News for faculty from WashU Libraries
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Libraries Help Adapt Open Education Resource |
The Scholarly Communications & Digital Publishing unit of WashU Libraries supported Dorris Scott, academic director of Data Services in the School of Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS), in her adaptation of an Open Education Resource (OER) from Penn State University to use in her fall 2024 independent study and future iterations of the Digital Cartography course.
Scott’s OER, Digital Cartography, (2024) is the first Pressbooks publication produced by the Libraries. The Digital Transformation team intends Dorris’s OER adaption to be a proof-of-concept project, with the goal of securing funding for additional OER adoptions, adaptations, and creations at WashU to harness emerging technologies to enhance knowledge sharing via digital platforms.
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Being Open about OER:
Perceptions, Use, and Impact |
Oct. 14 | 1-2 pm | Zoom
Dorris Scott, the Academic Director of Data Studies at the School of Continuing & Professional Studies (CAPS), will discuss her experience adopting an open educational resource (OER) for a course. She will cover the motivation behind adapting the open educational resource and the steps she took to manage an OER adaptation project.
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Announcing the Barbara Slate Archive |
The Dowd Illustration Research Archive has acquired the archive of Barbara Slate, a renowned comic artist, teacher, and writer. The Barbara Slate Archive contains original works of art, books, process materials, scripts, objects, scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, and professional papers documenting Slate’s career. The archive provides research opportunities for multiple areas of study, most notably the history of comics.
Slate is nothing short of a trailblazer and is arguably one of the most influential women in comics. In the ‘70s her first cartoon, Ms. Liz, was featured in a line of feminist greeting cards, published as a strip in Cosmopolitan, and became an animated segment on The Today Show.
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Thursday, October 3
3-7 pm
Holmes Lounge, Olin Library, and Zoom
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| William H. Gass Centenary Celebration |
Join us to celebrate the centenary of William H. Gass (1924-2017), renowned fiction writer, essayist, and Washington University professor emeritus. A panel of former students and colleagues of Gass will discuss his influence on their lives and careers. Then, WashU’s Martin Riker will interview novelist and Conjunctions editor Bradford Morrow to discuss Morrow’s long friendship and professional relationship with Gass. A reception and exhibit viewing will follow these talks.
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Please encourage your students to join us for our upcoming research workshops, all taking place in Olin Library and Zoom:
Oct. 14 | Level Up Your Research Game: Unleashing the Power of Generative AI
Oct. 15 | Embrace Convenience: Discover Browzine for Effortless Access to Scholarly Journals
Oct. 16 | Shake Off that Research Rust: Unleashing Your 'Fearless' Research Skills
Oct. 17 | Filtering the Noise: Mastering Information Evaluation
Oct. 21 | From Mystery to Mastery: Crack the Code of Bibliographies and Unravel Citation Clues
Oct. 22 | Deciphering the Citation Code: When Common Knowledge Meets Source-Worth Information
Oct. 23 | Supercharge Your Research Skills with Quick Search
Oct. 24 | Unleashing the Power of Print Books: Elevate Your Research Endeavors
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Wednesday, October 16
4:30-6:30 pm
Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room
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| “Our Only Hope”: Black Women and the 1969 Rent Strike Reception and Curator Talk |
Join us for the “Our Only Hope”: Black Women and the 1969 Rent Strike exhibition reception and curator talk with Candace Borders, guest curator featured as a part of the community curator program.
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Faculty Book Talk: André Fischer |
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Thursday, October 17 | 5:30-7 pm
Olin Library, Rm. 142
Join us for a faculty book talk with André Fischer, assistant professor of German at WashU. Fischer will discuss his new book, The Aesthetics of Mythmaking in German Postwar Culture, published by Northwestern University Press in 2024.
Free and open to all, registration requested.
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Saturday, October 26
3-5 pm
Anheuser-Busch Hall, Crowder Courtyard
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| In Conversation with That Librarian |
The WashU Libraries, Saint Louis University Libraries, and St. Louis City Libraries invite you to a panel discussion examining the rise in book bans in recent years, and the implications for libraries, librarians, and intellectual freedom. A book signing and refreshments will be available after the discussion.
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Central to our discussion will be Amanda Jones and her recently published book, That Librarian, which maps the book banning crisis across the country, draws the battle lines in the war against equity and inclusion, and calls on book lovers everywhere to rise in defense of readers. Joining Amanda for this discussion, and bringing a local perspective, will be Tom Bober, who has served as President of the Missouri Association of School Librarians, and Jennifer Buehler, an associate professor in the School of Education at Saint Louis University, where she mentors future high school English teachers.
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This talk with Bonnielin K. Swenor, Endowed Professor of Disability Health and Justice Director at Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, will discuss the ways open science approaches can improve access to science and research for people with disabilities. Topics will include the role of accessibility, importance of inclusive science policy, and actions we all can take to make science more disability inclusive.
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Ambiguity about how non-traditional forms of academic publication, like public scholarship or open-access publications, “count” for tenure and promotion purposes can be a barrier to pursuing these valuable scholarly activities – but it doesn’t need to be. This seminar will provide strategies for how to frame such work and demonstrate its value to internal and external evaluators.
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Peruse Off the Shelf +
Libraries Impact Report |
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The latest issue of Off the Shelf is hot off the presses. Learn more about new acquisitions in special collections, the Prison Education Project, internships supported by the Goldschmidt Foundation, staff news and book recommendations, and more.
Plus you are welcome to review the latest stats and info about our collections, core services, remove support, and more for FY24 (July 2023 through June 2024) by visiting our Impact Report.
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