As our concern over the rapid spread of false news and the rise in aggression toward marginalized groups deepens, the necessary role of preparing our patrons to evaluate the ever-changing information landscape becomes clearer and more urgent. This panel will discuss ways librarians, across departments, and libraries, across different types of academic institutions and regions, can expand on and begin new programming, services and other resources to ensure its users feel safe, welcome, informed, and adequately represented in their libraries.
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Panelists
Vicki Gruzynski
Teaching and Learning Librarian
Megan Bresnahan
Life Sciences & Agriculture Librarian
Robin Potter
Research and Instruction Librarian for the Social Sciences
Rebecca Martin
Collections Strategist & Scholarly Communications Librarian
Madelyn Washington
Music Library Coordinator
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