(via Martha Meacham, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Episode 7 of the NNLM Discovery Podcast is “Period Poverty”. Why do we expect to find toilet paper and paper towels in a public restroom, but feminine hygiene products are considered optional? On this episode of the NNLM Discovery Podcast, Region 6 Communications & Finance Coordinator Miles Dietz-Castel shares…
Category: Webinars
Registration Open for ACRL STS Information Literacy Committee’s Session on Using ACRL Framework in a STEM Context (Online Mon., April 24, at 3:00 PM CDT)
(via Sam Zelick, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Join the ACRL Science & Technology Section’s Information Literacy Committee on Monday, April 24, at 3:00 PM CDT, for a virtual idea exchange! At our recent events, participants expressed an interest in trading ideas, tips, stories, and strategies for using the ACRL Framework in a STEM context. This…
Registration Open for ACRL Instruction Section Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox Committee’s Upload-a-thon (Online Wed., April 19, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT)
(via ACRL) So much of what we do in classrooms, workshops, and one-on-one depends on good learning materials. Do you have information literacy instruction materials you’ve made that would benefit others? The ACRL Instruction Section Framework for Information Literacy Sandbox (FILS) Committee will be hosting a Sandbox Upload-a-thon on Wednesday, April 19, from 1:00 to 2:00…
Episode 6 of NNLM Discovery Podcast, “Medical Librarians”, Available from Region 7
(via Martha Meacham, NNLM Program Director) Episode 6 of the NNLM Discovery Podcast, is “Medical Librarians” from Region 7. Very few people know what a medical librarian is or does. You don’t find medical librarians portrayed on Chicago Hope, or House, or ER. Hollywood is missing out on some great storylines! On this episode of the NNLM Discovery Podcast,…
Call for Submissions: ACRL STS Virtual Lightning Talks (Tuesday, June 20) and Research Forum (Wednesday, June 21)–Deadline Fri., April 28
(via Jeanne Hoover, East Carolina University) The Research Committee of the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) will host two sessions coinciding with the 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference to highlight research and practitioner projects related to science and technology librarianship. The committee is seeking proposals to present at the Annual STS Virtual Research…
Join NNLM for Black Maternal Health Week 2023 (Tues., April 11 – Mon., April 17) Online Events
(via Bobbi Newman, National Network of the Library of Medicine – Region 6) Join NNLM for Black Maternal Health Week 2023! Black women are more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as white women, regardless of their income or education. NNLM aims to advance the progress of medicine and improve public health,…
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series Webinar “Blindsided at Work: One Strike and You’re Out” (Wed., May 3, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Emily Williams, Georgia Southern University) The Georgia Library Association Carterette Series Webinars presents “Blindsided at Work: One Strike and You’re Out”. It will take place on Wednesday, May 3, at 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for additional information, including instructions for registering. Cost: Free Description: Elaina Norlin explores a topic we rarely talk about in the…
Registration Open for MLA Systematic Reviews Caucus Webinar “Seeing the Forest Through the Trees: A Multi-Institution Panel Comparing Evidence Synthesis Services” (Thurs., April 13, at 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Jenessa McElfresh, University of Tennessee Health Science Center) You are invited to attend a one hour panel on librarians’ experiences starting, supporting, and advocating for formal evidence synthesis/systematic review services at their institutions. All are welcome regardless of affiliation, experience, or expertise. A question-and-answer session will follow. The webinar will be recorded and distributed…
Call for Proposals Extended: STEM Librarians Collaborative 2023 Meeting (Online Wed., July 26 – Fri., July 28) — New Deadline Fri., April 7
(via Elisabeth White, Towson University) Join us at the STEM Librarians Collaborative for its 2023 Meeting! It will take place online from Wednesday, July 26, to Friday, July 28. We are currently accepting proposals for those interested in presenting at this virtual conference. The STEM Librarians Collaborative will offer a variety of session formats; all proposed…
Deadline Extended: Proposals for CARLI’s 11th Annual Instruction Showcase (Online Thurs., June 1) Now Due Mon., April 10, by 5:00 PM CDT
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 11th annual Instruction Showcase, to be held virtually on Thursday, June 1. CARLI members and Illinois LIS students are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics and are encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year: Re-examining Instruction. Also Registration now…