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Core webinar: Transformational Change: a Newly Hybrid Workforce
Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.
Description: What happens when a traditional university library goes remote? At the University of Oregon (UO), the dramatic changes required by the COVID-19 crisis offered UO Libraries an unprecedented opportunity to transform, throw out decades of habits and workflows, and break down silos and internal communication barriers. Prior to the campus closure, UO Libraries was a traditional library system focused on high-touch, in-person services.
The rapid switch to predominantly remote work highlighted many organizational complications. In addition, the university considered the Libraries mission critical, so many library staff employees continued working onsite. As a result, the organization needed to facilitate a hybrid workforce.
Emerging leaders created infrastructure to rapidly respond to faculty and student needs, improve inter-staff communication, and quickly train librarians in the development of online learning tools. This presentation features four University of Oregon Libraries staff representing technology, e-learning, subject specialists, and administration. Each will discuss their role in leading and supporting organizational change through collaborations created during the pandemic. Although these new venues have created more transparency and equity, additional organizational challenges have emerged. Presenters will discuss the work that remains to be done, ongoing gaps in organizational knowledge, and continuing barriers to change.
Participants will reflect on their own institutional experience during the crisis. How did the organization change or not change because of the shutdown and pivot to a virtual organization? Participants will also be able to identify opportunities in their own institutions to create new forums which can move an organization to overcome its barriers.
Learning outcomes:
Participants will identify opportunities in their own institutions to create new forums which can move their organization toward overcoming barriers in adapting to change in this pandemic.
Participants will be able to identify how remote work tools can enhance communication, increase engagement, and promote equity within their organization.
Participants will reflect on their own organization’s experience during the pandemic and how its response has impacted its culture and operations.
Who should attend?
The primary audience would be academic and public librarians. This webinar is about organizational change and would be especially beneficial to library administrators and staff leaders at all levels.
Presenters:
Nancy Cunningham is the Interim Associate Vice Provost and University Librarian for Research, Instruction, and Access Services for the University of Oregon Libraries. She has over 25 years of leadership experience in academic libraries in the areas of reference and instruction, access services, and digital learning initiatives.
Rayne Vieger is the Coordinator for eLearning and Open Educational Resources (OER) for University of Oregon Libraries, where she leads the library’s initiatives in online learning and OER. This role brings together instructional design, open education, and advocacy for student affordability.
Ray Henry is the Director of Applications Development and Integration for the University of Oregon Libraries, where she leads a team of application developers and faculty supporting the Libraries' technology infrastructure.
Genifer Snipes is the Business & Economics Research Librarian for the University of Oregon Libraries, where she supports business and entrepreneurial teaching and research across campus. Her areas of expertise include competitive intelligence, new product feasibility, market research, and workplace communication.
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Registration Fees: Core Member $43; Non-member $59; Group rate $129
For additional information and access to registration links, please go to the following website:
http://www.ala.org/core/transformational-change-newly-hybrid-workforce
Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org
For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, please contact freuland@ala.org
Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.