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Member of the Month

Member of the Month: Hope Kelly, December 2023

The DOLS Member of the Month initiative started in 2018 as a way to highlight the diverse members of DOLS and their contributions to the distance and online library community. This month, we highlight Hope Kelly, Online Learning Librarian at Virginia Commonwealth University. How long have you been a DOLS member?3 years Where do you…

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Member of the Month

Member of the Month: Camille Abdel-Jawad, November 2023

The DOLS Member of the Month initiative started in 2018 as a way to highlight the diverse members of DOLS and their contributions to the distance and online library community. This month, we highlight Camille Abdel-Jawad, Instruction & Outreach Librarian & Assistant Professor at Park University. How long have you been a DOLS member?3 years…

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Member Publications

2023 Publications

Calling all DOLS members: The Research & Publications Committee wants to celebrate what you’re writing, designing, and saying! Please share your publications, posters, and presentations via this brief Google Form. We know distance and online learning is only one piece of the larger educational puzzle, so if your publications are outside that scope… share them…

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Member Publications

2022 Publications

Calling all DOLS members: The Research & Publications Committee wants to celebrate what you’re writing, designing, and saying! Please share your publications, posters, and presentations via this brief Google Form. We know distance and online learning is only one piece of the larger educational puzzle, so if your publications are outside that scope… share them…

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DOLS News

AI in Academic Libraries: Teaching and Learning

Please join the ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section (DOLS) Instruction Committee on Monday, November 6, 2023 at 2 pm ET/1 pm CT/12 pm MT/11 am PT for “AI in Academic Libraries: Teaching and Learning.” We are pleased to welcome Amy James and Ellen Hampton Filgo, from Baylor University, to speak about AI in Academic…

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Member of the Month

Member of the Month: Alyssa Valenti, October 2023

The DOLS Member of the Month initiative started in 2018 as a way to highlight the diverse members of DOLS and their contributions to the distance and online library community. This month, we highlight Alyssa Valenti, Electronic Resources & Web Services Librarian and Library Chair at Raritan Valley Community College. How long have you been…

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Member of the Month

Member of the Month: Melissa Atkinson, September 2023

The DOLS Member of the Month initiative started in 2018 as a way to highlight the diverse members of DOLS and their contributions to the distance and online library community. This month, we highlight Melissa Atkinson, Director of Distance & Online Library Services at Abilene Christian University. How long have you been a DOLS member?6…

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Top 5 Articles

Top 5 Articles on Anti-racism and Teaching and Learning Online

Compiled and annotated by Brittni Ballard, Kelsey Diemand, Niki Fullmer, Sam Harlow, and Kaiya Schroeder, members of the DOLS Anti-racism and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. The internet may technologically connect us more now than ever, but how socially connected are institutions and their teachers and learners? The five articles in this collection explore the…

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Writing For Instruction Materials

This workshop on writing for instruction materials facilitated by Heidi Burkhardt covers foundational principles and helpful guidelines that you can use anytime you’re trying to explain how to do something in writing. While synonymous with writing for web pages, strategies and best practices in web writing are useful for tutorial creation, online learning objects, and…

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Top 5 Articles on Algorithmic Literacy

Compiled and annotated by Michael Saar, Peter Brunette, and Natalie Haber, members of the ACRL DOLS Research and Publications Committee. Algorithms have become increasingly influential in shaping the way we access, evaluate, and use information. This collection of article summaries delves into the topic of algorithms and its implications for information literacy. The articles highlight…