(via Anna Zook, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) The Wisconsin Association of Academic Libraries (WAAL) Conference is an interactive virtual experience taking place Wednesday, August 7. This event offers opportunities for academic librarians and library staff to connect and share ideas. The keynote speaker for this year’s meeting is Mike Caulfield, who is a researcher, an…
Day: August 1, 2024
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Archives Task Force Webinar “Developing an Archives: Embracing the Messiness of the Real World”–Wed., Sept. 18, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration is open for the webinar “Developing an Archives: Embracing the Messiness of the Real World”. It will take place on Wednesday, September 18, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Are…
Reminder: Registration Open for “Free People Read Freely: Literacy, Inclusion, and Democracy” Symposium–in Urbana-Champaign on Tues., Aug. 20, and Wed., Aug. 21
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Registration is open for the “Free People Read Freely: Literacy, Inclusion, and Democracy” symposium. It will take place from Tuesday, August 20, to Wednesday, August 21, in Urbana-Champaign, IL. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. The University of Illinois System will host a symposium…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Collection Development and Reference Strategies for Sexual and Reproductive Health Information”–Wed., Aug. 14, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Collection Development and Reference Strategies for Sexual and Reproductive Health Information”. It will take place on Wednesday, August 14, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Looking to provide…
Call for Submissions Extended: Library Juice Press Annual Paper Contest–New Deadline Sun., Sept. 1
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Library Juice Press has extended the deadline for entries in its annual paper contest, from August 1 to Sunday, September 1. The intention of this contest is to encourage and reward good work in the field of library and information studies, humanistically understood, through a monetary award and public…
Reminder: Proposals for Florida Chapter of ACRL’s Virtual Annual Conference, “Proving Our Worth Within and Beyond the Academic Community” (Fri., Oct. 25), Due Fri., Aug. 2
(via Ana Diamand, Lake-Sumter State College) The Florida Chapter of ACRL (FACRL) is seeking proposals for presentations and poster sessions for the 2024 FACRL Virtual Annual Conference, which will take place on Friday, October 25. In the last few years, we have presented many challenges to academic libraries and librarianship that required us to defend our…