(via Colleen Hooks, Orange County Library System) ALA’s Learning Round Table is looking for articles for the upcoming Learning Exchange Newsletter. Submission guidelines: 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,…
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Registration Open for RUSA Emerging Technology Section Webinar “Data Visualization for Libraries: Many Uses, Many Outcomes”–Wed., Sept. 13, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Jason Coleman, Kansas State University) Curious about unleashing the potential of data visualization in your library? The Reference and User Services Association’s Emerging Technology Section Discovery Committee is pleased to host a discussion on the use of data visualization, a tool that can be used in public, academic or special libraries to better understand…
Call for Education Program Proposals: 2024 ALA Annual Conference (Thurs., June 27 – Tues., July 2, in San Diego, CA)–Deadline Mon., Sept. 18
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The call for education program proposals for the 2024 American Library Association Annual Conference is now open. The 2024 meeting will take place in San Diego, California, from Thursday, June 27, to Tuesday, July 2. Please see below for more information. Proposal Evaluation Criteria The Education Program Proposal Rubric and Poster Proposal Rubric are included…
New Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States with Explanatory Text Now Available
(via Dawn Mick, Iowa State University) The newly-revised Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States with Explanatory Text (2023) has been approved by the ALA RUSA Board of Directors and is now in effect. Anyone in the United States who handles interlibrary loan requests or supervises resource sharing operations should read and familiarize themselves with the new Interlibrary Loan…
Registration Open for ALA eLearning Course “Supporting Your Community in the Substance Abuse Crisis”–Lasts from Mon., Oct. 2, to Sun., Oct. 29
(via the American Library Association) Registration is open for the ALA eLearning Course “Supporting Your Community in the Substance Abuse Crisis”. It will take online from Monday, October 2, to Sunday, October 29. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. The opioid epidemic, and other behavioral health issues such as alcohol…
Call for Participation: ALA RUSA STARS International Interlibrary Loan Committee Survey–Deadline Thurs., Aug. 31
(via Xuan (Lily) Pang, University of Florida) The American Library Association RUSA STARS International Interlibrary Loan Committee is gathering information to better understand international interlibrary loan (ILL). Please help us by completing this survey. Responses from all libraries are encouraged, regardless of whether you borrow or lend internationally. If you are a National Library, we would greatly…
Call for Proposals: LibLearnX 2024 Conference (Fri., Jan. 19, to Mon., Jan. 22, in Baltimore, MD)–Deadline Mon., Aug. 7
(via Hillary Pearson, American Library Association) With Annual barely in the rearview mirror, ALA is already gearing up for LibLearnX in January, 2024! The event will take place in Baltimore, MD, from Friday, January 19, to Monday, January 22. 2024. The Call for Education Program Proposals is open now through Monday, August 7, 2023. There are four types of…
Registration Open for ALA Core Webinar “AI and Machine Learning: Transforming the Modern Campus and Library”–Fri., July 21, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Berika Williams, Tufts University) Join us for a free ALA Core virtual webinar “AI and Machine Learning: Transforming the Modern Campus and Library” by Amazon colleagues, Greg Ritter, Sr. Business Development Manager for Higher Ed and Libraries at Amazon, along with Mary Strain, Business Development lead for AI and machine learning for higher education…
Registration Open for ALA LTC Engagement Grant Webinar “Black Maternal Health Equity: Building a Platform for Advocacy & Community Engagement at a Unique NYC College”–Wed., Aug. 2, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Hannah Arata, American Library Association) In this free webinar, learn how the Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) Library used their Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to partner with birth justice community groups in the Bronx and develop an alumni and student peer leadership group that became the seed for an ongoing collegewide conversation and connection…
Call for Applications: ALA’s 2024 Class of Emerging Leaders–Deadline Sat., Sept. 9, 2023
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2024 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). Details regarding the program criteria can be found on the Emerging Leaders web page. The deadline to apply is Saturday, September 9, 2023. Apply now. The ALA EL program is a leadership development program which enables…