(via Emily Williams, Georgia State University) Registration is open for the free Georgia Library Association Carterette Series Webinar “Responsibly Implementing AI in Libraries and Archives: Introducing a Decision-Making Tool for Practitioners”. It will take place on Wednesday, October 30, at 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Description…
Month: October 2024
Save the Date: North American Virtual Reference Online Conference–Tues., Feb. 25 – Thurs., Feb. 27, with Theme “Applying the Trends of Tomorrow, Today”
(via Sara Peté, Washington State Library) Save the date for the NAVR (North American Virtual Reference) Online Conference, which will take place from Tuesday, February 25, to Thursday, February 27. The theme is “Applying the Trends of Tomorrow, Today”. The future of libraries is unfolding today, with many institutions embracing cutting-edge technologies and innovative strategies…
Registration Open for Webinar “How Open Science Can Advance Equity for People with Disabilities”–Wed., Oct. 23, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT
(via Amy Suiter, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine) Join us for the webinar “How Open Science Can Advance Equity for People with Disabilities”. It will take place on Wednesday, October 23, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. Bonnielin Swenor,PhD, MPH, Endowed Professor of Disability Health and Justice at Johns Hopkins University, will…
Registration Open for Free Chicago Area Medical Archivists 2024 Medical History Symposium–Thurs., Nov. 7, 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM CDT, Online and in Person at Rosalind Franklin University
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The free Chicago Area Medical Archivists 2024 Medical History Symposium will take place on Thursday, November 7, from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM CDT. This will be a hybrid event, with both an online option via Zoom, and in-person sessions at Rosalind…
Registration Open for SLA and ACRL Webinar on Academic Services for Incarcerated Persons (Fri., Oct. 11, at 11:30 AM CDT)–Presenter is UIUC’s Rebecca Bott
(via Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott, The College of New Jersey) The next free webinar hosted by the Special Libraries Association Education Division and ACRL’s EBSS (Education and Behavioral Sciences Section) Education Committee will occur at 11:30 AM CDT on Friday, October 11. The webinar features Rebecca Bott (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), who will talk about academic…
Call for Applicants: National Library of Medicine Associate Fellows for 2025-2026–Deadline Fri., Jan. 24, 2025, at 2:00 PM CDT
(via Jamia Williams, NNLM Training Office) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks early and second-career librarians interested in advancing equitable and innovative futures for biomedical libraries within five years of graduation to participate in a one-year fellowship that fosters the development of librarians seeking to lead in medical or health sciences libraries. A cohort…
Next HSLI Coffee & Conversation on Thursday, Oct 17, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary, and Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Join us for the October Coffee & Conversation – an opportunity to visit virtually with your colleagues – for a chance to hear what’s new, what’s exciting, and what’s challenging. It will take place on Thursday, October 17, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM…
Information on Keynote Speaker and Continuing Education Sessions Available for 2024 HSLI Conference (Online Wed., Oct. 23 – Fri., Oct. 25)–Registration Deadline Mon., Oct. 21
(via Laura Killingsworth, Illinois State University) Please join us for the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference, taking place virtually from Wednesday, October 23, through Friday, October 25. We have a wonderful slate of speakers, continuing education events, and poster and lightning talk sessions. Here’s what you can expect from our keynote and continuing education courses: Wednesday, October 23: Thursday, October 24: Friday,…
Call for Public Comment and Endorsement: CARLI Statement on the Importance of Librarians in Academic Libraries
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) At its September, 2024, meeting, the CARLI Governance Board discussed the growing national climate of budget cuts, mergers, and closures in higher education, for colleges and their libraries. In response to this disturbing trend, the Board approved the Statement on the Importance of Librarians in Academic Libraries. With this statement specifically,…
ACRL Science and Technology Section Book Club Holding Next Meeting Online Fri., Nov. 22, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT, to Discuss How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems that Shape Our World
via Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University) Interested in joining the ACRL STS (Science and Technology Section) Book Club? Feel free to join us for our next book, How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems that Shape Our World, by Deb Chachra. We will meet online Friday, November 22, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. If you would…