(via Clara Tran, Stony Brook University) Please join the ACRL STS Scholarly Communication Committee for its virtual panel discussion “Evaluating Transformative Agreements”. It will take place on Wednesday, March 27, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Format: There will be a 5-minute brief introduction…
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ACRL Chapters Council Holding Webinar on Unique or Interesting Projects by State and Regional Chapters (Wed., Feb. 21, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)–No Registration Required
(via Eric Edwards, ACRL Chapters Council Chair) Need ideas for collaboration among different types of libraries? Looking for examples of “thinking outside the box” to solve problems? Interested in what your colleagues in other state and regional ACRL chapters have been up to lately? Then consider attending the ACRL Chapters Council webinar on unique or…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Information privilege: Beyond the individual and into the collective”–Wed., March 6, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Registration is open for the free webinar “Information privilege: Beyond the individual and into the collective”. Sponsored by the ACRL University Libraries Section’s Professional Development Committee, the webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 6, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Critical Digital Humanities Cookbook–Deadline Fri., Feb. 23
(via Fiona Kovacaj, Toronto Metropolitan University) We are accepting chapter (“recipe”) proposals on instructional activities for teaching about the Digital Humanities through a critical lens. Activities in this cookbook will encourage participants to think about theoretical and methodological issues in the field. Some theoretical paradigms/frameworks that can be applied to the recipes include critical media…
Registration Open for Next ACRL STS Hot Topics Discussion, on Information Literacy in the Sciences–Tues., Feb. 20, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Sandy Avila–SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics) Please join the ACRL STS Hot Topics committee in a discussion with Mike Caulfield about his new book and how STEM librarians can leverage the SIFT method to support the STEM community in verifying online information sources. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, February…
Registration Open for ACRL Webinar “Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework”–Wed., Feb. 7, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via ACRL) Join ACRL at 1:00 PM CDT on Wednesday, February 7, for the free ACRL Presents webinar “Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework.” The Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework is a tool both theoretical and practical in its orientation, as a guide for developing personal, organizational, institutional, and systems-level knowledge and understanding of the nature of…
Reminder: Nominations for ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect, Councilor, and Director-at-Large Candidates in 2025 Elections Due Thurs., Feb. 15, 2024
(via ACRL) The Association of College & Research Libraries is dedicated to enhancing the ability of library and information professionals to dream big and shape our future. Don’t be shy! Your participation matters and we invite you to be a part of shaping the future of ACRL. The ACRL Leadership Recruitment and Nomination Committee (LRNC)…
Reminder: Early-Bird Deadline to Submit ACRL Academic Library Trends & Statistics Survey for FY 2023 is Fri., Jan. 12; Final Deadline Wed., Feb. 28
(via ACRL) The early-bird deadline for the ACRL Academic Library Trends & Statistics Survey for fiscal year 2023 is Friday, January 12. As a thank-you for entering your data early, all institutions who complete the survey by the early bird deadline will receive a free bundle of ACRL’s most popular eBooks. The data-collection period runs…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Instruction Section Virtual Engagement Committee’s Lightning Rounds on Applied AI in Library Instruction–Deadline Wed., Jan. 17, at 1:59 AM CDT
(via Mallory Jallas, Illinois State University) Recent developments in AI technology have brought new challenges and opportunities to the field of library instruction. The ACRL Instruction Section (IS) Virtual Engagement Committee (VEC) is seeking 3-4 presenters for a lightning round about applied AI in library instruction. Have you begun using AI in the classroom or…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Generative AI Beyond ChatGPT”–Wed., Jan. 24, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Matthew Weirick Johnson–University of South Florida Libraries, Tampa campus) Registration is open for the free ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee webinar “Generative AI Beyond ChatGPT”. It will take place on Wednesday, January 24, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. This program…