(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,…
Category: Webinars
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…
Reminder: Submissions for ACRL STS Virtual Lightning Talks (Tuesday, June 20) and Research Forum (Wednesday, June 21) Due 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…
Registration Open for IMLS National Forum Webinar Session #4, “Commercial Data Quality Issues” (Thurs., April 27, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)–UIUC is Co-Organizer
(via Yan (Grace) Liu, West Chester University) Registration is now open for IMLS National Forum Webinar Session #4, “Commercial Data Quality Issues”. It will take place on Thursday, April 27, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. How do we decide which commercial sources to…
Registration Open for Webinar “Tools for Wellness and Mental Health for Asian/Pacific American Library Workers and Communities” (Thurs., May 18, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Melody Rood–University of North Carolina Greensboro) Registration is open for the upcoming webinar “Tools for Wellness and Mental Health for Asian/Pacific American Library Workers and Communities”. It will take place on Thursday, May 18, at 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Description: Mental health continues to be…
Reminder: Content Suggestions for Next Health Science Librarians of Illinois Journal Club Meeting (Currently Thurs., May 25, at 3:00 PM CDT) Due Thurs., April 20
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) This is a reminder that the Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) Journal Cub seeks content suggestions for its next meeting, which will tentatively take place on Thursday, May 25, at 3:00 PM CDT. The content may take the form of a publication, podcast, blogpost, or presentation. During the meeting, attendees…
Reminder: Registration Open for Next ACRL STS College Science Librarians Virtual Discussion (Mon., April 24, at 1:00 PM CDT)-Theme is “AI & ChatGPT & the Library”
(via Betsy Sterner, Northern Illinois University) Please join us for the next ACRL STS (Science & Technology Section) College Science Librarians Virtual Discussionon Monday, April 24, at 1:00 PM CDT. Hear what is happening with colleagues from far and wide and share strategies that have worked for you in the ever-changing STEM librarianship space. This event…
Episode 7 of NNLM Discovery Podcast, “Period Poverty”, Now Available–Features Region 6
(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…