Tag: reference

Black Built Environment: an ALA-funded LibGuide project

Black Built Environment: race and architecture in America is a new ALA grant-funded research guide that supports a re-imagination of the architectural canon and more equitable practices across…

Serving the Underserved: Reference for Incarcerated People

“This presentation will describe a semester of answer reference questions from incarcerated people.
The presentation will focus on various aspects, including: The right to information as it applies to incarcerated people, Information needs for re-entry, education and leisure, ethical dilemmas for librarians, challenges of a-synchronous reference. “

Embargoes and Overfishing: The Paper Trail

“How effective are embargoes?
How big of a global environmental problem is overfishing?

Two research projects try to answer these questions by examining legislative, parliamentary and legal sources by focusing on two case studies, one examines the trade embargo on Iran and the other examines overfishing in Somalia.”

Engaging from Behind the Desk: A Case Study of Different Reference Interactions at the Brooklyn Historical Society

My project is titled “Engaging from Behind the Desk: A Case Study of Different Reference Interactions at the Brooklyn Historical Society” and investigates the various types of reference…