(via LOEX) How does library instruction intersect with creativity, design, and futurism? Explore these ideas and more at LOEX 2025 from Thursday, May 15, to Saturday, May 17, in Pasadena, California! The theme of the 53rd Annual LOEX Conference is “Crafting a Future for Information Literacy”. The center of the American Arts and Crafts movement and birthplace…
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Registration Open for American Libraries Live Webinar “Accessibility Partners: Building Inclusive Experiences in Libraries”–Tues., Nov. 19, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via Karen Grondin, Arizona State University) Registration is open for the American Library Association’s American Libraries Live webinar “Accessibility Partners: Building Inclusive Experiences in Libraries”. It will take place on Tuesday, November 19, at 12:00 PM CDT. In today’s digital landscape, it’s more important than ever for academic institutions to ensure their websites, applications, physical space, and digital…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Library Accessibility Efforts
(via Dr. Jennifer Steele, Louisiana State University) Are you a librarian at an academic library who would be willing to share about your library’s accessibility efforts? Consider completing the following survey. The survey is being conducted by Dr. Jennifer Steele with the School of Library and Information Studies. Dr. Steele can be reached by phone…
Registration Open for Carterette Series Webinar “Reflections on Reality Hitting Home: Academic Impact of Database Cancellations Two Years Later”–Wed., Dec. 4, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Ashley Dupuy, Kennesaw State University) Registration is open for the Georgia Library Association’s next Carterette Series webinar, “Reflections on Reality Hitting Home: Academic Impact of Database Cancellations Two Years Later”. This free event will take place on Wednesday, December 4, at 1:00 PM CDT. Description In the spring of 2022, our librarians had to deselect…
Registration Open for Free Scholarly Snippets Webinar “Evidence Synthesis Protocols and Why They Are Important”–Mon., Nov. 18, 1:00-1:30 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration is open for the free Scholarly Snippets webinar “Evidence Synthesis Protocols and Why They Are Important”. It will take place on Monday, November 18, from 1:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. Why is writing or registering a protocol essential for an evidence synthesis…
Registration Open for 2024 STELLA! (Science, Technology, and Engineering Library Leaders in Action) Unconference Online Fri., Dec. 13, From 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT–Deadline Fri., Nov. 15
(via Jeffra Bussmann–California State University, East Bay) We look forward to seeing you online for the 2024 STELLA! (Science, Technology, and Engineering Library Leaders in Action) Unconference on Friday, December 13, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT. Since this is an unconference, you drive the agenda and the choice of discussion topics. In order for your voice…
Registration Open for Free 2024 Northeast Institutional Repository Day–Online Thurs., Dec. 5 (12:00 – 4:00 PM CDT) and Fri., Dec. 6 (9:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Dr. Erin Jerome, University of Massachusetts Amherst) Registration for the 2024 Northeast Institutional Repository Day (NIRD24) is now open! This free event will take place online Thursday, December 5 (12:00 – 4:00 PM CDT) and Friday, December 6 (9:00-11:00 AM CDT). All interested librarians, including those from outside the Northeast, are welcome to attend….
Reminder: MLA Collection Development and Hospital Library Caucuses Holding Joint Forum on How Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions Affect Library Contracts–Online Wed., Nov. 20, at 2:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Library Association’s (MLA’s) Collection Development and Hospital Library caucuses are excited to announce our next joint forum–an informal online presentation/discussion on how hospital mergers and acquisitions (M&A) impact library contracts! Join us online Wednesday, November 20, at 2:00 PM CDT, via…
Save the Date: Best Practices Exchange 2025, “Behind the Scenes: People and Practice”–Mon., June 9 – Wed., June 11, in Columbia, SC
(via Tracy Popp, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Join the 2025 Best Practices Exchange (BPE) from Monday, June 9, to Wednesday, June 11, at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. The meeting’s theme will be “Behind the Scenes: People and Practice”. BPE is a community of digital librarians, archivists, records managers, and other information…
Call for Participation: Research Study “Exploring knowledge management in academic libraries”–Researchers Include Chicago State University’s Joanna Kolendo
(via Jennifer Corbin, Stetson University) You are invited to participate in a research study titled “Exploring knowledge management in academic libraries” conducted by Joanna Kolendo, Associate Professor and Research & Electronic Resources Librarian at Chicago State University; Jennifer Corbin, Associate Professor and Director of Public Services at Stetson University; and Joshua Vossler, Dean of University Libraries…