Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Today I'm celebrating the 1965 signing of the Voting Rights Act, one of the most influential bills passed by Congress. The Voting Rights Act prohibited racial discrimination in voting. Free Live On-Line Webinar, Wednesday, August 12, 2:00 ET Expanding Library Support for Faculty Research in HBCUs: Identification, Evaluation and Creation of Open Education Resources Description This webinar will report on the planning, development and evaluation of the sub-grant awarded to Savannah State University Library by the HBCU Library Alliance in collaboration with the Mellon Foundation grant. Learning outcomes At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to identify strategies to help them engage faculty in using Open Education Resources as a substitute for textbooks. Instructor Mary Jo Fayoyin is the Dean of Library Services at Savannah State University. In addition to her duties as chief librarian, Mary Jo provides oversight of the Audio-Visual Center, Archives, and is Coordinator of Distance Learning. Suggested attendees This webinar is designed to provide a starting point for librarians who wish to develop a plan to lead and/or support their institution's efforts in providing affordable learning resources for students based on the experience of librarians at Savannah State University. Registration Paste this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FL8VSR8 into your address bar no later than Tuesday, August 11th. Registration links will be forwarded on Wednesday, August 12th. Stay tuned! Sandra SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.