(via Anna Ferri, Roseman University of Health Sciences) Dear Current, Former, or Future Library Worker, We are contacting you to request your participation in a research study titled “Personal Identity of Chronically Ill Health Sciences Library Workers”, reviewed and approved as exempt research by the Texas Christian University Institutional Review Board and the University of…
Legislative News – September 06, 2022
Federal White House requests $22.4B in COVID-19 funding, $3.9B in monkeypox funding (The Hill, 9/2/22) White House requires immediate public access to all U.S.-funded research papers by 2025 (Science, 8/26/22); see also Office of Science and Technology Policy public access memo (8/25/22) and Breakthroughs for All: Delivering Equitable Access to America’s Research (OSTP blog, 8/25/22)…
Call for Submissions: ACRL Instruction Section Newsletter (Deadline Mon., Sept. 19)
(via Maya Hobscheid, Grand Valley State University) The IS Newsletter is soliciting content! We would love to have your content that addresses one or more of the following topics. Active learning techniques Learning object creation Student learning outcomes & pedagogy Assessment Instructional design (online, universal, backward, accessibility, etc.) Instruction for specific populations (e.g., faculty, international…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic, Public, and Special Library Services for Currently and Formerly Incarcerated People
(via Dr. Jeanie Austin, San Francisco Public Library) As part of San Francisco Public Library’s Mellon-funded Expanding Information Access for Incarcerated People project, a group of researchers are attempting to identify academic, public, and special library services that libraries outside of jails, juvenile detention centers, and prisons provide to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people. We’ve…
Registration Open for CARLI Webinar “CARLI Libraries and the Pandemic: Changes We’ve Made and How We’ve Pivoted” (Thurs., Sept. 22, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI-members are invited to join panelists Mary Konkel (College of DuPage), Sarah Pritchard (Northwestern University), and Sarah Sagmoen (University of Illinois Springfield) on Thursday, September 22, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT, for a webinar discussion of how CARLI-member libraries have transformed as a result of the pandemic. Nicole Swanson (CARLI)…
Call for Participation: Survey on Information Literacy Instruction Practices at Rural Community Colleges (Deadline Fri., Sept. 30)
(via Heather VanDyne, Fort Hays State University) If you are a community college librarian at a rural institution this message is for you. Participants are needed in a study examining information literacy instruction practices at rural two-year institutions over the last three years. Any person working in an academic library with instruction duties is encouraged…
Call for Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication Collaborations and Outreach for Student Success: Initiatives for College and Small University Libraries (Deadline Mon., Oct. 31)
(via Camille Abdel-Jawad, Park University) We are excited to invite innovative, creative, and practical chapter proposals for our upcoming publication, Collaborations and Outreach for Student Success: Initiatives for College and Small University Libraries, from ACRL. The volume has an expected release date of Spring, 2024. The publication Collaborations and Outreach for Student Success: Initiatives for…
Registration Open for NNLM Region 1 Webinar “The Art of Science Communication” (Thurs., Sept. 15, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, NNLM Region 1) Please join the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Region 1 for the webinar “The Art of Science Communication”. It will take place on Thursday, September 15, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. Our guest speaker, Dr. Dione (Dee) Rossiter, is a science communication, engagement, and outreach expert…
Call for Nominations: Janet Doe Lectureship Award for 2024 Annual MLA Conference in Portland, OR (Deadline Sat., Oct. 15, 2022)
(via Michelle Zafron, University at Buffalo) Do you have a colleague who has made a substantial contribution to medical librarianship? Would they give a compelling lecture at the Medical Library Association’s annual meeting? Please take the time to nominate the person for the Janet Doe Lectureship award, one of the most prestigious awards given by…
Call for Applicants: HLC/MLA Professional Development Grant for Health Sciences Librarians in Hospitals or Other Clinical Care Institutions–Deadline Tues., Nov. 15
(via Loren Hackett, Cleveland Clinic) Whether you are in the middle of your career, new to it all, or have worked for many years, the HLC/MLA (Hospital Library Caucus of the Medical Library Association) Professional Development Grant is an amazing opportunity for a professional journey into education or research. The grant is open to librarians…