The Argument for Open Educational Resources

The week of March 6, 2023 marks the beginning of this year’s Open Education Week, a global celebration of all types of Open Education Resources (OER). What is OER? According to Open Education Global (OEG), the term OER encapsulates teaching, learning and research materials that are either in the public domain or have been released…Continue Reading The Argument for Open Educational Resources

Women’s History Month Reading Challenge

Don’t know what to read for Women’s History Month? The Blough-Weis Library has you covered! Not only have we created a reading challenge, but we’ve even identified books in our collection to help you complete the challenge. Read a Book with a Female Friend Group What’s a girl without her core group of gal pals…Continue Reading Women’s History Month Reading Challenge

Auditing the Children’s Collection

  • Author By costantinoe
  • Publication date February 21, 2023
  • Categories: News

The Blough-Weis Library children’s literature department is getting a lesson in diversity through its upcoming Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) audit. According to the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a diversity audit is when a library evaluates its existing collection to get hard numbers on how diverse its materials are, meaning that they…Continue Reading Auditing the Children’s Collection