Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Today I'm celebrating the 1848 first Women's Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York. Frederick Douglass supported the convention and spoke in behalf of and in defense of its organizer, anti-slavery activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Two Free Live On-Line Webinars, Tuesday and Thursday, July 28 and 30, 2:00 ET In Support of Teaching and Research: One Librarian's Experience - Tuesday, July 28, 2:00 ET Description Teaching faculty must remain well versed in their areas of concentration, be the very best educator possible and participate in research and scholarly activities. Librarians assist faculty with expertise in information management, professional academic collaboration, and in management of the library collection and resources, all of which support the research process. At Alabama State University, the role of liaison librarian has been modified to meet the university's growth and needs. This webinar will describe the role of the library liaison and adjustments to that role in support of faculty research. The session will also describe a number of strategies to strengthen and enhance the liaison role. Learning Outcomes At the end of the session, participants will have knowledge of enhancements made to the liaison role in support of faculty research at Alabama State University. Participants will also have gained knowledge of effective strategies to promote the liaison role. Instructor Inga Moten is the Health Science Librarian at Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama. Professionally, Moten's interests are information literacy, health and biomedical research, and library faculty issues. She holds the Master of Science degree in Library Science (M.S. L.S). Motel has held positions in special, public, and academic libraries. Intended Audience Academic librarians will benefit from this session. Lincoln University's Inman Page Library: Innovation in Library Support of Faculty Research - Thursday, July 30th, 2:00 ET Description Librarians wear numerous hats as researchers, faculty, and grant writers. To continue to make libraries relevant, we must continue to search for new ways to reach faculty, staff, students and the community. This webinar will describe and detail methods to support faculty research as well as describe collaborative activities within Lincoln University and the community at-large. Learning Outcomes At the end of this session, the participant will have: 1. A better understanding of the numerous ways to support faculty and other researchers 2. A better understanding of collaboration with other faculty, other libraries and the community Instructor Dr. Rinalda Farrar is the Director of Library Services and Assistant Professor at Lincoln University in Missouri. Prior to this assignment, she served as the Coordinator of the Information Commons. Dr. Farrar also serves as the Library Science Department Head. In this position, she is responsible for the library science faculty who teach courses in the Library and Information Science minor. Prior to becoming part of the Lincoln University family, she was on active duty in the U.S. Navy and eventually became an educator in the public school system. Intended Audience Deans, directors, and librarians will benefit from this presentation Registration Paste this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NDWZPP9 into your address bar no later than Friday, July 24th to register for classes. Registration links will be forwarded on Monday, July 27th. Stay tuned! Respectfully, 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.