(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Library Association (MLA) Collection Development Caucus is excited to announce the publication of Health Sciences Collection Development: An Overview of Fundamental Knowledge and Practices (second edition), an update to the caucus’s Collection Development Best Practices document published in 2019. You…
Day: January 6, 2023
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Create Effective Data Visualizations” (Mon., Feb. 13, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the upcoming NNLM webinar “Create Effective Data Visualizations”. It will take place on Monday, February 13, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Join us for Love Data Week 2023! Data visualization…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for ACRL 2023 Conference, Themed “Forging the Future” (March 15-18, Wed.-Sat., in Pittsburgh, PA, and Virtually), Ends Fri., Jan. 20
(via ACRL) The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the opening of registration for the ACRL 2023 Conference, to be held March 15-18 (Wednesday-Saturday) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and virtually. Higher education has changed dramatically over the last few years. Academic libraries are addressing an increased emphasis on remote learning, rising calls for social justice,…
Reminder: Nominations for ACRL Board of Directors 2024 Elections Due Wed., Feb. 15, 2023
(via Ali Larsen, Siena College) In November, the call for nominations for the ACRL Board of Directors was announced. Candidates for the positions of ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect and Director-at-Large are being sought for the 2024 elections. The ACRL Leadership Recruitment and Nomination Committee (LRNC) encourages members to nominate themselves or others to fill these important roles….
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association Carterette Series Webinar “Teaching and Assessment of Metacognition” (Wed., Feb. 15, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Emily Williams, Georgia State University) The Georgia Library Association Carterette Series Webinars presents “Teaching and Assessment of Metacognition”. It will take place on Wednesday, February 15, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. There is no cost to attend. Please see below for more details, including instructions to register. Description: Metacognition is often an invisible by-product…
Reminder: Applications for RAILS CE Event Grants Due Fri., Feb. 10
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) RAILS again invites networking groups, consortia, and libraries to apply for a RAILS Continuing Education Event Grant. This grant supports CE events for RAILS member libraries towards the development of library staff and trustees. To qualify, CE events must be made available to all RAILS member libraries. RAILS will prioritize events focused on equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility…
Call for Submissions: Second Annual Graphic Medicine International Collective Award (Deadline Tues., Feb. 14)
(via Matthew Noe, Harvard University) With the new year comes time for the second annual Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) Award! This award recognizes an outstanding health-related comics project published in the prior year (in this case, comics published in 2022). Last year was the inaugural year and the shortlist makes an excellent reading list…
Call for Proposals: 21st Annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit (at College of DuPage Fri., April 28)–Priority Deadline Mon., Jan. 23
(via Sveta Stoytcheva, DePaul University) Illinois Information Literacy Summit Stronger Together: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Media & Information Literacy Date: Friday, April 28, 2023 Location: College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL The College of DuPage Library and the DePaul University Library are pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 21st Annual Illinois Information…
Call for Submissions: Upcoming ILA Reporter Article on 2022 Expansion, Renovation, and New Building Projects (Deadline Fri., Jan. 20)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Has your library undergone renovations or new building in 2022? Share the news with the library community by submitting the project for the ILA Reporter “Library Buildings 2022” article in the March, 2023 issue. Submissions should include: At least one high-resolution image of the exterior At least one high-resolution image…
Reminder: ACRL Science & Technology Section Future Modalities Task Force Seeking Volunteers (STS Membership Not Required)
(via Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University) Are you a librarian with responsibilities or interests in the sciences? Do you have ideas and opinions on the different formats (e.g., virtual, in person, different timings) or other creative solutions that the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) can use for meetings, events, and gatherings moving forward?…