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Providing both inspiration and pragmatic guidance to readers as they undertake their own initiatives, this book \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e discusses the results of a unique survey that provides new and structured information on digital library outreach and instruction; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e presents outreach case studies illustrating uses of social media promotion, integration of digital collections into teaching and instruction activities, partnerships with external campus units or community organizations, and other activities; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e explores many types of instruction, from drop-in class sessions and training to course-integrated instruction and ways that digital library practitioners can contribute to the Open Educational Resources (OER) and open pedagogy movements; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e details the digital humanities and digital scholarship programs developed at the University of Utah by many of the authors through cross-departmental collaboration; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e describes the ways in which the pandemic spurred many institutions to use rapid response collecting to practice community engagement; and \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e speculates on future directions for outreach and instruction for digital libraries. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Neatrour\u003c\/b\u003e, Head of Digital Library Services at the University of Utah, manages programs in Operations, Utah Digital Newspapers, Digital Preservation, and Digital Initiatives and Metadata. She enjoys partnering with faculty and students on digital projects and developing collaborative best practices. She received her MILS from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Myntti\u003c\/b\u003e, Associate University Librarian for Metadata and IT at Brigham Young University, is responsible for the administration of the library's cataloging, metadata, archival processing, IT operations, software engineering, and user experience units. He has worked on digital library projects at multiple academic institutions and a library vendor for over 20 years. He received his MLIS from the University of Alabama. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the Digital Curation Librarian at the University of Utah, \u003cb\u003eRachel Jane Wittmann\u003c\/b\u003e creates metadata for digital collections and develops digital exhibits that document historic and current events in Utah. In addition, Rachel enjoys exploring ways to interpret metadata with data visualizations. She received her MLIS from Pratt Institute's School of Information. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebekah Cummings\u003c\/b\u003e is the Digital Matters Interim Director at the University of Utah. In her role, Rebekah coordinates digital scholarship activities between the Marriott Library, College of Humanities, College of Fine Arts, College of Architecture and Planning, and School for Cultural and Social Transformation. Rebekah's research interests include data management for the arts and humanities, digital humanities, and library advocacy. She received her MLIS from the University of California, Los Angeles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the Digital Collections Librarian at the Oregon Historical Society, \u003cb\u003eJane Monson\u003c\/b\u003e focuses on the development, description, and promotion of the organization's digital collections. She previously spent 15 years as an academic librarian, coordinating digital library efforts at institutions in Missouri and Colorado. Jane received her MLS from the University of Iowa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMegan Myres McMillan\u003c\/b\u003e is pursuing a Master of Public Administration at Brigham Young University. She worked on research projects regarding cataloging, IT, and digital libraries at the BYU Library for seven months during her undergraduate education. 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