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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Today is the last day to submit proposals for the OK-ACRL Annual Conference.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">We invite you to submit lightning talks for the
<b>virtual pre-conference session</b> on Wednesday November 8, and full presentation proposals for the
<b>in-person conference</b> on Friday, November 10. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://okacrl.wufoo.com/forms/zo8vx8t0c33knb/">SUBMIT YOUR LIGHTNING TALK OR FULL PROPOSAL HERE</a>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The OK-ACRL Annual Conference will be held in-person on Friday, November 10th, at Oklahoma State University, with a keynote by <b>James LaRue,</b> Executive Director of the
Garfield County Public Library District and past director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, and ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. This year’s theme, “Emerging Literacies: New Frontiers in Supporting 21st Century Learners” will offer a venue for discussing
ideas for supporting all library users in navigating a complex and interconnected information landscape. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The OK-ACRL Board is thrilled to invite you to our action-packed conference schedule this year! We’ll be back in person in 2023 at this year’s location,
the beautiful Edmon Low Library at Oklahoma State University on Friday, November 10, 2023. We’ll explore emerging literacies and essential pressing issues facing the modern academic library.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Emerging Literacies</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Academic library workers and information professionals have continuously evolved their pedagogical methods and expanded their services to embrace a broad spectrum of literacies essential
for nurturing well-informed and critically engaged citizens in the digital age. This year’s theme,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Emerging Literacies: New Frontiers in Supporting 21st Century Learners</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>will
offer a venue for discussing ideas for supporting all library users in navigating a complex and interconnected information landscape. The demand for these skills is underscored by the proliferation of digital platforms and social media that facilitate dissemination
of misinformation, the onset of the “data deluge” necessitating advanced computational skills, the continuing challenge of broadening access to information, an escalating number of book challenges in recent years, and much more.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Announcing Our Keynote Speaker</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">James LaRue is the director of the Garfield County (Colorado) Public Library District. Author of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/new-inquisition-9781591582854/" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomsbury.com%2Fus%2Fnew-inquisition-9781591582854%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cjennifer.hulsey%40tulsacc.edu%7C49fe8e2baf3c4db85a4408dbaee9acb5%7Ceb5d9dc493c645578c2390ef7fa05b96%7C0%7C0%7C63829"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">The
New Inquisition: Understanding and Managing Intellectual Freedom Challenges</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.fulcrumbooks.com/product-page/on-censorship-a-public-librarian-examines-cancel-culture-in-theus" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fulcrumbooks.com%2Fproduct-page%2Fon-censorship-a-public-librarian-examines-cancel-culture-in-theus&data=05%7C01%7Cjennifer.hulsey%40tulsacc.edu%7C49fe8e2baf3c4db85a4408dbaee9acb5%7Ceb5"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">On
Censorship: A Public Librarian Examines Cancel Culture in the US,”</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">LaRue
has been a public library director for many years, as well as a weekly newspaper columnist and cable TV host. From January of 2016 to November of 2018, he was director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, and ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom. He has written,
spoken, and consulted extensively on intellectual freedom issues, leadership and organizational development, community engagement, and the future of libraries.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Registration</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://okacrl.wufoo.com/forms/m7548ew1uqjwi4/" title="https://okacrl.wufoo.com/forms/m7548ew1uqjwi4/"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Please use this form to register for the
annual conference.</span></b></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Registration is now open. You may register yourself and up to six other participants from your organization. Registration includes conference registration, lunch, refreshments, and light
snacks. Registration also includes two preconference webinars. Registration may be completed, and payment may be delayed until participants are notified of the acceptance of their conference proposal.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Proposals</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We want to hear from librarians, library workers, students, faculty, support staff, and others across the Oklahoma academic library community. We welcome talks from first-time speakers,
long-time librarians, new practitioners, and everyone in between. We encourage talks from underrepresented groups within the Oklahoma library community. Our goal is to expose attendees to a variety of practices and perspectives.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://okacrl.wufoo.com/forms/zo8vx8t0c33knb/" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fokacrl.wufoo.com%2Fforms%2Fzo8vx8t0c33knb%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cjennifer.hulsey%40tulsacc.edu%7C49fe8e2baf3c4db85a4408dbaee9acb5%7Ceb5d9dc493c645578c2390ef7fa05b96%7C0%7C0%7C638296090893515846%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Please
use this form to submit your proposal.<br>
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</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The submission deadline is September 25. Following review by the Board, members will be notified of acceptance by October 9.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All presenters at the Annual Conference are allotted 30-45 minutes, at the discretion of the committee, including time for Q&A. The presentation format allows presenters to present relevant
practices, research, or collaborations. Participants may report on projects, services, partnerships, research findings, describe efforts in progress, and/or provide a provocative view on a topic of interest.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Preference will be given to proposals that relate to the conference theme, but all proposals will be considered. We encourage you to think broadly and creatively about ways your work
