For those whose primary language isn’t English, finding books in one’s own culture can be difficult. In our project, we want to connect Indigenous people who speak minoritized languages with public library books in their native tongue. We envision an application built in collaboration with regional public libraries to encode less common languages or translated books in a way easily discoverable. Our target audience is indigenous people seeking to discover more books in their native language. However, we also consider public library systems as another stakeholder in our application, because they will facilitate the upload of data into our application.

This project aims to provide assistance to the Health Systems - Maternal Mortality Rates and Drivers (HS-MMRD) team at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) on the creation of a health facility classification and healthcare personnel mapping, for use on investigating why maternal mortality ratios have not decreased, despite an increase of deliveries in health facilities. A public interest article was written for the Think Global Health (TGH) website, which illustrates barriers to accessing maternal healthcare in Kenya, and includes an infographic of differences in travel times to birthing facilities for patients in urban versus rural areas.

This study examined the accessibility practices of commonly used partners for the Kitsap Regional Library system. Through research a survey designed to assess barriers to service was created and then used to assess the accessibility of five community partners through a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens. Using the gathered data an internal community partner guide and accompanying training packet was created for the use of Kitsap Regional Libraries. In addition, feedback on the results of the survey has been offered to each community partner.

Your library needs its own Climate Action Plan now. Few North American libraries undertake proprietary climate action planning. LibCAPs is a simple guide to help libraries develop and implement their own Climate Action Plans (CAPs). LibCAPS synthesizes climate policy research, government agency guidelines, domestic and international climate action plan templates, library responses to climate change, and incorporates climate risk assessment tools. LibCAPs provides: Best Practices for writing and implementing CAPs Recommended risk assessment and modelling tools Roadmaps for actionable tasks Examples of collaboration Advocacy guidance for funding Policy ideas for your library and local government

Authentically enacting principles of participatory design, Liberating Literature installed a six-session, self-sustaining storytelling curriculum for children at Compass Housing Alliance, a facility that supports residents having experienced traumas related to homelessness. Extant research attributes distinct therapeutic value to the practice of community reading and links narrative building to both self-expression and resilience; thus, Liberating Literature employed collaborative design methodologies to ensure users both benefited from and enjoyed these protective practices. Upon the program’s conclusion, users communicated an interest in continuing work with Liberating Literature, as well as significant increases in creative confidence and sense of environmental agency through program ownership.

From our experience working in Longview, WA as a Longview Public Library employee and a Head Start Teacher Assistant, we noticed a need for families to engage with books, the outdoors, and each other. StoryWalks seemed like the perfect solution. From a Google Forms survey, a guest book, and informal conversations, our results showed that the approximately 187 participants overwhelmingly enjoyed the experience and wanted a permanent StoryWalk in our city. Since then our sponsor has secured the funding, we have quotes from vendors, and we are awaiting approval from Parks and Recreation to install a permanent StoryWalk.

This work explores ways in which developing language used to describe immigrant groups reflects labor, industrial and land development interests, which may still influence our perceptions today. The site is both a digital exhibit and a pedagogical tool that can be used to form new connections and create original work. The work was designed to provide researchers with multiple "ways in" to the material, depending on learning preferences, and serves as a model for how we can analyze, host and curate a large and diverse amount of material and present it in accessible and engaging ways to encourage future research.

Within the realm of veterinary information, there are two major free resources: The Merck Veterinary Manual, and PubMed. Unfortunately, as PubMed, and by extension its controlled vocabulary, MeSH, are intended for human medical data, it is difficult for most users to make the jump between these two resources. This project is intended to bridge these two resources, however, was of mixed success, as the level of equivalency was so low that using MeSH at all was rarely more effective than just using a well-structured search. However, giving the students structure to their search aided the effectiveness of their searches immensely.

Incomplete, out-of-date, or inaccurate information in Scarecrow Video’s Oz database hinders staffs’ ability to help patrons find desired titles and keep track of the collection. As of Spring 2022, we have corrected and added metadata–such as alternate titles, UPC and IMDB numbers, supplemental information, etc.–for 440 Film Noir titles, 614 Sci-Fi TV titles, and 459 Disney titles, totaling 1,512 revised titles. This project will improve accessibility for staff and patrons. Given the unique collection held at Scarecrow, cleaner and more up-to-date metadata will make it easier for staff to assist customers in finding their desired materials.