Call for Members: RAILS DEI in Metadata Networking Group; Kick-Off Meeting Online Wed., Nov. 17 (1:00-2:30 PM)

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(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL President) Would you like to be part of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Metadata Networking Group? The group aims to foster the importance of a shared understanding to create and maintain more equitable, diverse, and inclusive metadata content. Read more about the group and sign up for the mailing…

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Reminder: Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “Where’s Waldo: Cataloging Maps” (Thurs., Nov. 11, 10:00-11:00 AM)

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(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) This is a reminder that registration is still open for the next Online With the CMC webinar, “Where’s Waldo: Cataloging Maps”. The webinar will take place on Thursday, November 11, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. We have moved this webinar up one week so that it will…

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Registration Open for Preserve This Webinar “5 Easy Ways to Advocate for Your Archive” (Wed., Nov. 10, at 1:00 PM CDT)

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(via Carmen Cowick, Preserve This) Registration is still open for the free Preserve This webinar “5 Easy Ways to Advocate for Your Archive”. It will take place on Wednesday, November 10, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. The presenter is Samantha Lawrence. Please see below for additional information. Archives can use advocacy to strengthen operations, develop…

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Registration Open for ALA NMRT Webinar “Disability Justice in Libraries” (Thurs., Nov. 18, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)

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(via María Emerson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Join the ALA NMRT (New Members Round Table) Online Programs for our first program, “Disability Justice in Libraries”. This webinar will be presented by Jessica Schomberg on Thursday, November 18, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Taking a disability-justice approach means we have made a choice; we…

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Final Call for Participation: Survey on Library Instruction and Critical Thinking Activism in a Post-Truth World

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(via Laureen Cantwell, Colorado Mesa University) This is the final call to participate in a survey on library instruction and critical thinking activism in a post-truth world. More details, including the link to the survey, are below. Note: We ask a few things about institution, job role, etc. – we do not ask any identifying info,…

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Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars (Nov. 8-18)

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(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share upcoming events of the Professional Development Alliance. Please see below for additional information, including registration links. “Assessment Made Easy: An Introduction to Project Outcome” ALA’s assessment platform, Project Outcome, was originally made for public libraries to capture data on engagement, attendance, transactions with patrons as well…

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Application Period for Institute for Research Design in Librarianship 2022 (Online June 6-17) Opens Wed., Dec. 1–Deadline Fri., Jan. 28

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(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) The William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University is issuing a call for applications for the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL Online) 2022. IRDL is a continuing education program for academic and research librarians and archivists designed to create a growing community of confident librarian-researchers. The…

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