(via Hilary Kraus, Brown University) The deadline approaches to submit your favorite database tip to the Medical Library Association’s User Experience (UX) Caucus for our second Favorite Features & Sneaking Solutions lightning round! The event will take place online Wednesday, February 19, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Essential Information Essential Links
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Call for Volunteers: ACRL Committees for 2025-26–Deadline Fri., Feb. 28
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Are you ready to be considered for an opportunity to advance learning and transform scholarship through an Association of College and Research Libraries committee appointment? ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect Brad Warren invites you to volunteer to serve on a 2025-26 division or section committee. Face-to-face attendance at conferences is not required,…
Reminder: Deadline to Complete Survey “Proficiencies for Assessment in Academic Libraries: Importance and Where They Should Be Acquired” is Sun., Dec. 15–Research Team Includes UIC’s Dr. Jung Mi Scoulas
(via Dr. Becky Croxton, Colorado State University) If you are engaged in library assessment we would love to hear from you! This is a final reminder to please provide your input for this student- and new-librarian-led survey. This project is spearheaded by a current LIS graduate student and a recent graduate of library school. The…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee’s 2025 Virtual Forum (in March–Exact Date and Time TBD)–Deadline Mon., Dec. 23
(via Kala Dunn, University of South Carolina) The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee invites you to submit a proposal for a presentation at our 2025 Virtual Forum. The hour-long forum will be held in March, with the exact date to be determined based on availability of the speaker(s). It will feature a 45-minute presentation,…
Call for Participation: Research Study on Incorporating Mindfulness into Academic Library Leadership Practices–Deadline to Submit Preliminary Questionnaire is Friday, Jan. 3
(via Cynthia Romanowski, SWAN Library Services) I am a doctoral candidate in Interdisciplinary Leadership Studies Higher Education Administration at Governors State University’s College of Education and Human Development. I am conducting a research study on how incorporating mindfulness into academic library leadership practices is perceived to impact the well-being and work environment of library employees….
Call for Submissions: “Biz of Digital” Column in Upcoming Issues of Against the Grain
(via Michelle Flinchbaugh–University of Maryland, Baltimore County) “Biz of Digital” is a column in Against the Grain. It features discussions by working librarians on digital collections, digital repositories, digital scholarship, data services, and technology. Its audience is librarians in all types of libraries and vendors of products, services, and systems that support library digital services….
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Book Libraries and the Futures of the Humanities–Deadline Sat., Feb. 1
(via Dr. Mark Dahlquist, Miami University in Ohio) The editors of a book project, Libraries and the Futures of the Humanities, call for chapter proposals for a volume that Rowman & Littlefield has invited us to submit, focused on how libraries can play a role in reimagining the humanities during a time of crisis and…
Call for Participation: Workshop Series “Implementing assessment tools for library impact on students’ academic success” (April 21 – June 16, 2025, with Instructors from UIUC and NIU)–Deadline Thurs., Jan. 30, with Participation Limited to 50
(via Kimberly Shotick, Northern Illinois University) Are you looking to enhance your assessment knowledge and skills? Don’t miss our upcoming workshop series designed to empower you with practical tools and insights. This two-year project, titled “Implementing assessment tools for library impact on students’ academic success” (2024-2026) was made possible in part by the Institute of…
Call for Proposals: ALA Learning Round Table’s Upcoming LearningExchange Newsletter–Deadline Fri., Dec. 6
(via Colleen Hooks, Orange County Library System) ALA’s Learning Round Table is looking for articles for the upcoming LearningExchange Newsletter. Anything related to continuing education, or staff training and development in libraries is welcome. Articles should be 500-700 words in length, written in an informative style. Previous topics have included best practices, techniques, resources, programs,…
Call for Session Proposals: 8th Empirical Librarians Conference (Wed., May 21 – Thurs., May 22, Hybrid and in Richmond, VA)–Deadline Mon., Jan. 13
(via Dr. Nina Exner, Virginia Commonwealth University) Are you a library person who does original research or one who supports researchers? Join us for the 8th Empirical Librarians Conference on Wednesday and Thursday, May 21-22, 2025, a hybrid gathering of in-person and online attendees focusing on the unique place of original research and researchers in…