Save the Date: WHSLA Wisdom Chat Sept. 26: Ashley Zeidler will present on The Data Services Continuing Professional Education Program

Ashley Zeidler, MLIS

The upcoming WHSLA Wisdom Chat features Ashley Zeidler on the topic of Professional Growth in Data Services.

Friday, September 26, 2025  from 2-3 pm CST

In this Wisdom Chat, Ashley Zeidler, MLIS, Scholarly Communications Librarian at The Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries, will share her experience going through the 2024 cohort of the Data Services Continuing Professional Education (DSCPE) program. This twelve-week program included learning modules from RDMLA, live sessions with data science professionals, and a capstone project which allowed participants to work directly with a mentor institution. This proved to be an invaluable experience that I would encourage anyone else who is interested in data services to apply for. 

Prior to the session, feel free to view the LibGuide she created for her host institution.  

Bring any questions about the program or her experience to the Chat.

Ashley’s presentation will be followed by our usual round of sharing.

WHSLA Wisdom Chats are open to all WHSLA members in good standing.  Meeting invitations will go out in early September.  If you are a current member and did not receive an invitation, please contact Michele Matucheski, WHSLA Wisdom Chat coordinator filling in for Barb Ruggieri this year.   There's still time to join/renew your membership, if you want to attend this session.

This session will be recorded and made available for later viewing on the members only section of the WHSLA Website.  Special thank you to Paije Wilson and Ebling Library for hosting and recording the session.  

Summary of Ashley Zeidler's Creative Commons Licensing Guide

 

Ashley Zeidler, MLIS, received one of the $500 WHSLA CE grants in 2023.  Last fall, she attended a 10-week virtual course on The Creative Commons (CC) and Licensing.  She graciously shared her learnings with WHSLA via the WHSLA Wisdom Chat on Feb. 9, 2024.

In her presentation, Ashley gave an overview of the following:

1. The Creative Commons Certification Online Course 
2. Creative Commons (CC) Licenses
3. Creative Commons Resources & Search Tools

She highlighted the following Creative Commons Search Tools that make it easier to find images in the Creative Commons: 

• CC Search
• Flickr
• Google Image Search
• Noun Project
• Wikimedia Commons
• Unsplash

Ashley distilled what she learned into a LibGuide for The Medical College of Wisconsin's Library on The Creative Commons Licensing. *   Please see her guide for more detailed info. on all aspects of The Creative Commons and licensing.

* Ashley's guide is licensed under CC BY, so it can be re-used and adapted via the Creative Commons.