(via Elena Rodriguez, College of Charleston) I am excited to invite chapter proposals for Teaching the Whole Student: Compassionate Instruction in the Academic Library, an edited volume to be published by ACRL. About the book:Compassion at its simplest definition is the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it” (Merriam-Webster). The…
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Registration Open for Free SLA/ACRL Webinar on NEDCC’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Strategies for Archival Collections–Fri., Aug. 11, at 12:30 PM CDT
(via Elizabeth Webster, Michigan State University) The next free webinar hosted by the Special Library Association Academic & Education Community and ACRL’s EBSS Education Committee will occur at 12:30 PM CDT on Friday, August 11. It features NECDD’s Ann Marie Willon, who will share emergency preparedness and response expertise. Ann Marie Willer is the Director…
Registration Open for ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Professional Development Committee’s Lightning Talk Showcase–Fri., Aug. 11, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
(via the ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Professional Development Committee) The ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Professional Development Committee is pleased to host a Lightning Talk Showcase on Friday, August 11, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please join us for an exciting lineup of presenters, including: Sarah Newhouse and Celia Caust-Ellenbogen of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections…
Reminder: ACRL Distance & Online Learning Section Mentorship Program Needs Mentors and Mentees (Runs from Sept. 5, 2023, to June 30, 2024)–Deadline Tues., Aug. 15
(via Christina Norton, Bradley University) Are you new to serving distance and online students and want to expand your professional knowledge/skills? Or are you an experienced librarian willing to share your knowledge to help others develop their skills in this area? The ACRL DOLS (Distance & Online Learning Section) Mentoring and Networking Committee invites you…
Registration Open for ACRL Webinar “What is NSSE and Why Does it Matter?”–Mon., Aug. 7, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Dr. Carrie Forbes, Southern Oregon University) Registration is open for the ACRL webinar “What is NSSE and Why Does it Matter?”. It will take place on Monday, August 7, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please check below for more information, including the link to registration. The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is an annual survey…
ACRL Announces Candidates for 2024 ALA/ACRL Elections–Slate Includes IIT’s Devin Savage for Vice-President/President-Elect
(via Elois Sharpe, ACRL) ACRL is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the association’s Board of Directors for the 2024 ALA/ACRL elections. Vice-President/President-Elect:Brad Warren, Augusta UniversityDevin Savage, Illinois Institute of Technology Director-at-Large: Rachel M. Minkin, Michigan State University Libraries Rodney Lippard, University of Central Arkansas Director-at-Large: Carrie Forbes, Southern Oregon UniversityWayne Bivens-Tatum, Princeton University…
Reminder: Proposals for Upcoming ACRL Publication Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies Due Mon., July 31
(via Sonya Durney, University of New England) We are issuing a call for proposals for an edited volume tentatively titled, Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies to be published by ACRL (forthcoming Spring 2024). This book focuses on how academic and research library workers can engage in advocacy and policy work…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication Teaching Information Literacy in Political Science, Public Affairs, and International Studies (TILPSPAIS)–Deadline Fri., Aug. 25
(via Rachel Olsen, University of North Carolina Greensboro) The editors of the upcoming ACRL publication Teaching Information Literacy in Political Science, Public Affairs, and International Studies (TILPSPAIS) seek chapter proposals. The book is scheduled for publication in 2025. Book Description As undergraduate students enter classrooms in this pandemic-changed, politically charged social climate, teaching information literacy…
ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group Holding Next First Friday Forum on Aug. 4 at 11:00 AM CDT (No Registration Required)–Topic is “How has the COVID-19 pandemic influenced reference, research, and instruction in health sciences libraries?”
(via Anna Ferri, Colorado State University) What reference, research, and instruction work did you do during the pandemic? How has academic health sciences librarianship changed since the pandemic hit? What adjustments have you made? How have faculty expectations and library administration changed regarding reference, research and instruction? Let’s talk about it on Friday, August 4, at…
Call for Chapters (Recipes): ACRL Open Science Cookbook–Deadline Mon., July 31
(via Emily Bongiovanni, Carnegie Mellon University) We are seeking proposals for “how to” chapters, or recipes, for the upcoming ACRL publication Open Science Cookbook. Edited by Emily Bongiovanni, Melanie Gainey, Chasz Griego, and Lencia Beltran, this book will be published in both print and Open Access electronic editions. The Open Science Cookbook joins the ACRL Cookbook series by providing an accessible,…