(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) The CARLI Preservation Committee is pleased to invite you to join a Professional Development Alliance (PDA) webinar “Working with Fire Professionals”, presented by Chief John High of the Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) on Tuesday, January 25, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. This program, described fully below, will look at identifying…
Month: January 2022
Call for Presentation Proposals: 2022 Learning Innovations Conference (Online Wed., April 27)
(via Angelina Mabrey, Rend Lake College) We are excited to welcome everyone back to the Learning Innovations Conference! This year the conference will be held as a virtual one-day conference via Zoom on Wednesday, April 27. We are seeking presenters to host an array of topics related to “Innovative Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Technology”. We encourage…
NNLM Announces January Reading Club Topic, “Health Misinformation”
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) On behalf of the NNLM Reading Club team (Darlene Kaskie, Tess Wilson, Lorin Jackson, Shannon Jones, Stefania Acosta Ramirez and Michele Spatz), we are thrilled to announce the January, 2022, NNLM Reading Club topic, “Health Misinformation”. We encourage you to learn how to spot health misinformation by reading…
Call for Paper Submissions: LRRT Research Forum at 2022 ALA Annual Conference (Deadline Mon., Jan. 31)
(via the American Library Association) The ALA Library Research Round Table (LRRT) is accepting paper submissions for the LRRT Research Forum at the 2022 ALA Annual Conference, currently scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., from Thursday, June 23, to Tuesday, June 28. The LRRT Research Forum will feature 15-minute presentations of library and information…
Save the Date: Free 2022 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians (Online Tues., June 14 – Thurs., June 16)
(via Jennifer Hart, University of Chicago) The 2022 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians will be held from Tuesday, June 14, to Thursday, June 16, and will be hosted by the University of Rochester. The Boot Camp is being planned by members from Miami University in Ohio, Ohio State University, Purdue University, Rochester Institute…
Call for Applications: ILA Inclusive Travel Grants for National Conferences (Deadline Tues., Feb. 1)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association is pleased to announce that applications for our new Inclusive Travel Grants for National Conferences are now being accepted. Each year, five $1,000 stipends (no reimbursement) will be awarded to librarians and library staff who have faced structural barriers to national participation, including those eligible for…
Registration Open for Free SUNYLA Midwinter Virtual Conference “There’s No Map for That: Adventures in Library Innovation, Integration, and Collaboration” (Online Fri., Feb. 4, 9:00 AM – 2:45 PM CDT)
(via Bill Jones, State University of New York College at Geneseo) Registration is now open for the SUNYLA (State University of New York Librarians Association) Midwinter Virtual Conference 2022. Themed “There’s No Map for That: Adventures in Library Innovation, Integration, and Collaboration”, the event will take place on Friday, February 4, from 9:00 AM to 2:45…
Call for Guest Authors: 2022 “Consumer Resources Review” Column for Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet (First Submission Deadline Fri., April 1)
(via Kat Phillips, Penn State University) The Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet is seeking guest authors for the “Consumer Resources Review” column for 2022. This column should review a consumer health website, such as AVERT or NIDA for Teens (previously reviewed). Sites do not necessarily have to be .gov or .org; they can be…
Save the Date: ILA Forum Open House (Online Friday, February 25)
(via the Illinois Library Association) We’re hosting our very first forum open house! The event will take place online Friday, February 25! If you’re a personal member of ILA who wants to get involved, this is your chance to meet managers and members of ILA forums and learn about their work. If you are not…
Reminder: Registration Open for Online With the CMC Webinar “Doublin’ Down on Dublin Core” (Thurs., Jan. 20, 10:00-11:00 AM)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) This is a reminder that registration is open for the next Online With the CMC webinar, “Doublin’ Down on Dublin Core”. The webinar will take place on Thursday, January 20, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Dublin Core, vocabulary terms usually used to describe digital resources, will be discussed, as well as the…