(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary, and Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Join us for a virtual coffee break with colleagues. No agenda – Bring your Sessions will not be recorded. QUESTIONS? Contact frances.drone-silvers@carle.com Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 244…
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Registration Open for LOEX 2024 Conference–Thursday, May 2 – Saturday, May 4, in Naperville
(via Annie Armstrong–Daley Library, University of Illinois Chicago) Registration for the LOEX 2024 Conference is now open. The meeting will take place in Naperville, IL, from Thursday, May 2, to Saturday, May 4. The registration form is available here. Please be prepared at the time of registration to provide basic contact information and food preferences,…
ACRL Chapters Council Holding Webinar on Unique or Interesting Projects by State and Regional Chapters (Wed., Feb. 21, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)–No Registration Required
(via Eric Edwards, ACRL Chapters Council Chair) Need ideas for collaboration among different types of libraries? Looking for examples of “thinking outside the box” to solve problems? Interested in what your colleagues in other state and regional ACRL chapters have been up to lately? Then consider attending the ACRL Chapters Council webinar on unique or…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Overview”–Thurs., Feb. 15, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar ” NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Overview”. It will take place on Thursday, February 15, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. The NIH Data Management and…
Call for Proposals: True North Science Boot Camp (Sun., June 9 – Tues., June 11, in Winnipeg, Manitoba)–Deadline Thurs., Feb. 29
(via Justin Fuhr, University of Manitoba) Are you a science or technology librarian? Do you have research, innovative programs, or practices you’d like to share with other librarians? The True North Science Boot Camp 2024 will take place from Sunday, June 9, to Tuesday, June 11, and will be held on the Fort Garry campus of the University of…
Call for Papers: Library Trends Issues on Generative AI and Libraries–Deadline Fri., March 1
(via Melissa Wong, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Information Sciences) The journal Library Trends is pleased to announce a call for papers for two back-to-back issues on generative AI and libraries, the first focusing on applications and practical impacts on libraries and the second focusing on ethical concerns. We welcome articles that address…
Registration and Call for Proposals Open for STEM Information Professionals Mini Conference (in-Person Thurs., March 14 – Fri., March 15, at Barnard College in NYC; Also Virtual Option)
(via Mea Warren, University of Houston) We’re excited to support the first annual STEM Information Professionals Mini Conference in March at Barnard College in New York City, co-sponsored by Barnard College, New York University Libraries, Columbia University Libraries, The Cooper Union Library, and the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). Also, presentation proposals are currently being accepted! (Please see…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Information privilege: Beyond the individual and into the collective”–Wed., March 6, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Registration is open for the free webinar “Information privilege: Beyond the individual and into the collective”. Sponsored by the ACRL University Libraries Section’s Professional Development Committee, the webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 6, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including…
Call for Papers and Special Issue Editors: Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy (Rolling Submissions)
(via Dr. Emily Knox–School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy announces a call for papers and special issue editors. The Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy (JIFP), a double-blind peer reviewed publication, is topically focused on practical, moral, ethical, philosophical, and theoretical issues of intellectual freedom and informational privacy within the…
Call for Proposals: CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Tues., June 18)–Deadline Fri., March 8, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via Denise Green, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 12th annual Instruction Showcase, to be held virtually on Tuesday, June 18. CARLI members and Illinois LIS students are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics, and are encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year: New…