Session Listing

This is a hybrid session, offered concurrently in-person and online. If you intend to attend remotely, you will use this Zoom link, which will also be included in your confirmation email if you register. Do you receive questions about generative AI (GenAI) in research consultations? Have you been asked to “incorporate GenAI” into an instruction session? Are you interested in how the Library is responding … Continue reading GenAI Instruction Orientation (Hatcher & Zoom) »

This is a hybrid session, offered concurrently in-person and online. If you intend to attend remotely, you will use this Zoom link, which will also be included in your confirmation email if you register. Bring Your Own Instruction Scenario! Are you preparing a lesson plan for an instructional session that incorporates generative AI (GenAI)? Do you want to talk with others about ideas and strategies? … Continue reading GenAI Instruction Hands-on (Hatcher & Zoom) »

Join us for this workshop to learn how to use Zotero, the free citation management tool! You will learn to: Create and organize personal and group libraries, Invite collaborators to view or contribute to those libraries, Annotate the PDFs you read, Add a bibliography and in-text citations in your Google Docs or Microsoft Word document. Even if you can’t attend the session live, register and … Continue reading Train the Trainer Session: How to Use Zotero »

The objective of this training session is to lessen the likelihood that bias in candidate feedback will have a negative impact on search results.  Required of anyone who will be a part of an interview group for the library within one year of participating in candidate interviews. The training is encouraged for all library colleagues, especially those who may, at any point, provide feedback on … Continue reading Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes »

Join us for this workshop to learn how to teach Zotero, the free citation management tool! The Citation Management Services Team will share their tips related to: Preparing for and teaching a Zotero session Answering common patron questions Specific considerations for various groups (i.e., undergraduates, graduates, faculty, clinicians) Troubleshooting Zotero problems brought to you by patrons Even if you can’t attend the session live, register … Continue reading Train the Trainer Session: How to Teach Zotero »

This is a hybrid session, offered concurrently in-person and online. If you intend to attend remotely, you will use this Zoom link, which will also be included in your confirmation email if you register. Do you receive questions about generative AI (GenAI) in research consultations? Have you been asked to “incorporate GenAI” into an instruction session? Are you interested in how the Library is responding … Continue reading GenAI Instruction Orientation (AAEL & Zoom) »

This is a hybrid session, offered concurrently in-person and online. If you intend to attend remotely, you will use this Zoom link, which will also be included in your confirmation email if you register. Bring Your Own Instruction Scenario! Are you preparing a lesson plan for an instructional session that incorporates generative AI (GenAI)? Do you want to talk with others about ideas and strategies? … Continue reading GenAI Instruction Hands-on (AAEL & Zoom) »

The objective of this training session is to lessen the likelihood that bias in candidate feedback will have a negative impact on search results.  Required of anyone who will be a part of an interview group for the library within one year of participating in candidate interviews. The training is encouraged for all library colleagues, especially those who may, at any point, provide feedback on … Continue reading Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes »

The Library Collections Anti-Racism Community of Practice Steering Committee began quarterly Anti-Racism Engagement Days for Collections Division staff in January. These days focus on learning about and engaging with anti-racism and DEIA efforts related to collections work, enabling us to identify potential structural changes to our workflows.  While these days are primarily for Collections Division staff, all colleagues, including those outside the Collections Division, are … Continue reading Library Collections Anti-Racism Engagement Day Discussion Session »

This online forum will be a space reserved for supervisors in the library to discuss and learn from each other.  This discussion will be focused on how the library’s expectations of supervision have been and might be applied to individual circumstances.  We will also explore barriers to and the needs of supervisors in putting the expectations into practice.  This forum is open to all supervisors and … Continue reading Open Discussion for Those Who Supervise: Expectations of Supportive Supervision »

Identifying, negotiating, and (sometimes) pushing the limits and edges of DEIA-work led by marginalized staff without decision-making power. During this 90-minute online workshop, anti-oppression facilitator Yejin Lee (she/they) will provide participants with a strategic framework to support marginalized staff in identifying entry points for meaningful advocacy and change while acknowledging, negotiating, and sometimes pushing the limits and edges of DEIA work at the organization. Yejin … Continue reading Influencing DEIA-Related Change as Marginalized Staff »

Using content from the U-M “Bias in Everyday Life” program, this training session is to help those serving on search committees to identify how bias may creep into the search process and learn how to interrupt that bias. The URL for this session will be included in the confirmation message you receive 5-10 minutes after you register, as well as in an automatic reminder message … Continue reading Bias Interruption Training for Search Committees »

This in-person forum will be a space reserved for supervisors in the library to discuss and learn from each other.  This discussion will be focused on how the library’s expectations of supervision have been and might be applied to individual circumstances.  We will also explore barriers to and the needs of supervisors in putting the expectations into practice.  This forum is open to all supervisors and … Continue reading Open Discussion for Those Who Supervise: Expectations of Supportive Supervision »

Please join U-M Library for an introduction to Trauma-Informed Supervision. In this one hour session, Graduate Student Experience Librarian and clinical licensed therapist, Marna Clowney-Robinson, will equip supervisors with knowledge about what trauma is, how to identify signs of trauma in employees, and how it can impact individuals’ behavior, job performance, and emotional well-being. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of self-care for … Continue reading Introduction to Trauma-Informed Supervision »

