Has a librarian made a difference in your life? Nominations for this year’s I Love My Librarian Award are open until November 9, 2020. Ten amazing librarians from public, school and college/university libraries will win $5,000 each in recognition of their outstanding service to their communities. If you know a librarian who’s gone above and…
Month: October 2020
Access Services Department Hires Hopkins as New Search and Weekend Manager
UNC Greensboro’s University Libraries is pleased to welcome new Search and Weekend Manager Christopher Hopkins to Jackson Library. Hopkins previously worked as a library assistant at Orange County Public Library in Hillsborough, North Carolina. He earned his undergraduate degree from UNCG in 2012 before earning a master of fine arts in creative writing with a concentration in…
Library Faculty Publish Book Chapters on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Academic Libraries
Four faculty members in University Libraries have published book chapters in “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Action: Planning, Leadership, and Programming.” The new book, published in September by the American Library Association (ALA), features chapters from David Gwynn, digital projects coordinator and associate professor, Tiffany Henry, discovery cataloger and assistant professor, Stacey Krim, curator of manuscripts…
Open Access Week 2020
The theme for this year’s International Open Access Week, to be held October 19-25, will be “Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion.” Openness can be a powerful tool for building more equitable systems of sharing knowledge. Rebuilding research and scholarship to be open by default presents a unique opportunity to…