(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center Online with the CMC webinar In the Right Order: The Sequence of Series Authority Records. It will take place on August 13, 2026 10am-11am CDT. Join CMC Cataloger Mary Cornell as they look at the basics of series authority records, including fields…
Call for Contributions: Help Build the OSCLIP Open Science Instructional Resources Repository
(Via Nicole Helregel through the ACRL Science and Technology listserv) We invite you to contribute your instructional resources to a new Open Science Collaborative of Library and Information Professionals (OSCLIP) initiative dedicated to building a comprehensive knowledge bank for open science instruction for library and information professionals. Our goal is to collect, organize, and share high-quality instructional…
Call for Participation: Self-Censorship in Academic Libraries
(Via Brittany Fiedler through the ACRL University Libraries Section) You are invited to participate in a research study that will examine to what extent, if any, the current United States administration’s passing of anti-equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) policies, laws, and executive orders, have resulted in censorship or self-censorship in student-facing work. This study has…
Call for Participation: Survey on Libraries and Inclusive Access Programs
(Via Rachel Scott through the ACRL listserv) The study is being conducted via an online survey and should take approximately 10–15 minutes to complete. Your responses will help us better understand how libraries are navigating the adoption of inclusive access programs and what effects, if any, these programs have had on library affordability efforts –…
Registration open for “OER Adopting, Adapting, and Creating with LibreTexts” July 13, 2026 2-3pm
Via CARLI OER Adopting, Adapting, and Creating with LibreTexts will be held via Zoom on Monday, July 13, 2026 – 2:00pm to 3:00pm Register for the session here! Please join CARLI as we demonstrate some of the uses of LibreTexts for OER project planning and management. This workshop will also demonstrate how to get started…
Summer School with the MLA SR Caucus – 2026 Edition
Is learning more about evidence synthesis on your professional development agenda for the summer? If so, the MLA Systematic Review Caucus would like to help you reach your goals! The Caucus is convening a summer learning initiative focused on a free and open to all course on Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis developed by the Campbell Collaboration through the…
Free Online Presentation: Reframing Data: Teaching Ethical Data Practices Centering the Experiences of Enslaved Africans and Their Descendants (June 17, 2026)
Free Online Presentation: Reframing Data: Teaching Ethical Data Practices Centering the Experiences of Enslaved Africans and Their Descendants Presenters: Dykee Gorrell Live Session: Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 1:00-2:00 Central Registration: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QszFn0tRTlyM18dPa9ft4Q Sponsored by the ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee This session introduces an emerging instructional approach to teaching data management and visualization through a critical,…
Registration extended for Library Evidence Synthesis Services Symposium (LESSS), June 15-18, 2026
The Library Evidence Synthesis Services Symposium (LESSS) 2026 is excited to be able to offer open registration throughout the symposium, until June 18, 2026. Register in advance or at any time during the event and attend whenever you are available! This free, fully virtual conference brings together information professionals involved in providing evidence synthesis support…
Opportunity to Present: 2026 Illinois Minority Health Conference on October 27–28, 2026 (Abstracts Due July 10)
The Illinois Department of Public Health is currently accepting proposals for the 2026 Illinois Minority Health Conference, which will be held October 27–28, 2026 at the NIU Naperville Conference Center. This year’s theme is: “Community Over Chaos: The Next 15 Years of Health Equity in Illinois.” Some relevant focus areas that align well with our…
Call for Referred Articles Editors – ISTL June 2026
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship is an open access journal published by the Science and Technology Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries and hosted by the University of Alberta Libraries. We are recruiting 1 Referred Articles editors (volunteer, part-time position) for our editorial board. The appointments will be for a three-year…