The purpose of the Professional Development Digest is to share training and learning opportunities with BCALA members. Committee Members: Dr. Ana Ndumu & James Allen Davis, Jr., co-chairs; Nakenya Yarbough; Simone Clunie; Carla Sarratt
Email: profdev@bcala.org
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What is Essential?
To say that our lives have been disrupted by the global pandemic would be putting it mildly. This critical moment is a reminder of what really matters, both personally and professionally. Though our facilities are closed, our resources and services remain in high demand. It is incredible to see libraries of all kinds rising to the occasion by providing remote library card registration, supporting sweeping shifts to online education, comforting readers through virtual storytimes and book discussions, and more. It is often in the most troubling times that we witness the value of our work. There is no better time to say thank you for showing up for your communities, even if from afar. We hope this #DontRushChallenge video makes you smile.
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UPCOMING BCALA WEBINARS
COVID-19 and Public Libraries - Using Virtual Classes To Continue Serving Your Patrons
Speaker: Brandy McNeil and Mikhail Valentin
April 15, 2020, at 2:00 p.m.
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that libraries stay at the forefront of helping their communities and serving patrons who are now being thrown into a virtual world they have never experienced. Join Brandy McNeil, Associate Director of Adult Digital Literacy and Mikhail Valentin, Technology Training Coordinator from The New York Public Library as they discuss potential options for you to continue providing online virtual computer classes to your patrons. A recording of this video will be available on BCALA's YouTube channel.
Register in advance to attend this webinar.
Building Virtual Community Within BCALA
Speaker: Shaundra Walker
May 14, 2020, at 6:30 p.m.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused face-to-face gatherings, such as ALA Annual and the National Conference of African American Librarians, to be canceled or postponed. Join Shaundra Walker, Chair of BCALA's Marketing and Public Relations Committee, to discuss ideas for building a virtual community within the caucus during these challenging times.
Register in advance to attend this webinar.
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RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE
 Dr. Renate Chancellor, author of E.J. Josey: Transformational Leader of the Modern Library Profession (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020)
1. What led you to choose E. J. Josey as the subject of your dissertation? When did you first learn about E.J. Josey?
I first learned of E.J. Josey the penultimate quarter of my MLIS program at UCLA. I was taking a historical research methods course and I sort of stumbled across his name in one of the readings. I was already a bit disappointed that the contributions of librarians of color were not covered in the curriculum, so, when I read more about his achievements, I became very excited and decided to make him the focus of my course project. When I returned to UCLA several years later to pursue my PhD, I felt that it was important to document Josey’s professional career so that scholars, students and especially LIS students of color would know of his trailblazing leadership.
 2. E.J. Josey is responsible for several committees and roundtables in ALA that continue to thrive and advocate for others today. Your research puts his work as a librarian and library leader alongside the larger civil rights movement. How can library science professionals continue to build upon his legacy?
Library professionals can continue to build on his legacy in five ways:
Keeping his legacy alive by educating emerging and newly minted librarians on his contributions to the profession.
Modeling his leadership by challenging ALA on their passivity on issues that are critical to people of color. And, keeping the issues concerning the “Black Librarian in America” at the forefront of their agenda.
Adopting and expanding his innovative practices like his fierce recruitment of prospective students to LIS master’s and doctoral programs.
Sustaining HBCU education; both as a pipeline to librarianship and maintaining the longevity of North Carolina Central University SLIS.
Supporting librarians of color to run for leadership roles in professional organizations like ALA and ACRL as well as for them to be in senior management positions in their workplace.
3. What do you hope people walk away with after reading about E.J. Josey and his work?
I hope people will take away that Josey’s transformative leadership was not only critical for his time, but it is also very much needed today. Readers will see that similar challenges - discrimination, sexism, racism, police brutality are still rampant today. His leadership offers a terrific blueprint for librarians and others to emulate. Josey’s tenaciousness, persistence, integrity, charisma and his ability to galvanize others to fight for causes he deeply believed in is inspirational for anyone interested in fighting for social justice.
4. What impressed you most about E.J. Josey’s advocacy?
There are multiple aspects of Josey’s advocacy that are impressive. What I find most impressive was that he was a passionate and persistent advocate for justice and equality for everyone, especially those who are marginalized including, Blacks, women and other minorities of color.
