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Community Building & Engagement

This panel explores research and recommendations in community building and engagement at three organizations: the Finkelstein Memorial Library; Pax Gaming Community; and the United States Military, Academic Library, West Point. Special emphasis is placed on social media.

Alchohol dependency/ Women’s reproductive rights: LibGuides

Students demonstrate best practices for creating LibGuides on different topics for a public library (Alchohol dependency) and an academic library (Women’s reproductive rights). Presentation includes original video content by students.

Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart is a poster promoting the value of collection weeding.

The Challenges of Local History Collection Management

This presentation will consider the integration of local history collections into traditional public institutions, examine some challenges and cases of developing this collection model for public libraries, and ultimately explore how public information professionals can prepare resources for the augmentation of their own collections.