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Educating the Educators: Six Frames for Three Identities
(ACRL, 2025) Silberberg, Eric; Cameron, Laura; Jones, Christina; James, Amy; Lehner-Quam, Alison; Ewing, Robin; Gregor, Margaret
It’s ok to push back: Successes and challenges in implementing Slow for data services
(Library Juice Press, 2025) Thielen, Joanna; Marsolek, Wanda; Narlock, Mikala R.
This chapter builds on previous efforts to integrate the Slow movement into curating research datasets for our respective institutional data repositories. However, even as Slow advocates, we’ve struggled to implement the practices consistently. As individuals in a larger, Busy system, it has been a challenge to practice Slow– but on a personal level, we also recognize that we love our work, which makes it easy to get caught up in the Busy. We’re stuck in tension and are constantly trying to avoid being pulled back into the Busy. In this chapter, we reflect on how our work has (or has not) changed during the past two years through an anti-racism lens. After providing contextual information on the state of data sharing from the perspective of data librarians in the US, we briefly summarize Slow Data Services concepts. Then, we move on to discuss our successes and ongoing challenges in implementing Slow. We share examples of how this effort to adopt Slow can and has impacted our work, colleagues, and personal lives. We end not with calls to action but calls for help– ways that we would like to be supported and in support of others looking to Slow their work.
Scanning in the Name Of: A Call for Slow in Digitization and Digital Collections
(Library Juice Press, 2025) Berger, Theresa; Narlock, Mikala R.
From the Introduction: In this chapter, we introduce a Slow Digitization Framework, which draws inspiration from the Slow Food movement of the 1980s and builds upon recent developments in Slow Archives (Christen and Anderson, 2019) and Slow Librarianship (Farkas, 2021). Through a detailed case study of the University of Minnesota's Digital Library Services (DLS), we demonstrate how embracing Slow principles in digitization can lead to improved outcomes for users and staff while still maintaining high levels of production. The Slow Digitization framework rests on four fundamental tenets. First, it prioritizes quality and care over quantity, moving beyond the "More Product, Less Process" (Greene and Meissner, 2005) mindset that has dominated mass digitization efforts. Second, it centers both the user and worker experience, celebrating the unique insights that digitization staff bring to the process. Third, it emphasizes building sustainable and responsible practices that can be maintained long-term. Finally, it centers users through careful documentation of material characteristics, oddities, and sensitive content that might affect interaction with the material. This approach represents more than just a slower pace of work. It embodies a philosophical shift in how we approach digital collection building–valuing thoroughness, sustainability, and human experience over pure productivity metrics. Through our analysis of literature, practical experience, and case study findings, we demonstrate how Slow Digitization offers a promising path forward for GLAM institutions seeking to create more thoughtful, accessible, and sustainable digital collections for both builders and users.
Confronting anti-fat bias to create more inclusive libraries
(ALA Editions, 2025) Galasso, Meg
Anti-fat bias, or the negative assumptions and beliefs about fat people that lead to discriminatory behaviors and policies, is increasingly acknowledged as pervasive and harmful in a wide range of settings, including workplaces, medical offices, schools, religious institutions, personal relationships, and, yes, libraries. This chapter will illuminate and invite you to challenge the ways in which the stigmatization of fat people is made manifest in librarianship: how we manage and evaluate library workers, construct our physical spaces, conceptualize our collections and services, develop programming, and relate to one another. Informed by existing scholarship, a recent study with public-facing fat librarians, and the author’s own experience as a fat woman working in libraries, the questions and recommendations that follow aim to create libraries that are more welcoming and inclusive for all workers and users, especially those in fat bodies.
