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Sacred Practices, Secular Texts: Community and connection at the Midwest Data Librarian Symposium
Brooks-Kieffer, Jamene
Brooks-Kieffer, Jamene
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Abstract
The Midwest Data Librarian Symposium traditionally closes with a reflective, contemplative session. This iteration of the closing reflection takes the opportunity to onboard newer Symposium attendees to the practice of offering and engaging in reflection in a professional setting. This reflection examines applying sacred reading practices to secular texts for community-building and connection. Attendees applied the sacred reading practice of Florilegia to phrases and ideas from the Symposium captured by attendees, who submitted these "sparklets" via an anonymous web form.
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These slides were presented as the closing reflection at the 2025 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium, held at Michigan State University and hosted by Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and the University of Michigan on October 20-22, 2025. For more information about the Symposium, see https://mw-data-lib-symposium.github.io/website/.
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2025-10-22
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Data Librarian, Community, Sacred Reading Practice, Ritual, Florilegia
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Brooks-Kieffer, Jamene (2025, October 22). “Sacred Practices, Secular Texts: Community and connection at the Midwest Data Librarian Symposium.” Midwest Data Librarian Symposium, Lansing, MI.