(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Professional Practice Committee of the Midwest Chapter/MLA (Medical Library Association) invites proposals for contributed papers, posters, and lightning sessions for the 2023 Midwest Annual Meeting themed “Explore the Possibilities”. The meeting will be held virtually October 11-13 (Wednesday-Friday). Papers will have…
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Call for Participation: Survey on “New and Emerging Roles of Academic Librarians in the United States” for ACRL’s New Roles and Changing Landscape Committee–Deadline Fri., July 28
(via Russell Michalak, Goldey-Beacom College) We are conducting research about the “New and Emerging Roles of Academic Librarians in the United States” for ACRL’s New Roles and Changing Landscape Committee. If you are an academic librarian with an MLS or equivalent degree who is working in the United States, we would be grateful for your…
Call for Mentors and Mentees for 2023-24: ACRL Science & Technology Section
(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) Would you like to expand your views on a science technology librarianship? Are you a library student or new librarian with lots of questions, and looking to find some insight into the profession and hear more advice? Are you considering a career change switching to STEM librarianship or looking…
Reminder: Nursing Information Literacy Framework Working Group Seeking Feedback on Its Draft Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Nursing
(via Sandra McCarthy, Washtenaw Community College) The Nursing Information Literacy Framework Working Group is still seeking feedback on their draft Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Nursing. We thank you in advance for your input to ensure this document is thoughtful and useful. Please access the various frames here. We have a…
Call for Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies–Deadline 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…
Registration Open for ACRL Technical Services Interest Group Meeting (Online Thurs., June 29, at 1:00 PM CDT)–Presenters Include NIU’s Gwen Gregory, Kimberly Shotick, and Hao Phan
(via Laurie Palumbo, West Chester University) Please join us for the ACRL Technical Services Interest Group meeting, to be held virtually on Thursday, June 29, at 1:00 PM CDT. Register in advance for this meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Presentations: Promoting EDI: Targeted funding for collaborative…
Registration Open for ACRL Leadership Discussion Group Webinar “A Mutualistic View of AI in the Library or a Continuation of Craft”–Wed., July 12, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Russell Michalak, Goldey-Beacom College) We are delighted to invite you to an engaging session hosted by the ACRL Leadership Discussion Group, where we will explore the fascinating topic of AI in libraries. Join us for “A Mutualistic View of AI in the Library or a Continuation of Craft”, presented by Thomas Padilla from the…
ACRL Announces Transitions and New Leadership
(via ACRL) The Association of College and Research Libraries has announced key leadership changes as it progresses towards the beginning of the next fiscal year. Current executive director, Robert (Jay) Malone, who came to ACRL in September 2021 after previously helming an academic society for over twenty years, departed the association on Friday, June 9….
Registration Open for CARLI Webinar “Find More Illinois (FMI): An Introduction for I-Share Members”–Tues., June 27, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Jennifer Masciadrelli, CARLI) Join staff from RAILS and CARLI to learn more about Find More Illinois and how it can expand your patron’s resource sharing options. Find More Illinois (FMI) is an opt-in Interlibrary Loan platform offered to all Illinois libraries by the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS). All of CARLI’s I-Share member libraries may choose…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication Navigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace–Deadline Fri., June 30
(via Samantha Peter, University of Wyoming) We are seeking chapters for an upcoming ACRL publication, Navigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace. The goal of this publication is to explore disability not from a patron or user point of view, but from the people who work in academic libraries. Recognizing that there are a large…