(via Leeanne Romane, McMaster University) Registration is open for the ACRL ULS (University Libraries Section) Professional Development Committee webinar “Designing Email Challenges for Remote Teaching and Learning”. This free webinar will take place on Monday, March 28, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. More information, including the link to registration, is below. Overview Teaching and learning has changed…
Final Reminder: Project ENABLE Seeking Examples of Library Initiatives to Increase Access for Users and Staff with Disabilities (Deadline Extended to Sunday, May 1)
(via Dr. Ruth Small, Syracuse University) This is a reminder of our final call for your submission of Project ENABLE impact stories, as part of our current IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant. Our deadline for submission has been extended to Sunday, May 1. The purpose of these impact stories is to demonstrate how even small changes in the…
call for Examples of Accessible Online Instruction for Upcoming Book Chapter in Universal Design for Learning in Academic Libraries: Theory into Practice (Deadline Thurs., March 31)
(via Kimberly Shotick, Northern Illinois University) Do you have examples of online instruction that utilizes multiple means of representation, allows for student interaction, or provides students with multiple means of engagement? Relevant examples will be highlighted in the chapter “Designing for Everyone: Accessibility, Inclusion, and Equity in Online Instruction”, to be published in Universal Design for Learning…
Reminder: Next Online with the CMC Webinar, “”Word of Mouth: Transcribing an Oral History Collection”, Takes Place Thurs., March 17, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) The next Online with the CMC webinar, “Word of Mouth: Transcribing an Oral History Collection”, will take place on Thursday, March 17, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. This pre-recorded presentation outlines the technological aspects of undertaking a larger-scale oral history transcription project (256 interviews, 180+ hours), including developing guidelines, researching…
Reminder: Survey on Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses Closes Fri., March 11
(via Stephanie Alexander–California State University, East Bay) Does your institution offer credit-bearing information literacy courses? If so, this survey is for you! We are seeking information about the naming conventions for credit-bearing, information literacy courses taught at institutions of higher education. You have been invited to participate because your institution may offer credit-bearing information literacy…
Registration Open for Webinar “Towards a Future of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies” (Tues., March 22, at 11:00 AM CDT)
(via Adrienne Warner, University of New Mexico) We are thrilled to host Sofia Leung and Jorge López-McKnight as they present “Towards a Future of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies”. We hope you can join us! The webinar will take place on Tuesday, March 22, starting at 11:00 AM CDT. Registration is required (see below for link). This talk will feature…
Seeking to Interview Academic Librarians Who Teach or Curate Open Science or Scholarship Practices in Undergraduate Education
(via Sanja Gidakovic, University of Central Missouri) I am currently enrolled in a Human Information Behavior graduate seminar at the University of Missouri. As a part of the course, I am conducting an exploratory research study on open science and scholarship, especially as they relate to reproducibility, along with trends in librarian and faculty collaboration….
Call for Participation: Survey on Public Library Services for Sexual and Reproductive Health Information
(via Barbara Alvarez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Information Sciences) I am conducting a survey with Dr. Emily Knox at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Information Sciences. The survey focuses on library services for sexual and reproductive health information. If you are a public librarian in the United States, I would…
Registration Open for Book Talk on Daniel Greene’s The Promise of Access (Online Wed., March 9, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Registration is open for a book talk on The Promise of Access, by Daniel Greene. The discussion will take place online Wednesday, March 9, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. More information is below. In the book The Promise of Access, Daniel Greene argues that the problem of poverty became a problem of…
Call for Proposals: Free 2022 Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium (Online Nov. 2-4, Wed.-Fri.)
(via Nicole Pagowsky, University of Arizona) We’re excited to announce that the call for proposals for the 2022 Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium (CLAPS) is now live. We are also welcoming suggestions for invited keynote speakers. The Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium is an online symposium bringing together critical pedagogy discourse among academic librarians, critical pedagogy scholars, and teaching…