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Recording:Librarians With Spines Author Showcase One: Ann Matushima Chiu and Cathy Camper
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A conversation with Ann Matsushima Chiu and Cathy Camper on 6/27/2020 from 1-2 pm on Zoom! Both Ann and Cathy Camper were chapter authors in Librarians with Spines Vol. 1. Interviewers: Autumn Anglin, Yago Cura, Max Macias.
Twitter for Organizations Right now you're probably thinking, "Oh, no, not ANOTHER Twitter® tutorial!" Well, yes, this IS a Twitter® tutorial, but we're going to dig a little deeper. We'll cover the basics, then move on to organizational uses and searching. I'm hoping to impart some ideas and enthusiasm to friends in the library community as well as anyone else who might benefit. This tutorial takes for granted that the reader is already familiar with Twitter® and has a user account. For those who are not, and don't, a cheat sheet follows. The site address is http://Twitter.com/ . Sign up for an account. Why use Twitter® at all? Twitter® creates a constant stream of updates from important sources. Twitter® is like RSS on steroids, or like having multiple (both local and international) television news reports open all at once, or like having your best friend’s opinions in combination with world famous experts' opinions—all available for questions a...
Whiteness in US Libraries [Note--this is a blog post. These ideas can and will be further developed. These ideas are sketches of what I am thinking at the moment. Feedback is encouraged and welcome.] US schools and libraries serve as points of diffusion for Whiteness. Whiteness, as used in this post is defined as the concept that European people and European culture are more important than other people and other cultures. Whiteness is purveyed uncritically in libraries. This shucking of Whiteness is done under the guise of objectivity, of adhering the the 'marketplace' of ideas. But this so-called neutrality is really an adherence and capitulation to the Whiteness paradigm. Children of color hear the message of Whiteness--"European people and European culture are more important than other people and other cultures. Children of color live in a world of discrimination and bias in US schools. Some t...
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