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  • Collection: 2021 CALA Annual Conference

Accessing the Website of the Chinese and American Librarians Association: A Survey

CALA Assessment and Evaluation committee 2019-2020 has conducted a usability survey to evaluate CALA website and understand the CALA website users ‘experiences with and
perceptions about the website. This poster is a report of the survey findings.…

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An Overview of a Cataloging Librarian's Remote Work during the Pandemic

Since the pandemic broke out in March 2020, librarians all over the country started to work remotely from home. The virtual work poses a challenge for everyone especially for cataloging librarians who are accustomed to working with physical materials…

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Animated GIFs as an Instruction Tool

Animated GIFs have become a common fixture of social media. However, their potential usage for library guides and instruction is rarely considered. This poster session will cover existing and related literature, screen size, internet speed, and…

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Assessing the Professional Development Needs of Chinese American Librarians: A Survey

The purpose of this project is to assess the professional development programs developed by the Chinese American Librarian Association (CALA). The Assessment and Evaluation Committee will examine the efficacy, acceptability and helpfulness of the…

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Be in the Know on Cybersecurity Trends

The poster provides an overview on the latest trends in cybersecurity. It will also discuss how the trends affect libraries.

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CALA Annual 2021 Presidential Program: Libraries as Catalysts for Serving Diverse Communities

What do you know about race, art, civil rights, and the socio-political forces that guided the hip-hop generation? Have you heard of the Building a Pipeline of Community Connection that helps to build a staffing model that fosters diversity, equity…

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Changing Nature of Cataloguing Librarians in Academic Libraries

The shifting research and scholarly landscape, the transformation in higher education, and advances in technology have been reshaping the profession of cataloguing librarianship in academic settings.

There has been a trend in the cataloguing…

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Embedded Librarian Practice: Transparency in Teaching Threshold Information Literacy Concepts to Social Work Students

Embedded librarianship has been one of the core practices of the library profession that academic librarians have successfully used to develop and strengthen collaborative relationships within their subject areas. This approach has proven to be…

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Free Tools for Data Wrangling, Analysis, and Visualization

From internal assessment for data driven decision making to external support for faculty and student research, librarians need tools to prepare, analyze, and present data. Often times, tools are associated with a license cost or a deep learning…

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IFLA LibPub SIG and the Library Publishing Database

Library publishing activities are growing worldwide. In 2018, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Library Publishing Special Interest Group (LibPub SIG) was established aiming to create a global library…

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