(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance offerings. Racial & Gender Bias in Search Engines Many library users believe that when they use a search engine, they are always getting factual, unbiased, and objective results. But search engines and the algorithms that power them are not neutral. This session…
Category: Webinars
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Creating a Road Map for Career Success: Applying for Tenure, Promotion, or AHIP”–Wed., July 26, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Creating a Road Map for Career Success: Applying for Tenure, Promotion, or AHIP”. It will take place on Wednesday, July 26, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CDT. Region 3 is the sponsor. This webinar will provide guidance on applying for…
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association Carterette Series Webinar “The ‘Butterfly Effect’ – Cascading Compassion Satisfaction in Library Land”–Wed., Aug. 2, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Emily Williams, Georgia Southern University) Registration is open for the next Georgia Library Association Carterette Series webinar, “‘The ‘Butterfly Effect’ – Cascading Compassion Satisfaction in Library Land”. It will take place on Wednesday, August 2, at 1:00 PM CDT. This is a free event. Description: This webinar will conceptually explore compassion satisfaction with a focus on helping…
Registration Open for ALA LTC Engagement Grant Webinar “Black Maternal Health Equity: Building a Platform for Advocacy & Community Engagement at a Unique NYC College”–Wed., Aug. 2, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Hannah Arata, American Library Association) In this free webinar, learn how the Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) Library used their Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to partner with birth justice community groups in the Bronx and develop an alumni and student peer leadership group that became the seed for an ongoing collegewide conversation and connection…
Registration Open for IHLS Cataloging Maintenance Center’s “Cataloging Basics” Asynchronous Online Course (Mon., Sept. 11, to Sun., Oct. 22)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the next offering of the Cataloging Maintenance Center’s “Cataloging Basics” online course, which will last from Monday, September 11, to Sunday, October 22. This six-week crash course in basic cataloging dives into cataloging using RDA, the Resource Description and Access standards, and using MARC, the MAchine-Readable Cataloging…
Call for Discussion Topics: Next Meeting of Health Science Librarians of Illinois Journal Club (Thurs., Aug. 17, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Fri., July 7
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Have you read an article or blog post, heard a podcast, viewed a presentation, or learned something new through another medium and want to talk about it? CALL FOR TOPICS The HSLI Journal Club plans to meet for an informal discussion of a selected publication/podcast/blogpost/presentation and share our understanding and its implications…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Homelessness and Inclusion Health”–Thurs., July 20, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Homelessness and Inclusion Health”. It will take place on Thursday, July 20, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. Region 5 is the sponsor. The interactions between homelessness and health are complex. Having a greater understanding of these interactions, of complex…
Save the Date: Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium–Online Thurs., Nov. 16
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Save the date for the Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium, a free virtual event with a focus on Institutional Repository (IR) management, curation, and promotion in a health sciences environment. The third annual symposium will take place virtually on Thursday, November 16. MIRL…
Call for Proposals: Florida Chapter of ACRL’s 2023 Virtual Annual Conference (Fri., Oct. 20)–Deadline Tues., Aug. 1
(via Sarah Hammill, Florida International University) The Florida Chapter of ACRL (FACRL) is currently seeking proposals for presentations and poster sessions for the 2023 FACRL Virtual Annual Conference, to take place online Friday, October 20. The theme is “Where do we go from here? Best Practices & Trends in Academic Libraries”. This year’s call for proposals…
Call for Proposals: Chicago Research Summit 2023, Themed “Curiosity and Creativity in the City” (Online Fri., Oct. 20)–Deadline Sat., July 1
(via RAILS) The Chicago Research Summit is on Friday, October 20. The theme is “Curiosity and Creativity in the City”. We invite you to propose a session for this one-day online summit. Individual sessions, lightning talks, and panel proposals are welcome; all sessions and talks will be virtual. We are seeking presenters across disciplines to lead engaging and stimulating sessions that illustrate how…