(via Elizabeth Webster, Michigan State University) The next free webinar in the A&E Inside Bytes series, hosted by the Special Library Association Academic & Education Community and ACRL’s EBSS Education Committee, will occur at 12:30 PM CDT on Friday, September 8. It will feature Kelly Giles and Brian Sullivan (James Mason University), who will share their experience with…
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Call for Submissions Extended–DLFtoolkit V.4: Critical Digital Literacy (New Deadline Fri., Sept. 15)
(via Mackenzie Salisbury, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) The DLF (Digital Library Federation) Digital Library Pedagogy group (aka #DLFteach) invites contributions to Volume 4 of the #DLFteach Toolkit, an open access resource providing peer-reviewed lesson plans and concrete instructional strategies. Volume 4 of the #DLFteach Toolkit will be a resource for information professionals…
Registration Open for ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Webinar “AI for Education Librarians: A Virtual Forum”–Wed., Sept. 27, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Alison Lehner-Quam–Lehman College, City University of New York) Registration is open for the webinar “AI for Education Librarians: A Virtual Forum”. It will take place on Wednesday, September 27, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. In this virtual forum, hosted by the ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section’s Instruction for Educators Committee, attendees will learn…
Midwest Chapter of Medical Library Association Announces Keynote and Plenary Speakers for 2023 Conference–Online Wed., Oct. 11 – Fri., Oct. 13
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration for the Midwest / MLA (Medical Library Association) 2023 Conference is now open. The meeting will take place online from Wednesday, October 11, to Friday, October 13. The keynote speaker is Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBe. She will speak on “Data Sharing for…
Call for Participation: Survey on Using ChatGPT for Information Literacy Instruction–Deadline Sun., Oct. 1
(via Melissa Del Castillo, Florida International University) If you currently use or plan to use the generative text tool ChatGPT in conjunction with your information literacy instruction, we want to hear from you! We hope to understand better how librarians use this artificial intelligence chatbot in their information literacy instruction and how they view the…
Call for Participation: ILA Annual Conference Community Project with Central Illinois Foodbank
(via the Illinois Library Association) In an effort to connect with local organizations and model collaboration for our attendees, the 2023 ILA Annual Conference will feature a community project. Our partner in this project, the Central Illinois Foodbank, is a non-profit organization addressing food insecurity in the central and southern Illinois area. In the last fiscal…
Registration Open for AAC&U Webinar “The AI Revolution: Transforming Higher Education for the Workforce of Tomorrow”–Wed., Sept. 13, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via the American Association of Colleges & Universities) Registration is open for the AAC&U webinar “The AI Revolution: Transforming Higher Education for the Workforce of Tomorrow”. It will take place on Wednesday, September 13, at 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. While much of the discussion surrounding higher…
Opportunities for Libraries to Participate in National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 19
(via Jon Martin, Program Manager – ALA Chapter Relations Office) Please feel free to share these resources as appropriate. ALA is once again partnering with Nonprofit Vote as a Premier Partner for National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 19, 2023. ALA encourages libraries and library workers to engage voters year-round and also encourages you and your library to register to…
UIUC Mortenson Center’s Dr. Peggy Nzomo is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) Dr. Peggy Nzomo, International Library Initiatives Specialist Senior Associate for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, is the ACRL Member of the Week for August 28 – September 3. To read her Member of the Week interview, including how she works to promote international librarianship on the…
Registration Open for CARLI OER Community Chats on Mon., Sept. 11 (2:00-3:00 PM CDT) and Mon., Oct. 16 (1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Please join the CARLI OER Committee for upcoming informal discussions: OER Community Chats are intended as a space for Illinois libraries to have a conversation, to share current experiences, and to learn from each other. They are not recorded; however, discussion points will be shared afterwards. Please register for each session….