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Libraries increasingly confront their roles within the wider histories of colonialism and how these legacies continue to shape their collections today. As part of this process, the digitization of historical source material raises timely questions about forms and processes of presenting collections in the digital realm. Libraries and other cultural heritage organizations have begun to experiment with different forms of making available potentially sensitive collections in ways that seek to navigate the space between ethics and access as set out by community standards and funding agencies. This paper discusses existing and new approaches to presenting historical collections from colonial contexts in the digital realm. In a first step, the paper surveys existing approaches ranging from platform-wide disclaimer statements to collection-specific labels that seek to guide users in understanding potentially contested provenances, sensitive material and other problematic material that reflects the racial and ideological thinking of historical agents. In a second step, the paper discusses new approaches explored as part of the project IN_CONTEXT: Colonial Histories and Digital Collections with respect to presenting collections from colonial contexts by leveraging techniques from the field of web development. How manipulating the physicality of the presentation layer can help sensitize users and provide contextualization for problematic designators and colonial catalogues will be illustrated by way of a web-based prototype. Finally, the paper reflects on the importance of recognizing the authority and standards as articulated e.g. by Indigenous groups and other knowledge holders for presenting material from colonial contexts in the digital realm. The paper concludes by suggesting that if work towards creating responsible digital collections and ensuring wide access for diverse audiences is to succeed, support for sustained and iterative collaboration is indispensable.
An Update on Kuali OLE
(2014)
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Paper describes the implementation of a digital repository at York St John University, York, England with matched funding from the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)under the JISC Digital Repositories and Preservation Start Up and Enhancement(SUE)strand. The project followed JISC project management guidelines and the paper reports on the progress of the project with regard to initial set-up, IPR, advocacy, usability and sustainability among other topics. Unusually the project began with loading learning and teaching materials and is now moving on to research material.
The "pop-up library" is a means of bringing the library closer to the people. The concept involves setting up a booth on a designated day and location, promoting engaging conversations with users. Embraced by public libraries and increasingly adopted by university libraries, the pop-up library is recognized as an effective communication channel and outreach method. Numerous libraries employing the pop-up concept attest to its efficacy in raising awareness of library services and initiating meaningful dialogues.
In the Netherlands, several university libraries have undergone centralization, leading to the disappearance of faculty libraries. This shift poses a significant challenge for libraries to remain in contact with their clients. In the meantime, the need for physical visits to the library diminishes, thanks to the ongoing digitization of services and collections. The University of Groningen Library recognized the potential of a pop-up library to (re)connect with academic staff and to increase the visibility of our services.
In this presentation, we will delve into how the University of Groningen Library implemented a pop-up library. The focus will be on sharing practical insights gained from our experiences in setting up and organizing a pop-up library. We will provide an overview of our setup, offer tips and tricks, and reflect on our journey after a year of touring with our pop-up library. Join us as we explore our pop-up library venture.
The Role of AI in Libraries
(2020)
The role that AI will play in libraries and equally important is to talk about the role Libraries can and (hopefully) will play in
AI.
Teil der Veranstaltung "Künstliche Intelligenz - Nur eine neue technische oder auch eine ethische Herausforderung für Bibliotheken" mit Jan Willem van Wessel und Erik Boekesteijn als Referenten sowie Barbara Lison als Moderatorin am 27.05.2020, um 15:30 Uhr.
We intend this book to act as a guide writ large for would-be champions of OER, that anyone—called to action by the example set by our chapter authors—might serve as guides themselves. The following chapters tap into the deep experience of practitioners who represent a meaningful cross section of higher education institutions in North America. It is our hope that the examples and discussions presented by our authors will facilitate connections among practitioners, foster the development of best practices for OER adoption and creation, and more importantly, lay a foundation for novel, educational excellence.
