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Librarians from across the U.S. gathered in Washington, D.C. on May 1 and 2 to visit with lawmakers as part of the American Library Association's National Library Legislative Day. This year, representatives from University Libraries,  the Master of Library and Information Studies program in UNCG's School of Education, the North Carolina Library Association and the State Library of North Carolina represented North Carolina with students and families to visit their representatives on Capital Hill.  Current issues for 2017 included continued funding for libraries, which was at the center of every conversation with lawmakers. Advocates asked Congress to fully fund the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) at $186.6 million, to reauthorize  the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA) and to appropriate $27 million for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy  (IAL) program.  LSTA is the only federal funding program for libraries. Most of its resources flow t...

Jennifer Motszko presents award to Ryan Ridpath Assistant Dean Michael Crumpton and Undergraduate Research Award Committee Chair Jennifer Motszko presented the 2017 University Libraries’ Undergraduate Research Award to Ryan Ridpath on May 3 at the Student Honors Convocation. This award is given in recognition of an outstanding original research project or paper written by an undergraduate student or students at UNCG. A successful project demonstrates sophistication, creativity, originality and depth or breadth in the use of library collections and scholarly resources, an exceptional ability to use these resources in the creation of an original research project or paper and responsible use of information including appropriate and accurate citations and credits.   In his paper, Ridpath explores “women’s roles and the emotions attributed to them, comparing them to men in Njal’s Saga , and analyzing the sorts of gendered language and insults hurled by both genders” to “derive ...

Assistant Dean of University Libraries Michael Crumpton has recently authored Strategic Human Resource Planning for Academic Libraries: Information, Technology and Organizations ,   published by Chandos Publishing.

The Real Learning Connections Project is a joint initiative between the University Libraries (UL) and the Department of Library and Information Studies (DLIS) at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). This is an ongoing venture, now in its fifth year, which has triangulated the work of a faculty member, a librarian, and a student with the goal of harnessing the learning power that could be shared among these three participants in a unique way.  Experiential learning opportunities for students in the DLIS are work experiences that allow them to sample professional environments in which they might seek a career or which might give them experience that will help prepare them for their careers.  Projects are chosen by the UL administrators and led by librarians to accomplish a specific organizational goal or need.  Students and librarians work together in consultation with LIS faculty to produce tangible project outcomes.  LIS faculty utilize the ...