#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Mar 9 2020 - 8:30pm ET

Copyright Symbols by Mike Seyfang via flickr with edits by Lauren Bourdages

TOPIC

A copyright in libraries primer

All right chatters, for the March 23rd chat expert copyright educator Lesley Ellen Harris (of Copyrightlaws.com) will be our guest chatter. This will be Lesley's first time doing a Twitter chat, so she's going to be joining us this coming Monday as a participant to get a sense of what the chat is like, so for that reason I thought we could have a little primer session on copyright in libraries. This is my niche, as you know, I'm the Copyright and Reserves Supervisor at my library. I'm also currently working with Lesley as her current Copyright Specialist in residence which is what prompted this great collab for the chat. Copyright is a complicated topic, but it's relevant in a wide variety of library settings so it's great to at least have a foundation in it. So join us this week for a primer session and then in two weeks for more in-depth exploration at the hands of a long-standing expert in the field.

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 Do you ever get questions about copyright at your library? What kinds?

Q2  How much do you know about copyright, do you know where to look for information? What are your go-to resources?

Q3 How much did you learn about copyright in your MLIS? Did any of your courses touch on it? Do you think they need to?

Q4 What advice do you have for planning a black history month program at the library?

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#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Feb 24 2020 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Topic is black history month programming in libraries

February is Black History Month in the US and Canada. Did you know it happens in October in other countries? It's very much worth talking about how libraries handle their programming for Black History Month. Here are some resources to check out:

Black History Month Booklists
African American History Month
Every Month is Black History Month
About African American History Month
Black History for Libraries

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 Did you library do a program for black history month? What did you do? If not what ideas do you have?

Q2  Why is it important for libraries to have programming for black history month?

Q3 What are you go-to resources for program planning for Black History Month?

Q4 What advice do you have for planning a black history month program at the library?

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#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Feb 3 2020 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Post-conference chat: Ontario Library Associate Superconference, ALA Midwinter, and SLA Leadership Symposium Edition

January is an incredibly busy month for library conferences. Canada's biggest library conference happened in Toronto, ALA Midwinter was in Philly, and SLA took over DC. Three conferences, three associations, three different sizes. Let's talk about the many different experiences you all had at those conferences. If you didn't get the chance to attend this year come and see what you missed, and here are the websites to check out in advance:

https://www.olasuperconference.ca/
https://2020.alamidwinter.org/
https://www.slamediaplanner.com/leadership-symposium-1/

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 Did you go to #SLAleads, #ALAMW20 or #OLASC this year? If yes, what conference and what was your reason for attending?  If not, why not?

Q2  What are your takeaways from  #SLALeads, #OLASC or #ALAMW20 or other conferences and what did you enjoy the most?

Q3 Tell us about someone who you’ve met at #OLASC, #SLAleads or  #ALAMW20 or other conferences and why are they awesome?

Q4 What did you like least/what you’d like to see change about #SLAleads, #OLASC or #ALAMW20 or other conferences for next year?  What were your thoughts on the controversy at #ALAMW20?

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#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Feb 3 2020 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Post-conference chat: Ontario Library Associate Superconference, ALA Midwinter, and SLA Leadership Symposium Edition

January is an incredibly busy month for library conferences. Canada's biggest library conference happened in Toronto, ALA Midwinter was in Philly, and SLA took over DC. Three conferences, three associations, three different sizes. Let's talk about the many different experiences you all had at those conferences. If you didn't get the chance to attend this year come and see what you missed, and here are the websites to check out in advance:

https://www.olasuperconference.ca/
https://2020.alamidwinter.org/
https://www.slamediaplanner.com/leadership-symposium-1/

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 Did you go to #SLAleads, #ALAMW20 or #OLASC this year? If yes, what conference and what was your reason for attending?  If not, why not?

Q2  What are your takeaways from  #SLALeads, #OLASC or #ALAMW20 or other conferences and what did you enjoy the most?

Q3 Tell us about someone who you’ve met at #OLASC, #SLAleads or  #ALAMW20 or other conferences and why are they awesome?

Q4 What did you like least/what you’d like to see change about #SLAleads, #OLASC or #ALAMW20 or other conferences for next year?  What were your thoughts on the controversy at #ALAMW20?

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#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Jan 20 2018 - 8:30pm ET

by Nick Youngson

TOPIC

Leadership skills & how to build them

I'm taking library leadership and management this semester so it seemed like a good time to revisit this topic we last discussed in 2017.

7 Ways to Start Building Your Leadership Skills Today (No Matter Where You Are on the Ladder)

9 ways to develop your leadership skills

How to find out your style of leadership

7 ways to build stronger leadership skills

Becoming an Effective Leader (edX MOOC)

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 What skills do you think make someone a good and effective leader? Do you think being a good leader is the same as being a good manager?

Q2 What resources do you use in order to build your leadership skills at work?

Q3 What resources do you use to build your leadership skills outside of work?

Q4 Do you think that library schools are doing enough to help produce good and effective library leaders? How would you have them change if not?

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#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Jan 6 2020 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Looking ahead: Libraries and goals for 2020

Happy new year and new decade everyone! I thought we could start 2020 off by looking ahead. Let's have a nice chat about our professional goals and hopes for the year and any that our libraries and library schools may have as well!

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 What are your professional development goals for 2020? What library topics/trends/areas do you hope to learn more about this year?

Q2 What accomplishments are you hoping to make at work/at school/in your research related to libraries?

Q3 Does your library or library school have any big events or projects on the horizon for 2020? Are you a part of them?

Q4 Are you hoping or planning to get more involved with professional associations this year? If no, why not? If yes, how so?

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#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Dec 16 2019 - 8:30pm ET

via IDEO

TOPIC

The Social Responsibility of the Library Industry

Two years ago we had a chat about neutrality in the library industry. I wanted us to revisit that topic because it continues to be an ongoing debate, so I thought this time it would be interesting to look at neutrality through the broader scope of overall social responsibility in libraries and of library professionals.

The Social Responsibility of the Library and the Librarian in a Post-Factual World by R. David Lankes
Core Values of Librarianship according to the ALA
IFLA and Social Responsibility: A Core Value of Librarianship by Al Kagan
Social Responsibilities of Academic Libraries by P. V. Vijesh and Neethu Mohanan

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 Can libraries actually be truly neutral, and more importantly, should they try to be?

Q2 How can we balance the need to protect intellectual freedom with our social responsibility to create safe spaces for our communities?

Q3 What do you see as your social responsibility as an individual library professional?

Q4 What ideas/thoughts do you have about how we as a whole can do better at meeting our social responsibilities to our communities?

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