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Peer Review and Research Committee
Library as Community
The FIU Libraries’ Peer Review and Research Committee is pleased to invite you to the 6th Annual FIU Libraries' Peer Review and Research Symposium: Library as Community. This free and fully online event will be held on June 3 from 9:30am-3pm, where we'll explore how libraries can better serve as anchors of learning, literacy and togetherness. This event is open to all faculty and staff from FIU Libraries and peer organizations from South Florida.
Schedule of Events
Click here for a list of all sessions and descriptions.
9:30 am - 10:00 am |
Ice Breaker & Welcome |
10:00 am -12:00 pm |
Morning sessions |
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Session 1 10:00-10:25 |
"An Absolute Necessity" - a patron's story- Rachel Perry Taylor, Director of Library Resource Sharing, SEFLIN, Inc. - Meagan Albright, Youth Services Librarian III - Brock Peoples, Executive Director, SEFLIN, Inc. |
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Session 2 10:30-10:55 |
Engaging Communities to Build a Culture of Data Mutualism with Limited Resources- Jamie Rogers, Assistant Director of Digital Collections, FIU - Rebecca Bakker, Digital Collections Librarian, FIU |
10:55 am -11:00 am |
Break |
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Session 3 11:05-11:30 |
Supporting First-Generation College Students: Enhancing Academic Library Support Through Effective Communication Strategies- Sabine Jean Dantus, Outreach & Reference Librarian, FIU |
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Session 4 11:35-12:00 |
Enhancing Collaboration Between Library Departments- Ximena Valdivia, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, FIU - Veronica Gonzalez, Sound and Image Librarian, FIU |
12:00 pm-1:00 pm |
Lunch Break |
1:00 pm-2:30 pm |
Afternoon Sessions |
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Session 5 1:00-1:25 |
Chapters from the Library- Edward Velez, Assistant Director of Administrative Services, FIU |
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1:25 pm-1:35 pm |
Break |
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Session 6 1:35-2:00 |
Building Campus Connections for Changemaking- Lizeth Garcia, Learning Resources Professional, Miami Dade College - Tyra Madison, Associate Director of Learning Resources, Miami Dade College |
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Session 7 2:05-2:30 |
Building New Bridges with Old Bricks: Leveraging Expertise from Prior Librarian Roles for Expanded Collaboration in a University Setting- Joana Fernandez, Health Sciences Librarian, FIU |
2:30 pm-3:00 pm |
Conversation & Closing Remarks |