(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…
UIUC’s Elisandro (Alex) Cabada Elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect
(via ACRL) Elisandro (Alex) Cabada, Assistant Professor, Emerging Technologies and Immersive Scholarship Librarian, and Director of the Grainger IDEA Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect. Cabada will become president-elect in July 2023 and assume the presidency in July 2024 for a one-year term. “I feel privileged to serve…
Call for Applications: ALA Building Library Capacity Grants to Assist Libraries at Minority Serving Institutions–Deadline Wed., May 24 (Informational Webinar on Tues., April 25, at 2:00 PM CDT
(via Lauren Carlton–ACRL Program Officer, Member Services) The American Library Association (ALA) announces the opening of the ALA Building Library Capacity Grants that will provide grants to assist libraries at Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) across the United States and US Territories that have experienced economic hardship due the consequences of the pandemic and its aftermath, to help increase academic…
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for a CARLI Advisory Committee or Task Force is Friday, May 5, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) This is a reminder that CARLI is seeking volunteers to serve on our advisory committees and task forces. The application period will close Friday, May 5, at 5:00 PM CDT. Terms on the new committees will begin July 1, 2023. You can review the list of committees/task forces, their rosters, and their charges here and you…
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…
Call for Participation: Survey on Librarian Preferences for Learning to Create Culturally Relevant Health Literacy Interventions (Deadline Sun., April 30)
(via Bethany McGowan, Purdue University) I’m Bethany McGowan, an Associate Professor and health sciences librarian at Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies. I am conducting an anonymous survey about librarian preferences for learning to create culturally relevant health literacy interventions. This study has been approved by Purdue University’s Institutional Review Board as IRB-2022-1518 -Understanding…
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…
Call for Articles on Public Services in Academic Libraries for Future Issues of Public Services Quarterly
(via Kimberly Mitchell, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences) The journal Public Services Quarterly seeks quality original articles about public services in academic libraries. We are interested in research-based and theoretical articles as well as case studies that advance the understanding of public services–reference and research assistance, information literacy instruction, access and delivery services, and other…