DLF Forum 2017: #t2c: Valuing Labor in Digital Libraries

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#t2c: Valuing Labor in Digital Libraries

Valuing Labor in Digital Libraries
Melissa Chalmers(1), Amy Wickner(7), Ruth Kitchin Tillman(2), Emily Drabinski(5), Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe(6), Graeme Slaght(4), Sandy Rodriguez(3)
1: University of Michigan; 2: University of Notre Dame; 3: University of Missouri-Kansas City; 4: University of Toronto Libraries; 5: Long Island University-Brooklyn; 6: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 7: University of Maryland-College Park

The undervaluing of library labor is often framed as an individual concern or complaint, but concerted action is required at the organizational level to build and maintain long-term programs foregrounding labor in digital libraries. A panel discussion hosted by the DLF Labor in Digital Libraries, Archives, and Museums Working Group.

Speakers

Melissa Chalmers

Emily Drabinski

Coordinator of Library Instruction, Long Island University Brooklyn

Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe

Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Information Literacy, Library Assessment, Value of Academic Libraries, Inclusion, Mentoring

Sandy Rodriguez

Digital Special Collections Coordinator, University of Missouri--Kansas City

Graeme Slaght

Ruth Kitchin Tillman

Digital Collections Librarian, University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Library

Member of Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards. Co-facilitator of DLF Working Group on Labor in Digital Libraries, Archives, and Museums. Soon to be working on linked data, metadata reuse, and cataloging standards at Penn State University Libraries. Probably carry... Read More →

Tuesday October 24, 2017 10:00am - 10:55am
Cambria

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DLF Forum 2017