(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Nincy George, Reaching Across Illinois Library System) These services from the CMC (Cataloging Maintenance Center) are available to all libraries in Illinois. My name is Nincy George and I am RAILS’s new Cataloging Services Coordinator. I am here to develop cataloging training and services…
Category: Webinars
Registration Open for MLA’s January 29 Webinar on Systematic Review Projects and Services
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Are you buried under SR requests? Worried that your hard work at the beginning of a review project will be filed away, never to be seen again? Are you planning to start a systematic review service and want to plan for success? An…
Registration Open for “Health Literacy Begins at Your Library” Webinar on January 8 (2:00-3:00 PM CST)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Health Literacy Begins at Your Library January 8th, 2:00-3:00pm CST Your library can play a central role in promoting the health and wellness of its community through fostering higher health literacy. This means increasing people’s capacity to obtain and understand basic health information…
Registration Open for NNLM’s Third Cohort of Bioinformatics Continuing-Education Courses (Deadline January 7)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Network of Libraries of Medicine is pleased to announce open registration for the third cohort of Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials for Librarians: Databases, Tools, and Clinical Applications! This 16-week, self-paced Moodle course, from January 14 – May 3, 2019, reviews basic…
Registration Open for 2019 ACRL Instruction Section’s Virtual Discussion Forum (January 17, 1:00-2:00 PM CST)
(via Brittany Fiedler–University of Nevada, Las Vegas) Make Small Changes, Get Inclusive Results: Bringing Universal Design into Library Instruction A virtual discussion led by Samantha Cook (Instructional Design Librarian) and Kristina Clement (Student Success Librarian) from University of Wyoming on Thursday, January 17th, 2019 from 1:00pm-2:00pm Central Standard Time. How can we most effectively reach students…
Call for Students and Mentors: “Beyond Research Data Management for Biomedical and Health Sciences Librarians” Online Course (2/20/19 – 4/12/19)
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Biomedical and health sciences librarians are invited to participate as students or mentors in a rigorous online training course going beyond the basics of research data management. This course will expand on concepts covered in RDM 101: Biomedical and Health Research Data Management…
Registration Open for Forum on Volunteering for ACRL Committees and Groups (December 3 at 1:00 PM CST)
(via ACRL) To make the appointments process more transparent, the ACRL Membership Committee invites all new members and anyone who would like to get more involved in ACRL to join us on Monday, December 3 at 1:00 pm CST for a free online forum explaining how the ACRL committee appointment process works. Moderator Jodie Borgerding,…
CARLI Instruction Committee holding First Inclusive Information Literacy Twitter Chat at 12:00 PM on Dec. 7
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction committee is excited to be hosting our first Twitter Chat! Join us on Friday, December 7th @ 12pm, CST in conversations around cultivating learning environments for students with diverse identities #inclusiveinfolit What is a Twitter Chat? A Twitter chat is a public Twitter conversation around one unique hashtag! Use the #inclusiveinfolit hashtag to follow the discussion and participate…
Registration Open for “Policy and Communications for an Accessible Library” Online Presentation (1:00 PM CST on Dec. 11)
(via Sam Harlow, University of North Carolina at Greensboro) The ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee invites you to: Policy and Communications for an Accessible Library Presented online via Zoom by Angie Brunk, MLS, MA Tuesday, December 11th, 2018, 1pm CST Register here You want your library to be a welcoming place for all students, including students…
Call for Proposals–“Open Doors: Reaching Underserved Populations” Online Conference (Deadline 12/16)
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) As librarians, providing equitable access to all patrons should be a top priority. The patrons visiting our libraries should reflect the diversity of the communities we live in. Unfortunately, there are many populations that go under-served. How can we broaden our reach to better serve all our community? Join…