addresses emerging literacies; for example:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Information Literacy:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Cultivating
effective information seeking, such as techniques for source citation and evaluation, and understanding the cultural, socioeconomic, and legal contexts of the production and dissemination of information, including ways that people may be underrepresented or
systematically marginalized within such systems.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Media Literacy:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Interpreting
and analyzing various forms of media, enabling individuals to consume and create content responsibly.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Digital Literacy:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Effectively
accessing, learning, and utilizing digital technologies, including emerging ones like 3D printing and virtual reality; understanding how these technologies work, their applications, and their implications in various contexts.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">AI Literacy:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Understanding
the foundations of artificial intelligence, machine learning, algorithms, algorithmic bias, and empowering learners to engage with AI technologies ethically and thoughtfully.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Data Literacy:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Helping
learners work with and interpret data, use advanced data analysis tools, and participate in an open research culture emphasizing data sharing and reproducibility.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">OK-ACRL Annual Conference presenters will be required to:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">- Register for and attend the conference (a discounted registration rate of $50 will be available to presenters).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">- Share their slides and/or other presentation materials with event organizers for posting in the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://shareok.org/handle/11244/338839" title="https://shareok.org/handle/11244/338839"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">OK-ACRL
Repository.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>strongly encourage you to reserve a hotel room as soon as possible</b>, as there are several sporting events happening in Stillwater during
the week of the conference. Our conference hotel details are below:<br>
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Best Western Plus Cimarron Hotel & Suites<br>
315 N Husband Street<br>
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74075<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.37120.html?groupId=D85PF8C3" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestwestern.com%2Fen_US%2Fbook%2Fhotel-rooms.37120.html%3FgroupId%3DD85PF8C3&data=05%7C01%7Cjennifer.hulsey%40tulsacc.edu%7C49fe8e2baf3c4db85a4408dbaee9acb5%7Ceb5d9dc493c645578c2390ef7f"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4472C4">Book
a room</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For questions about registration, payment, proposals, or accommodations for disability, please contact OK-ACRL Web Manager Karl G. Siewert at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:webmanager@okacrl.org" title="mailto:webmanager@okacrl.org"><span style="color:#0078D7">webmanager@okacrl.org</span></a>,
or OK-ACRL President Clarke Iakovakis at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:president@okacrl.org" title="mailto:president@okacrl.org"><span style="color:#0078D7">president@okacrl.org</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>or
by phone at 405-744-9743. See our<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.okacrl.org/about/accommodation/" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.okacrl.org%2Fabout%2Faccommodation%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cjennifer.hulsey%40tulsacc.edu%7C49fe8e2baf3c4db85a4408dbaee9acb5%7Ceb5d9dc493c645578c2390ef7fa05b96%7C0%7C0%7C638296090893515846%7CU"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Accommodation
Statement</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pre-Conference Webinars</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">OK-ACRL 2023 Virtual Pre-Conference Lightning Talks</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In an effort to reach academic library workers who will be unable to attend this year’s in-person conference, we are excited to announce a free, virtual, pre-conference lightning talk
session, scheduled for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Wednesday, November 8 from 2:00-3:30</b>. The format will feature live, 7-10-minute lightning talks. Each talk will be followed by a 5-minute Q&A session.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lightning talk proposals do not need to explicitly be related to the conference theme of Emerging Literacies. We invite library students, library technicians, and librarians to submit
proposals on any academic library topic, such as:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">New services, programs, or initiatives</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Best practices, tips, or lessons learned</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Research projects or findings</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Challenges or opportunities</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Collaboration or outreach</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lightning talks are a great way to share your ideas, showcase your work, and network with other library workers in our state. It is also an excellent opportunity to gain experience in
presenting at a professional conference.<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://okacrl.wufoo.com/forms/my0s7c907aiz6h/" title="https://okacrl.wufoo.com/forms/my0s7c907aiz6h/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Please use this form to submit your
lightning talk proposal.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The submission deadline is also September 25. Following review by the Board, submitters will be notified about their proposal standing by October 9. Sessions will be
held over Zoom. Presenters should have a Zoom account and appropriate technology to present over Zoom.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">OK-ACRL 2023 Virtual Pre-Conference Academic Library Career Panel </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The OK-ACRL board has selected a diverse panel of academic librarians to discuss their career journeys and their role in the modern academic library. This webinar is scheduled for Monday,
November 6, 2023. More information will follow in subsequent emails.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We hope you’ll join us for all our conference activities this year. Your presence is requested and valued. Best wishes as we take big steps, ask hard questions, and look to the future.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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