2017 Conference Workshops

Workshops for SALALM LXII

Latin American Studies: Collection Development for Beginners

Workshop description: Area and international studies librarians require a variety of skills, combining deep subject background with knowledge of library processes/workflows, an awareness of research trends, and digital developments in their respective fields. Increasingly, librarians are being asked to combine subject expertise or add new world areas to their workload. This hands-on workshop will provide expert guidance for new—or newly-assigned—librarians in Latin American, Iberian, subject areas.

Workshop leader: Adán Griego, Stanford University, and Jesús Alonso-Regalado, University at Albany, SUNY

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2017, 9:00-10:30am

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-member-workshop-latin-american-studies-collection-development-for-beginners-tickets-32673355887

 

Translating the ACRL Framework into Your Library Instruction

Workshop description: The ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education was created to provide guidance on the articulation of core library instruction concepts.  This workshop will facilitate a deeper understanding of the Framework and provide an opportunity for attendees to learn various classroom techniques to address these concepts in their own instruction.  The workshop will include:

• A short reading completed prior to the workshop that defines the 6 Frames
• An interactive lesson with the goal of defining the Frames in the context of Latin American Studies library instruction
• An interactive exercise which will help attendees apply the frames using various classroom techniques
• Small group discussion throughout the workshop to elicit and share ideas with colleagues.

Workshop leaders: Jo Angela Oehrli and Barbara Alvarez, University of Michigan Library

Date: Monday, May 22, 2017, 2:15-4:15 pm

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RDA Cataloging Part 1: Describing Moving Images, Audio Recordings and Print Music

Prerequisite: Experience with RDA cataloging of monographs.

Workshop synopsis: This is Part 1 of a two-part workshop. Part 2 will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 8:30-10:30am. Participants in the course will have a hands-on experience describing 2 resources each of moving images, audio recordings and print music (6 records in total) and will create bibliographic records which describe these resources as well as authority records that support access points used in these bibliographic records. Participants will be able to create these records in OCLC or on worksheets if they prefer. They will learn the unique MARC fields that should be included in bibliographic records for each format type listed. Power Point presentations will be sent to each registered participant so that they can print the slides and bring the training material with them. Participants who routinely use OCLC Connexion in their work will be connecting with their login. Participants who do not have a login will be sent blank worksheets to print out and bring to the workshop.

The workshop breakdown is:

  • Hour 1—review of RDA principles associated with describing works, expressions, manifestations and items
  • Hour 2—Describing Moving images
  • Lunch Break
  • Hour 3—Describing Audio recordings
  • Hour 4—Describing Print Music

Workshop leader: John B. Wright, Brigham Young University

Date: Monday, May 22, 2017, 2:15-4:15pm

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RDA Cataloging Part 2: Describing Moving Images, Audio Recordings and Print Music

Prerequisite: Experience with RDA cataloging of monographs.

Workshop synopsis: This is Part 2 of a two-part workshop. Part 1 will be held on Monday, May 22, 2017, 2:15-4:15pm. Participants in the course will have a hands-on experience describing 2 resources each of moving images, audio recordings and print music (6 records in total) and will create bibliographic records which describe these resources as well as authority records that support access points used in these bibliographic records. Participants will be able to create these records in OCLC or on worksheets if they prefer. They will learn the unique MARC fields that should be included in bibliographic records for each format type listed. Power Point presentations will be sent to each registered participant so that they can print the slides and bring the training material with them. Participants who routinely use OCLC Connexion in their work will be connecting with their login. Participants who do not have a login will be sent blank worksheets to print out and bring to the workshop.

The workshop breakdown is:

  • Hour 1—review of RDA principles associated with describing works, expressions, manifestations and items
  • Hour 2—Describing Moving images
  • Lunch Break
  • Hour 3—Describing Audio recordings
  • Hour 4—Describing Print Music

Workshop leader: John B. Wright, Brigham Young University

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 8:30-10:30am

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-rda-cataloging-part-2-describing-moving-images-audio-recordings-and-print-music-tickets-32673940636

 

Inspired and Creative Collaborative Teaching with Primary Sources: From identification to Utilization

Workshop Synopsis: This workshop focuses on the creative teaching of ephemera, codices and related indigenous materials, and historical documentation.  The leaders will begin with brief overviews of each of these three broad categories, including strategies and resources for efficiently identifying collections, especially those in digitized format. The workshop will then divide into three groups, each focused on one of the three categories, in order to discuss specific types of these materials and to develop ideas for integrating them into different teaching and research settings, with special emphasis on interactive class experiences.  Leaders and participants will share successful endeavors and critiques of less successful experiences as examples, and based on these will develop several specific models for using primary sources.  During the final 20 minutes, each subgroup will present a brief synopsis of the discussions, examples, and models.

Workshop participants will receive a brief reading list as well as a list of URLs for some of the collections serving as the basis for initiating discussion in the subgroups several weeks in advance.  These URLs should be bookmarked on laptops individuals will bring to the workshop.

