(via Matt Hayward, University of Texas at San Antonio) Don’t miss our upcoming STEM Librarians South Conference, scheduled online for July 28-29 (Thursday-Friday). Our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Chris Packham, will talk on “The Impending Astronomical Revolution”. He is a noted professor of Astrophysics at the University of Texas at San Antonio and holds a visiting professorship at the National Astronomical Observatory of…
Reminder: Voting for IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Closes Saturday, April 30
(via Sue Franzen, IACRL Past President) Voting is now open for the 2022 IACRL (Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award gives academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on one. It also presents Illinois…
Call for Participation: Survey About Privacy and Online Chat Reference Services
(via Jon Moore, University of North Carolina at Charlotte) We invite you to take a survey about privacy and online chat reference services. We’re seeking responses from any employee at an academic library who (1) is not an undergraduate student and (2) answers or oversees an online chat reference service. Participants must be age 18…
Deadline Extended–Proposals for 2022 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment (Online Nov. 1-4, Tues.-Fri.)–Now Fri., April 29
(via Nancy Turner, Temple University) The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the Library Assessment Conference Steering Committee invite paper; poster; short, practical learning session; and challenge talk proposals for the 2022 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment. This ninth biennial conference will be offered in a virtual format…
Registration Open for Virtual ILA Marketing Forum Mini-Conference “In Crisis: What to Do Next–Covering Crisis Communications Inside and Outside the Library” (Fri., April 29, 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM)–Deadline Tues., April 26
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is open for the ILA Marketing Forum Mini-Conference “In Crisis: What to Do Next–Covering Crisis Communications Inside and Outside the Library”. This conference will take place on Friday, April 29, from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM CDT on Zoom. Registration is $15 for ILA Institutional and Personal members and $20 for…
Call for Proposals: Access Services Conference 2022, “Unlocking the 21st Century Library” (in Atlanta, GA, Nov. 15-17)–Deadline Fri., April 29
(via Stephanie Schweighardt, Clayton State University) On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, we would like to invite you to submit a proposal for the Access Services Conference 2022, “Unlocking the 21st Century Library”. This year’s event will be held at the Loudermilk Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia, from November 15 to 17 (Wednesday through Friday). The Access Services Conference is an opportunity…
Call for Submissions: Journal Information Technology and Libraries (Rolling Deadline)
(via Marisha Kelly, Northcentral University) The journal Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) is seeking submissions. Has your library successfully implemented a new system and developed an effective workflow? Have you applied the use of a specific software in library instruction to positively impact learning? The editors at Information Technology and Libraries, or ITAL, invite new authors to submit their unique…
Call for Nominations and Submissions–PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online Website (Deadlines Tues., April 26, and Tues., May 10)
(via Francesca Marineo–University of Nevada, Las Vegas) The Peer Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee of the ACRL Instruction Section invites you to submit your online information literacy tutorial, virtual tour, or other online library instruction project for review and possible inclusion in PRIMO: Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online. For Spring of 2022, the deadlines are Tuesday, April…
Call for Proposals: IFLA Information Literacy Section Webinar on Social Justice Design and Critical Pedagogy (Mid-June–Exact Date TBD)–Deadline Mon., May 2
(via Merinda Kaye Hensley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Information Literacy Section invites interested professionals to submit proposals for papers to be presented during a 90-minute webinar in mid-June, before IFLA WLIC 2022. Social justice design has much to offer to librarians, and critical pedagogy is a way to implement it,…
ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Instruction Committee Hosting Asynchronous Virtual Poster Session (April 25-29, Mon.-Fri.)
(via Lisa Becksford, Virginia Tech University) The ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section Instruction Committee invites you to participate in our 4th annual asynchronous Virtual Poster Session, from Monday, April 25, to Friday, April 29. During this week, 28 posters about online teaching and learning practices are available to view and comment on, and presenters are available…