Chelsea Heinbach (Libraries), along with colleagues Charissa Powell, University of Delaware; Hailley Fargo, Northern Kentucky University; and Nimisha Bhat, Smith College, presented "Forging the Future of Library and Information Sciences Researchers Through Community" at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference.

Amber Sewell (Libraries) presented "Information privilege: Exploring an interdisciplinary barrier" at the Association of American Colleges & Universities' 2023 Conference on Equity, Diversity, and Student Success.

Brittany Paloma Fiedler and Brittani Sterling (both Libraries) and James Cheng, with the Library of Congress, presented, "We're Still Here at Mid-Career: Retention of Academic Librarians of Color and Our Lived Experiences," at the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2023 Conference, Forging the Future. The presentation…

Amanda Melilli (Libraries) gave a presentation, "Sharing Pride Through Curriculum Materials Collections: The Evolution of LGBTQIA+ Representation in Picture Books," with Alicia G. Vaandering, University of Rhode Island, and James Rosenzweig, Eastern Washington University, at the 2023 Association of College and Research Libraries Conference.…

Aidy Weeks (Libraries) is the co-recipient of the Carla J. Funk Governmental Relations Award from the Medical Library Association. The award recognizes medical librarians who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the area of governmental relations at the federal, state, or local level, and who has furthered the goal of providing quality…

Amanda Koziura (Libraries) had an article, "Designing and implementing an instructional triptych for a digital future," published in the Journal of Academic Librarianship.

Amanda Melilli (Libraries) has completed her term serving as chair of the American Library Association's Rainbow Book List Committee with the publication of the 2023 Rainbow Book List. Melilli, an associate professor and head of the Teacher Development & Resources Library, led a team of 12 youth librarians from across the country to…

Emily Lapworth (Libraries) had her article, "Getting to Know Digital Collections Users," published in the Journal of Western Archives. 

Brittani Sterling's (Libraries) article, "Can't We All Just Cathect Along? ," was published in the WeHere publication UpRoot: a publishing collective that exists to center the works, knowledge, and experiences of BIPOC within the context of the library and archives community. It encourages interdisciplinary and intersectional…

Maggie Farrell (Libraries) has been appointed as the American Libraries Association representative to the Board of Trustees for the American Library in Paris. During this two-year term, which runs through December 2024, Farrell will serve as an ex-officio member of the board and support educational and professional opportunities between the…

Aidy Weeks (Libraries) and Jamia Williams, University of Utah, were invited to present on their advocacy work before the Interagency Working Group tasked by the Office of Management and Budget to review and consider changes to racial and ethnic minimum reporting standards. Their presentation "Racial and Ethnic Categories: Impact on Medical…

Yuko Shinozaki (Libraries) is the recipient of a Rebel Spirit Award for demonstrating the Rebel spirit through her work processing interlibrary loan requests and assisting students and faculty at Lied Library.