(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Region 6) Science is for everyone! Through citizen science and community-driven research, non-scientists can advance health and wellness in communities. Now you can explore citizen science through the lens of community and environmental health with a new edX course, “Citizen Science: Gearing Up for Discovery”, developed at…
Day: June 12, 2021
Registration Open for ALA LIRT Online Forum “Planning for Fall: Sustainable Collaborations in High School to College Transitions” (Wed., June 23, at 2:30 PM CDT)
(via Kristi Addleman Ritter, Penn State Mont Alto) Please join members of ALA’s Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Transitions to College Committee for a one-hour discussion forum on “Planning for Fall: Sustainable Collaborations in High School to College Transitions”. We are hopeful that participants will include those with experience in developing collaborations as well as…
University of Illinois System/CARLI Awarded $1 Million Open Textbook Pilot Grant
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) The University of Illinois System/CARLI has been awarded a 3-year $1.08 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Open Textbooks Pilot Program – a competitive grant program based on US Senate Majority Whip and Illinois Senator Richard Durbin’s Affordable College Textbook Act. The grant will fund Illinois SCOERs (Support for Creation…
Registration Open for “Library Services to Refugees during the COVID-19 Pandemic” Webinar (Fri., June 18, at 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Amber Hayes, American Library Association) In observance of World Refugee Day, UIUC’s Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and the American Library Association have partnered to host a webinar on Friday, June 18, at 12:00 PM CDT. The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for communities worldwide and the libraries that serve them. Libraries have…
Registration Open for Free STEM Librarians Collaborative 2021 Meeting (Online July 21-22, Wed.-Thurs.)
(via Jennifer Hart, University of Chicago) Registration is now open for the STEM Librarians Collaborative 2021 Meeting. It will take place on July 21 and 22 (Wednesday-Thursday), from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT each day. This is an online conference via Zoom and is free This conference offers an opportunity to learn from other…