(via Megan Fitzgibbons, Concordia University in Montreal) Registration is open for the Research Forum at Concordia University Library (Montreal, Canada). Our 20th Library Research Forum will take place over two days, from 12:00 to 4:00 PM CDT on Tuesday, April 26, and Wednesday, April 27. The event will be held online through Zoom, and registration…
Category: Webinars
Registration Open for Two Free Preservation Week Webinars, “How to Implement Sustainability in your Facility” (Tues., April 26, at 1:00 PM CDT) and “Digital Preservation’s Impact on the Environment” (Thurs., April 28, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via the American Library Association) Celebrate “Preservation in the Face of Climate Change” during Preservation Week 2022, April 24-30 (Sunday-Saturday), with the free webinars “How to Implement Sustainability in your Facility” and “Digital Preservation’s Impact on the Environment”. During these webinars, attendees will gain an understanding of what guidance they’ll need from their institutions, as…
Save the Date: Free Webinar “Engaging People Living with Dementia with Library Materials” (Thurs., April 28, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Mary Beth Riedner, retired) Please save the date for a free webinar titled “Engaging People Living with Dementia with Library Materials”. It will take place on Thursday, April 28, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. This webinar will give practical advice about how to choose books and other reading materials that are uniquely suited to each individual, following…
ACRL Health Science Interest Group Holding First Friday Forum on Impact of COVID-19 Adaptations (April 1 at 11:00 AM CDT)
(via Anna Ferri, Roseman University of Health Sciences) For our April Health Science Interest Group First Friday Forum, we will be looking ahead at where the impacts from COVID adaptations are taking us. We have all experienced changes to our instruction, services, and resource use related to COVID. Let’s talk about it. How have our…
Call for Participants: ACRL Section Membership Committee Forum in Late Spring on How Librarians Became Active in ACRL (Deadline Thurs., March 31)
(via Joyce Garczynski, Towson University) In late spring 2022, the ACRL Section Membership Committee will host a forum where librarians briefly share the stories of how they became involved in ACRL and offer tips for how members can make the most of their involvement. This will be followed by an opportunity for attendees to visit breakout…
Save the Date–Special Libraries Association Midwest Symposium: Transformation of Librarianship (Online Fri., June 10, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Save the date for the 2022 SLA (Special Libraries Association) Midwest Symposium: Transformation of Librarianship. This annual event will take place on Friday, June 10, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CDT. Co-hosted by the SLA Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and St. Louis communities, the…
Registration Open for CARLI Public Services Committee Online Panel and Discussion on Controlled Digital Lending (Thurs., April 21, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The CARLI Public Services Committee invites members to a panel and discussion about Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) on Thursday, April 21, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. In this virtual event, panel presenters from different types of academic libraries will share information about how they considered the use of CDL. We will then have…
Registration Open for NNLM Region 2’s Tech Talk with R2: “Explainable Artificial Intelligence and the Rubik’s Cube” (Thurs., April 14, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the next Tech Talk with R2, “Explainable Artificial Intelligence and the Rubik’s Cube”. Sponsored by the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Region 2, the webinar will take place on Thursday, April 14, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. The instructor is Forest Agostinelli, Assistant…
Registration Open for Virtual 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (Sessions from Wed., April 6, to Tues., June 21)
(via Carmen Byg, OCLC) We’re excited to announce that registration for the 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference, a virtual event, is now open. For RSC, we invite thousands of ILL professionals and users of OCLC resource sharing services to join us. This year’s series of six free, virtual sessions will feature controlled digital lending, automation, CONTU, and more….
Registration Open for Library Juice Academy Asynchronous Course “Introduction to Careers in STEM Librarianship” (Online April 4 – May 1)
(via Anna Varela, Library Juice Academy) Registration is open for the upcoming Library Juice Academy course “Introduction to Career Paths in STEM Librarianship”. It will last from Monday, April 4, to Sunday, May 1. The instructor is Amanpreet Kaur. More information on the course and its learning objectives is below. “Introduction to Careers in STEM Librarianship” is…