Acknowledging the Elephant in the Library: Making Implicit Biases Explicit

Thursday, 1/18/2018
  • 2:00 PM-3:00 PM (Eastern)
  • 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Central)
  • 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Mountain)
  • 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Pacific)
Serving diverse and marginalized populations is rewarding, but complicated, work. Among the barriers to inclusive service, including service to teens, is implicit bias. It is important for information professionals to examine and acknowledge their own privileges and biases, and recognize their role in creating and sustaining a welcoming environment in the library for every person who seeks access to the library’s materials, programs, and spaces. This webinar will focus on increasing participants' level of understanding of implicit bias and the closely related concepts of stereotypes, microaggressions, and cultural competence, and using this understanding to enhance their critical information practice.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
  • Define implicit bias
  • Identify resources to understand their own implicit biases
  • Articulate strategies to overcome biases and incorporate cultural competence into outreach to teens.

Who Should Attend

  • School and public library staff working with teens
  • Library administrators
  • Library school. students and faculty
  • Researchers
  • Youth deveolopment workers

Presenter

Nicole A. Cooke is an assistant professor at the School of Information Sciences at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Her research interests include human information behavior, particularly in an online context, eLearning, and diversity and social justice in librarianship. Cooke is the author of the book, Information Services to Diverse Populations: Developing Culturally Competent Library Professionals (Libraries Unlimited, 2016), co-editor of the book, Teaching for Justice: Implementing Social Justice in the LIS Classroom (Litwin Books/Library Juice Press, 2017),and co-author of the book, Instructional Strategies and Techniques for Information Professionals (Chandos Press, 2012). She has published articles in journals including JASIST, The Library Quarterly, InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and Information, Polymath: An Interdisciplinary Arts andSciences Journal, Library and Information Science Research, Information Research, and New Review of Academic Librarianship.

Registration

Cost

YALSA Members: Free

Non-Members: Available for purchase on the Webinars On Demand page 24 hours after the live recording.

YALSA members may register for this webinar on the Members Only Webinar Registration page (Login required.)

How to Register

YALSA members may register for this webinar on the Members Only Webinar Registration page (Login required.) Non-members may purchase the webinar on the Webinars On Demand page 24 hours after the live recording.

Tech Requirements

The webinar will be hosted using the Zoom platform. Zoom allows participants to join the session using a webcam and computer or phone for audio, via their app for Andrioid and iOS devices, and via phone only. To learn how to get started with Zoom and MAC and PC systems requirements visit the software's Getting Started web pages. After registering for the session you'll receive full login information.

Contact

For more information contact, Linda W. Braun, YALSA CE Consultant, lbraun@leonline.com.