(via the Online Learning Consortium) We know planning for fall classes is taking more time than usual this year. That’s why we’re extending the OLC Innovate + Velocity 2021 speaking proposal deadline to Wednesday, October 7. Choose to present onsite in Denver (March 9-18), or as a virtual presenter (March 18-20) to a remote audience….
Category: Calls and Requests
User for nominations, proposals and submissions alone with a category (when available) for the organization making the call or request.
Save the Date: “Geoscience Librarianship 101” Online Workshop (Mon.-Tues., Oct. 26-27)
(via Shaun Hardy, Carnegie Institute for Science) The Geoscience Information Society will again offer its annual free workshop “Geoscience Librarianship 101” – virtually, this year – on Monday and Tuesday afternoons, October 26 and October 27. The sessions will begin at 2:00 PM CDT each day and run until 5:00-6:00 PM CDT. Topics will include:…
Call for Nominations: Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award (Deadline Fri., Dec. 4)
(via Dr. Melissa Atkinson, Abilene Christian University) Do you know or could you be the next recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award? If so, the Distance and Online Learning Section (DOLS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) wants to hear from you. This prestigious award, sponsored by the Routledge,…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section’s Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award (Deadline Fri., Dec. 4)
(via ACRL) Nominations are now open for the ACRL Instruction Section’s Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. This award recognizes an individual librarian who has built a record of contributions over time that have advanced the pursuit of teaching and learning in a college or research library environment. The award honors Miriam Dudley, whose pioneering efforts…
Save the Date and Call for Proposals: “Spark: Trial by Fire – Lessons Learned from a Pandemic” Online Event (Wed., Dec. 9, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM) — Deadline Fri., Oct. 23
IACRL is pleased to announce a second Spark event for 2020. Join us for “Spark: Trial by Fire – Lessons Learned from a Pandemic”. Spark will be held online Wednesday, December 9, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM, via Zoom. Librarians from all libraries in Illinois are welcome and encouraged to attend. The planning committee is…
Registration Open for ACRL Florida Chapter’s 2020 Virtual Conference (Friday, October 16)
(via Alyssa Koclanes, FACRL President) We are excited to announce that registration for the ACRL Florida Chapter’s 2020 Virtual Conference is open. This year’s Conference will be FACRL’s first-ever virtual meeting and will be focused on Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. This year’s FACRL Virtual Conference will include the following events and activities. 12 live presentations four sessions with…
Election for HSLI Treasurer is Now Open
(via Elizabeth (Betsy) Sterner, Nominating and Elections Committee Chair) HSLI Members, It is time to vote for your next HSLI Treasurer. We have two outstanding candidates running for office, Charlotte Beyer and Goeff Pettys. Please check your e-mail for their bios and the link to the ballot. The online ballot is quick and easy, so…
Registration Open for Free National Network of Libraries of Medicine Course “PubMed Tips for Expert Searchers” (Fri., Nov. 6, 9:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Previous updates noted that the Ohio Health Sciences Library Association was in the process of providing feedback to NNLM for a free advanced PubMed CE live webinar course, to be held on Friday, November 6, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Registration…
Call for Participation: ILA Survey on Libraries and EDI (Deadline Fri., Sept. 25)
(via the Illinois Library Association) On behalf of the Illinois Library Association Diversity Committee, we ask that those currently employed in a library setting complete this survey to let us know what your professional training needs are during this time of extraordinary change. These trainings are to help libraries explore the different dimensions of diversity (race,…
Call for Proposals: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Libraries: Progress and Promise? Amigos Online Event (Wed., Dec. 2) — Deadline Tues., Sept. 29
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives and practices have been at the forefront of library services for several years. However, now we need to ask ourselves, are we not only talking the talk, but walking the walk when it comes to EDI. Are the EDI initiatives and plans we…