(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Join Amigos Library Services for the self-paced course “GIS and GeoWeb Applications in Libraries”. Registration for this four-week class has been extended through Thursday, July 15. 80% of digital data available to us as information users have a geographic component. Geographic Information System (GIS) technology is widely used in research,…
Category: Webinars
Registration Open for ACRL’s Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Off-RoadShow Pilot Webcast Series (July 19 and 26 and Aug. 2)
(via Chase Ollis, ACRL) Don’t miss ACRL’s upcoming Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Off-RoadShow pilot webcast series! The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is a movement in higher education to study the teaching and learning that occurs on college campuses in order to improve student learning. Librarians are uniquely situated to impact the learning of students in…
Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars (July 15, 20, and 22)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance (PDA) events in July. “CARLI OER Faculty Workshop: Supporting Academic Success: Open Educational Resources and Affordable Course Materials” Thursday, July 15, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT The CARLI OER Committee invites members to share this opportunity to attend a workshop about open educational…
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association Webinar “Keeping Our Sanity During Change” (Wed., Aug. 4, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Emily Williams, Georgia State University) The Georgia Library Association Carterette Webinar Series presents “Keeping Our Sanity During Change”. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, August 4, at 1:00 PM CDT. More information is below. Description: Discover your power in the organization, and where you do and do not have control. Learn about giving feedback to…
Call for Poster Proposals: Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services 2021 Virtual Conference (Oct. 11-15)–Deadline Fri., July 16
(via David Kelsey, St. Charles Public Library) The 2021 ABOS (Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services) virtual poster session committee invites everyone to share their best ideas and work with Outreach patrons by presenting a digital poster at the 2021 ABOS Annual Conference. The Conference will take place on October 11-15 (Monday-Friday). Submissions are invited from…
Registration Open for Next ILA Noon Network Webinar, “Rebuilding Trust in Truth” (Wed., July 14, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is now open for the next ILA Noon Network webinar, “Rebuilding Trust in Truth”. It will take place on Wednesday, July 14, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. People have always disagreed with each other. When they communicate their views, sometimes they make mistakes of fact or context. Often, they…
Registration Open for ACRL HSIG Webinar “Workplace Empowerment and Engagement during the Pandemic” (Fri., July 23, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Anna Ferri, Roseman University of Health Sciences) Please join the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group at 1:00 PM CDT on Friday, July 23, for the webinar “Workplace Empowerment and Engagement during the Pandemic”. The presenters are Susanne Markgren and Linda Miles. A description is below. How engaged are you right now? Have you felt…
Registration Open for MLA Webinar on Building Institutional Research Relationships to Advance Data Support (Tues., July 13, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)–Closes July 13
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is now open for the Medical Library Association webinar “Getting by With a Little Help from Your (Institutional Research) Friends: Building Relationships to Advance Data Support”. The event will take place on Tuesday, July 13, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. The presenter is Amanda Rinehart, Life Sciences Librarian…
Registration Open for Libraries Transforming Communities Round 3 Pre-Application Webinar (Wed., July 21, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Hannah Arata, ALA) Are you applying for the third round of Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries? Join ALA Public Programs Office staff for a pre-application webinar where you’ll get an intensive look at the application, tips on how to write a comparative narrative, and the opportunity to ask questions. The webinar…
Registration Open for ACRL Asynchronous Online Course “A Practical Guide to Implementing UDL in Libraries” (August 2 – 22)
(via ACRL) Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has been around for some time and many librarians have heard of it. Yet, it remains challenging for librarians to implement UDL, as much of the available literature is focused on classroom faculty and often does not match our needs. It is one thing to understand the theory…