via OCLC) Registration is open for the upcoming OCLC webinar “Practical Steps Towards Diversifying Collections: Begin or Advance Your Library’s Efforts to Support EDI Goals with Concrete Steps, Tools, and Activities”. It will take place on Wednesday, November 10, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT, via WebEx. Many institutions want to do more to support…
Reminder: Proposals for Virtual RDAP 2022 Summit (March 15-17), “Envisioning an Inclusive Data Future”, Due Thurs., Nov. 4
(via Laura Palumbo, Rutgers University) The Research Data Access and Preservation Association (RDAP) invites proposals for the program of its upcoming virtual Summit on March 15-17 (Tuesday-Thursday), 2022. This is an affordable conference for research data support practitioners. The program includes keynotes, lightning talks, posters, and presentations. There will be associated workshops on Monday, March…
Registration Open for CARLI Annual Meeting (Online Wed., Nov. 10, at 10:00 AM) and CARLI Annual Governing-Directors Meeting (Online Thurs., Nov. 4, at 10:00 AM)
(via CARLI) The 2021 CARLI Annual Meeting will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, November 10, at 10:00 AM CDT. Staff at any CARLI member library is invited to attend. The Annual Meeting will feature a keynote address by Dr. Emily Knox, “After the Fire: LIS Education in a Changed World”. Dr. Knox is Interim…
Call for Participation: Survey About the Impact of COVID-19 on Technical-Services Units (Deadline Sat., Jan. 1)
(via Elizabeth Szkirpan, University of Tulsa) I am conducting a survey on the impact of COVID-19 on technical-services units and librarians who share technical tasks (e.g. school librarians who may be cataloging books for their libraries) and aims to learn more about the changes that occurred or did not occur as a direct result of…
Final Call for Participation: Survey on Streaming-Video Collections in Academic Libraries (Deadline Sun., Oct. 31)
(via Bonnie Thornton, Mississippi State University) Last call for participating in our survey! If you are a library employee at an academic institution of higher education in the United States, we invite you to participate in our research on how academic libraries manage their streaming-video collections. The purpose of our study is to explore the…
Call for Interest in Attending or Presenting: ACRL PPIRS Vendor/Publisher Liaison & Review Committee’s Lightning Talks on Political-Science Data (Tues., Nov. 9, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Mark Robinson, University of Notre Dame) Calling everyone who’s passionate about political-science data! The ACRL PPIRS (Politics, Policy & International Relations Section) Vendor/Publisher Liaison & Review Committee is organizing a round of lightning talks on this topic. Interested in learning more about data sets and tools for political science? Have a favorite resource that…
Reminder: Project ENABLE Seeking Examples of Library Initiatives to Increase Access for Users and Staff with Disabilities
(via Dr. Ruth Small, Syracuse University School of Information Studies) Project ENABLE is continuing to collect impact stories, as part of our IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant. The purpose of these stories is to demonstrate how even small changes can have a big impact on your patrons with disabilities. We are anxious to…
Reminder: Proposals for 2022 Reaching Forward South Conference (Currently Fri., Apr. 8, in Champaign) Due Mon., Nov. 1
(via the Illinois Library Association) We look forward to meeting in person at the 2022 Reaching Forward South Conference. The event is currently scheduled for Friday, April 8, at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, IL. But, as we know, things can change quickly. If we are not able to meet in-person, Reaching…
HSLI 2021 Election Results
Thank you to HSLI members for participating in this year’s election for President-Elect and Secretary. Congratulations to Eric Edwards, Interlibrary Loan Librarian at Illinois State Library in Springfield, and Frances Drone-Silvers, Biomedical Information Specialist at Carle Health in Urbana, who have been elected as HSLI President-Elect and Secretary, respectively. They will assume the offices at…
Reminder: Proposals for IACRL Spark Event on DEI and OER (Thurs., Dec. 9, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM) Due Fri., Oct. 29; Registration Now Open
Note: This event is postponed until the spring. Please watch for additional details as they become available. Thank you. (via Krista Bowers Sharpe, Western Illinois University) The IACRL Conference & Continuing Education Committee is pleased to announce its next Spark event! Join us for Spark: Open Pathways – Exploring the Intersections of Diversity Equity and Inclusion…