(via Maggie Albro, Clemson University) We invite you to participate in a survey designed to explore academic library work environments. To participate, you must be 18 years of age or older and employed by an academic library in the United States. The survey should take approximately 25 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey…
Legislative News, 02/10/2021
Federal news Biden changes health coverage, women’s health funding policies [Roll Call, 1/28/21] “The Biden administration announced two wide-ranging health care executive actions … one expanding access to reproductive health care and another supporting enrollment in the individual insurance market and Medicaid.” Death of EPA’s controversial ‘censored science’ rule delights researchers [Science, 2/3/21] “…would have…
Registration Open for Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon on History of the Health Sciences (Wed., March 24) — Deadline Wed., Feb. 24
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Join the Wednesday, March 24, Wikipedia edit-a-thon on the history of the health sciences. If you are interested in participating or would like to learn more, please contact Megan Rosenbloom, at meganrosenbloom@gmail.com. She will share the working document with the names and…
Call for Proposals: Virtual Library Instruction Tennessee Conference (Week of June 7-11) — Current Deadline Wed., Feb. 10
(via Sarah Smith, St. Louis Community College) Join us in 2021 for the virtual Library Instruction Tennessee (LIT) Conference! The theme for LIT 2021 is “Persistence & Resilience”. The meeting will take place virtually during the week of June 7-11 (Monday-Friday). Registration will open in later April. This year’s event is free. The call for proposals is…
Reminder: Registration Open for 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit (Online April 29-30)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) This is a reminder that registration is now open for the 19th Annual Information Literacy Summit, which will take place online from Thursday, April 29, to Friday, April 30. The focus of this year’s meeting will be on challenging the status quo and rethinking information literacy theories and practices, with…
Call for Proposals: ACRL EBSS Virtual Research Forum (Deadline Friday, March 19)
(via Annie Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago’s Daley Library) The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee of ACRL invites proposals for presentations at their virtual research forum, to be held online in early May, 2021. Our charge is to investigate and propose ways for education and behavioral science librarians to share ideas about new directions…
Reminder: Registration Open for Amigos Online Conference Moving On: Migrating Library Content and Data (Thurs., Feb. 11)–Deadline Mon., Feb. 8
(via Jodi Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) This is a reminder that registration is still open for the Amigos Library Services online conference Moving On: Migrating Library Content and Data. The event will take place on Thursday, February 11. More information is below. “This link worked yesterday – why doesn’t it work now?” “Will all of…
Call for Candidates Extended: IACRL 2021 Elections (New Deadline Friday, Feb. 12)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL Past President) The IACRL Nominations Committee is seeking candidates for the 2021-2022 Executive Board election. In April of 2021, members will vote for the IACRL Vice-President/President-elect and Secretary. The Vice-President/President-elect will serve three one-year terms, beginning in July of 2021 and ending in June of 2024. Secretary is a one-year…
Call for Proposals: ACRL North Carolina Chapter and Community & Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) of the North Carolina Library Association Biennial Virtual Conference (Thurs., May 6)–Deadline Sun., March 7
(via Dawn Behrend, ACRL North Carolina Chapter Chair) The ACRL NC Chapter and the Community & Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) of the North Carolina Library Association invites you to submit a proposal for their biennial virtual conference on Thursday, May 6. Proposals should align with our conference theme, Transforming Our Future: How Our Practices…
2021 ALA Annual Conference Will Be Virtual (Registration Opens Mon., March 1)
(via Jennifer Sharkey, Illinois State University) The American Library Association has announced that the 2021 Annual Conference will take place virtually. Registration opens on Monday, March 1, at 12:00 PM CDT. The event was originally scheduled for June 23-29 in Chicago. To view the full announcement, please go here. Watch the Conference website for more…