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9:00am CDT

Patron Responses to Harmful Language in the Library Catalog, and How We Can Help

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 9:40am CDT

Have you ever had patrons affected by offensive language or other discriminatory content in the library catalog? Whether your experience is first- or second-hand, please come share it in an open discussion with catalog librarians to help us get a sense for what specific kinds of harmful metadata most impact our users. In turn, we will share what we can do to mitigate outdated and inaccurate terminology in Wash U’s catalog records in response to user needs.

Speakers

Holly Weller

Original Cataloging Librarian, West Campus Library

Masha Sapp

MARC Cataloging Supervisor, West Campus Library

This is a brief bio.

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 9:40am CDT
Virtual - Zoom

Open Discussion (40 minutes)

9:00am CDT

Cross-Campus Collaboration for Transformative Agreements

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CDT

Virtual - Zoom

The panel from WashU Libraries and Becker Library will discuss Transformative Agreements (TAs), the development of the Transformative Agreements (TA) Workgroup, a rubric for evaluation of TA proposals, and workflow. The panel will conclude by discussing issues related to TAs and outlining strategies for Librarians to help advance the utilization of TAs for WashU authors.

Speakers

Cathy Sarli

Senior Librarian, Bernard Becker Medical Library

This is a brief bio.

Treasa Bane

Treasa is responsible for supporting copyright information policy and education, delivering services and outreach to faculty, students, and staff regarding topics such as fair use, authors’ rights, Creative Commons licensing, and privacy that connect to teaching, research, and library... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
Virtual - Zoom

Panel Session (60 minutes)

9:00am CDT

The Evolution of Bioinformatics Services at Bernard Becker Medical Library

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CDT

Virtual - Zoom

Bernard Becker Medical Library is a central hub for information, resources and services for everyone on our School of Medicine campus. As trends on campus evolve, new services can be launched to meet increasing demands in a specific area. This presentation will describe how the Bioinformatics@Becker service started, it’s growth over the years and eventual expansion into two distinct service areas: Research Computing and Data Management and Sharing.

Speakers

Maze Ndukum

Senior Support Scientist, Bernard Becker Medical Library

This is a brief bio.

Marcy Vana

Associate Director, Research Services, Bernard Becker Medical Library

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
Virtual - Zoom

Standard Session (30 Minutes)

9:00am CDT

The Sound of Mao’s Last Revolution: Robert S. Elegant Audio Collection Moving Forward

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CDT

Virtual - Zoom

Donated to Washington University Libraries in 1976, Robert S. Elegant audio collection, the world’s largest personal archives of audio tape recording of Mao’s China, features 678 reels with more than 600-hour recordings of international and domestic radio broadcasts, interviews, and public celebrations from the height of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1971). This presentation explores a path University Libraries in partnership with research scholars forward to making this collection accessible and exploitable to study the dynamic soundscape of the Cultural Revolution.

Speakers

Joan Wang

East Asian and Chinese Studies Librarian, East Asian Library

This is a brief bio.

Dr. Zhao Ma

Associate Professor of Modern Chinese History and Culture, College of Arts & Sciences

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
Virtual - Zoom

Standard Session (30 Minutes)

2:00pm CDT

Integrating AI Learning Activities into an Existing Health Communication Program

Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:40pm CDT

Virtual - Zoom

Since 2015, I have taught a 2-hour Health Literacy and Media Literacy seminar as part of the 3rd year Physical Therapy curriculum at WashU Medicine. This session covers health literacy statistics and general best practices for communicating with patients. It also allows students to practice reviewing patient handouts for accessibility and readability. As part of this seminar, students participate in an activity requiring them to search online for health information a patient might search for on their own. For instance, a student might search "spinal stenosis" and review the results a patient would come across. Then, students discuss why or why not this source might not be helpful for a patient researching on their own.

In January 2025, I expanded this activity to include reviewing the AI overview Google provides for health information. Students reviewed the AI overview and the respective resources provided during this activity. We discussed the accessibility, readability, and reliability of the resources provided. This opened the door for discussing the pros and cons of using AI in health information-seeking.

Speakers

Mychal Voorhees

Senior Health Communication Specialist, Bernard Becker Medical Library

This is a brief bio.

Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:40pm CDT
Virtual - Zoom

Lightning Talk (5-10 minutes)

2:00pm CDT

ORCID Adoption by WUSM Faculty: Connecting ORCID Records to Research Output and Funding

Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:40pm CDT

Virtual - Zoom

In response to the August 2022 OSTP memo, the Bernard Becker Medical Library began monitoring ORCID adoption among the School of Medicine faculty. A bi-annual analysis has been conducted to not only gauge the adoption levels of an ORCID iD for Washington University School of Medicine Faculty but also connect it to research outputs and funding. The information gathered has helped identify areas for additional outreach at a department level.

Speakers

Brittney Sandler

Research Support Librarian, Bernard Becker Medical Library

This is a brief bio.

Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:40pm CDT
Virtual - Zoom

Lightning Talk (5-10 minutes)

2:00pm CDT

Sharing Human Subject Research Data at Digital Commons Data@Becker Repository

Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:40pm CDT

Virtual - Zoom

With more journals requirements on data availability statements and the 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy, there are growing needs for WashU researchers to share data in repositories. HIPAA Privacy Rules apply to human subject research data and often prohibit sharing data in open-access repositories. Digital Commons Data@Becker is WashU Medicine’s institutional repository that offers both open and restricted data access, and I will provide an overview of our workflow to deposit and share human subject research data generated at WashU.

Speakers

Xing Jian

Senior Support Scientist, Bernard Becker Medical Library

This is a brief bio.

Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:40pm CDT
Virtual - Zoom

Lightning Talk (5-10 minutes)

2:00pm CDT

Comms Strategy Ideation, Innovation, Iteration

Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:40pm CDT

Virtual - Zoom

Share your input and ideas for how to enhance the visibility of WashU Libraries services and resources, improve our communications and outreach, and better connect with our audiences through engaging storytelling. The input gathered from staff will inform the FY25-26 communications and marketing strategy.

Speakers

Kimberly Singer

Communications Director, John M. Olin Library

This is a brief bio.

Tuesday May 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:40pm CDT
Virtual - Zoom

Open Discussion (40 minutes)

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