RIPL (Reference & Instruction Community of Interest)

MN, United States

Topic: We hope you can join us for the first RIPL (Reference & Instruction PALS Librarians) discussion of the 22/23 academic year: Assessing the New “Normal” of Reference & Instruction Services Post-COVID-19. COVID-19 was a massive disruption to library services, and reference and instruction services were no exception.  With COVID-19 moving from the pandemic to the endemic stage, many colleges are attempting to return to “normal.”  Please join us to take stock of the meaning of the word “Normal” in […]

RIPL (Reference & Instruction Community of Interest)

Online Meeting

Topic: Go-to Research Tools (Show & Tell) Zoom Link can be found in the PALS Support Center Answer for RIPL (sign in required). We will look at several subject areas and have everyone share their own "Best Bets" list; in other words, what they consider to be the best databases and other resources, both free and paid, to which they direct researchers at their institution for various subjects.  Because many of us provide research support to multiple academic disciplines with […]

OER Librarian Community of Practice

Online Meeting

OER Librarian Community of Practice on November 2 at 3 pm Register here: https://asanewsletter.org/event/oer-librarians-community-of-practice/ The first meeting will focus on discussion with colleagues about how to support no-cost classes with library resources.

Discovery Community of Interest

Online Meeting

Zoom Link for Meetings can be found in the Discovery COI Answerbook Page Meeting Details Topic: Our main topic of discussion will be a Primo Ranking and Boosting Show & Tell. If your institution has done anything other than the default settings for these, we'd love to hear the whats and whys. We've set up a Jamboard where you can share what you have. We'll also review a portion of the November Primo Release Notes and make time at the end […]