(via Irina Holden, State University of New York – Albany) Would you like to expand your views on science and technology librarianship? Are you a library student or new librarian with lots of questions, and looking to find some insight into the profession? Are you considering a career change switching to STEM librarianship or looking…
Month: August 2024
Call for Proposals: ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Webinar “Cool Things We Cataloged” (Late October or Early November)–Deadline Fri., Sept. 13
(via Martha Lawler, Louisiana State University) The Bibliographic Standards Committee of the ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section is seeking presenters for our fall webinar, “Cool Things We Cataloged”. This will be the fourth year that we have hosted a webinar with this topic. We are looking for a broad range of presenters (catalogers, archivists,…
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series Webinar “Counteracting Health Misinformation and Supporting Climate Resilience: The Work of a Public and Academic Partnership in San Diego County, CA”–Wed., Sept. 25, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Ashley Dupuy, Kennesaw State University) Registration is open for the free Georgia Library Association Carterette Series Webinar “Counteracting Health Misinformation and Supporting Climate Resilience: The Work of a Public and Academic Partnership in San Diego County, CA”. It will take place on Wednesday, September 25, at 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more…
Registration Open for EBSCO Webinar “Serials Management: E-Resources Basics” (Includes non-EBSCO Resources)–Thurs., Aug. 29, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration is open for the EBSCO webinar “Serials Management: E-Resources Basics”. It will take place on Thursday, August 29, at 1:00 PM CDT. Please note that the webinar is not limited to EBSCO resources, and attendees not need to be EBSCO customers….
Registration Open for Next Online with the CMC Webinar, “Whose Research Is This Anyway?: Studying Cataloging Theses”–Thurs., Sept. 12, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the next Online with the CMC webinar, “Whose Research Is This Anyway?: Studying Cataloging Theses”. It will take place on Thursday, September 12, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Join catalogers Eric McKinney and Mary Cornell as they show you the process and…
Call for Program Proposals: ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinars for 2024-25–Deadline Fri., Sept. 27
(via Jason Kruse, Northwestern University) The ACRL University Libraries Section’s Professional Development Committee (PDC) hosts several online programs throughout the year. Prior programs are available here. The PDC welcomes proposals for online programs that further ACRL members’ professional development, knowledge, and practice. Proposals should be grounded in theory and/or practice. We encourage the use of…
Final Reminder: Call for Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference (Online Wed., Oct. 23 – Fri., Oct. 25) Poster and Lightning Talk Submissions Closes Sun., Sept. 1
(via Laura Killingsworth, Illinois State University) This is a reminder that the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference will take place virtually from Wednesday, October 23, to Friday, October 25. HSLI is seeking proposals for both lightning talks and poster presentations. The submission deadline is fast approaching, on Sunday, September 1. We welcome posters or…
Slides and Other Supporting Materials for HSLI Webinar “‘The World is Full of Genies’: Writing Proposals that Win Grants” Now Available
(via the webinar organizers) Thank you very much to everyone who attended yesterday’s webinar. For those who could not participate or did attend but would like to review presentation materials, the slides and other supporting documents are now available here. The presenters’ contact information is below. Frances Drone-Silvers: frances.drone-silvers@carle.com Carmen Howard: choward4@uic.edu Stacey Knight-Davis: slknight@eiu.edu…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Telling the Story of your Research Impact with Bibliometrics and Altmetrics for Promotion and Tenure”–Mon., Sept. 16, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Registration is open for the free ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee webinar “Telling the Story of your Research Impact with Bibliometrics and Altmetrics for Promotion and Tenure”. It will take place on Monday, September 16, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more…
Registration Open for MLA Collection Development Caucus Virtual Discussion “Historical Medical Books: Where Do they Live in your Collections?”–Tues., Sept. 10, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Does your library have a collection of historical medical books? Have you wondered if they should be part of your general collections or part of special collections? Using the article “Evaluating a historical medical book collection” (PMC6774551) as a backdrop to discuss…