(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is still open for the next Online with the CMC webinar, “Treasure Troves of the Past: Digging into Cataloging Local History”. It will take place on Thursday, May 11, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Local history is broader than you may think, encompassing town newspapers, family histories, cookbooks,…
Category: Webinars
Registration Open for Chicago Area Archivists and Chicago Collections Consortium Webinar “Public Records in Chicago: Acquisition and Accessibility” (Thurs., May 4, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Chicago Area Archivists and Chicago Collections Consortium are excited to announce an upcoming panel discussion, “Public Records in Chicago: Acquisition and Accessibility”. The webinar will take place on Thursday, May 4, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT, via Zoom. This event is a follow-up to the 2021 joint program, Chicago…
Reminder: Registration Open for ACRL First Year Experience Discussion Group Webinar “Transforming the First Year Experience” (Wed., May 3, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Kimberly Shotick, Northern Illinois University) Please join us for the ACRL First Year Experience (FYE) Discussion Group webinar “Transforming the First Year Experience” on Wednesday, May 3, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This discussion will take place via Zoom and is open to all library workers interested in discussing the library’s role in students’ first year…
Save the Date: ALA Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s Membership Meeting (Open to All Interested in Serving Patrons with Dementia and Alzheimer’s)–Online Mon., May 8, from 1:00 to 2:15 PM CDT
(via Christine Johnson–Director, Waterford (CT) Public Library) Join us on Zoom on Monday, May 8, at 1:00 PM CDT for our ALA LSDA (Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer’s) membership meeting. The meeting will last 75 minutes. You will have a chance to meet the LSDA leadership team, hear from the 2022 recipients of the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library…
ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Instruction Committee’s Asynchronous Virtual Poster Session Live Through Fri., April 28
(via Ruth Monnier, Pittsburg State University) The ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Instruction Committee invites you to participate in our free fifth annual asynchronous Virtual Poster Session now until Friday, April 28. During this week, 15 posters about online teaching and learning practices are available to view and comment on, and presenters are available to answer questions….
Registration Open for Webinar “Citizen Science at Your Academic Library: Ideas and Inspirations” (Thurs., April 27, at 10:00 AM CDT)
(via K.T. Vaughan, Washington & Lee University) The LIBER Citizen Science Working Group and SciStarter are organizing a three-part joint webinar series that will introduce attendees to Citizen Science, provide tips and best practices for getting started and sustaining activities on campus (and virtually), and showcase resources that can be integrated into Citizen Science efforts….
Save the Date: Health Science Librarians of Illinois Ad-Hoc Programming Webinar “Getting Started with Systematic Reviews: A Panel Discussion” (Fri., May 12, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)–No Registration Required
(via Betsy Sterner, Northern Illinois University) You are invited to attend a one-hour virtual panel discussion on librarians’ experiences with systematic reviews hosted by the Health Sciences Librarians of Illinois (HSLI). The theme is: Getting Started with Systematic Reviews: A Panel Discussion of Librarians’ Experiences. Q&A to follow. The panel members are: The moderators are Betsy Sterner, Northern Illinois University, Clarissa Ihssen, American University,…
Call for Proposals Extended: Academic Library Association of Ohio 2023 Conference (Virtual on Fri., Oct. 27; in-Person in Lewis Center, OH, on Fri., Nov. 3)—New Deadline Mon., May 1
(via Cara Calabrese, Miami University) The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Conference Planning committee invites you to submit proposals for the 49th ALAO Annual Conference. Having spent the past few years radically adapting library services during the pandemic, library professionals are now actively exploring how to sustain a “new normal” for hybrid spaces, services, and collections where customer expectations have been transformed. This year’s event…
Registration Open for NNLM Book Discussion on High Risk: Stories of Pregnancy, Birth and the Unexpected (Lasts Mon., May 1 – Mon., July 31)
(via Bobbi Newman, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) Join your fellow librarians, health professionals, and public health workers for this quarter of the NNLM Book Discussion. We will read High Risk: Stories of Pregnancy, Birth and the Unexpected by Chavi Eve Karkowsky, M.D. After acquiring the book in your preferred format, you…
Registration Open for Free Library Instruction Together Conference (in-Person Fri., May 19, in Nashville, TN; and Virtual Wed., May 24)
(via Sarah Smith, St. Louis Community College) Join us for Library Instruction Together (LIT) 2023. LIT 2023 will be held as a virtual conference on Wednesday, May 24, and as an in-person conference on Friday, May 19, at the Nashville (TN) Public Library’s conference center. Free registration for both events is open and required. (Note that you must register for each event separately, with apologies for…