(via the Illinois Library Association) The Buddy System is BACK! Having debuted with such success at the 2019 ILA Annual Conference, the 2023 ILA Conference Program Committee decided to bring it back. It can be intimidating or even a bit lonely attending a large conference alone or only knowing one or two other people there. With this…
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Reminder: Proposals for Upcoming ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Online Programs Due Fri., Sept. 29
(via Alicia Vaandering, University of Rhode Island) The ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee (PDC) welcomes proposals for online programs that further ACRL members’ professional development, knowledge, and practice. Proposals should be grounded in theory and/or practice. We encourage the use of panels and multiple presenter models to convey a variety of viewpoints. Presenters are responsible for recruiting…
Registration Open for Upcoming Webinars in NNLM – Region 6 Speaker Series (Thurs., Oct. 12; Thurs., Oct. 19; and Fri., Nov. 17)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) NNLM – Region 6 Speaker Series is an irregularly scheduled webinar series from NNLM – Region 6, featuring expert guest speakers presenting on topics of interest to all our users, from librarians to public health practitioners, educators, clinicians, and others who work with…
ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group Holding Next First Friday Forum Discussion on Oct. 6, at 11:00 AM CDT–Topic is “Artificial intelligence in PubMed’s Best Match algorithm: Raising awareness about AI when using and teaching PubMed”
(via Anna Ferri, Colorado State University) Join the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group for this First Friday Forum discussion for the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group on October 6, at 11:00 AM CDT. Artificial intelligence in PubMed’s Best Match algorithm: Raising awareness about AI when using and teaching PubMed PubMed’s Best Match sorting algorithm became the…
Reminder: ILA Annual Conference Holding Community Project with Central Illinois Foodbank
(via the Illinois Library Association) In an effort to connect with local organizations and model collaboration for our attendees, the 2023 ILA Annual Conference will feature a community project. Our partner in this project, the Central Illinois Foodbank, is a non-profit organization addressing food insecurity in the central and southern Illinois area. In the last fiscal…
Registration Open for 2023 CARLI Annual Meeting and Governing Directors Meeting (Both on Thurs., Nov. 16, in Champaign)–Deadline Tues., Nov. 7
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) Please join us for the 2023 CARLI Annual Meeting, to be held Thursday, November 16, from 10:15 AM to 3:00 PM CDT at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. We are excited to announce our keynote address: “Are ‘Lazy Girl Jobs’ the Future of Work, or a Silent Rebellion Against…
Registration Open for ACRL Online Learning Course “Developing Signature Pedagogies in Information Literacy”–Mon., Sept. 25 – Fri., Oct. 20
(via ACRL) Join ACRL from Monday, September 25, to Friday, October 20, for the Online Learning Course “Developing Signature Pedagogies in Information Literacy”. Signature pedagogies are specific ways of teaching that move students to develop the habits of mind of a professional or disciplinarian. This concept is widely discussed in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning…
Call for Nominations: MLA Consumer Health Librarian of the Year Award–Deadline Sunday, October 15
(via Deborah Farber, California University of Science and Medicine) Nominations are open for the Consumer Health Librarian of the Year Award. Consumer health librarians focus on the continuum of health information services that benefit patients, caregivers, and individuals interested in optimal health and health care for themselves and their families. Established in 2017, this award…
ACRL Science & Technology Section Holding Next Book Club Meeting Online Fri., Dec. 1, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT–Book to Discuss is Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
(via Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University) Interested in joining the ACRL STS (Science & Technology Section) Book Club? Feel free to join us for our next book: Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard. We will meet online Friday, December 1, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. If you would…
Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars in September
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to offer the following PDA (Professional Development Alliance) webinars Successful Workplace Communications Series: Assume Positive Intent Tuesday, September 12, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT When someone gets in a disagreement with us, or when someone fails to meet expectations in their work, or when someone acts in violation of rules,…