- Freddy Martinez-Garcia led a round table on ACRL’s Diversity Standards, and Noel & Felicity presented a poster session on their project to digitize 4H Circulars.
Re-steering the Standards: Revisiting ACRL Diversity Standards and Cultural Competencies
The ACRL Diversity Committee has been tasked with revising the ACRL Diversity Standards. The feedback gathered from a survey initiated in the summer of 2015 presented key issues currently missing from the standards. This roundtable discussion will discuss the implications of revising the Diversity Standards, share new and revised concepts and terminology, and have participants critically examine their own work institutions and its commitment to diversity, equity, and social justice.
- Noel Kopriva and Felicity Dykas presented a poster session on their project to digitize 4H Circulars.
Bringing a Piece of 4H History into the 21st Century: Creating a 4H Circulars Digital Collection at a Land-Grant Library
In 1922, the Missouri Extension Service published its first circular aimed directly at children, the Boys’ and Girls’ 4-H Club Circular. Like other Extension and 4-H serials, this circular was printed with two issue numbers, as an Extension publication and as a 4-H circular. Other issues are reprints, with handwritten notes about original publication dates. This project digitizes the entire eclectic run of the circulars in the Library’s collection and attempts to clarify its publication history.
- Grace Atkins and Kate Wright received scholarships to attend the conference.