(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is open for the MEDLIB-ED webinar “All You Need to Know to Do an MLA Systematic Review”. It will take place on Wednesday, February 8, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This webinar is free to both MLA members and non-members. Do you have systematic review experience and skills…
Month: February 2023
IACRL Communications Committee Seeking Examples of Illinois Academic Librarians Who Have Accepted a New Position or Had a Recent Publication, for Inclusion in Spring 2023 IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Mon., March 6
(via Janis Joyce Shearer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The IACRL Communications Committee is highlighting recent career changes and publications by Illinois academic librarians in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have: changed positions since September 2022; or published since September 2022; and would like to be included in our Spring issue, please send your…
Registration Open for Free Virtual ConnectedLibFEST, Focusing on Small and Rural Libraries (Wed., March 15 – Thurs., March 16)
(via Dr. Mega Subramaniam, University of Maryland) Registration is now open for ConnectedLibFEST, the first ever connected learning event specifically focused on small and rural libraries. This free virtual experience takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, March 15 and 16, from 12:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. It is hosted by the University of Washington and University of Maryland…
Final Reminder: Proposal Submissions for Free 2023 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (Online from March into June) Due Fri., Feb. 3, with Option to Apply for Extension Through Wed., Feb. 8
(via Carmen Byg, OCLC) OCLC is excited to announce the 2023 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (RSC23), a series of free virtual events from March into June. The program committee, consisting of members from the ILL community and OCLC staff, is particularly interested in creating a program series around topics, including: Configuring and integrating systems Diversity,…
Registration Open for Webinar “NNLM Grants and Proposal Writing” (Thurs., Feb. 9, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “NNLM Grants and Proposal Writing”. It will take place on Thursday, February 9, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Designed for the beginning grant proposal writer interested in NNLM funding, this class presents a general overview of grant…
Reminder: Submissions for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Due 5:00 PM CDT on Fri., Feb. 10
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Past President) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite….
ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group Holding First Friday Forum on Fri., Feb. 3, at 11:00 AM CDT–Topic “Communicating Evidence-Based Practice: Using Standards to Find Common Ground” (No Registration Required)
(via Anna Ferri, Roseman University of Health Sciences) Join the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group for this First Friday Forum conversation on Friday, February 3, starting at 11:00 AM CDT. Communicating Evidence-Based Practice: Using Standards to Find Common Ground Have you faced challenges in providing appropriate library support for Evidence-Based Practice instruction? While EBP is…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee’s Virtual Research Forum (Scheduled for May, 2023)–Deadline Mon., March 13
(via the ACRL EBBS Research Committee) The ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee invites proposals for presentations at their virtual research forum, to be held online in early May 2023. Our charge is to investigate and propose ways for education and behavioral science librarians to share ideas about new directions in education and behavioral…
Call for Nominations: Illinois Library Association Awards–Deadline Mon., May 15
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The ILA Awards Committee is excited to announce that nominations for the 2023 ILA awards are now being accepted here! ILA awards recognize excellence in librarianship and library services in Illinois. The time has come to recognize colleagues, friends, managers, mentors, mentees, or anyone else who exemplifies leadership and/or…