Seven Furman Library employees attended and/or presented at the PASCAL Membership Conference on June 6 and 7 in Columbia, SC. PASCAL (Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries) is a state-wide consortia for university and college libraries across the state. PASCAL has over 53 member institutions including Furman University.
The two-day conference brought together library professionals from across South Carolina university and college libraries, providing opportunities for knowledge-sharing, networking, and professional development. The theme for the 2024 conference was “Building Community: Better Together.”
Presentations given by Furman Library employees included:
- “Channeling Student Feedback into Meaningful Change”, by Allison Diaz, Outreach Librarian
- “The Power of Representation aka ‘What is up with the Dude Wall?'”, by Robyn Andrews, Coordinator for Outreach and Access Services and Libraries Diversity Coordinator
- “Patience, Persistence, and a Second Pair of Eyes”, by Alyssa Nance, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
- “Accessibility Speed Dating: The Fastest Route to Accessibility Training”, by Scott Salzman, Web Discovery Librarian; Robyn Andrews, Coordinator for Outreach and Access Services and Libraries Diversity Coordinator; Allison Diaz, Outreach Librarian; and Christy Allen, Associate Director for Digital and Resource Management