Library services of have long played a vital role in ensuring free access to accurate information and knowledge, challenging censorship, and supporting privacy. Today, we live in a world where censorship is growing, where »fake news« is increasingly widespread, and surveillance, privacy and the right to be forgotten are live issues. These provide our profession with enormous ethical and practical challenges as we work to meet the needs and demands of our users
and citizens.
In this hands-on lab the attendees will gain insight in the types of misinformation an internet user can come across. Ranging from on-line bullying to the algorithms with which social platforms steer their users into the arms of advertisers, influencers of a questionable kind or political agitators; and from fake news to complete deep fake, AI-generated ‘human’ beings. Jointly we will explore the various forms online, and experience how they work and manifest themselves. We will discuss the role of (public) libraries in this context. Is it enough for libraries to make their clients aware of misinformation and manipulative influencing? What is the effect it can have on their personal lives but also on the society at large? Or should the libraries take a much more activist stance and label or even ban information and algorithms that cannot be completely trusted? This workshop does not only deal with pure misinformation but also with the potential undertow of misinformation. Into which you can easily be lured and then become part of a secluded bubble. On exemplary topics the participants will find out the quantity of misinforming sources and the demarcation of trusted information resource. Take-aways from this workshop: Overview of recent developments in misinformation and counter-initiatives Awareness of the different levels at which libraries can play a role and concrete examples of what is already being done Insight in the role of AI in this
The core of libraries is to share knowledge with society. This is the focus of the open science movement as well: see the definition of open science in the FOSTER project (https://www.fosteropenscience.eu/). Here lies a huge opportunity for research libraries to reinvent themselves in the digital age. At the same time, it is not evident what terms enable reuse of scientific results and protect patrons and those participating in research at the same time. Openness conflicts with intellectual property rights, privacy and security. When striving to be open and neutral, libraries face ethical dilemmas. We should be open about these too.
In 2016 the Leiden University Libraries started working on a new policy for innovation within the library. The goal was to make innovation a more important pillar within the organisation to which all employees could contribute. This shift was deemed necessary because, up until then, innovation had primarily been a top-down process. A culture change was necessary to address this situation. Innovation needed to be on everyone’s radar, in a way that would inspire everyone to take part in it and for the organisation to more fully benefit from employees’ insights and talents. This presentation will discuss the results of this new policy up until now. A key ‘instrument’ has been the establishment of a dedicated Innovation Team in 2018. Consisting of four employees from different departments (but not management), the aim of this team is to make (already ongoing) innovation visible within the organisation and to encourage employees to actively take part in innovation. The team does so by providing a platform to submit ideas, to follow up on these ideas, evaluate them and, if possible, to either embed them within existing organisational structures or to create room for experimentation. Two key tasks/considerations will be highlighted. First, the development of a specific workflow and the creation of a format for recommendations to the management (evaluating the viability, costs and impact) has been pivotal in increasing the likelihood of an idea being accepted executed. The second consideration pertains to communication. An innovative culture demands that all serious ideas receive substantiated feedback and consideration, even if dismissed. All of this then encourages employees to submit more innovative ideas, because they can observe that all ideas are taken seriously by the organisation at large.
Technology gives us new tools for accomplishing traditional library tasks in a more effective and efficient way. The change of patrons’ cultural behaviours and the increase of their competencies in the use of IT-technologies require that libraries focus on innovation and maximize their presence in virtual learning environments.The presentation will explore innovative use of technology in Academic libraries to enhance information literacy instruction and to foster the culture of lifelong learning. It will showcase how providing services in the on-line medium can reenergize teaching, engage students and advance the use of library resources. We will explore some teaching tools used at the University of Alberta: online tutorials, virtual tours, games and resource guides that add fun to library education and infuse energy and interaction into library learning. In addition, we will talk about online teaching, an effective strategy to improve learning experience and address different learning styles, and demonstrate an online course Biblio 100 developed for first-year undergraduate students. The session will be a professional sharing of strategies and resources aimed at promoting library instruction, fostering student engagement and enhancing patrons’ intellectual horizons.