5. How do you incorporate teaching about E. J. Josey to your students?
In two of the core courses I teach, (Foundations of LIS and Information Sources and Services), I include lectures that highlight Josey’s advocacy. In my foundations course, we spend several weeks on topics like ethics, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and policy. Josey’s activism for social justice impacts all of these areas – we discuss everything from his historic resolution in 1964 to his protest of the Speaker.
Largely due to my personal experience in graduate schools and the lack of coverage in LIS curriculum on the contributions of librarians of color, several years ago, I developed an assignment on library luminaries. Students have the opportunity to choose a significant figure and write an analytical essay and present it in class. Josey, along with several other significant librarians of color are suggested options. In my Information Sources and Services class, lectures include examples of Josey’s innovative programming while he was at Delaware State and Savannah State Colleges. Josey’s writings such as The Black Librarian in America and Ethnic Collections in Libraries are often assigned readings for the course.
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UPCOMING NON-BCALA WEBINARS
How to Keep Library Projects on Track (Library Works)
Instructor: Par Wagner
On view for free until April 30th, 2020
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How to Write for the Library Press (and Make Editors Love You) (Library Works)
Instructor: Kathy Demsey
On view for free until April 30th, 2020
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Public Libraries Respond to COVID-19: Managing Stress and Anxiety
Facilitators: Debra Keane, LCSW, Coordinator, Social Work, Jefferson County (CO) Public Library, Susan Voss-Rothmeier, LCSW, Project Respond Library Crisis Services, Multnomah County (OR) Library, Kathleen M. Hughes, PLA Manager, Publications.
In times of uncertainty, self-care needs to be a top priority. Library managers need to be thinking of the well-being of their staff, and staff need to be thinking of the well-being of their patrons. How do we manage stress and working with an anxious public during these difficult times? In this webinar, participants will hear from members of the PLA Social Worker Task Force on ways to approach self-care, prioritize well-being, and manage stress and anxiety. Participants will have the opportunity to share and ask questions.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
2:00 PM–3:00 PM (Eastern)
1:00 PM–2:00 PM (Central)
12:00 PM–1:00 PM (Mountain)
11:00 AM–12:00 PM (Pacific)
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Public Libraries Respond to COVID-19: Innovative Solutions in Times of Crisis
Facilitators: Pam Sandlian-Smith, Director, Anythink Libraries, Adams County, CO., Kelvin Watson, Director of Libraries, Broward County (FL) Libraries Division, Mary Hirsh, PLA Deputy Director.
Public libraries are ever-evolving to meet the needs of their communities. When doors are closed, how are libraries evolving to meet patrons where they are? What about planning for what comes next? Participants of this webinar will hear examples from library staff who have responded to this time of crisis with innovative solutions to services and programs. Participants will have the opportunity to share and ask questions.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
2:00 PM–3:00 PM (Eastern)
1:00 PM–2:00 PM (Central)
12:00 PM–1:00 PM (Mountain)
11:00 AM–12:00 PM (Pacific)
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From Chaos to Collaboration: Strategies for Digitizing and Streamlining Records Management (EDUCAUSE-free)
Presenters: Grace Ding and Melissa Gonzalez
April 16, 2020 1pm-2pm ET
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Works in Progress Webinar: Approaches to Processing Audiovisual Archives for Improved Access and Preservation Planning (Works in Progress: An OCLC Research Occasional Webinar Series-archive free)
Emily Vinson, Audiovisual Archivist, University of Houston
April 29, 2020 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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Social Work Students and Public Library Partnerships
Presenter: Sarah C. Johnson, MLIS, LMSW
April 29, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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Additional NOTE:
In response to the situation and stay at home dictates of many states, some professional library organizations are hosting pandemic related sites where current and archived webinars are listed.
· Association of College & Research Libraries-Pandemic Resources for Academic Libraries
· Public Library Association
· United for Libraries
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CALLS FOR PROPOSALS (CFPs)
Call for Papers: Marketing Libraries Journal (MLJ) is a peer-reviewed, independently published, open-access scholarly journal that focuses on innovative marketing activities that libraries are engaged in. Our aim is to publish research and practical examples of library marketing campaigns, library marketing research, public relations campaigns, SWOT analysis, segmentation research, assessment of marketing activities, and tools used for marketing activities.