Celebrating 25 Years of Partnership: The Library of Congress and Council on East Asian Libraries Internship Program
(Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL), 2025-04) Reichert, Kumiko; He, Yan; Leigh, Youngsim; Lin, Wen; Park, Jee-Young; Roddy, Ann; Zoom, Jessalyn
Finding Our Way
(Taylor & Francis, 2024-06-14) Sadvari, Joshua; Quill, Theresa
One of the most fundamental uses of a map is to help us find our way, to allow us to see where we’ve been and be mindful about how we’ll get to where we’re going next. It seems fitting then that becoming co-editors for the Journal of Map & Geography Libraries has provided us with this same opportunity for reflection as we navigate the journal’s present and future. We are both early to mid-career scholars with a longstanding relationship with the journal, being readers, authors, reviewers, editorial board members, and guest editors over the years. We have a broad range of experiences and research interests in map and geospatial librarianship, including collection development and management for physical and digital map collections and geospatial data; use of historical map collections in digital scholarship; pedagogical approaches for primary source, information, and geospatial data literacy; and library service models and student employment opportunities. We are excited to explore these and many other topics during our time as co-editors.
Current States and Future Directions for Geoportals and Geospatial Data Archiving
(Taylor & Francis, 2025-01-02) Quill, Theresa; Sadvari, Joshua
Editorial for Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Volume 20, 2024 - Issue 2: Special Issue: Current States and Future Directions for Geoportals and Geospatial Data Archiving - Part 2
Spatial Humanities: Perspectives from the Library
(Journal of Map & Geography Libraries, 2024-06-14) Quill, Theresa; Sadvari, Joshua
An Atlas of Indiana
(Department of Geography, Indiana University, 1970) Kingsbury, Robert
This small thematic atlas of the state of Indiana is offered by the Department of Geography as a contribution to the University's Sesquicentennial celebration of 1970. It attempts to present a broad coverage of both natural conditions and human activities on a state-wide basis. Some 109 maps are presented in this atlas. While the majority are original maps which have not been published before, some of the maps have been printed previously. Included are some revised adaptations of maps which appeared originally in An Atlas of Southern Indiana, Occasional Publication No. 3, Department of Geography, Indiana University, 1966. (This atlas is now out-of-print). A few others are copies of existing maps prepared by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce (U.S.), Geological Survey, Department of Interior (U.S.), and geological Survey, Department of Ntural Resources (Indiana). Complete explanation will be found under About the Cartography on pages 86-87, and a listing of major statistical and cartographic sources for all maps starts on page 88. A small atlas of this type necessarily includes only a small selected group of maps.Obviously, a large number of other maps could have been included or could have been substituted for those included here. The final map selection was based upon presenting subjects of the greatest potential interest to the widest possible audience. Only the user can say whether or not a wise selection of maps has been made. A relatively unique feature of this atlas is the inclusion of computer-generated cartography. A few maps were compiled by computer and then hand drafted, but most of the computer maps are presented just as produced by the printer. I am indebted to the personnel of the Research Computing Center, Indiana University and to Professor Jerome Clemens of the Department of Geography for their considerable assistance in this computercartography. Further explanation of these computer maps is included also under About the Cartography. Appreciation must be expressed to numerous other people for helping with the compilation of this atlas. Special thanks are due John M. Hollingsworth, Staff Cartographer,Department of Geography, who drafted the maps on pages 76-79, originally devised the computer maps on pages 24-27, and provided other valuable assistance in the production of this atlas. Phani Deka, a graduate student in geography, aided by preparing some of the map type. Several students in cartography courses prepared maps for this atlas. These contributors and the page numbers on which their maps appear: William P. Ciz * 80, 81, 82 Dan Dull * 65 (sweet corn) Joyce Fox * 70, 71, 72 (distribution maps only) Dan Graef * 65 (popcorn), 69 (tobacco) James F. Sanford * 7, 13, 18, 20, 21, 29, 41 Phillip R. Terman * 12, 16, 17, 22, 23, 30, 31 If this atlas proves of use, we would like to compile a revised edition once the statistical materials of the 1970 Census of Population become available. At that time, we want to correct any errors on the existing maps. Thus, all information on corrections needed as well as suggestions for map additions or deletions are solicited from users of this atlas. Robert C. Kingsbury Associate Professor of Geography March 1970
