(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the next Online with the CMC webinar, “Whose Research Is This Anyway?: Studying Cataloging Theses”. It will take place on Thursday, September 12, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Join catalogers Eric McKinney and Mary Cornell as they show you the process and…
Call for Program Proposals: ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinars for 2024-25–Deadline Fri., Sept. 27
(via Jason Kruse, Northwestern University) The ACRL University Libraries Section’s Professional Development Committee (PDC) hosts several online programs throughout the year. Prior programs are available here. The PDC welcomes proposals for online programs that further ACRL members’ professional development, knowledge, and practice. Proposals should be grounded in theory and/or practice. We encourage the use of…
Final Reminder: Call for Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference (Online Wed., Oct. 23 – Fri., Oct. 25) Poster and Lightning Talk Submissions Closes Sun., Sept. 1
(via Laura Killingsworth, Illinois State University) This is a reminder that the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference will take place virtually from Wednesday, October 23, to Friday, October 25. HSLI is seeking proposals for both lightning talks and poster presentations. The submission deadline is fast approaching, on Sunday, September 1. We welcome posters or…
Slides and Other Supporting Materials for HSLI Webinar “‘The World is Full of Genies’: Writing Proposals that Win Grants” Now Available
(via the webinar organizers) Thank you very much to everyone who attended yesterday’s webinar. For those who could not participate or did attend but would like to review presentation materials, the slides and other supporting documents are now available here. The presenters’ contact information is below. Frances Drone-Silvers: frances.drone-silvers@carle.com Carmen Howard: choward4@uic.edu Stacey Knight-Davis: slknight@eiu.edu…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Telling the Story of your Research Impact with Bibliometrics and Altmetrics for Promotion and Tenure”–Mon., Sept. 16, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Registration is open for the free ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee webinar “Telling the Story of your Research Impact with Bibliometrics and Altmetrics for Promotion and Tenure”. It will take place on Monday, September 16, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more…
Registration Open for MLA Collection Development Caucus Virtual Discussion “Historical Medical Books: Where Do they Live in your Collections?”–Tues., Sept. 10, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Does your library have a collection of historical medical books? Have you wondered if they should be part of your general collections or part of special collections? Using the article “Evaluating a historical medical book collection” (PMC6774551) as a backdrop to discuss…
Registration Open for Next LIS Pedagogy Chat, on Access Friction and Accessibility in Courses (Online Fri., Aug. 23, at 1:00 PM CDT)–Presenters Include UIUC iSchool’s Melissa Wong
(via Laura Saunders, Simmons University School of Library and Information Science) Please join us for the next LIS Pedagogy Chat, online Friday, August 23, at 1:00 PM CDT. This session’s topic is “Access Friction: What happens when choices that make a course more accessible for one student make a course less accessible for another student…
Registration Open for MLA Midwest Chapter Virtual Conference (Wed., Oct. 9 – Fri., Oct. 11)–Deadline Tues., Oct. 8, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via Holly Hudson, UIC Library of the Health Sciences – Peoria) Registration is now open for the Medical Library Association’s Midwest Chapter Virtual Conference. Details Registration Register now to join us for three days of learning, collaborating, and connecting! The deadline is Tuesday, October 8, at 12:00 PM CDT.
Call for Host Sites: National Library of Medicine Traveling Exhibitions–Deadline 1:00 PM CDT on Wed., Sept. 4
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is pleased to announce a new “Call for Requests” for the NLM Traveling Exhibitions! Please submit your requests online using the NLM Traveling Exhibition Request form by 1:00 PM CDT on Wednesday, September 4. The NLM online…
Call for Participation: Survey on Use of Videoconferencing Software for Scheduled Research Consultations by Academic Health Science Librarians–Deadline Fri., Sept. 6
(via Amelia Brunskill, University of Illinois Chicago Library of the Health Sciences) My colleague Rosie Hanneke and I would like to invite interested librarians to participate in our research study on the use of videoconferencing software for scheduled research consultations by academic health science librarians. The survey will gather data on how librarians are currently experiencing interest in video consultations,…