The objective of this training session is to lessen the likelihood that bias in candidate feedback will have a negative impact on search results.  Required of anyone who will be a part of an interview group for the library within one year of participating in candidate interviews. The training is encouraged for all library colleagues, especially those who may, at any point, provide feedback on … Continue reading Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes »

The U-M Library GenAI Instruction Team and Instructor College are partnering to offer an open discussion about GenAI use at U-M. This was the most requested topic in a Library-wide survey on future GenAI instruction sessions. The discussion will be in an “unconference” format where we will spend some time at the beginning brainstorming and defining topics for discussion and the remainder of the time … Continue reading Open Discussion on GenAI Use at U-M »

The U-M Library GenAI Instruction Team and Instructor College are partnering to offer an open discussion about GenAI use at U-M. This was the most requested topic in a Library-wide survey on future GenAI instruction sessions. The discussion will be in an “unconference” format where we will spend some time at the beginning brainstorming and defining topics for discussion and the remainder of the time … Continue reading Open Discussion on GenAI Use at U-M »

Surfacing strategies to more safely engage, disrupt, and influence different archetypal leaders & decision-makers as marginalized staff. During this 90-minute follow-up online workshop, Yejin Lee (she/they) will identify different types of archetypal leaders, and how they might be influenced to make decisions in service of the protection and care of marginalized staff and community members. They will also support participants in accessing and developing the … Continue reading Influencing Leaders in Service of Equity, Care and Protection »

Using content from the U-M “Bias in Everyday Life” program, this training session is to help those serving on search committees to identify how bias may creep into the search process and learn how to interrupt that bias. The URL for this session will be included in the confirmation message you receive 5-10 minutes after you register, as well as in an automatic reminder message … Continue reading Bias Interruption Training for Search Committees »

The objective of this training session is to lessen the likelihood that bias in candidate feedback will have a negative impact on search results.  Required of anyone who will be a part of an interview group for the library within one year of participating in candidate interviews. The training is encouraged for all library colleagues, especially those who may, at any point, provide feedback on … Continue reading Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes »

Please join the Research Guides Team and content strategist Heidi Burkhardt for a presentation and conversation about applying web writing techniques when creating and updating your Research Guides. She’ll share advice about writing for your audience and how to create readable and accessible content. If you can’t make it to this session, please register anyway and we’ll send you the recording afterwards! Questions? Reach out to resguidesteam@umich.edu. … Continue reading Writing for the Web in Research Guides: Presentation & Conversation »

This is content developed by U-M Organizational Learning and the course objectives are to: Recognize the importance of a feedback-rich workplace culture. Identify common roadblocks in the feedback process. Apply practical strategies for promoting a feedback-rich workplace culture. There are no prerequisites and any library employee is welcome and encouraged to register and attend. The URL for this session will be included in the confirmation … Continue reading Giving and Receiving Feedback »

Using content from the U-M “Bias in Everyday Life” program, this training session is to help those serving on search committees to identify how bias may creep into the search process and learn how to interrupt that bias. The URL for this session will be included in the confirmation message you receive 5-10 minutes after you register, as well as in an automatic reminder message … Continue reading Bias Interruption Training for Search Committees »

The objective of this training session is to lessen the likelihood that bias in candidate feedback will have a negative impact on search results.  Required of anyone who will be a part of an interview group for the library within one year of participating in candidate interviews. The training is encouraged for all library colleagues, especially those who may, at any point, provide feedback on … Continue reading Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes »

Using content from the U-M “Bias in Everyday Life” program, this training session is to help those serving on search committees to identify how bias may creep into the search process and learn how to interrupt that bias. The URL for this session will be included in the confirmation message you receive 5-10 minutes after you register, as well as in an automatic reminder message … Continue reading Bias Interruption Training for Search Committees »

The objective of this training session is to lessen the likelihood that bias in candidate feedback will have a negative impact on search results.  Required of anyone who will be a part of an interview group for the library within one year of participating in candidate interviews. The training is encouraged for all library colleagues, especially those who may, at any point, provide feedback on … Continue reading Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes »

Using content from the U-M “Bias in Everyday Life” program, this training session is to help those serving on search committees to identify how bias may creep into the search process and learn how to interrupt that bias. The URL for this session will be included in the confirmation message you receive 5-10 minutes after you register, as well as in an automatic reminder message … Continue reading Bias Interruption Training for Search Committees »

The objective of this training session is to lessen the likelihood that bias in candidate feedback will have a negative impact on search results.  Required of anyone who will be a part of an interview group for the library within one year of participating in candidate interviews. The training is encouraged for all library colleagues, especially those who may, at any point, provide feedback on … Continue reading Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes »

The objective of this training session is to lessen the likelihood that bias in candidate feedback will have a negative impact on search results.  Required of anyone who will be a part of an interview group for the library within one year of participating in candidate interviews. The training is encouraged for all library colleagues, especially those who may, at any point, provide feedback on … Continue reading Interrupting Bias in Candidate Feedback Processes »