(via ACRL) Are you ready to be considered for an opportunity to advance learning and transform scholarship through a committee appointment? ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect Beth McNeil invites you to volunteer to serve on a 2023-24 division or section committee. Face-to-face attendance at conferences is not required and committee work can be completed virtually throughout the year….
Call for Lesson Proposals: “Lessons for Librarians in Open Science Principles and Methods” Project (Deadline Tues., Jan. 31)
(via Lee Adams–California State University, East Bay) The UCLA Library is pleased to announce a call for proposals for “Lessons for Librarians in Open Science Principles and Methods”, a two-year (2023-2024) project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) to incentivize lesson authors to develop and refine seven lessons each year (total 14 lessons) through two-year sequential summer workshops. This call is…
Registration Open for UIUC Slavic Reference Service Virtual Symposium “Shared Print Collections and the Future of Resource Sharing” (Wed., Feb. 22, at 10:00 AM CDT)
(via Olga Makarova, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The Slavic Reference Service (SRS) at the University of Illinois will be hosting its 4th Annual Interlibrary Loan Symposium, “Shared Print Collections and the Future of Resource Sharing”. The event will take place via Zoom, on Wednesday, February 22, starting at 10:00 AM CDT. The symposium is…
Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars in January
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share these upcoming Professional Development Alliance offerings. “Introduction to Instructional Design” Thurs., Jan. 12, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT This webinar is the first in a three-part series that will equip attendees with a strong foundation in instructional design techniques and planning skills that will allow them to expertly…
Call for Proposals: Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T (Association for Information Science and Technology) Annual Conference, Co-Hosted with Simmons ASIS&T (Online Fri., March 3)–Deadline Mon., Jan. 16
(via Cindy Li, Pratt Institute) Please save the date for the NEASIS&T (Northeast Chapter of Association for Information Science and Technology) Annual Conference, which will be held virtually through Zoom on Friday, March 3 (final time TBD). Simmons ASIS&T will co-host the Conference. The theme this year is “Information Science and Technology in Action”. Registration…
MLA Collection Development Caucus Publishes Health Sciences Collection Development (Second Edition)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Library Association (MLA) Collection Development Caucus is excited to announce the publication of Health Sciences Collection Development: An Overview of Fundamental Knowledge and Practices (second edition), an update to the caucus’s Collection Development Best Practices document published in 2019. You…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Create Effective Data Visualizations” (Mon., Feb. 13, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the upcoming NNLM webinar “Create Effective Data Visualizations”. It will take place on Monday, February 13, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Join us for Love Data Week 2023! Data visualization…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for ACRL 2023 Conference, Themed “Forging the Future” (March 15-18, Wed.-Sat., in Pittsburgh, PA, and Virtually), Ends Fri., Jan. 20
(via ACRL) The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the opening of registration for the ACRL 2023 Conference, to be held March 15-18 (Wednesday-Saturday) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and virtually. Higher education has changed dramatically over the last few years. Academic libraries are addressing an increased emphasis on remote learning, rising calls for social justice,…
Reminder: Nominations for ACRL Board of Directors 2024 Elections Due Wed., Feb. 15, 2023
(via Ali Larsen, Siena College) In November, the call for nominations for the ACRL Board of Directors was announced. Candidates for the positions of ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect and Director-at-Large are being sought for the 2024 elections. The ACRL Leadership Recruitment and Nomination Committee (LRNC) encourages members to nominate themselves or others to fill these important roles….
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association Carterette Series Webinar “Teaching and Assessment of Metacognition” (Wed., Feb. 15, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Emily Williams, Georgia State University) The Georgia Library Association Carterette Series Webinars presents “Teaching and Assessment of Metacognition”. It will take place on Wednesday, February 15, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. There is no cost to attend. Please see below for more details, including instructions to register. Description: Metacognition is often an invisible by-product…