The aim of this paper is to present the development of librarianship in Serbia through the analysis of crisis that affected the Serbian Library Association and libraries in the country. The Serbian Library Association (SLA) is the oldest and biggest professional library association in Serbia, established in Belgrade in 1947. The history of SLA to a certain degree reflects the modern history of the region of ex-Yugoslavia, with all of its high and low moments, including the breakdown of Yugoslavia in the 1990 S. This paper will analyze the correlation between the broader social and economical circumstances in the country and the functioning of a professional association tightly connected with the level of state investments in culture and education. The paper will show which circumstances led to several crisis in the history of SLA for the past seven decades: - constitutional years, - the "small crisis in 1980s, - the "big crisis in 1990s, - the current crisis triggered by the global economic crisis in 2008, which still pressures the region. The analysis will include several numerical categories, which will enable comparative data for different periods: number of SLA members, SLA's publications (journal "Librarian in the first place), held conferences and other professional gathering S. The analysis will compare these factors for each of the periods, as a means of providing quantitative data for comparison, for better understanding the impact external factors had/has on the SLA and its functioning. Another aspect of analysis will be the writings published by librarians running the SLA during the analyzed period. That way it will be possible to gain an insight on the main topics that took attention of librarians, in an effort of revealing the dynamics of social and economical changes that had an impact on libraries and their employees, as well as on the Serbian Library Association.
Usage of Public Space and Media for Library Advocacy: Public Library Cacak New Building Case Study
(2018)
The City of Cacak in Serbia in 2009 decided to purchase vacant Army Cultural Center for the needs of Public Library Cacak, which from 1946 is waiting for own permanent building. From 2010 to 2015 an optimal architectural solution was on agenda of the City officials, unfortunately almost without any participation from the representatives of the Library in making decisions or voting for the best solution.Nevertheless, the Library staff managed to promote, advocate and lobby all these years to obtain the new building only for library purpose, as part of the local community felt that 3,500 square meters for Library would be just too much in the city of 100.000 inhabitant S. The marketing strategy of librarians was to use all available public space and media attention to stipulate that such project was not planned and executed in Serbia for almost three decades, at least in the public libraries sector. At the same time, politicians were appealed with the prospect of having such a project during their term, with the City of Cacak becoming the leading city in Serbia with the size and modernity of its public library. This strategy proved successful, as from 2017 the Army Cultural Center is under reconstruction, with an expected opening of new Public Library Cacak in late 2018. The whole of building will be just library, which is also big success for the librarians in an unfavorable environment.This paper will analyze used methods for library cause advocacy in public space and media, through public events, Library events, formal and informal meetings, as well as media (print, electronic, Internet). Special attention will be devoted to the long lasting effects of advocacy, promotion and lobbying on the creation of institution´s new image in modern society.
According to the 2023 CWTS Leiden Ranking, the University of Groningen ranks 1st in the world in the area of open access, with 95% of article publications being openly accessible in the period 2018-2021. This high uptake is the combined result of several factors; two key ones are the success of Read & Publishing (R&P) agreements with academic publishers since 2015, and the implementation of new green open access regulations for short publications (articles and chapters), based on an amendment to the Dutch Copyright Act.
There is no denying that so far our open access strategy has focused on short publication types (articles, conference proceedings and chapters) and, until recently, did not deal with longer publication forms which are essential for the humanities and social sciences. To address the lack of open access support for long publication forms (monographs and edited volumes), the UG introduced an open access book fund in 2022.
The fund covers (part of) the Book Processing Charges for academic monographs and/or edited volumes by UG-affiliated authors. Since its launch, the fund received over 66 applications - resulting in the publication of 50 new open access books. This session will describe the fund, its eligibility criteria and workflow, as well as discuss the challenges, opportunities and lessons learned. In addition, it will address the financial sustainability of such a fund. We hope that our experience can inspire and inform institutions interested in taking their first steps in supporting open access books.
United States RDA Test
(2011)