(via Bernie Folan, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association) OASPA is excited to announce our first webinar of 2025, “Open access funders and enablers outside the library: fresh perspectives and lesser-heard voices”, will take place on Thursday, January 23, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Supporting open access (OA), and the transition to OA, needs money…
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Call for Proposals: Inaugural Big Ten Academic Alliance Student Wellness Symposium (Online Wed., April 23 – Thurs., April 24)–Deadline Mon., Feb. 10
(via Emily Rimland, Penn State University) The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Student Wellness Symposium planning group invites you to submit a presentation for the inaugural BTAA Student Wellness Symposium, taking place online Wednesday April 23, and Thursday, April 24. It’s open to anyone, not just BTAA members. The BTAA Student Wellness Symposium is a space for anyone…
Registration Open for Next ACRL STS Hot Topics Online Panel Discussion, “OER Evolved: AI, Libraries, and the Next Generation of Open Education”–Tues., Feb. 4, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Meg Frost, Brigham Young University) Registration is open for the next ACRL Science and Technology Section Hot Topics panel discussion, “OER Evolved: AI, Libraries, and the Next Generation of Open Education”. It will take place virtually Tuesday, February 4, at 1:00 PM CDT. Open Educational Resources (OER) are transforming education, and the integration of…
Registration Open for ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Online Forum Finding Common Ground: Using the Psychology Companion Document for Strategic Outreach (Wed., Feb. 5, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Dawn Behrend, Dean of University Libraries at Lenoir-Rhyne University) The ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) invites you to join us for our annual virtual discussions forum on Wednesday, February 5, at 1:00 PM CDT. The forum is titled Finding Common Ground: Using the Psychology Companion Document for Strategic Outreach. Please see below…
Reminder: First HSLI Coffee & Conversation of 2025 Online Thursday, January 16, at 3:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary) Happy New Year! I hope you can join us for an informal chat session–HSLI Coffee & Conversation–on Thursday, January 16, at 3:00 PM CDT via Teams. No agenda and not recorded–bring your wins, losses, challenges to share. How are you doing with the new EBSCOhost interface? Questions? E-mail Frances.drone-silvers@carle.com or call (217) 383-4513….
NLM’s FREESHARE Renewal Form Coming Soon–Deadline to Respond is Fri., Feb. 28
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) FYI. A notice about a forthcoming call to renew or cancel FREESHARE (posted on another listserv) is being re-shared below permission of Margot Malachowski, NNLM Region 7. Per Margot, at this time, the purpose of this initiative is to clean up the…
First HSLI Coffee & Conversation of 2025 Online Thursday, January 16, at 3:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary) Happy New Year! I hope you can join us for an informal chat session–HSLI Coffee & Conversation–on Thursday, January 16, at 3:00 PM CDT via Teams. No agenda and not recorded–bring your wins, losses, challenges to share. How are you doing with the new EBSCOhost interface? Questions? E-mail Frances.drone-silvers@carle.com or…
Registration Open for Webinar “AI Basics for Educators: What You Need to Know”–Thurs., Jan. 16, at 11:00 AM CDT
(via Lindsay O’ Neill, Linday O’Neill Consulting LLC) Registration is open for the free webinar “AI Basics for Educators: What You Need to Know”. It will take place on Thursday, January 16, at 11:00 AM CDT. Discover how artificial intelligence is shaping education. This 30-minute session will provide a high-level overview of AI’s current applications…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinars in Conjunction with Love Data Week (Mon., Feb. 10 – Fri., Feb. 14)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) In conjunction with Love Data Week (Monday, February 10 – Friday, February 14), the Network of the National Library of Medicine will offer five sessions at which attendees can learn about data, how to use it, and how to assist others when…
Call for Proposals: Special Issue of IASSIST Quarterly on Aligning Qualitative Data Services with Open Science and Access–Deadline Fri., Jan. 31
(via Jessica Hagman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) The Qualitative Social Science & Humanities Data Interest Group (QSSHDIG) of is hosting a special issue of IASSIST Quarterly on data services for qualitative work that may be of interest to any of you working with qualitative data or researchers. In 2019, members of the IASSIST Qualitative Social Science…