(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI)
CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance offerings.
Racial & Gender Bias in Search Engines
Many library users believe that when they use a search engine, they are always getting factual, unbiased, and objective results. But search engines and the algorithms that power them are not neutral. This session explores some of the racial and gender biases found in search and looks at how these biases impact search results. By examining the idea of search neutrality, we can gain a better understanding of how human beings influence, for better or worse, the creation and ongoing maintenance of search algorithms. Through examining bias in search, we can help our patrons improve their search and online information literacy.
Wednesday, July 12, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
Business & Market Research Workshop
This specific workshop will explore best practices for business research, how to integrate these practices with your library’s programing, and use these resources to build connections outside the library.
Schedule (in Central Time)
- 12:00-1:00 PM – ABI/Inform Collection in ProQuest
- 1:00-2:00 PM – Data-Axle Reference Solutions
- 2:00-3:00 PM – Morningstar Investment Research Collection.
Monday, July 17, 12:00-3:00 PM CDT
Teaching Information Literacy Workshop
This specific workshop will explore best practices for teaching information literacy to college students. We will cover resources for developing a topic, beginning research, and thinking about key concepts, such as peer review and how to evaluate sources. Attendees will walk away with videos and materials they can share with faculty or embed in a learning management system.
Schedule (in Central Time)
- 12:00-1:00 PM – ProQuest Research Companion
- 1:00-2:00 PM – Credo Reference & CQ Researcher
- 2:00-3:00 PM – LearningExpress Library & PrepStep.
Monday, July 24, 12:00-3:00 PM CDT
Successful Workplace Communications Series: Navigating Difficult Conversations
We all face moments at work where tensions are running high: an angry customer shouting in your face; an employee’s or coworker’s behavior causing disruption in the office; a peer or supervisor suggesting a change that you don’t agree with.
In this first session of the Successful Workplace Communications Series, Ben Mead Harvey will explain how to effectively navigate those conversations. We will open with a discussion of the fight-or-flight response, which leads to ineffective behaviors in tense conversations. We will follow with specific strategies you can use in-the-moment to guide the conversation to an effective conclusion. The session will finish with long-term strategies to implement that will help keep things amicable when difficult conversations arise.
Tuesday, July 25, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
The Road Less Taken: Communication and Collaboration vs. Perspectives and Assumptions
In recent times, a spotlight has been placed on how we in the library world do business on a daily basis. Spending time thinking of how we can change our ideas and habits, how we interact with each other, and ways we have exchanges with patrons have led to many changes in workflow and thought processes. Let’s go down a few paths into where we were, where we went due to the pandemic, and where we need to go in the future as well as what happens with communications, collaborations, perspectives, and assumptions.
Thursday, July 27, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT