Tuesday Times
October 13, 2020
Send your news to Kelsey Lovewell Lippard by 5:00 p.m. on Mondays.
A Confederate Star: Arkansas’ Flag and the Lost Cause
Join Special Collections and Department of History doctoral candidates Airic Hughes, Will Teague and Marie Totten for the panel presentation “A Confederate Star: Arkansas’ Flag and the Lost Cause” this Thursday, Oct. 15 from 4-5 p.m. on Zoom. This event is free and open to the public, and registration is required.
EndNote Instruction Sessions
RefWorks is going away Dec. 18! Register to attend one of three remote instruction sessions on EndNote set for Oct. 20-22.
OER Video Series
A new video series aims to introduce faculty to Open Educational Resources within their disciplines! Keep an eye out for an Arkansas News article with more information this week. After watching the short videos, faculty are encouraged to join the OER Team for a live Q & A session Thurs., Oct. 22 from 12 – 1 p.m. where team members will be available to further discuss OER that may be available and answer any questions.
Confronting Our Inherent Biases: Their Impact on Collections, Research and Scholarship
Panelists Valencia Johnson, Cherisse Jones-Branch, Stace Treat and Joshua Youngblood will offer discussion about the impact of inherent bias on the use of library collections and archives during a virtual Archives Month panel event set for Friday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m.
United Way
The U of A’s annual United Way campaign will run throughout October. This year’s campaign, with the theme “Now More Than Ever,” has a goal of raising $100,000 to help children and families in need. All campaign donations go to the United Way of NWA, and 98 percent of that money goes directly to local programs. A special thank you to all Libraries personnel who have already contributed! According to my most recent weekly update, our unit has donated $840 thus far. Let’s keep it up! Thanks to COVID-19, these donations are needed now more than ever. Contact campaign coordinator Kelsey Lovewell with questions (klovewel@uark.edu).
SLA Video
Check out this SLA 2020 Conference video featuring our own Tony Stankus! (Tony’s part begins at 1:11.)
COVID Closure Infographic
Congratulations to all for the excellent work you’ve managed to do during unprecedented times. Attached is an infographic created by the PR Team featuring just a few impressive highlights.