UALC 2020-21 Virtual Event Series
The Utah Academic Library Consortium invites you to participate in our upcoming year-long professional development series of virtual presentations and conversations.
Find details and links to events below.
Past Events
Friday
September 25, 2020
All Day
ULA Fall Workshop
The ULA Fall Workshop is online this year. It's free and bigger than ever. Join others from throughout the state discussing relevant topics in libraries around Utah.
Friday
October 30, 2020
1 PM - 2:30 PM
De-Escalation Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Tips and Strategies to minimize conflict
De-escalation is the skill of reducing the intensity of a conflict or a potentially violent interaction. These types of situations, that can quickly escalate, are becoming more frequent and more common in libraries due to the pandemic. Patrons who are experiencing loss of varying degrees and dealing with ambiguity, stress, fear and anger are likely to express these frustrations with library staff. In this training library staff can learn how to respond to patron behavior in ways that will help keep everyone safe.
This training will be recorded and linked on this website.
Presented by Raisa Alvarado, Assistant Professor, Dixie State University
Friday
November 20, 2020
1 PM - 2 PM
"generous accountability" Watch & Discuss
Earlier this year, educator and activist McKensie Mack presented “Shifting the Center: Transforming Academic Libraries through Generous Accountability,” the 2020 ACRL President's Program. In our “Watch & Discuss” event, we will explore themes from Mack’s talk and reflect on how we can apply them in our work.
Participants will watch the 90-minute talk before our event on November 20th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2pnoUcF_o4
The event will be moderated by Wendy Holliday (Weber State University) and will use the following format:
Welcome
Opening remarks (Wendy Holliday)
Small group discussions in Zoom breakout rooms (25-30 minutes)
Large group facilitated discussion (10-15 minutes)
As it is primarily a space for discussion and reflection, this event will not be recorded. Community Agreements and Discussion Questions are provided in advance via the link below.
Thursday
January 14, 2021
4 - 4:30 PM
New Year SOcial and Game
Enter the New Year with a game that will provide a much needed energy boost. We'll be playing a 'get-to-know-you' game with library colleagues from throughout the state.
Friday
January 22, 2021
1 - 2 PM
Library Conversations
As we begin a new year with old and new challenges facing our libraries, we invite you to join a statewide conversation around topics relevant to our communities. Participants of this event will choose to join a breakout room based on a topic relevant to them, which will be moderated by a library employee doing work in that area. Topics of the breakout rooms include:
Staffing/hiring/supervising during Covid-19
Material requests and approaches to copyright exemptions
Health Sciences Librarian Work
Library instruction and faculty outreach
Technology resources for online learning
Streaming media
Friday
February 26, 2021
1 PM
Reaching Out While Staying IN: A Library Panel on Community OUtreach
As much of our world shut down in 2020, library faculty and staff adapted to keep outreach efforts going. Join the UALC Professional Development Committee for a panel discussion with library outreach faculty and staff from institutions big and small, urban and rural, from around Utah. Panelists will share stories and strategies of how they adapted their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A. Discussion topics will include:
Community outreach
Engaging digital outreach events
Connecting to students and faculty on campus and remotely
How to measure outreach impact
Leveraging new technologies adopted during the pandemic to improve outreach efforts in the future.