Envisioning Leadership: Principles of Feminist Management in Practice
(Association of College and Research Libraries, 2024) cline, nicholae; Stoll Farrell, Karen
To approach management from the lens of feminist thought creates a tension; if feminism is rooted in an analysis of power, what does it mean to willingly step into a role that accepts some level of power within an institution? What does it mean to not only acknowledge that power but also to wield it thoughtfully, from a feminist perspective? Incorporating feminist values and principles into the day-to-day activities of management requires a willingness to sit within that tension and to consciously find ways to bring those values forward. In the introduction to their edited volume Feminists among Us: Resistance and Advocacy in Library Leadership, Lew and Yousefi (2017) explain their concerns that feminists in librarianship were actively choosing not to enter leadership roles: “Often our colleagues saw an irreconcilable gap between occupying these named positions of power and their personal and professional politics” (p. 1). Their explicit argument is that “a grounding in feminist or other progressive politics is precisely what is needed in library leadership today” (p. 2). This chapter, then, takes up that call by attempting to offer a series of principles and practices explicitly rooted in feminist thought. We hope that readers can use these principles to help define what is most important to them and incorporate various practices immediately into their daily work.
Five Finger Model: An empathic alternative to the elevator speech
(Emerald Publishing, 2024-06-05) Stonebraker, Ilana; Guth, LuMarie
Library of Congress-Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) Cataloging Internship Program 2022
(Indiana University Librarians Association, 2022-12) Reichert, Kumiko
The article is the author’s report on the experience as the 2022 intern for the LC-CEAL Cataloging Internship Program. Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL), the only group specialized for CJK librarianship and their professionals in the United States, in partnership with the Asian and Middle Eastern (ASME) Division, Library of Congress, annually hosts the Cataloging Internship Program, which provides training opportunities with those who may not have access to adequate cataloging training support in their own institutions, or with those who seek to gain greater competency in the formalities of their cataloging language. The nine-week-long program provided the author with the opportunity to learn in-depth on the best CJK cataloging practices as well as familiarize her with the Library of Congress.
Time for Change: Transforming Library Instruction for Transformative Learning
(ACRL, 2023) Mazel, Adam; Bush, Lindsay
Knowing (un)Knowings: Cultural Humility, the Other(s), and Theories of Change
(ALA Editions, 2023-04-01) cline, nicholae; López-McKnight, Jorge R.
Leaning on Our Labor: Whiteness and Hierarchies of Power in LIS Work
(MIT Press, 2021-04-13) cline, nicholae; Méndez-Brady, Marisa; Brown, Jennifer
Like Our Lives Depended on It: Reflections on Embodied Librarianship, Counterspaces, and Throwing Down
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2018-06-01) cline, nicholae; López-McKnight, Jorge R.; Washington, Madelyn Shackelford
Seasonal Visual Literacy: Using Current Events to Teach Data and Spatial Literacy Skills with Adaptable LibGuides
(ACRL, 2022) Fleming, Jacqueline; Quill, Theresa
This recipe is one for your whole community! Since the beginning of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we serve our library communities. One huge change has been the new emphasis on data visualizations that are publicly available and not always based on reliable information. This constant onslaught of visual information created an infodemic (information epidemic) that communities across the world were not ready to digest.1 This healthy and hearty recipe is for how to create a LibGuide on visual literacy and maps. The goal in creating this research guide is to give your patrons and community the nutritional benefits of data literacy and visual literacy skills. The combination of ingredients in this recipe will create a meal that gives the vitamins and healthy fats needed to recognize the different types of information sources making visualizations and understand how to read visual information and how to assess the reliability of the sources and the data presented in each visual. By focusing on current events, this recipe offers immediately actionable literacy skills in an easy-to-digest format.
