(via Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, Des Moines University) Call for Chapter Proposals Working Title: Information, Power, and Reproductive HealthEditors: Gina Schlesselman-Tarango (Des Moines University); Alanna Aiko Moore (University of California, San Diego); Renée Ann Rau (University of Southern California)Submission Deadline: Saturday, April 1Publisher: Library Juice Press Office hour: Wednesday, March 1, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT. Join the Information, Power, and Reproductive Health editorial team for…
Call for Proposals: Academic Library Association of Ohio Webinar Series “Librarians as Researchers: Developing our Scholarly Identities”–Deadline Fri., March 3
(via the Academic Library Association of Ohio) The Research & Publications Committee of the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) is excited to announce that we are opening a call for proposals for a free virtual webinar series in Spring 2023. This series, titled, “Librarians as Researchers: Developing our Scholarly Identities”, is intended to support academic…
Registration Open for Hybrid Event “Let’s ChatGPT: Panel and Discussion”–Thurs., Feb. 16, at 12:00 PM CDT (in-Person Event at Lurie Medical Research Building in Chicago)
(via Dr. Kristi Holmes–Director, Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center at Northwestern University) Everyone has an opinion on ChatGPT these days–and the opportunities and challenges of such technologies in research, patient care, medical education, and scholarly communications. We’re also grappling with these topics at Northwestern and decided that it might be fun to arrange…
Registration Open for NNLM Virtual Symposium “Health Misinformation” (Tues., April 4 – Thurs., April 6)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration is open for the NNLM (Network of the National Library of Medicine) Virtual Symposium, which will take place from Tuesday, April 4, to Thursday, April 6. The 2023 NNLM Virtual Symposium, themed “Health Misinformation“, will explore both the research behind health…
Registration Open for First Episode in NNLM Health Misinformation Webinar Series, “Service-Learning Projects and Misinformation for Diverse Audiences”–Tues., March 7, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) Health misinformation is a widespread problem, with false or misleading information about both long standing health concerns like cancer and emergent situations like the COVID-19 pandemic spreading at a rapid pace. Sometimes questionable health information is obvious, but it can also be difficult…
Registration Open for Webinar “Celebrate a Decade of Fair Use Week with the University of Illinois Library and Sandra Enimil” on Tues., Feb. 21 (6:00-7:00 PM CDT)
(via Sarah Benson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences) Registration is open for the webinar “Celebrate a Decade of Fair Use Week with the University of Illinois Library and Sandra Enimil”. It will take place on Tuesday, February 21, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM CDT. In this public webinar, Sandra Enimil, Copyright…
Registration Open for Free Spring 2023 Baker Diversity Lecture Series on Thursdays at 3:00 PM CDT (Feb. 16 – March 16)
(via Dr. Nicole Cooke, University of South Carolina School of Information Science) Please join us for this season of #BakerLectures! We have an impressive and amazing line up of speakers, including the current President of the American Library Association and the Founder of Rosarium Publishing. Sessions are on Thursdays, at 3:00 PM CDT, via Zoom….
Registration Open for 2023 Reaching Forward South Conference (Fri., April 14, in O’Fallon)–Early-Bird Deadline is Thurs., March 16
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is now open for the 2023 Reaching Forward South Conference. The Reaching Forward South Conference is an annual one-day professional development conference for library support staff in central and southern Illinois. This year’s Conference is scheduled for Friday, April 14, at The Regency O’Fallon in O’Fallon, Illinois. Join your colleagues…
Save the Date and Call for Proposals: Free Library Instruction Together Conference (in-Person in Nashville, TN, on Fri., May 19; Virtual on Wed., May 24)–Submission Deadline Fri., Feb. 17
(via Sarah Smith, St. Louis Community College) Thanks to the amazing librarians in Tennessee and just beyond, LIT has grown so much in the past five years. We’ve decided to take a step toward expanding our scope and reach. To that end, the LIT Steering Committee is proud to announce that Library Instruction Tennessee is now…
Registration Open for Free IMLS National Forum Webinar Session #2, “Quality Assurance in Data Creation” (Thurs., Feb. 23, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)
(via Grace Liu, West Chester University) Registration is open for the free Institute of Museum and Library Services National Forum Webinar Session #2, “Quality Assurance in Data Creation”. The webinar will take place on Thursday, February 23, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. How do…