(via Jules Bailey, Florida State University) Submit your proposal to present at a First Friday Forum hosted by the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group. The topic must be relevant and specific to health sciences or medical librarianship. For instance, “Instruction for Undergraduate Nursing Students” or “Participating in Community Health Fairs” would be within the realm…
Registration Open for RUSA Webinar “Patron Response Framework: Responding with Kindness, Empathy, and Love in Difficult Situations”–Wed., Oct. 1, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Lt. Col. Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger, Virginia Military Institute) We all need a little kindness. Be kind to yourself and attend this webinar and support RUSA! In 2017, Kent District Library created a response framework for their employees to use to respond to difficult situations that occur in the library. Responding to concerns ad complaints in…
Registration Open for 35th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture, “The THIRD REICH OF DREAMS: Hallucinations, Literary Imagination, and (Un)conscious Archives”–Thurs., Sept. 4 (Hybrid Lecture, 3:30-5:00 PM CDT; in-Person Event, 5:00-5:45 PM CDT at UIUC)
(via Dr. Clara Chu–Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library) Join us for the 35th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture, featuring Amanda Rubin, documentary filmmaker and journalist, who has brought The Third Reich of Dreams, a long-overlooked classic, back to print in a newly-translated English edition (Princeton Press, 2025). Rubin will share…
Call for Proposals: New “Pathways to the Profession” Column in Serials Review
(via Yuimi Hlasten, Denison University) This is a call for contributions to the new “Pathways to the Profession” column in Serials Review. This column will showcase how internships, fellowships, residencies, and related programs provide needed experience for MLIS students and new graduates as well as fill talent gaps in the technical services professions. The column will…
Next HSLI “Coffee & Conversation” Online Thursday, August 21, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary) Join us online Thursday, August 21, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. As always, any and all topics relevant to health sciences and medical librarianship are welcome! Microsoft Teams Need help? Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 285 261 837 232 Passcode: Ed7ZJ7Qb
Registration Open for Library Juice Academy Asynchronous Online Course “Open Pedagogy and Information Literacy”–Mon., Sept. 1 – Sun., Sept. 28
(via Library Juice Academy) Registration is open for the Library Juice Academy asynchronous course “Open Pedagogy and Information Literacy”. It will take place online from Monday, September 1, to Sunday, September 28. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. This course introduces open pedagogy as a practice for library instruction and…
Registration Open for ACRL Residency Interest Group Webinar “Digital Security Strategies: Protecting Ourselves Online and Resisting Harassment”–Tues., Aug. 12, 3:00-4:30 PM CDT
(via Beatrice Downey, North Carolina State University) The ACRL Residency Interest Group will be hosting a webinar with Library Freedom Project on digital security strategies. Titled “Digital Security Strategies: Protecting Ourselves Online and Resisting Harassment”, the webinar will take place on Tuesday August 12, from 3:00 to 4:30 PM CDT. In this political climate, various…
Call for Participation in IL Generations: A Longitudinal Study of Instruction Librarians
(via Kristina Bloch, University of Louisville) Are you an early or mid-career librarian with job responsibilities in instruction? Apply to take part in a research study documenting the next 10 years of instruction librarianship! About the Study IL Generations is a longitudinal qualitative research study conducted by Amber Willenborg, Rob Detmering, and Kristina Bloch from the…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Creating Data Management Plans with DMPTool”–Thurs., Aug. 21, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Creating Data Management Plans with DMPTool”. It will take place on Thursday, August 21, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. The DMPTool is a free tool that walks…
Call for Peer Reviewers: Disability in LIS Journal
(via Shanna Hollich, DisLIS Editorial Board member) The editorial board of the Disability in LIS (Disability in Libraries and Information Studies; DisLIS) journal is looking for peer reviewers to support the growing interest in our new journal! DisLIS is an open-access, multimedia journal run by information professionals who work in various types of information-oriented jobs….