C&RL News March 2019 130 N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l dDavid Free The March digital exhibit at University of Oregon The March, a digital exhibition about James Blue’s documentary film on the 1963 March on Washington, launched in January 2019. Blue was commissioned by the United States Information Agency to make a film about the March on Washington that would share the momentous event with the world. Expected to produce a work of upbeat propaganda, Blue instead created something much richer and more complex, showing racism con- fronted by anti-racism, and conflict balanced by collaboration. The film’s release sparked a political controversy that threatened to de- rail the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The digital exhibition was led by Professor David A. Frank and cosponsored by the Jor- dan Schnitzer Museum of Art and University of Oregon Libraries, with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The exhibit is available at https://themarch.uoregon. edu. Nevada State Library launches virtual reality cataloging project This January, the Nevada State Library, Ar- chives, and Public Records launched a first- in-the nation project of 20 3-D information experiences created for virtual reality by Lifeliqe, a Silicon Valley-based virtual, aug- mented, and mixed-reality publisher. The project adds 3-D content to already exist- ing collection formats commonly seen in li- braries, such as print, pictures, music, maps, video, and more. The records have been up- loaded to WorldCat with the goal to increase access to 3-D science content through OCLC’s 80,000 libraries in 170 countries. Currently, there are 15 libraries and Uni- versity of Nevada-Reno’s Fleishmann Plan- etarium, 16 total pilot groups, who are part of a yearlong pilot project deploying virtual and augmented reality equipment and content. The pilot has been made possible with funds provided by SB549, one-shot resources from the 2017 Nevada legislature to seed emerg- ing technology projects in libraries, as well as from the federally funded Library Services and Technology Act grants-to-states program. IDEAL ’19: Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries and Archives Registration for IDEAL ’19: Advancing Inclu- sion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries and Archives is now open. IDEAL, formerly the National Diversity in Libraries Conference, aims to foster awareness and appreciation of workplace diversity issues through the exploration of exemplary prac- tice, contemporary theory, thought leader- ship, and strategy development for all in the academic and public library, archives, and museum sectors. Presented by The Ohio State University Libraries, the Association of Research Libraries, and ACRL, IDEAL ’19 will be held August 6–7, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. The advance registration deadline is April 30, 2019. Complete details are avail- able at https://library.osu.edu/ideal-19. ACRL information literacy programs, special collections security guidelines revised At the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Se- attle, the ACRL Board of Directors approved revised versions of two of the association’s guidelines. Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Prac- tices: A Guideline was revised by the Infor- mation Literacy Best Practices Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section, and ACRL/ RBMS Guidelines Regarding Security and Theft in Special Collections was revised by Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Secu- rity Committee. Both revised guidelines are available at www.ala.org/acrl/standards. Five librarians selected as 2019 IFLA/ OCLC Fellows OCLC, along with the International Federa- https://themarch.uoregon.edu https://themarch.uoregon.edu https://library.osu.edu/ideal-19 http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards March 2019 131 C&RL News Critical Approaches to Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses ACRL announces the publication of Critical Approaches to Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses, edited by Angela Pashia and Jessica Critten. The collection examines how critical pedagogy and critical informa- tion literacy can be applied in specific les- son plans and throughout a credit-bearing course. Critical librarianship un- derstands the work of libraries and librarians to be funda- mentally political and situ- ated in systems of power and oppression. This approach requires that information literacy instruction expand its scope beyond straight- forward demonstrations of tools and search mechanics and towards more in-depth conceptual work that asks questions about, among other things, the conditions of information produc- tion, presumptions of neutrality, and institu- tionalized oppression. It is vital that information literacy instruc- tion examine the political, social, and cultural dimensions in which