Attendees should gain new awareness of and familiarity with the vast range of primary sources that are increasingly available and ways librarians and faculty can effectively integrate these materials into a variety of settings that involve students with different levels of knowledge and skills.  These structures and techniques should serve as potential models for application in a variety of institutions. Although not required, attendees with particular projects in mind or underway may wish to present these briefly to the subgroup for discussion and comment.

Workshop leaders: Fernando Acosta-Rodríguez, Librarian for Latin American, Iberian and Latino Studies, Princeton University; Paula A. Covington, Latin American & Iberian Bibliographer and Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies, Vanderbilt University; Christine Hernández, Curator of Special Collections, The Latin American Library, Tulane University; and Jennifer Osorio, Interim Head, Collections, Research and Instructional Services (CRIS) Librarian for Ethnic Studies, Latin American Studies and Spanish/Portuguese UCLA Library

Moderator: Peter T. Johnson, SALALM Treasurer

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 8:30- 10:30am

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Reading List for Workshop: Primary Sources 2017 (Word)

 

Preserving Your Sound Recordings: From Identification to Digital Preservation

Workshop Synopsis: In this workshop you’ll learn about recorded sound formats and their associated preservation risks, as well as strategies to mitigate them. The workshop will be broken into four parts: 1. Overview of audio formats and carriers. 2. Small group case studies. 3. Discussion of case studies. 4. Overview of digital audio preservation. Attendees will learn about audio preservation and its associated principles and practices from both lecture and real world small group case studies. Additionally, they will gain an understanding of the decision points, responsibilities, and characteristics of digitized and born-digital audio. Workshop leaders will provide attendees a list of resources so that participants can delve further into issues discussed during the workshop.

Workshop leaders: Maya Lerman, Processing Archivist, American Folklife Center & Julia Kim, , Digital Assets Specialist, American Folklife Center Library of Congress

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 10:45am-12:45pm

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Integrating the Visual: Tools for Teaching with Images, Objects, and Museums

Workshop description: Grounded in research on real-world faculty use of museum collections, this workshop will use the collection of the University of the Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) to explore strategies for teaching with museum objects and primary sources. This interactive session will present approaches that work for both one-shot and long-term projects that focus on different skill sets, regardless of learning outcomes and objectives. Attendees will have time to workshop their own ideas or projects, but do not need to have projects in mind to participate. By the end of the session, participants will be able design class sessions around museum (or special collections) objects and see new ways to build connections between academic libraries and museums. Note: No food, drink, or pens are permitted in the UMMA study rooms. Participants should come prepared with pencils and paper.

Workshop leader: Ryan Lynch, University of California, Santa Barbara

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 10:45am-12:45pm

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-integrating-the-visual-tools-for-teaching-with-images-objects-and-museums-tickets-32674025891

 

Building Open Source Webmaps Using Historic Maps

Workshop description: In this workshop, participants will create a web map composed of different layers. We will walk through all the steps to: geo-reference a scanned map and generate web tiles; generate vector data to overlay on the map; import a present day base map and integrate all components in an interactive web page. No GIS experience required.

Workshop leader: Nicole Scholtz, University of Michigan

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2017, 9:00-11:00am

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-building-open-source-webmaps-using-historic-maps-tickets-32674567511
Workshop title: Let’s build a Latin American/Iberian Studies Librarianship bibliography together!

Research-a-thon facilitator: Jesús Alonso-Regalado, University at Albany, SUNY

Research-a-thon synopsis: Have you ever found yourself trying to find that great article that was mentioned in a SALALM Panel? What about creating a bibliography with complete citations of those articles that would be useful to read for improving your skills as a subject librarian, cataloguer, archivist, etc.? Would you be interested in contributing to a collective bibliography that would be useful for SALAMistas and anyone interested in Latin American/Iberian Studies Librarianship? Then, join us for this research-a-thon that will aim at building a collective bibliography on any topic related to Latin American/Iberian Studies Librarianship, from collection development and cataloguing to outreach, reference, and digital scholarship. Any aspect of this field will be included in our collective effort. We will be using the reference manager Zotero. During this session, you will learn how to create a bibliography collectively as a group using Zotero.

A brief preparation before the research-a-thon is expected from the participants:

1. Register for a free Zotero account https://www.zotero.org/user/register/
2. Bring ideas about works we could add in the bibliography.
3. Be familiar with the SALALM repository http://salalm.org/collection-development-resources/repository/ and databases such as LISTA.
4. A couple of weeks before the workshop, you will be contacted by the facilitator to join a Zotero group for this bibliography and start thinking about its structure.
5. If you are not familiar with Zotero, please explore, before our session, how Zotero works by watching these online video tutorials https://www.zotero.org/support/screencast_tutorials and reading this guide https://www.zotero.org/support/quick_start_guide

Date and time: Monday, May 22, 4:30-6:00pm

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