(via Allison McCormack, University of Utah) The International Society of Medievalist Librarians is hosting two sessions at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, which will be held virtually in May of 2022. The two sessions are “Beyond Manuscripts and Rare Books: Medievalist Librarians outside Special Collections Departments” and “Show Your Work: New Projects, Collaborations, and…
Reminder: Proposals for Digital Library Federation’s #DLFTeach Toolkit Volume 3 Due Wed., Sept. 1
(via Hillary Richardson, Mississippi University for Women) The DLF (Digital Library Federation) Digital Library Pedagogy group invites all interested digital pedagogy practitioners to contribute to a literacy- and competency-centered #DLFteach Toolkit, an online, open resource focused on lesson plans and concrete instructional strategies. The toolkit will emphasize the teaching of literacies and competencies foundational for digital…
Registration Open for Virtual ALA Legislative Summit (Sat., Oct. 16, 12:00-3:30 PM)–Limited to Legislative Liaisons
(via Megan Cusick, ALA) We are pleased to announce that ALA will host a virtual Legislative Summit on Saturday, October 16, from 12:00 to 3:30 PM CDT. Please note that this is not a public event, since it is intended for key legislative liaisons within ALA and its statewide organizations and space is limited. In recent…
Reminder: Applications for 2022 Class of ALA Emerging Leaders Due Mon., Aug. 30
(via Michelle Demeter, New York University) The American Library Association (ALA) is still accepting applications for the 2022 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). Details on the program criteria can be found on the Emerging Leaders webpage. The deadline to apply is Monday, August 30, 2021. Apply now here. The ALA EL program is a leadership…
Call for Participation: Survey on Making STEM Collections More Inclusive and Diverse
(via Alyssa Young, James Madison University) Fellow STEM librarians: You are being asked to participate in a research survey conducted by Alyssa Young and Kelly Giles from James Madison University. The American Library Association interprets a diverse collection as one that “should contain content by and about a wide array of people and cultures to…
Registration Open for LIS Pedagogy Chat “Some Best Practices in Collaborative Teaching with Faculty Colleagues: What I Learned in 2020, and What I Know for Sure in 2021” (Fri., Aug. 27, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Dr. Laura Saunders, Simmons University) Please join us for the next LIS Pedagogy Chat on Friday, August 27, at 1:00 PM CDT. This session’s topic is “Some Best Practices in Collaborative Teaching with Faculty Colleagues: What I Learned in 2020, and What I Know for Sure in 2021”, with a brief framing by Leslie…
Registration Open for ALA LRRT Webinar “”Co-Creating Knowledge in LIS Research: An Indigenous Researcher’s Approach” (Fri., Aug. 27, 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Dr. Africa Hands, East Carolina University) Join the ALA Library Research Round Table for a free webinar, “Co-Creating Knowledge in LIS Research: An Indigenous Researcher’s Approach”. The event will take place on Friday, August 27, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. Dr. Sandy Littletree will lead a discussion on an approach to research based on…
Reminder: Deadline to Submit Lightning Talk and Poster Proposals for HSLI 2021 Annual Conference (Online Oct. 27-29) is Fri., Aug. 27
(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…
Call for Submissions Extended: Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship 25th Anniversary Special Issue (Deadline Thurs., Sept. 30)
(via Ginny Boehme, Miami University in Ohio) The publication Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (ISTL) is marking twenty-five years as a vehicle for sci-tech librarians to share initiatives and ideas with the wider field. For our 25th anniversary edition, we would like to forward an invitation to submit work that amplifies voices of the…
Registration and Program Available for Virtual 2021 BitCurator Users Forum (Oct. 12-14) and Educators’ Summit (Oct. 15)
(via the BCC Program Committee) The BCC Program Committee is pleased to announce that the program for the virtual 2021 BitCurator Users Forum and Educators’ Summit is live and registration is open. Preliminary Program is Live The Forum and BitCuratorEdu Educators’ Summit program is now available on the BitCurator Consortium website. The Forum will take place from…