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Your Voices was a project at the San José State University College of Professional and Global Education that supported inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) in graduate library and information science and applied data science programs. The project culminated in a final report and best practices guide highlighting the project’s successes for further expansion of student engagement and empowerment in its second iteration, Students: Amplifying Your Voices (SAYV).

This session will detail Your Voices and its results, highlight the best practices guide for organizations interested in replicating Your Voices, and share plans for SAYV.

In this session, an academic journalism librarian at the University of Florida - whose research and instruction statistics have increased nearly every year since 2013 - will outline how she markets and frames these services in a way that generates interest from a wide variety of audiences – even beyond her liaison area. She will also describe how she has “sold” public and academic library research services to former students who are now practicing journalists, and to other groups outside academia. Tips and tricks (and lessons learned) will be discussed along with how these approaches can be applied to multiple library settings and sizes.

Navigating change can be challenging—especially for beloved, historic institutions like libraries. If you’ve struggled to get staff or community buy-in for a change, this is session is for you. Learn strategies for navigating transitions in the library landscape. Explore practical approaches to guide your team and community through internal and external changes alike. See examples from one public library that has transformed their internal processes and digital presence in the three years since opening their first dedicated marketing position. You will leave with actionable ideas and renewed inspiration for managing change within your own institution.

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