#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/

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE'VE CHANGED THE TIME TO 8:30PM ET!

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?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG. 

#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?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, JANUARY 20 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG. 

#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?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, JANUARY 6 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG. 

#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

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE'RE CHANGING THE TIME TO 8:30PM ET!

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?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG. 

#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Dec 2, 2019 - 8:30pm ET - #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday2019

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TOPIC

#GivingTuesday and Libraries & Literacy

It's that time of year again! Time for our 3rd annual Giving Tuesday (which is the day after the chat!) chat! Aman (@akaur) will be in attendance as a guest to talk about SLA Philadephia Chapter's Community Outreach activities and her work with Spruce Foundation, a nonprofit org that provides grants that support arts, wellness, education, and LGBT programs and services for Philly youth.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE'VE CHANGED THE TIME TO 8:30PM ET!

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 you planning to do for #GivingTuesday? What have you done in the past?

Q2 What creative ideas do you have for #GivingTuesday? Please share!

Q3 What resources do you turn to when trying to locate a library-related charity or non-profit to support?

Q4 What advice do you have for supporting charities/Non-Profits?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, DECEMBER 2 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG. 

#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Nov 18, 2019 #oers #openeducation #openaccessweek2019 #openaccess

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TOPIC

MOVED TO NOVEMBER 18: Libraries, LIS pros & the Open Movement

So it was open access week last week, and Leigh and I are both so busy that neither of us had the chance to develop a new topic, so we're reviving one we last did in April, 2017. Our inspiration article/source, therefore, is The Open Movement: What Libraries Can Do a 2015 conference presentation by Sheila Corrall. Another source you can check out is my Notes from #ONOERlibrarians day @ Ryerson University during the one-day conference I attended in March 2017. Also check out this free series of upcoming December and January webinars offered by CARL: http://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/upcoming-open-education-training-opportunities/

Please remember that Leigh and I are now in Daylight Savings Time so the chat will be at 8:30 EDT.

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 do you already know about the open movement? (e.g. Open Access, Creative Commons, Open Data, Open Source & OERs)

Q2. Is your library/are you specifically already involved with any part(s) of the open movement? Which parts? What are you doing?

Q3. What do you see being the role of libraries and library professionals being in the future of the open movement?

Q4. What suggestions/resources do you have for library pros looking to learn more about/get involved with the open movement?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET MONDAY,  NOVEMBER 4 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG.