(via Jennifer Maddox Abbott, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign) The Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG) of ALCTS seeks presenters for lightning talks for its session at ALCTS Virtual Interest Group Week, June 8-12, 2020. We’re looking for quick, bite-size (5-10 minutes) talks on what creative ideas and practices you’re currently implementing…
Category: Webinars
Medical Library Association 2020 Conference Moving to All-Virtual Format
(via Julia Esparza, Medical Library Association President) Late on May 7, Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown announced the decision to limit gatherings to twenty-five people or fewer through September 2020. Unfortunately, this means that the MLA face-to-face annual meeting will not take place. The 2020 National Program Committee (NPC)-led by Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP, and cochaired…
Registration Open for Free Library UX Chicago Virtual Roundtable “Looking Forward to Going Back” (2:00-3:00 PM on Thursday, May 21)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) Join Library UX Chicago on Thursday, May 21, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT, for a conversation exploring how our institutions are preparing to return to our physical buildings over the coming months. While many of our institutions will be working within the guidelines issued by the…
Registration Open for ILA’s Noon Network Webinar on Illinois Legislation (12:00-1:30 PM on Tuesday, May 19) — Deadline 10:00 AM on May 19
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of the Illinois Library Association) Join ILA’s Legislative Consultant, Derek Blaida, for a lunchtime update about what’s happening in Springfield, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM on Tuesday, May 19. The Illinois General Assembly is slated to return to legislative session on Wednesday, May 20, and…
Final Reminder: Free RAILS/IACRL Online Event “Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!” This Friday, May 15 (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM) — Registration Required
(via IACRL) This Friday, May 15, join your academic libraries from around Illinois for “Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!”. The free online event, which the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) and the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) are sponsoring, will take place from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This academic…
Registration Still Open, and Schedule Now Available, for RAILS/IACRL Online Event “Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!” (Friday, May 15, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Dan Bostrom, RAILS) Next week, join your academic libraries from around Illinois for “Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!”. This free online event, which the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) and the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) are sponsoring, will…
Registration Open for Next IACRL Journal Club Meeting (Topic OERs and MOOCs), 12:00-1:00 PM on Thursday, June 25
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Join IACRL for our next Journal Club discussion on Thursday, June 25, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM, via Zoom. Everyone is invited to attend. We will be discussing “Environmental Scan and Assessment of OERs, MOOCs, and Libraries: What Effectiveness and Sustainability Means for Libraries’ Impact on Open Education”, by…
Registration Open for ACRL Education & Behavioral Sciences Section Virtual Research Forum (1:00-2:30 PM on Thursday, May 14)
(via Annie Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago) The EBSS (Education & Behavioral Sciences Section) Research Committee would like to invite you to the EBSS Virtual Research Forum, which will be held online via Zoom on Thursday, May 14, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. The Research Forum offers librarians an opportunity to present current…
Registration Open for Amigos Library Services “Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Realities” Webinar (10:00-11:00 AM on Thursday, May 14)
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Please join Amigos Library Services for the webinar “Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Realities: The Possibilities and Limitations”. It will take place from 10:00 to 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 14. A description of the webinar and additional information are below. Augmented, virtual, and mixed realities have many obvious benefits…
Registration Open for Free Global Library Exchange Webinar “COVID-19 and Libraries” (8:00-10:00 AM CDT on Monday, June 8)
(via Dr. Barbara Marson, East Carolina University) On Friday, June 8, the East Carolina University MLS program will host a free virtual Global Library Exchange webinar, “COVID-19 and Libraries”, with speakers from three countries discussing their libraries’ experiences in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. The speakers are listed below. Audrey Chapuis, Director of the American…