(via Vanessa Lawrence, ACRL Science & Technology Section) On Thursday, March 12, at 1:00 PM CDT, please join the monthly discussion hosted by the ACRL STS Information Literacy committee. This month Kelee Pacion, Biology Librarian at Princeton University Library will lead our discussion: Incorporating Wikipedia into the Sciences. Discussion Description: In this chat, Kelee will…
Category: Webinars
Registration Open for “Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship” Online Course (Runs from March 2 to March 29)
(via Rory Litwin, Library Juice Academy) Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship Instructors: Gregory Laynor and Natalie Tagge Dates: March 2 through 29, 2020 Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs Price: $175 More information and registration available here Course Overview and Schedule Are you interested in working in a health sciences library? Do you want to improve…
ACRL Instruction Section’s Management & Leadership Committee Spring Webinar Series Starts Feb. 26
(via Dr. Beate Gersch, Harvard University) The Management & Leadership Committee is kicking off its spring webinar series this Wednesday. Please note the updated information about our April webinar on Managing Up with EDI. Interested, but can’t attend? No worries, if you register, you’ll receive the recording. Hope you can join us! Emotions in…
Reminder: IACRL Journal Club Partnering with CARLI Instruction Committee for February 26 online Meeting at 1:00 PM
Interested in discussing current topics in librarianship with colleagues in Illinois? Michelle Nielsen Ott is putting together a schedule for the IACRL Journal Club for 2020. Based on feedback, it is switching to bi-monthly and is partnering with the CARLI instruction article club. So far the 2020 schedule is: February 26 at 1:00 PM (Central):…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee’s Virtual Research Forum (Deadline March 18)
(via Annie Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago) The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee of ACRL invites proposals for presentations at their virtual research forum, to be held online in early May, 2020. The Research Forum offers librarians an opportunity to present research that is currently underway through a 10-minute lightning talk format. Participation…
Reminder: IACRL Journal Club Partnering with CARLI Instruction Committee for February 26 Meeting
(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University) Interested in discussing current topics in librarianship with colleagues in Illinois? Michelle Nielsen Ott is putting together a schedule for the IACRL Journal Club for 2020. Based on feedback, it is switching to bi-monthly and is partnering with the CARLI instruction article club. So far the 2020 schedule…
Registration Open for RAILS Webinar “Methods for Creating and Assessing Library Outreach Initiatives” (Tuesday, February 25, 12:00-1:30 PM)
(via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University) This is from Dan Bostrom at RAILS, but the event is free and open to anyone, including non-RAILS members. “Methods for Creating and Assessing Library Outreach Initiatives” Webinar, February 25 This webinar will describe methods for creating library outreach goals that make a measurable impact on your institution’s…
Call for Proposals: Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee of BRASS Online Symposium (via Zoom on Friday, April 24) — Deadline Friday, March 6
(via Penny Scott, University of San Francisco) Call for Proposals The Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee of ALA’s BRASS (Business Reference and Services Section) seeks proposals for engaging presentations to be part of an online symposium via Zoom on Friday, April 24. Proposals may be submitted by anyone, but priority consideration will be given…
San José State University iSchool Announces Free 2020 Diversity Webinar Series (Feb. 12 – Nov. 17) — No Registration Required
(via Dr. Michele Villagran, San José State University iSchool) The SJSU iSchool Diversity Committee invites you to attend our 2020 Diversity Webinar Series. All are welcome to attend these free webcasts and registration is not required. The sessions will be recorded and made available on the on-demand webcast page about two weeks after each event date. Webinars take place once…
Registration Open for February 13 and March 25 MLA Webinars on Statistics
(via Barry Grant, Medical Library Association) Count on MLA in February and March for powerful, practical webinars on statistics basics. Purchase both one and a half hour webinars as part of the Basic Statistics Webinar Series<http://www.medlib-ed.org/products/2469/basic-statistics-webinar-series> and receive the recorded webinar, Getting Started with Statistics for Librarians<http://www.medlib-ed.org/products/1160/getting-started-with-statistics-for-librarians>, at no additional cost. Basic Statistics for Research…