(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) Join the CARLI Instruction Committee via Zoom on Friday, February 11, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT, for a discussion about teaching subject headings and keyword searching. We will provide a few brief stories about the inconsistencies we’ve encountered with subject heading indexing and how these findings challenged whether to teach students to…
Day: January 31, 2022
University of Illinois Chicago’s Dr. Jung Mi Scoulas is ACRL Member of the Week for Jan. 31
(via ACRL) Dr. Jung Mi Scoulas, Assistant Professor and Assessment Coordinator at the University of Illinois Chicago, is the ACRL Member of the Week for January 31 – February 6. Below are her answers to questions on how she has benefited from ACRL membership and what her role as an academic librarian means to the…
Reminder: CARLI Commercial Products Committee Seeking Proposals for Accessibility in Libraries Forum (Online Wed., April 6)–Deadline Mon., Feb. 14
Please excuse any cross-posting. (via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University, on behalf of CARLI) The CARLI Commercial Products Committee is seeking proposals for a forum on accessibility efforts in your library. The form will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, April 6, at 10:00 AM CDT. CARLI Members are encouraged to submit proposals on any…
Call for Volunteers: Planning Committee for “Beyond the Numbers” Conference (in St. Louis Nov. 8-10)
(via Katrina Stierholz, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is planning to reconvene its free conference on economic data and information, “Beyond the Numbers”, in St. Louis from November 8 to 10 (Tuesday-Thursday). The conference brings together information professionals to improve their understanding of how to find, use, and…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Health Statistics on the Web” (Wed., March 2, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join the Network of the National Library of Medicine on Wednesday, March 2, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT, for the webinar “Health Statistics on the Web”. This live, 1-hour class will focus on the importance and relevance of health statistics in various contexts, and on the location,…