(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Health Programming at Your Library”. It will take place on Thursday, January 23, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Join us for ideas on how to create health programs…
Registration Open for SUNYLA Information Literacy Committee’s Annual Instruction Showcase–Online Mon., Jan. 13, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM CDT
(via Nicole Westerdahl, State University of New York Oswego) Registration is now open for the SUNYLA (State University of New York Librarians Association) Information Literacy Committee (SILC) annual Instruction Showcase. It will take place on Monday, January 13, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM CDT via Zoom. Our presenters will inspire you as you gear up…
Call for Participation: Survey on How Prepared Early-Career Academic Library Employees Feel for Taking on Management and Leadership Roles
(via Cathy Austin, Mississippi State University) Our names are Lauren Geiger and Cathy Austin, academic librarians at Mississippi State University Libraries. Currently, we are conducting a survey study to explore how early-career academic library employees feel prepared for taking on management and leadership roles. This research is for residents of the United States who are…
Registration Open for IMLS-Funded 10-Week Online Course “Research Will Save Us”–Begins Mon., Jan. 13
(via Dr. Zhiwu Xie—University of California, Riverside) Supported by IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) grant RE-254915-OLS-23, four ARL member libraries initiated a Joint Professional Development Institute (PDI) in 2023. As part of the Joint PDI, University of North Texas (UNT) Department of Library & Information Science will make a free, MLS-level Research Methods course,…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Book Inhospitable: The Lived Experiences of Librarians–Deadline Fri., Jan. 10
(via Christina Holm, Kennesaw State University) Researchers Holm, Marcano, and Guimaraes welcome chapter proposals on topics related to the lived experiences of library professionals working within dysfunctional organizations. We have outlined several suggested chapter topics; however, we also welcome proposals for topics that we have not identified. Working Title: Inhospitable: The Lived Experiences of Librarians…
Registration Open for CARLI Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Course “Understanding and Promoting Open Educational Resources” (Live Sessions on Feb. 13, 20, and 27, All Thursdays, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM CDT)–Deadline Tues., Feb. 11, or When Course Full
(via CARLI) CARLI is pleased to offer a three-week synchronous and asynchronous course on open educational resources in February, 2025, with the live sessions on February 13, 20, and 27 (all Thursdays) from 9:00 to 10:30 AM CDT each day. Attendees should plan to attend each live session. This virtual course is designed to help…
Call for Proposals: Free Southern Miss Institutional Repository Conference (Thurs., April 24 – Fri., April 25, in Hattiesburg, MS, and Online)–Deadline Fri., Jan. 17
(via Josh Cromwell, The University of Southern Mississippi) The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries are now accepting proposals for the 2025 Southern Miss Institutional Repository Conference (SMIRC), which will take place from Thursday, April 24, to Friday, April 25, on campus in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and online. We are accepting proposals for short concurrent sessions (approx….
Call for Team Applications from Academic Institutions: Inaugural Values-Enacted Leadership Institute (Sun., July 13 – Fri., July 18)–Deadline Wed., Feb. 12
(via Nicky Agate, Carnegie Mellon University) The HumetricsHSS team is thrilled to open applications for teams from institutions of higher education interested in attending the inaugural Values-Enacted Leadership Institute (VELI) from Sunday, July 13, to Friday, July 18. Since 2016, Humetrics has conducted workshops, consultations, and research across a wide range of higher education institutions, helping units…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Mental Health in the Workplace”–Wed., Jan. 15, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Mental Health in the Workplace”. It will take place on Wednesday, January 15, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Many of us spend 40 or more hours a…
Call for Proposals Extended: 2025 Research Analytics Summit (Mon., April 7 – Wed., April 9, in Albuquerque, NM)–New Deadline Fri., Jan. 10
(via Dr. Baron Wolf, University of Kentucky) The call for abstracts for the 2025 Research Analytics Summit has been extended until Friday, January 10. The meeting will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from Monday, April 7, to Wednesday, April 9. Please consider submitting a proposal today or joining a colleague and submitting a collaborative…