(via Hillary Richardson, Mississippi University for Women) The DLF (Digital Library Federation) Digital Library Pedagogy group invites all interested digital pedagogy practitioners to contribute to a literacy- and competency-centered #DLFteach Toolkit, an online, open resource focused on lesson plans and concrete instructional strategies. The toolkit will emphasize the teaching of literacies and competencies foundational for digital…
Day: August 25, 2021
Registration Open for Virtual ALA Legislative Summit (Sat., Oct. 16, 12:00-3:30 PM)–Limited to Legislative Liaisons
(via Megan Cusick, ALA) We are pleased to announce that ALA will host a virtual Legislative Summit on Saturday, October 16, from 12:00 to 3:30 PM CDT. Please note that this is not a public event, since it is intended for key legislative liaisons within ALA and its statewide organizations and space is limited. In recent…
Reminder: Applications for 2022 Class of ALA Emerging Leaders Due Mon., Aug. 30
(via Michelle Demeter, New York University) The American Library Association (ALA) is still accepting applications for the 2022 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). Details on the program criteria can be found on the Emerging Leaders webpage. The deadline to apply is Monday, August 30, 2021. Apply now here. The ALA EL program is a leadership…
Call for Participation: Survey on Making STEM Collections More Inclusive and Diverse
(via Alyssa Young, James Madison University) Fellow STEM librarians: You are being asked to participate in a research survey conducted by Alyssa Young and Kelly Giles from James Madison University. The American Library Association interprets a diverse collection as one that “should contain content by and about a wide array of people and cultures to…
Registration Open for LIS Pedagogy Chat “Some Best Practices in Collaborative Teaching with Faculty Colleagues: What I Learned in 2020, and What I Know for Sure in 2021” (Fri., Aug. 27, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Dr. Laura Saunders, Simmons University) Please join us for the next LIS Pedagogy Chat on Friday, August 27, at 1:00 PM CDT. This session’s topic is “Some Best Practices in Collaborative Teaching with Faculty Colleagues: What I Learned in 2020, and What I Know for Sure in 2021”, with a brief framing by Leslie…
Registration Open for ALA LRRT Webinar “”Co-Creating Knowledge in LIS Research: An Indigenous Researcher’s Approach” (Fri., Aug. 27, 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Dr. Africa Hands, East Carolina University) Join the ALA Library Research Round Table for a free webinar, “Co-Creating Knowledge in LIS Research: An Indigenous Researcher’s Approach”. The event will take place on Friday, August 27, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. Dr. Sandy Littletree will lead a discussion on an approach to research based on…