Power Point

Explore the experience and impacts of remote professional development conversations undertaken by Greater Victoria Public Library librarians during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how GVPL librarians used assigned learning topics and workshops to structure conversations that led to improved communication, connection, morale, and mental wellness. As well, find out how we’re applying these lessons to the post-pandemic future, using the improved communication, system-wide knowledge sharing, and sense of internal community to explore future-focused topics and expand librarians' professional skills.

Copyright First Responders is a program created by Kyle Courtney to train cultural institution professionals in copyright basics and then provide a framework for mutual support and continuing education in order to enable them to help fill the growing demand for copyright information. Initially begun with academic libraries, it has expanded to include all library types and archives and museums as well. We’re not lawyers and don’t provide legal advice, but we are members of our communities, so can incorporate information about community standards, potential cultural issues, and the like. While the training would need to be adjusted for non-US locations, the system can be effective for communities or groups anywhere.

Through the Community Scholars Program, staff and volunteers in BC-based community organizations have unprecedented access to paywalled academic content from participating publishers, together with supporting services of librarians. In this session we reflect on how the Program supports non-profit organizations that promote inclusion and make measurable contributions to social and economic wellbeing, fostering healthy and resilient communities across Vancouver Island and BC. We explore how this occurs through providing access to paywalled academic content, and also through supporting communities of practice, and offering expert advice and services related to scholarly information.

Join Lisa Abram, Sue Bengtson and Lisa Petrachenko from UVic Libraries as they share their strategies, observations and assessment from collaborative efforts to host student wellness events. Sue Bengtson will discuss the ideas and execution behind providing students with a series of Pop Up Relaxation Stations during final exam week. Lisa Abram will share strategies and tips for effective social media contesting and promotion of your wellness activities. Lisa Petrachenko will talk about planning and hosting events at UVic Libraries as part of the cross-campus campaign, UVic Wellness Week. Presenters will discuss the benefits of collaborating with campus partners to create a successful event. Participants are encouraged to share their own experiences during the session.

Wikidata is a global collaboratively-edited knowledge base created by the Wikimedia Foundation. It was launched in 2012 to contain structured data (in the form of linked data) for use in other Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. This presentation will outline how Wikidata has been used in GLAM institutions around the world, how UVic Libraries has begun to integrate it into its archival and library metadata workflow, and discuss benefits and challenges related to Wikidata involvement.

When asked to do a class visit for a 200 level Engineering Project Management class I proposed meetings with individual project groups instead. This was meant to mimic a project team meeting with an external expert or consultant.