(via Swetta Abeyta, Saint Mary’s College) We are pleased to announce that the next Annual Meeting of the Northern California Technical Processes Group (NCTPG) will take place in San Francisco on Friday, May 8, 2020. Our 83rd annual meeting theme is “Open in Technical Services” For 2020, we will have two options for presenting. Full…
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Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for The Library’s Role in Supporting Open Educational Resources Online Conference (Dec. 4) Ends Wed., Nov. 20
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Join Amigos Library Services for The Library’s Role in Supporting Open Educational Resources Online Conference. Have you noticed the cost of textbooks and other educational materials exponentially increasing? Many institutions of higher education and PK-12 schools are experiencing the impact of this trend and are adopting open educational resources…
Registration Open for Dec. 4 Amigos Library Services Online Conference: The Library’s Role in Supporting Open Educational Resources
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) As the cost of textbooks and other educational materials are exponentially increasing, many institutions of higher education and PK-12 schools are adopting open educational resources (OER) as alternatives for their students. Libraries are starting to see OER as part of a trickle-down effect. More and more librarians are now…
Slides From 2019 HSLI Conference Keynote Address Available
The slides from Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe’s keynote address, “From One Big Deal to Another? Libraries in an Open Access Age”, are available here. The talk covered what one can consider an open access age, whether or not libraries benefit from “Big Deal” agreements with publishers, and what alternatives libraries might have in the future.
Call for Proposals: International Journal of Open Educational Resources Special Issue on OER and Libraries (Deadline July 3)
(via Kristina Clement, University of Wyoming) The International Journal of Open Educational Resources (IJOER) will be hosting a fall/winter special issue on Open Education Resources & Libraries. This issue will be hosted by featured guest editors Samantha Cook and Kristina Clement of the University of Wyoming Libraries. This special issue of the International Journal of Open…
Registration Open for Library Juice Academy Online Course “Introduction to Scholarly Communications” Lasting June 3-28
(via Rory Litwin, Library Juice Academy) Introduction to Scholarly Communications Instructor: Carli Spina Dates: June 3rd through 28th, 2019 Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs Price: $175 http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/152-scholarly-communications.php The scholarly publishing environment continues to evolve, but one aspect that has not changed is the central role that librarians play in this arena. Faculty are looking…
UIUC iSchool’s Dr. Emily Knox and ILA’s Cyndi Robinson Among Newly-Elected Freedom to Read Foundation Board Members
(via the American Library Association) Six people were elected to two-year terms on the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Board of Trustees in the annual FTRF election held this past April. Current FTRF Vice President Emily Knox and Executive Committee member Robert Holley were both re-elected to the board. Peter Coyl, Sara Dallas, Eldon Ray James and Cyndi…
Reminder: CARLI Webinar “Building an OER Workshop For Your Campus” at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, May 22
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of CARLI) Reminder: Webinar: Building an OER Workshop For Your Campus Day/Time: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 – 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Covering: Why should we care about the cost of textbooks? Finding an audience on your campus. What OER is and what it isn’t…
Reminder: Registration Deadline for April 29 CARLI OER Workshop at Loyola University Chicago is April 24
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The CARLI Open Educational Resources Task Force invites you to attend an OER Workshop at Loyola University Chicago at their Water Tower Campus on Monday, April 29. Please register by Wednesday, April 24, for this program. The workshop will include a keynote from Rebel Cummings-Sauls from the Florida Academic Library Services…
Registration Open for CARLI OER Workshop at Loyola University Chicago on April 29
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The CARLI Open Educational Resources Task Force invites you to attend an OER Workshop at Loyola University Chicago at their Water Tower Campus on April 29, 2019. The workshop will include a keynote from Rebel Cummings-Sauls from the Florida Academic Library Services Cooperative on building support for a campus OER program….