Working across Borders: Building Collaborations for Primary Source Instruction
(Journal of Map & Geography Libraries, 2020-03-02) Quill, Theresa; Maryanski, Maureen E.; Meiman, Meg; Planton, Isabel; Press, Meggan; Schwier, Carrie
Indiana University (IU) Libraries hosts a three-day Primary Source Immersion Program (PSIP) for instructors, to help them integrate primary sources into existing or new courses and foster their students’ information literacy skills in relation to primary sources. PSIP draws on the rich collections of IU Libraries, including University Archives, the Lilly Library for rare books and special collections, and the Herman B Wells Library Map Collections. PSIP began as a collaborative endeavor among instructors, archivists, special collections librarians, teaching librarians and collection managers, and has quickly become a support structure allowing for ongoing collaborations across a large university. This article describes the creation of the Primary Source Immersion Program, including the development of primary source-specific rubrics which were informed by the ACRL Information Literacy Framework and the SAA/RBMS Primary Source Literacy Guidelines. We demonstrate how the pre-PSIP landscape of primary source instruction on campus evolved to be more collaborative after the introduction of PSIP, briefly describe what happens during the three-day workshop, and offer several case studies which highlight resulting semester-long collaborations between instructors and librarians related to maps and spatial literacy. Finally, we discuss future directions for maps/spatial literacy that have grown as a result of PSIP.
Current Issues in the Field
(Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Press, 2021) McLaughlin, Margaret; Versluis, Ali; Hare, Sarah
This is the pre-print version of the book chapter, which was submitted to the editors before peer review. As the field of open education has grown and OER adoption has become more widespread, discussion about related critical issues has also developed, particularly in the discipline of Library and Information Science (LIS). This section explores current issues that are often less visible or present in the literature but are paramount to librarians interested in furthering OER and representing the complexities of OER creation and adoption in their outreach. Our section begins by grounding OER usage within the larger publisher landscape, discussing trends in the delivery of OER and publisher attempts at “openwashing,” or co-opting open to further financial gains. We then address the unsustainable labor practices inherent in the open education movement, including the trend of temporary and part-time positions in leading OER work, limited compensation, over-reliance on grant funding, and a lack of recognition of collaborators. Finally, we discuss how technocracy is embedded in open education discourse, by addressing barriers students and educators face when adopting or using OER. Throughout the section, we present practical tips and resources, ultimately providing open advocates with a conceptual overview of critical issues as well as tangible actions they can undertake.
Constructing citations: reviewing chat transcripts to improve citation assistance as a service
(Emerald Insight, 2021) Wilkinson, Jaci; Denneler, Alyssa; Nay, Leanne; Johnson, Anna Marie
Purpose Using chat transcripts from Indiana University Libraries, the authors examined a subset of transcripts involving citations. From this analysis, they propose improvements for citation assistance as a holistic service. Design/methodology/approach Two years of chat transcripts were examined and questions containing citation-related keywords were segregated for further examination. The authors used a test data set to create a coding scheme for the questions and responses. This scheme was then applied to all the citation-related transcripts. Findings 390 of 11,553 transcripts included interactions about citations. In 42% of the transcripts, no specific citation style was mentioned. American Psychological Association and Modern Language Association were the most frequently mentioned citation styles by chat users. Business reports (company data and market research), periodicals (journal, newspaper or magazine articles), websites and government documents were the most often asked about formats, but there was a wide variety of other unusual formats. Questions about EndNote were more common than other types of citation management software. Chat staff utilized a variety of responses including guiding the student by example, directing to an online resource for more information (85% of the responses) or referring to a citation management expert. An unexpected amount of hedging words in the responses indicates the presence of anxiety on the part of chat staff in responding to these types of questions. Originality/value This paper goes beyond most existing studies of chat transcripts by using chat transcripts as data to guide service improvements for a commonly asked but not typically discussed set of questions.

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