(via Dr. Rong Tang, Simmons University) Are you interested in offering data services in your library? Apply to be a part of the Data Services Continuing Professional Education (DSCPE) program Fall 2024 cohort, beginning on Friday, September 6! The Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) has partnered with the Countway Library of Medicine and Simmons University School…
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Registration and Call for Proposals Open for Cal OER Conference (Online Wed., Aug. 7 – Thurs., Aug. 8)–Proposals Deadline Mon., June 3
(via Nicole Carpenter – University of California, Irvine) We are thrilled to invite you to the fourth annual Cal OER Conference, taking place virtually from Wednesday, August 7, to Thursday, August 8. We believe this is a must-attend event for educators, researchers, and innovators who want to learn more about Open Educational Resources (OER) and are passionate…
Call for Applications: CARLI Scholarship–Deadline Sat., June 1
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The deadline to apply for the CARLI Scholarship is Saturday, June 1! The CARLI Scholarship helps to grow the profession by providing financial assistance to current employees of CARLI Governing Member Libraries pursuing graduate studies leading to a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science at the University of…
Call for Participation: Survey on Trauma-Informed Practices in U.S. Higher Education from Perspectives of Faculty, Staff, and Administrators
(via Heidi Senior, University of Portland) You are invited to participate in a research study conducted by Kala Mayer, Toyin Olukotun, and Erin Currie from the University of Portland. This study aims to assess trauma-informed practices at higher education institutions within the United States from the perspectives of faculty, staff, and administrators on campus. Thank…
Call for Academic Library Advocacy Success Stories: ACRL Academic Library Advocacy Toolkit–Deadline Fri., June 7
(via Dr. Becky Croxton, University of North Carolina Charlotte) Do you have an academic library advocacy success story? If so, the Academic Library Advocacy Toolkit team would love to hear from you and add your story to the Success Stories page of the Toolkit. In 2023, ACRL launched the Academic Library Advocacy Toolkit. Developed by a…
Call for Applications: Next Evidence Synthesis Institute for Librarians, Covering Topics Outside of the Health Sciences (Online Tues., Aug. 20 – Fri., Aug. 23)–Deadline Wed., June 12; Limited to 50 Participants
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) We are now accepting applications for the Evidence Synthesis Institute for librarians This will be an opportunity to enhance your database searching skills and learn about the possibilities for collaborating with researchers in conducting evidence syntheses across academic areas. On August 20-23 (Tuesday-Friday), the next ESI will occur in a…
Call for Applicants: 2024-25 College Library Director Mentoring Program, Just Before ACRL Conference–Deadline Mon., July 15, 2024 (Limited to 18 Participants)
(via Lisa Johnston, Director of Library Services at Eckerd College) Are you a new college library director? Do you know a new college library director? Please consider encouraging a new colleague to join the College Library Director Mentoring Program. The program, now in its 31st year, is designed to enhance leadership capabilities of new college library directors, and…
Call for Proposals Extended–Library Research Seminar 8: Telling Library Stories (Mon., Sept. 16 – Fri., Sept. 18, in Lexington, KY)–New Deadline Fri., May 17
(via Colleen Barrett, University of Kentucky) The call for proposals for Library Research Seminary 8: Telling Library Stories is now open. The conference will take place from Monday, September 16, to Wednesday, September 18, at the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington. The eighth Library Research Seminar (LRS8) will highlight the theme “Telling Library Stories”, by…
Call for Applications: Scholarships to Attend ACRL 2025 Conference (Wed., April 2 – Sat., April 5, in Minneapolis and Virtual)–Deadline Fri., Oct. 11
(via ACRL) The Association of College and Research Libraries is offering more than $90,000 of scholarships to subsidize in-person and virtual attendance at the ACRL 2025 Conference, which will take place from Wednesday, April 2, to Saturday April 5, in Minneapolis and online. Scholarships provide increased opportunities for members of the academic and research library community…
Call for Applications: First-Ever BioEd Summit for Science Educators (in Bethesda, MD, from Mon., Aug. 5, to Fri., Aug. 9)–Deadline Now Sun., May 12
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Calling all high school, community college, and undergraduate science educators! NCBI is excited to host our first BioEd Summit on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD, from Monday, August 5, to Friday, August 9, 2024. Join us for a week-long, in-person event where you…