Volume 4, Issue 2 (Summer 2020)
Deadline: (rolling deadline)
Georgia Libraries Conference seeks preconference sessions and general proposals.
The annual joint conference of the Georgia Library Association and the Georgia Association for Instructional Technology offers keynote addresses and presentations in all areas.
Deadline for pre-conferences: April 10, 2020
Deadline for sessions: May 1, 2020
Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries e-Journal seeks proposals for the theme COVID-19 and the Libraries: Impact of.
Possible topics: How does the library operate under the COVID-19 existence; How does the library serve its users; How does the library organize its staff; Does the library introduce new e-services; Information initiatives of bio-health and hospital libraries.
Papers must be accompanied by full author/submitter details, including name, position, affiliation, and email address.
Send your submissions to: Anthi Katsirikou anthi@asmda.com
Deadline: April 12, 2020
Michigan OER Summit - East Lansing, Michigan seeks proposals for this year's theme of Building Bridges to Open Up Education.
Deadline: April 13, 2020
Virginia Library Association (VLA) seeks proposals for its annual conference under the theme, Pass on What You Have Learned.
Deadline: April 15, 2020
Relationships, Reciprocity, and Responsibilities: Indigenous Studies in Archives and Beyond Proposals for papers and presentations that explore recent developments in Native American and Indigenous Studies, and is especially interested in:
Community-engaged scholarship, including papers that discuss best practices, models of successful partnerships, and the place of archives in such work; Modes of learning and teaching that involve archives and collections; Initiatives in language revitalization; Documentation and archival practices, especially of endangered languages; Decolonization efforts in archives and other repositories; Development of archives, libraries, and museums in/by Indigenous communities; The role of new technologies to encourage and foster such work; The work of emerging scholars in Native American and Indigenous Studies
Applicants should submit a title and a 250-word proposal related to these themes, along with a 1-page C.V. For more information, contact Adrianna Link, Head of Scholarly Programs; alink@amphilsoc.org
Deadline: April 15, 2020
Serials Librarian is planning a special issue on Grey Literature
Topics can include:
Continuing resources and grey literature; Discovering and identifying grey literature within a particular field; Metadata for grey literature; Social media and grey literature; Promoting and marketing grey literature; Institutional repositories and long-term preservation solutions for grey literature; National libraries and grey literature; Data mining and grey literature; Research data and grey literature
If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please provide the following information:
· Name(s) and affiliation(s) of author(s)
· Proposed title of the article
· Proposed abstract of the article (no more than 500 words)
· Brief biographical information of all author(s)
· Contact information, including email, of all author(s)
Deadline: April 15, 2020
Please send your proposal to Serials Librarian serialslibrarianjournal@gmail.com
50+ Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Programs in Libraries
Seeking contributing authors for book, 50+ Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Programs in Libraries, edited by Ellyssa Kroski to be published by The American Library Association. For questions contact ellyssakroski@yahoo.com
Deadline to express interest: April 15, 2020
Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) is looking for dynamic speakers with knowledge about the top trends in technology and how they intersect with information security and privacy.
Deadline: April 17, 2020
Charleston Conference 2020 call for pre-conferences and seminars proposals on the acquisition and leasing of library materials of all types, budget issues, licensing, personnel, marketing, publicity, providing access. As well, we encourage sessions on digital scholarship, end users, entrepreneurship, innovation and professional development.
Deadline: April 30, 2020
TSHD Digital Humanities Symposium: Call for Abstracts
Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences (TSHD) at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, organizes a two-day Digital Humanities Symposium. This workshop brings together scholars from a range of disciplines, including Philosophy, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Cultural, Literary and Media Studies, Communication and Information Sciences, and Cognitive Science.
Deadline: May 1, 2020
Scholarships
ARL-The Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship supports the attendance of one master of library and information science (MLIS) student or recent graduate at the Fall Forum, held in Washington, DC, each year.
ARL issues call for applications week of April 22, 2020
Application submission deadline (June 4, 2020)
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Augusta Baker Diversity Lecture Series
Access to lectures: https://sites.google.com/view/bakerlectures/home
Thursday, April 9, 2020
4:00pm EST
Speaker: Anna Coats
Topic: Microaggressions
Live Lecture
Thursday, April 16 , 2020
4:00pm EST
Speaker: Stacey Collins, Simmons University
Topic: Diversity & Language
Live Lecture
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