Workshop #5 Recording: 

Agenda

WORKSHOP 5  

Activity 1: AI in Collection Management (55 min., small group/whole group) 

• Part 1: Research general AI Tools that will streamline collection and connection development. (20 min  small group by library type). Don't include selection tools; we did this last workshop. 20 minutes

  • Self select your Break Out Room by Library Type. (Public Children/Teen, School, Academic/Special, Public Adult) 

  • Use the shared sheet, add AI Tools that support collection and connection development. This can include, but is not limited to AI tools supporting: budgeting, topical tracking/analysis, direct patron marketing, diversity audits, OER audits, policy building/policy updates, collection condition, and user education.  

  • Shared Sheet with Direction: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uLu9kJKu_Cv--TWehbb4GkH52ZTitOIL6SEN2jEuS7c/edit?usp=sharing 

  • Whole Group Discussion (5 min.) 

  • Part 2: Deep Dive 1 Tool (20 min, small groups by library type) 

• Select 1 tool to gain a more in depth understanding of its uses and how it can specifically support collection management in your library type. 

• Be prepared to share information about your select tool with the whole group. 

• Whole Group Discussion (5 min) 

• Presentation 4: AI/Machine Assist in Collection Organization & Management

  • Submit Quick Write by Next Tuesday

Activity 2 Presentation 5:  Design Your Own (15 min whole group) 

• Building your Presentation 5: Design Your Own - What you want to learn based on collection and connection development and onward in the textbook chapters?

• Sign Up Here and get Approval from Dr. L during class  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tqqvir67ZeSUcciuyaMWtSJTgEv7LTbdmXgdeEGezFs/edit#gid=224046203 

Activity 3 Presentation 6:  Data Visualization Continued (10 min whole group, 20 min. individual work session) 

• Part 1: Fill in your information about your infographic from Presentation 3 on this shared planning sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OQU4Veh0JUQkhdXIvXtm81SuVoYYBMZpSDeuSfojkLM/edit?usp=sharing 

  • We will make sure that you have chunked topics!

• Part 2: 2 Choices: 1. Take your infographic and make it dynamic/connected to data (using the same software you used for your infographic) OR 2. Use Dr. Washingtons examples and create a dynamic data visualization in a slide or powerpoint, connected to the relevant data about your chunked collections you are planning to build. 

  • We will all be working individually, with quiet time to work on your data visualization. 

• When we come back together, ask questions & share new possibilities.

• Rough Draft Due at Workshop 6 (Add your URL Link here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tqqvir67ZeSUcciuyaMWtSJTgEv7LTbdmXgdeEGezFs/edit?gid=788448310#gid=788448310 )

What's Next:

• Turn in Presentation 4 in 1 week 

• Rough Draft of Presentation 5 & 6 due by next workshop

• Please turn in any past due assignment ASAP and do not forget to complete your Additional Reading and Blog assignments. 

Previous Semester Archive 

Presentation 6 

• • Virtual Library Guide

    • Individuals or groups adopt a page; clean up; add to; then work with your group in a new breakout room

    • Separate but linked: Classic Children's Literature (Fairy Tales, Folklore, ...) 

    • OER Resources: Merlot, OER Commons

  • trustlibrarians.info

    • The challenge here is to find material aimed a parents rather than librarians

    • How can they work with the librarian in positive ways?

    • There are hidden pages on this site with items that were not selected to be visible

  • Teaching Books Plan

    • Suppose a book selected by the teacher is objected to by a parent; how could selecting a theme by the teacher with multiple books and Teaching Books work?

    • What final product for this group could be created that would help other librarians in California

  • Book Challenges Offensive Stance

    • Could you develop a website like trustlibrarians.info as your final project

    • Book Challenges offensive stance to support the library community. 

    • To see a Novel way to respond to book bans, watch this 60 Minutes news segment to be included in your additional reading https://youtu.be/JNaw_ZPsg7E?feature=shared 

    • Could it have an analysis of the conservative movement that is trying to ban books?

  • ESL

    • Rather than just buying books in a particular language, how can our emphasis on collection mapping work as topic by topic, resources by other languages are integrated into each topical collection?

    • What will be your final product out of this?

• AI for Library Collection Development website

  • How to Build an Online Public Catalog: Connecting resources (Public Libraries, State Libraries, School Libraries, etc.) 

AI Assist Tools that you have discovered: add your ideas to the whiteboard 

• • Using machine assists

  • Conducting audits 

  • Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs) as community sharing and connections to Online Educational Resources (OERs), state funded databases, public library databases shared with all schools in its area

• Google Looker Studio Introductory Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBoFvaWr-Dk  

• Google Looker Studio Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFPzU7BU9_o       

• James Allen Bio on Linkedin

• Link to all the 860 data programs that are compatible with Looker Studio

• A free Collection Analysis Tool (CAT)  from Diverse Book Finder is designed to help you diversify your picture book collection.