(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) Registration is now open for the CARLI Instruction Committee sponsored webinar: “ACT UP: Evaluating Sources and Pushing Against Privilege”, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. In this webinar, Dawn Stahura discusses her evaluation method called ACT UP, which goes beyond standard evaluation methods like CRAAP. Because…
Category: Webinars
Call for Panelists: ACRL Instruction Section’s April 28 Webinar on Info. Lit. Best Practices (Deadline Mon., March 16)
(via Hailley Fargo, Penn State University) The ACRL Instruction Section Information Literacy Best Practices Committee and the ACRL FYE Discussion Group seek participants for an upcoming webinar, “Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices”. Does your information literacy program embody one (or more) of these seven characteristics in your first-year instruction? If…
Call for Proposals: Amigos Online Conference “Next Steps: Create and Cultivate a Career That Matters” (Wednesday, May 13) — Submissions Deadline Noon on Friday, March 13
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Amigos Library Services seeks proposals for its upcoming conference “Next Steps: Create and Cultivate a Career That Matters”. Taking place online Wednesday, May 13, 2020, this one-day conference is designed to give librarians and library staff the opportunity to learn, share insights, and discuss best practices on managing their…
ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group Hosting Webinar on Nursing Information Literacy Framework (11:00 AM on Thursday, March 12) — Registration Required
(via John Siegel, University of South Carolina Upstate) Join the upcoming ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group (HSIG) webinar to gain an understanding of the Nursing Information Literacy Framework companion document efforts. Learn about the comparison and contrast between the Nursing Information Literacy Framework companion document and Framework for Information Literacy. The webinar will be held…
Registration Open for RAILS Member Update via Videoconference (Thurs., April 9, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via RAILS) All staff at all RAILS libraries are invited to attend our next member update on Thursday, April 9, from 10 AM to noon. You can attend at an available videoconference location or via Zoom. Register here. You’ll hear the latest news about: 2020 Census Efforts to help the unserved SimplyE Open Source E-Reader…
Registration Open for CARLI “Getting Ready for Primo VE” Forum on April 2 (In-Person at Joliet Junior College and Partly Live-Streamed)
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction and Public Services Committees have planned a daylong forum on April 2 for library staff exploring and discussing Primo VE. Please note: This is NOT a training session. There are two attendance options: you can attend in-person at Joliet Junior College or virtually via Zoom. Several of the…
Free Webinar “Librarians Respond to Coronavirus and Other Pandemics” at 3:00 PM on Thurs., March 26 (Registration Not Required, But Must Belong to Library 2.0)
(via Miranda Shake, Lakeview College of Nursing) Title: “Librarians Respond to Coronavirus and Other Pandemics” Date and Time: Thursday, March 26, 3:00 PM CDT Registration: No registration is required, but just make sure you’re a member of Library 2.0 (free). You will need to be logged into Library 2.0 to participate in the webinar or watch…
Registration Open for ACRL STS Information Literacy Committee’s March Online Discussion, “Incorporating Wikipedia into the Sciences” (1:00 PM on March 12)
(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…
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…