(via Esther Grassian, University of California – Los Angeles) Please save Thursday, July 17, and Friday, July 18, for the next free LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) Conference! The theme for this year’s meeting is “Tech for Equity: Leveraging Tools and Tech to Build Inclusive Futures”. Details, including a CFP (Call for Proposals), will be forthcoming in…
Day: February 28, 2025
Call for Participation: Survey on Librarian Experience with Automation Tools for Evidence Synthesis
(via Jules Bailey, Florida State University) Calling all evidence synthesis librarians! Do you do evidence synthesis work at your institution, or have you done evidence synthesis work in your career? If so, I’m looking for your experience with and perception of automation tools for evidence synthesis. Automation tools include but are not limited to: search…
Registration Open for NNLM Asynchronous Online Course “Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Community-Based Librarianship”–Mon., March 10 – Fri., March 21
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM asynchronous online course “Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Community-Based Librarianship”. It will take place from Monday, March 10, to Friday, March 21. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. This two-week online course is an introduction…
Registration Open for Library Juice Academy Asynchronous Online Course “Self-Care for Library Professionals: Addressing Stress, Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, and Mental Health Needs”–Mon., June 2 – Sun., June 29
(via Library Juice Academy) Registration is open for the Library Juice Academy asynchronous course “Self-Care for Library Professionals: Addressing Stress, Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, and Mental Health Needs”. It will take place online from Monday, June 2, to Sunday, June 29. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Library professionals are grappling…
Call for Volunteers: CARLI Committees (Application Period from Wednesday, March 12, to Friday, May 2)
(via CARLI) If you have been considering volunteering for a CARLI committee, the application period will open on Wednesday, March 12, and remain open until Friday, May 2. Volunteers chosen will serve a three-year term. Faculty and staff from all CARLI member libraries are encouraged to apply! Service on CARLI committees and task forces affords…
Registration Open for Upcoming Webinars in Kennesaw State University’s “Experts On… Data” Series (Wed., March 26, and Tues., April 15, at 10:00 AM CDT Both Days)
(via Chelsee Dickson, Kennesaw State University) Come learn something new with us! The Scholarly Publishing and Research subunit within the Kennesaw State University (KSU) Libraries invites you to attend our new series of virtual webinars titled “Experts On… Data”. In this series, we’ll hear from KSU experts on a variety of topics regarding research data literacy…
Latest Issue of Library Trends Available; Upcoming Webinar on Wednesday, March 5, and Call for Future Content
(via Melissa Wong—School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce the publication of Library Trends 72 (4). This issue, “Community Librarianship,” discusses the evolution of the roles and responsibilities of libraries to support and serve the communities in which they exist. Anna…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Libraries’ Preparations for Material Challenges
(via Kayla Reed, Grinnell College) I am conducting this research to see if any academic libraries have experienced material challenges and what preparations academic libraries have for this issue. The link below leads to a consent form that describes what you can expect as a participant. You are invited to participate in this research project…
Call for Participation: Doctoral Survey on Leadership Styles and Academic Librarian Engagement in Remote or Hybrid Work Environments
(via Amanda Ziegler, National University) Calling all colleagues working remotely or in a hybrid work environment! My name is Amanda Ziegler and I am a doctoral student at National University. I am conducting an online survey to explore the effects that different leadership styles have on how engaged academic library workers feel when working in…
Call for Proposals: ACRL EBSS Research Committee’s Virtual Research Forum (Wed., May 7)–Deadline Fri., March 14
(via Emily Fornwald, University of British Columbia) The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Research Committee invites proposals for presentations at their virtual research forum, to be held online Wednesday, May 7. Our charge is to investigate and propose ways for education and behavioral science librarians to share ideas about new directions in education and…