Category: Education

Sign up Now for Diversity, Inclusion, and Empowerment in Library Makerspaces Instructors: Sharona Ginsberg, Learning Technologies Librarian, SUNY Oswego and Lauren Di Monte, Data & Research Impact Librarian, University of Rochester December 6, 2017, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Central time       One oft-overlooked aspect of making and makerspaces is its potential for empowerment, especially among populations that are otherwise marginalized or underrepresented. This 90 minute webinar will discuss why making is important for these populations, and what libraries can do to ensure their makerspaces are safe spaces of diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Register here, courses are listed by date. The presenters will each speak from their respective institutional contexts, but they will also provide specific tips and actions librarians can take, regardless of institutional type or budget. The presentation will address issues of accessibility in the sense of eliminating barriers for those with disabilities, and will address inclusion in terms…

Sign up Now for Introduction to Schema.org and JSON-LD Instructor: Jacob Shelby, Metadata Technologies Librarian, North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries November 15, 2017, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Central time Web search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo are integral to making information more discoverable on the open web. How can you expose data about your organization, its services, people, collections, and other information in a way that is meaningful to these search engines? This session will provide an introduction to both Schema.org and the JSON-LD data format. You’ll learn how to leverage Schema.org and semantic markup to achieve enhanced discovery of information on the open web. Register here, courses are listed by date. Topics include an in-depth look at the Schema.org vocabulary, a brief overview of semantic markup with a focus on JSON-LD, and use-cases of these technologies. By the end of the session, you will have an opportunity…

Don’t miss out on either of these two new LITA continuing education opportunities. First comes a webinar on Altmetrics and then a web course on Reproducibility. Sign up before it’s too late. The Webinar Taking Altmetrics to the Next Level in Your Library’s Systems and Services Instructor: Lily Troia, Engagement Manager, Altmetric October 31, 2017, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Central time Register here, courses are listed by date This 90 minute webinar will bring participants up to speed on the current state of altmetrics, and focus in on changes across the scholarly ecosystem. Through sharing of use cases, tips, and open discussion, this session will help participants to develop a nuanced, strategic framework for incorporating and promoting wider adoption of altmetrics throughout the research lifecycle at their institution and beyond. View details and Register here. The Web Course Building Services Around Reproducibility & Open Scholarship Instructor: Vicky Steeves, Librarian for Research Data…

Sign up today for  Taking Altmetrics to the Next Level in Your Library’s Systems and Services Instructor: Lily Troia, Engagement Manager, Altmetric October 31, 2017, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Central time Altmetrics are traditionally viewed as the realm of evaluation and assessment, but altmetric data can offer valuable insights throughout the research lifecycle. It can help inform researcher decisions around where to publish or self-deposit, with whom (and where) to collaborate, and provide those tasked with facilitating the scholarly process a richer, more complete view of research attention and influence. Register here, courses are listed by date This 90 minute webinar will bring participants up to speed on the current state of altmetrics, and focus in on changes across the scholarly ecosystem. Through sharing of use cases, tips, and open discussion, this session will help participants to develop a nuanced, strategic framework for incorporating and promoting wider adoption of altmetrics throughout the…

Sign up today for  Building Services Around Reproducibility & Open Scholarship Instructor: Vicky Steeves, Librarian for Research Data Management and Reproducibility, a dual appointment between New York University Division of Libraries and NYU Center for Data Science November 1 – November 22, 2017 Please note this course start date has been re-scheduled from a previous date. As research across domains of study has become increasingly reliant on digital tools, the challenges in achieving reproducibility have grown. Alongside this reproducibility challenge are the demands for open scholarship, such as releasing code, data, and articles under an open license. Openness is an important step towards reproducibility, but it cannot be the end of the road. This class will focus on open scholarship and reproducibility as two distinct but connected topics. Register here, courses are listed by date This course will examine, cover and discuss: The discourse around open scholarship Best practices around use of open…

Don’t miss out on the excellent online offerings put together by the LITA Education committee for this fall. Check out all the offerings at the LITA Online Learning page. Select from these titles and find registration details and links on each of the sessions pages. Building Services Around Reproducibility & Open Scholarship with presenter: Vicky Steeves A blended web course with weekly webinars, offered: November 1, 2017 – November 22, 2017 Taking Altmetrics to the Next Level in Your Library’s Systems and Services with presenter: Lily Troia Webinar offered: October 31, 2017 Introduction to Schema.org and JSON-LD with presenter: Jacob Shelby Webinar offered: November 15, 2017 Diversity and Inclusion in Library Makerspace with presenters: Sharona Ginsberg and Lauren Di Monte Webinar offered: December 6, 2017 Digital Life Decoded: A user-centered approach to cyber-security and privacy with presenters: Hannah Rainey, Sonoe Nakasone and Will Cross Webinar offered: December 12, 2017 Sign up…

Sign up today for  Contextual Inquiry: Using Ethnographic Research to Impact your Library UX This new LITA web course begins, July 6, 2017, shortly after ALA Annual. Use the excitement generated by the conference to further explore new avenues to increase your user engagement. The contextual inquiry research methodology helps to better understand the intents and motivations behind user behavior. The approach involves in-depth, participant-led sessions where users take on the role of educator, teaching the researcher by walking them through tasks in the physical environment in which they typically perform them. Instructors: Rachel Vacek, Head of Design & Discovery, University of Michigan Library; and Deirdre Costello, Director, UX Research, EBSCO Information Services July 6 – August 10, 2017 Register here, courses are listed by date and you need to log in In this session, learn what’s needed to conduct a Contextual Inquiry and how to analyze the ethnographic data once collected….

In this new LITA web course explore the contextual inquiry research methodology to better understand the intents and motivations behind user behavior. The approach involves in-depth, participant-led sessions where users take on the role of educator, teaching the researcher by walking them through tasks in the physical environment in which they typically perform them. Contextual Inquiry: Using Ethnographic Research to Impact your Library UX Instructors: Rachel Vacek, Head of Design & Discovery, University of Michigan Library; and Deirdre Costello, Director, UX Research, EBSCO Information Services July 6 – August 10, 2017 Register here, courses are listed by date and you need to log in In this session, learn what’s needed to conduct a Contextual Inquiry and how to analyze the ethnographic data once collected. We’ll talk about getting stakeholders on board, the IRB, Institutional Review Board, process and scalability for different sized library teams. We’ll cover how to synthesize and visualize your…

New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 12 noon Central Time. They appear under New This Week and under the appropriate regional listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week San Jose State University, Data Services Librarian, San Jose, CA Visit the LITA Job Site for more available jobs and for information on submitting a job posting.

Don’t miss either of these outstanding LITA web courses starting very soon. Universal Design for Libraries and Librarians Project Management for Success Register here, courses are listed by date and you need to log in. Universal Design for Libraries and Librarians Instructors: Holly Mabry, Digital Services Librarian, Gardner-Webb University; and Jessica Olin, Director of the Library, Robert H. Parker Library, Wesley College May 15 to June 19, 2017 Universal Design is the idea of designing products, places, and experiences to make them accessible to as broad a spectrum of people as possible, without requiring special modifications or adaptations. This course will present an overview of universal design as a historical movement, as a philosophy, and as an applicable set of tools. Students will learn about the diversity of experiences and capabilities that people have, including disabilities (e.g. physical, learning, cognitive, resulting from age and/or accident), cultural backgrounds, and other abilities….