Schedule and Access
Community Calls for 2024/2025 will be the Third Wednesday of each month from 1pm to 2pm (Pacific). Login information will be included at the top of the agenda, which is linked below with recordings, transcripts, and chat logs. Contact Amy Coughenour if you missed the login information, or contact Elizabeth Duell if you would like to be added to the DUX Discussion List to receive the agendas and other program information.
The DUX Community Engagement Standing Group encourages all Alliance member staff to attend our community calls, especially if your work includes user experience; accessibility; diversity, equity, and inclusion; reference and instruction; liaisonship; or other areas of library work where you directly assist, support, and engage with users.
Topics and Questions
If you have a question to ask or an issue to bring up with the community, contact Amy Coughenour or use the Anonymous Ask form!
Agendas and Recordings
Beginning with January 2022, DUX Community Calls use a running agenda format for the academic year, with the newest meeting consistently at the top of the document. This offers easy context and searchability.
October 2024 to June 2025
- November 20, 2024 – Recording (54:07, YouTube), Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Central Staff Updates (community spaces, Helmer Award, Primo items)
- AI in Practice (Exploring AI Research Assistants)
- Kate Wimer, George Fox University
- Taylor Ralph, Oregon State University
- October 16, 2024 – Recording (50:15, YouTube), Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Central Staff Updates (SCTS Days, Ex Libris – October 2 outage, Ex Libris – webinars)
- Introductions from DUX Standing Groups: ASG, DEISG, DCESG, and UXSG
- DUX Program upcoming Year in Context (Google Slides)
- Feedback Conversations
- What are you excited about doing this year? What are you curious about?
- What challenges could you use help with?
- What DUX-related topics would you like to discuss this year? (Zoom poll)
- How would you like us to engage with you during DUX Community Calls? (Zoom poll)
October 2023 to June 2024
- June 20, 2024 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Standing Group Updates (DEISG members)
Emily Moxley, Central Oregon Community College; Lizzie Aubrey, Southern Oregon University; Galin Brown, Willamette University; Nicole Gustavsen, Gonzaga University; Bing Li, University of Oregon; Kael Moffat, Saint Martin’s University; Julia Stone, Portland State University; Kelly Walker, Portland Community College- Gender and Sexuality terms update
- User Experience Standing Group Updates (UXSG members)
Andy Peterson, Western Washington University; Leah Cover, The Evergreen State College; Lily De La Fuente, Reed College; Tom Dodson, Southern Oregon University; Emily Pearson, Whitman College; Amanda Pirog, University of Washington; Kathleen Veldhuisen, Chemeketa Community College- User Experience in Physical Spaces toolkit update
- Straw Poll (via Zoom poll): What would you like to see from the UX Standing Group next year?
- Open Discussion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Standing Group Updates (DEISG members)
- May 23, 2024 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Accessibility Standing Group Updates (ASG members)
Zachary Grant, Clark College; Joanna Bailey, Western Washington University; Michele Burke, Chemeketa Community College; Emily Cukier, Washington State University - Community Feedback Survey – due by end of day on Friday, June 21
- DUX Program Review/Updates
- DUX Program Days reminder (June 4-6)
- Accessibility Standing Group Updates (ASG members)
- April 18, 2024 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Central Staff Updates – Save the Dates (DUX Program Days and upcoming LGBTQ+ Training Series sessions)
- AI Conversations: Exploring and Sharing AI LibGuides
- Jen Klaudinyi (Portland Community College), AI and Information Literacy
- Chelsea Leachman & Emily Cukier (Washington State University), Generative Artificial Intelligence
- Conversation Follow-Up (limited notes taken in the agenda)
- March 21, 2024 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Central Staff Updates – Accessibility and Ex Libris (data gathering), DUX Program Days (June 4-6) CFP, and watch for DEISG survey for information about challenge experiences
- Updates from Standing Groups (written): ASG, DEISG, DCESG, and UXSG
- Library Instruction and AI
- Theresa Yancey (Chemeketa Community College)
- Arielle Rodriguez and Peggy Burge (University of Puget Sound)
- Conversation Follow-Up
- February 15, 2024 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Central Staff Updates – Zoom registration option check; accessibility items (conversation follow-up, informal continuing conversation, Primo logo files and alt-text, accessibility issues with Primo Showcase carousel)
- Updates from Standing Groups (written): ASG, DEISG, DCESG, and UXSG
- AI Topics Feedback Survey Results
- Rethinking Plagiarism & Cheating
- Upcoming AI Conversations
- January 18, 2024 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Central Staff Updates – Ex Libris accessibility webinar; DUX Program Day(s) feedback
- Member Sharing & Discussion: Reference Models
- Hacherl Research & Writing Studio – Gabe Gossett (WWU)
- Student Reference Assistants – Pam Martin (WSU)
- Collaboration with Campus Departments – Lorena O’English (WSU)
- Updates from Standing Groups (written): ASG, DEISG, DCESG, and UXSG
- December 19, 2023 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Cooperative Reference Services & Models, with Jennifer Cox (Answerland) and Sara Peté (AskWA)
- November 16, 2023 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Central Staff Updates – Helmer Award, DUX discussion list polls and feedback, December Community Call schedule feedback
- Updates from Standing Groups: ASG, DEISG, DCESG, and UXSG
- Reference Staffing – Poll feedback for reference service models, followed by discussion
- October 19, 2023 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
September 2022 to May 2023
- May 23, 2023 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Updates, including Standing Groups (ASG and DEISG)
- Reviews and previews (DUX program updates, fines-free conversation, UX in physical spaces)
- April 25, 2023 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Updates, including Standing Groups (ASG and DEISG)
- Fines-Free Conversation Part 1 (theory) – equity, options, fears and concerns, successes, user experience, and other adjacent topics
- February 28, 2023 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Updates, including Standing Groups (ASG and DEISG)
- …With Literacy and Justice for All: Library Services to Refugees & Newcomers – Claire Dannenbaum (LCC)
- PCSG request for feedback about the text a call number feature – Perri Moreno (UI)
- January 24, 2023 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Updates, including Standing Groups (ASG and DEISG)
- Conversation: UX in physical spaces, accessibility-related activity at local libraries, Primo VE check-in
- December 13, 2022 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Updates, including Standing Groups (ASG and DEISG)
- UX in physical spaces
- November 22, 2022 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- October 25, 2022 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Updates, including Standing Groups (ASG and DEISG)
- DEI/DUX associated talks
- Research, Reading & Writing Studio – Janet Hauck (SPU)
- DEISG: DEI vocabulary and usage (discussing disability) – Robert Perret (UI)
- DUX project for FY23 – UX in physical spaces
- Primo VE check-in
- September 27, 2022 – Recording, Automated Transcript, Chat Log
- Updates and scope overview
- Discussion to plan for the upcoming year