(via Dr. Amy Beth, Southern Connecticut State University) The Association of College & Research Libraries New England Chapter (ACRL-NEC) and the New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) will hold a joint conference virtually on Thursday, June 11, and in person at Holy Cross College (Worcester, MA) on Monday, June 15. We welcome proposals that acknowledge ……
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Registration Open for ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Embedding Data Services within a Digital Scholarship Lab”–Wed., April 22, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Katie Perry—California State University, Los Angeles) Registration is open for the ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee webinar “Embedding Data Services within a Digital Scholarship Lab”. It will take place on Wednesday, April 22, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This program explores how to effectively incorporate data services into existing digital scholarship…
Final Reminder: Research Survey Moral Injury: Academic Library Workers in Children’s Literature Spaces Closes Fri., May 1
(via Dr. Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University) Given the current sociocultural and political landscape, we invite academic library workers with responsibilities related to children’s literature collections in the United States to respond to the Moral Injury: Academic Library Workers in Children’s Literature Spaces survey that seeks to uncover potentially morally injurious events and reveal…
Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “Metadata Basics: Dublin Core”–Thurs., April 9, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center Online with the CMC webinar “Metadata Basics: Dublin Core”. It will take place on Thursday, April 9, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Join CMC Metadata Cataloger Kat Anderberg as they explore Dublin Core, a metadata vocabulary commonly used…
Registration Open for ACRL DOLS Research and Publications Committee Spring 2026 Author Forum, “Librarians as Researchers”–Wed., May 13, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
(via Kimberly Bailey, University of Pittsburgh) Registration is open for the ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section (DOLS) Research and Publications Committee Spring 2026 Author Forum, “Librarians as Researchers”. It will take place online Wednesday, May 13, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please join us for a moderated panel featuring three librarians who will…
Call for Participation: RAILS Strategic-Planning Survey (Limited to RAILS Member Libraries)–Deadline Wed., April 22
RAILS is starting the process of creating a new strategic plan, and we would like your input. We’re asking staff at RAILS member libraries to participate in an online survey to share your knowledge and understanding of RAILS, the work we do, and how it affects you and your libraries. Any level staff member at any RAILS member library…
Save the Date: 2026 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium–Mon., Sept. 28 – Wed., Sept. 30, in West Lafayette, IN
(via Marianne Stowell Bracke, Wayne State University) We are excited to see everyone in person at the 2026 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, from Monday, September 28, to Wednesday, September 30. The in-person format will include networking and unconference-type hands-on sessions as well as lightning talks, longer presentations, panels,…
Call for Participation: Research Study “Inclusive Metadata Practices in Digital Libraries”
(via Stephanie Luke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) We are writing to you to invite you to participate in a survey for a research study Inclusive Metadata Practices in Digital Libraries. This study seeks to better understand how institutions approach inclusive description and metadata work within digital library environments. If you currently work with digital library…
Registration Open for ALA LearnRT Webinar “Reimagining Safety with the Library Safety Volunteers”–Thurs., April 16, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Lindsay O’Neill, Linday O’Neill Consulting LLC) Registration is open for the ALA LearnRT (Learning Round Table) webinar “Reimagining Safety with the Library Safety Volunteers”. It will take place on Thursday, April 16, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. The presenter is Heath Umbreit, who works as an Adult Services Librarian at a public library…
Next LILi Show & Tell, “Rejuvenate Adjuncts with a Library Retreat”, Online Wed., April 15, at 1:00 PM CDT (No Registration Required)
(via Esther Grassian, University of California Los Angeles) Please join us for another great LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) Show & Tell, “Rejuvenate Adjuncts with a Library Retreat”. The session will take place online Wednesday, April 15, at 1:00 PM CDT. The presenters are Melissa Johnson, Interim Director, Duda Family Business Library, and Tracey Rinehart, Instruction Coordinator…