(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) Join us August 21-24 for the 2023 IFLA WLIC North America Virtual Hub hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The Mortenson Center for International Library Program and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library are honored to be hosting and coordinating one…
Day: August 17, 2023
Registration Open for Next NNLM Health Misinformation Webinar Series Presentation, “Casting a Wide Net: Combating Health Misinformation in Alaska”–Tues., Aug. 29, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Erica Lake, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) Registration is now open for the NNLM webinar “Casting a Wide Net: Combating Health Misinformation in Alaska”. It will take place on Tuesday, August 29, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. In the…
Registration Open for RUSA Emerging Technology Section Webinar “Data Visualization for Libraries: Many Uses, Many Outcomes”–Wed., Sept. 13, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Jason Coleman, Kansas State University) Curious about unleashing the potential of data visualization in your library? The Reference and User Services Association’s Emerging Technology Section Discovery Committee is pleased to host a discussion on the use of data visualization, a tool that can be used in public, academic or special libraries to better understand…
Registration Open for Free ACRL “Project Outcome 101” Webinar–Tues., Aug. 22, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
(via ACRL) Are you interested in measuring learning outcomes to drive change, make data-informed decisions, and demonstrate the impact of programs and services at your library? Then join us from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT on Tuesday, August 22, for a free Project Outcome 101 webinar. This one-hour webinar will introduce you to everything the Project Outcome…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Libraries–Deadline Sat., Oct. 14
(via Amanda Boyer, Susquehanna University) We are collecting chapter proposals for an upcoming, edited ACRL publication, Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Libraries (working title, forthcoming Summer 2025). Universities and colleges are seeing a rise in neurodiverse students enrolling in higher education, and due to the pandemic, more students are reporting issues with anxiety and depression. Academic libraries must adapt their spaces,…
Call for Participation: ILA Advocacy Committee Survey on Planning Future Legislative Meet-Ups–Deadline Wed., Aug. 23
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Advocacy Committee would like to know your thoughts on ILA’s advocacy program. Prior to the pandemic, ILA would host a series of eight in-person meet-ups across the state. In 2021 and 2022, we held six regional virtual meet-ups. In 2023 we focused on meeting with new members of the…
Registration Open for NNLM’s Free Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum–Six Sessions Between Tues., Sept. 12, and Thurs, Sept. 28
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) Join NNLM and partners for its Virtual Disaster Preparedness Forum, a three-week slate of online events that will bring awareness, learning and discussion regarding preparedness and response to unforeseen, traumatic events. This free virtual forum on disaster planning and preparedness will feature expert…
Call for Education Program Proposals: 2024 ALA Annual Conference (Thurs., June 27 – Tues., July 2, in San Diego, CA)–Deadline Mon., Sept. 18
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The call for education program proposals for the 2024 American Library Association Annual Conference is now open. The 2024 meeting will take place in San Diego, California, from Thursday, June 27, to Tuesday, July 2. Please see below for more information. Proposal Evaluation Criteria The Education Program Proposal Rubric and Poster Proposal Rubric are included…
New Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States with Explanatory Text Now Available
(via Dawn Mick, Iowa State University) The newly-revised Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States with Explanatory Text (2023) has been approved by the ALA RUSA Board of Directors and is now in effect. Anyone in the United States who handles interlibrary loan requests or supervises resource sharing operations should read and familiarize themselves with the new Interlibrary Loan…