is the spring break week so my school librarian made a decision to come in today to do the inventory for the horror/sci-fi section, create the weeding list, remove the ...

RE: Libwizard "Tutorials" in the Wild

Posted By Xiping Liu Mar 16, 2023 10:45 AM
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If you search "library tutorials", you should be able to find the many tutorials offered by academic libraries designed by Springshare's Libguide.  University of Arizona Libraries has a good one on what is citational justice.  https://lib.arizona.edu/tutorials/citational-justice/#/lessons/YiyiaZ ...

RE: Model for matching new/student librarians with experienced librarian

Posted By Xiping Liu Mar 13, 2023 06:00 PM
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I think the text is misleading. You mentioned that this will be career-focus month and there will be a dine-a-round event coming up. This will make people wonder what type of career are you referring to. If I didn't see the title, I wouldn't know this would offer a great opportunity for the DC area SLA.  ...

RE: You're Invited! Free Registration Coffee Chat: The Flooding of the Appalshop Archive, Thursday, March 16, 2pm EST

Posted By Xiping Liu Mar 13, 2023 05:03 PM
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I hope Mr. Hunter, before he finishes his executive tasks at Appalshop and leaves for his new position, can also talk about this photo collection by William R. "Pictureman" Mullins, where he recorded the everyday life of the Appalachian people. Some photos are of particular interest: the Pound Gap from ...

RE: Access Lab keynote announcement: Emily Singley, Elsevier

Posted By Xiping Liu Mar 10, 2023 04:06 PM
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"This is a people problem, not a technology problem and it's one that librarians are well placed to solve". I can't agree more.  I hope Emily will talk about how policy changes at Elsevier have affected her data management role, especially her decision on trash data extraction and disposal from the ...

RE: ALA conference first timer

Posted By Xiping Liu Mar 10, 2023 03:47 PM
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It sounds like you have registered for the conference. That's great and you should book your hotel and airfare early to secure your spot. You can download the ALA Conference and Program App on your cellphone so it can show you the Schedule-at-a-Glance and other educational programming. Currently, most ...

RE: Upcoming Banned Books Virtual Session for LIS Practitioners!

Posted By Xiping Liu Mar 10, 2023 12:43 PM
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I have had quite some experience dealing with banned/challenged books in the past couple of months. It can be overwhelming but I have learned the ropes so I know how to do it quick and easy.  I'd like to donate to the fund, in memory of some doctoral researcher who is very enthusiastic about navigating ...

RE: Bringing South Asian Communities Together at your Library

Posted By Xiping Liu Mar 10, 2023 11:40 AM
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Mr. Kleiman,  I used to live in central Jersey and am very familiar with the area. There is a large number of east Asian population living in the area too. I wonder if this large group is excluded from your community to be brought together at your library. I'm curious to know what approach you will ...

RE: Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Winner Announcement

Posted By Xiping Liu Feb 23, 2023 04:34 PM
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Congratulations to Leah!  I'm sure her educational background and work experience all helped contribute her excellent work as a new member of this round table. Her past and ongoing digital asset management (DAM) work, including completing a digital asset's lifecycle must have directly led her to this ...

RE: Reminder: RBMS Conference Development Committee: Conference Modality Survey

Posted By Xiping Liu Feb 23, 2023 04:34 PM
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Here are my top three advantages of a hybrid conference for eligible conference attendees: Access to special venues Greatly reduced environmental impact for eligible online participants Lower or no registration fee for online enrollment Thanks to the RBMS Conference Development Committee and ...

RE: Query on Gate Counters

Posted By Xiping Liu Feb 22, 2023 12:57 PM
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All of our Federal and State government documents are freely available to our users. They can provide critical help for those in urgent need of the information, such as the following: State employees retirement planning Career transition consultation  Working conditions of prostitutes in urban ...

RE: LRRT Webinar Recording link - Friday, Feb. 17 - Assessing the Foundation: Beginning a dialogue between high school educators and academic librarians -

Posted By Xiping Liu Feb 18, 2023 12:48 PM
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It's really good to see someone willing to share their life and expose new content on the web. Love your background. I hope that Story of Ping will serve as an inspiration to you for all your future program planning and for the rest of your life. Did you say that your next webinar is about project outcome? ...

RE: Query on Gate Counters

Posted By Xiping Liu Feb 18, 2023 12:22 PM
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Our electric gate entrance needs ID authorization. It will kick out those who don't have any identification but try to get into the library. Our armed police officer is stationed right at the gate . ------------------------------ Xiping Liu Resource Description Librarian University of Houston Libraries ...

RE: Call for Papers: Marketing Libraries Journal Volume 7, Issue 1 (Summer 2023)

Posted By Xiping Liu Feb 18, 2023 11:23 AM
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After we successfully submit that proposal for the assessment conference you posted, we can surely work on a collaborative paper on our original research in the field of library marketing, communications and outreach. I can work on the literature review section focusing on "A preoccupation with change ...

RE: LRRT Webinar Friday, Feb. 17 - Assessing the Foundation: Beginning a dialogue between high school educators and academic librarians - Register today!

Posted By Xiping Liu Feb 15, 2023 05:05 PM
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I think this will be an important discussion for both academic librarians and secondary school educators, as we can tell, people who have been through the entire educational path, finishing up their terminal degrees may still lack these crucial skills. I hope the presenters can share some life examples ...

RE: ALSC Children's Literature Lecture - save the date!

Posted By Xiping Liu Feb 15, 2023 04:20 PM
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This is clearly an in-person event and doesn't work for you. If you are not living in the area, I suggest you sign up for a ticket and wait for your turn to get to the next virtual event.  ------------------------------ Xiping Liu Resource Description Librarian University of Houston Libraries She/Her/Hers ...

RE: ALSC Children's Literature Lecture - save the date!

Posted By Xiping Liu Feb 14, 2023 05:02 PM
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I hope Bryan will not only talk about his illustrated work but also showcase his collage work, how he has selected materials and cut them into desired shapes before arranging and pasting them onto a chosen surface. I hope he will talk about his volunteer work at Harlem, New York and explain how "it gives ...

RE: Call for Proposals- LACUNY Institute 2023 (and save the date)

Posted By Xiping Liu Feb 14, 2023 04:20 PM
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"A preoccupation with change (and the future) of the field, is itself the subject of critique and discussion both in LIS literature and within professional development and institutional contexts"-- I'm not sure I quite understand this but I assume you will cover this part during the conference?  I ...

RE: Storytime Registrations

Posted By Xiping Liu Feb 14, 2023 03:38 PM
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You are treating your regular customers nicely. I'm sure they appreciate your professional ethics and standards and following the industry rules. But I don't see you are making an effort to attract new customers in order to make it a real successful story time.  ------------------------------ Xiping ...