(via Cathleen de Groot, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar) What would you say about health information if you had seven minutes with your medical information colleagues across the Middle East region? What pressing issues should we consider? What projects will make a difference? What tools should we be using? The Distributed eLibrary team at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar…
Reminder: Deadline to Submit Poster Proposals for ILA Virtual Annual Conference (Oct. 12-14) is Tues., Aug. 31
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Library Association (ILA) Conference Program Committee invites applications for poster sessions at the 2021 ILA Virtual Annual Conference, taking place October 12-14 (Tuesday-Thursday). Poster sessions will be featured on the ILA website. The online poster session will become available at 9:00 AM on October 12, and posters will continue to be…
Call for Proposals Extended: Lightning Talks and Posters for HSLI 2021 Conference (Online Oct. 27-29)–New Deadline is Tues., Sept. 7
(via Charlotte Beyer, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science) Do you have ideas to share? Consider sharing those ideas at the Health Sciences Librarians of Illinois 2021 Annual Conference, which this year is a virtual conference on October 27-29 (Wednesday-Friday). This year you have the option of presenting your ideas as a poster or lightning…
Registration Open for Amigos Library Services Webinar “Understanding and Using Library Data” (Sept. 13 and 15, 1:00-3:00 PM CDT Both Days)
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Registration is now open for the Amigos Library Services webinar “Understanding and Using Library Data”. The webinar will take place in two sessions, one on Monday, September 13, and the other on Wednesday, September 15. Each session will last from 1:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. Effective collection, interpretation and display of library…
Call for Participants: Advisory Panel on Shared Print Copies
(via Helen Levenson, Oakland University) The Risk Research Working Group of the Partnership for Shared Book Collections invites your participation on an advisory panel looking at a tool for determining the number of copies of a title that a shared print consortium must commit to keeping in order to ensure the survival of at least one usable copy….
Call for Bloggers: ACRLog’s First Year Academic Librarian Experience Series (Deadline Mon., Sept. 13)
(via Alex Harrington, Penn State University) With the new academic year coming up soon (or perhaps, for some of you, already begun!), we’re looking to bring on a few new bloggers here at ACRLog. We’d like to thank our 2020-2021 FYAL (First Year Academic Librarian) bloggers Valerie Moore and Kevin Adams. We’d also like to encourage new…
Call for Program Proposals: ACRL ULS Professional Development Webinar Series (Deadline Fri., Sept. 24)
(via ACRL) The ACRL ULS (University Libraries Section) Professional Development Committee 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 panels and multiple presenter models to convey a variety of viewpoints. Presenters are responsible for recruiting their…
Call for Volunteers: Planning Committee for Association of Research Libraries 2022 Library Assessment Conference (Date and Location TBD)–Deadline Fri., Sept. 10
(via Nancy Turner, Temple University) The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the University of Washington Libraries (UW) will continue to jointly plan and co-sponsor the Library Assessment Conference (LAC), with the next conference planned for Fall 2022. The conference steering committee plays an important role in conference direction and support. Conference co-chairs Steve Hiller…
Call for Academic Librarian Program Proposals: 2022 ALA Annual Conference (in Washington, D.C., June 23-28)–Deadline Thurs., Sept. 30
(via Lauren Carlton, ACRL) ACRL invites its committees, sections, interest groups, and individual members to consider submitting program proposals for the 2022 ALA Annual Conference, currently scheduled to take place face-to-face in Washington, DC., from June 23 to 28 (Thursday-Tuesday). Program proposals will be submitted via a centralized submission site for all ALA Divisions, RoundTables,…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Libraries and Government Information During COVID-19
(via Abby Adams, University at Albany) We hope you will choose to participate in our study regarding academic libraries and government information. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. You may also opt into a drawing to win one of three gift cards as an additional incentive. We apologize for any cross posting,…