information is created and acknowledge that students bring a life- time of rich experience into the classroom. This fundamentally critical work should manifest in library instruction in two ways: critical pedagogy, which examines how we teach, and critical information literacy, which generally examines what we teach. Critical Approaches to Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses includes chap- ters that examine how both critical pedagogy and critical information literacy are applied throughout a credit-bearing course, as well as in specific lesson plans. The ideas explored in this book can be adapted for a variety of class and course lengths and for a range of students, from first-year undergraduates to doctoral students. Chapters include case studies of how information literacy courses can respond to preconcep- tions and unexamined ideolo- gies students may bring to the course, explorations of margin- alized knowledge and racial bias and justice, individual lessons or sets of lessons situ- ated within the larger course context, and reflections on the process of developing a more critical approach. Critical Approaches to Credit-Bearing In- formation Literacy Courses can provide valu- able strategies for those just starting to adopt a critical approach, as well as new perspectives for those with more experience in this area. Critical Approaches to Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses is available for purchase in print and as an ebook through the ALA Online Store, in print through Amazon. com, and by telephone order at (866) 746- 7252 in the United States or (770) 442-8633 for international customers. tion of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), has named five librarians selected to participate in the Jay Jordan IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development Fellowship Pro- gram for 2019. The program supports library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies. The 2019 IFLA/OCLC Fellows are John Oluwaseye Adebayo, Chrisland University, Nigeria; Samar Jammoul, Safadi Public Library, Lebanon; Davaasuren Myagmar, National Library of Mongolia; Tracey-Ann Ricketts, National Library of Jamaica; and Ramiro Jose Rico Carranza, Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo, Bolivia. More information on the program is available at www.oclc.org/en /about/awards/ifla-fellowship-program.html. OASIS adds Project MUSE ebooks More than 34,000 ebooks from Project MUSE, focused on humanities and social sciences, are now available for title-by-title http://www.oclc.org/en/about/awards/ifla-fellowship-program.html http://www.oclc.org/en/about/awards/ifla-fellowship-program.html C&RL News March 2019 132 respected series, Recent Researches in Mu- sic. The Recent Researches in Music series encompasses music from the middle ages through the early 20 century and includes nearly 700 titles to date. A-R Editions recently partnered with Allen Press to reliably deliver RRIMO using their online publishing platform Pinnacle. The platform provides all the major features nec- essary for electronic text delivery in a library setting, including IP address ranges for user authentication, TPS logins, DOIs registered with Crossref, and COUNTER-compliant us- age statistics. A-R Editions has also partnered with Donahue Group Inc. to provide MARC records for all RRIMO titles, as well as for the print versions of new Recent Researches in Music publications. These records will be uploaded to OCLC as well as other cataloging service providers, allowing for easy integra- tion of RRIMO publications into library cata- loging systems. More information is available at www.rrimo.com/. purchase in the OASIS platform. These Proj- ect MUSE ebooks are all digital rights man- agement (DRM)-free, which means users can access them from any personal device or reader without download, print, or copy/ paste restrictions. Founded at Johns Hopkins University, Proj- ect MUSE disseminates scholarly books and journals from hundreds of the world’s most distinguished university presses and scholarly societies. Project MUSE is the latest publisher direct platform to be added to OASIS, a con- figurable web-based ordering tool used by academic librarians to select and order print books, ebooks, and streaming video. Recent Researches in Music Online A-R Editions launched Recent Researches in Music Online (RRIMO), a subscription ser- vice for libraries, in 2018. Patrons of sub- scribing libraries have online, PDF-based, unlimited multiuser access to new and back- list titles published in A-R’s internationally Upcoming ACRL e-Learning Step up your learning this spring by regis- tering for an ACRL e-Learning event. ACRL is offering a variety of new online learning opportunities to meet the demands of your schedule and budget. • Teaching Online in Plain Language: Creating Clear Research Guides, Library Websites, a n d O n - l i n e I n - struction (April 24, 2 0 1 9 ) : Plain lan- guage is a term from the legal field: federal law requires that government agencies use clear communication that the public can un- derstand and use. As online teachers, we can take advantage of the set of clear guidelines and best practices that has grown up around this requirement. Whether you’re writing for a library website, a tutorial, a research guide, or some other format, you’ll learn how to make your materials more accessible to the widest possible audience. • An Introduction to the Creative Commons (May 15, 2019): In this interac- tive webcast, sort fact from fiction by ex- ploring each of the seven C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s licenses in- depth, re- view relevant court cases to see what they tell us about the use of CC-licensed works, and explore best practices for licensing our own works under CC licenses and helping our patrons to do the same. L e a r n m o r e a b o u t t h e s e e v e n t s on the ACRL website at www.ala.org/acrl /onlinelearning. http://www.rrimo.com/ http://www.ala.org/acrl/onlinelearning http://www.ala.org/acrl/onlinelearning March 2019 133 C&RL News Tech Bits . . . Brought to you by the ACRL ULS Technology in University Libraries Committee Looking to up the “engagement factor” of your learning objects? H5P is a free, open source tool that helps you cre- ate interactive HTML5 online content, such as image hotspots, drag and drop, interactive videos, timelines, and more. Once created, objects can be embedded into an LMS or website. An advantage of using H5P is that the end user will not need to install anything to use the learning object. Sharing the interactive learning objects with colleagues is easy. Colleagues can download your object, upload to their own H5P account, and then edit for their own instructional needs. Many of the content types will meet WCAG 2.0 AA criteria. I first learned about H5P during a helpful webinar on creating accessible online learning objects (https://youtu.be /a6UkhP0OCOw). —Kimberly Auger Millersville University . . . H5P https://h5p.org/ EBSCO acquires Stacks EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced the acquisition of Stacks Inc., a library and research web platform. EBSCO partnered with the company in 2016 to release Stacks, a hosted content manage- ment system for libraries. Stacks technol- ogy is designed to simplify the process of creating online content for libraries. It is the first turnkey, responsive web platform with plug and play integrations and mobile apps connected in real time. Stacks allows libraries to market programs and services, manage event registrations and room book- ings, conduct surveys and polls, and create research guides. It also enables libraries to surface their collections and provide the best possible search and discovery experi- ence and more. To learn more, visit www. stacksdiscovery.com. PALNI, WRLC, PALCI collaborate on IR solutions The Private Academic Library Network of Indiana, Inc. (PALNI) is developing collab- orative instances of two open-source insti- tutional repository platforms, Islandora and Hyku, via partnerships with the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) and the Pennsylvania Academic Library Consor- tium, Inc. (PALCI). The work will include analyzing and improving the functionality and capacity of the software to support col- laboration. To benefit the wider community, all developments from the partnerships will be openly available for adaptation. PALNI and WRLC have completed the first phase of the Islandora implementation with a sum- mer 2019 completion expected. PALNI will complete the initial Hyku pilot near the end of 2019. ProQuest One Academic debuts ProQuest launched the first product in its ProQuest One initiative at the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. ProQuest One debuts with the launch of ProQuest One Ac- ademic, a comprehensive interdisciplinary destination for research, teaching, and learn- ing. The resource unifies more than 250 years of curated content across journals, ebooks, video, dissertations, newspapers, and more, covering more than 175 subjects, organiz- ing information within a single experience to improve research outcomes and teach- ing workflows. Designed for all levels of academic research, ProQuest One Academic enables the content sets in each resource to work together seamlessly, driving more insightful and contextual knowledge discov- ery, and features a streamlined workflow, with simpler organization of content that re- duces the frustration and time spent of tog- gling between screens and tabs. Learn more at www.proquest.com/products-services/ ProQuest-One-Academic.html. https://youtu.be/a6UkhP0OCOw https://youtu.be/a6UkhP0OCOw https://h5p.org/ http://www.stacksdiscovery.com http://www.stacksdiscovery.com http://www.proquest.com/products-services/ProQuest-One-Academic.html http://www.proquest.com/products-services/ProQuest-One-Academic.html