(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration is now open for the 2021 Midwest/MCMLA Joint Annual Meeting. The event will take place online from Wednesday, October 13, to Friday, October 15. The cost is $25.00 for members and non-members alike. Join your colleagues from across the two chapters to…
Call for Contributors from Academic Libraries: RAILS My Library Is… Blog
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) You may have seen the My Library Is… blog from RAILS. The Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) developed the My Library Is… campaign to help member libraries tell your stories and prove your library’s value to stakeholders, including current and potential library users, funders, governing boards, parent institutions/companies, colleagues, elected officials,…
Reminder: Registration Open for ACRL EBSS Webinar “Implementing OER in Education & Behavioral Sciences” (1:00-2:00 PM on Fri., July 30)
(via Amy Minix, Indiana University Bloomington) The Education and Behavioral Science Section of ACRL is hosting a webinar panel to discuss how to implement OER. The webinar, titled “Implementing OER in Education & Behavioral Sciences”, will take place on Friday, July 30, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Librarians Dorinne Banks (Open Education Librarian-George Washington University), Heather Blicher…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Webinar “Considering Data Literacy Using Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process: Implications for Librarians and Data Providers” (Mon., Aug. 16, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Laura Gariepy, Virginia Commonwealth University Registration is now open for the free online presentation “Considering Data Literacy Using Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process: Implications for Librarians and Data Providers”. Sponsored by the ACRL University Libraries Section’s Professional Development Committee, this webinar will take place on Monday, August 16, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Description This panel…
Reminder: ALA Seeking Volunteers for Newly-Created Code of Conduct Committee and Expanded Policy Monitoring Committee & Council Orientation Committee (Deadline Sat., July 31)
(via Holly Robinson, American Library Association) ALA President Patty Wong and ALA President-Elect Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada are pleased to announce a call for volunteers for the newly formed ALA Code of Conduct Committee and expanded Policy Monitoring Committee and Council Orientation Committee, as by ALA Council at the 2021 Annual Conference. All interested volunteers should submit an…
Registration Open for 2021-2022 HEDS Research Practices Survey
(via Camella Ashment, HEDS Consortium) The 2021-2022 HEDS (Higher Education Data Sharing) Research Practices Survey is open for registration. Fall administrations can begin as soon as Sunday, August 1. The link to registration is here. The survey assesses students’ research experiences and their skills in finding, evaluating, and citing sources. The two-part survey first evaluates…
Registration Open for Fall Inquiring Teacher Online Courses, “Backward Design for Information Literacy Education” and “Information Literacy in Politically Polarized Times”
(via Dr. Andrea Baer, Inquiring Teachers) If you are interested in online professional development through which to explore and grow your information literacy teaching practice, please consider these upcoming Inquiring Teachers courses. Monday, August 2 – Tuesday, September 14: “Backward Design for Information Literacy Education“ Monday, October 4 – Tuesday, November 2: “Information Literacy in…
Registration Open for MLA Webinar “What’s Needed to Make a Literature Search Reproducible? An Introduction to PRISMA-S” (Tues., Aug. 10, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is now open for the MLA webinar “What’s Needed to Make a Literature Search Reproducible? An Introduction to PRISMA-S”?. It will take place on Tuesday, August 10, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. PRISMA-S is a new reporting guideline designed to help librarians, information specialists, and teams conducting systematic…
Registration Open for Choice Webinar “The Socially-Distanced Library: Best Practices During and After COVID-19” (Thurs., July 29, 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Choice 360) What policies can academic libraries introduce in response to higher education changes hastened by the pandemic? That’s the question seven panelists will try to answer in the upcoming Choice-ACRL webinar “The Socially-Distanced Library: Best Practices During and After COVID-19”. The webinar will take place on Thursday, July 29, starting at 1:00 PM…
Registration Open for Library of Congress Webinar “Foundations: Information Literacy and Primary Sources” (Tues., July 27, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via the Library of Congress) Registration is open for the Library of Congress webinar “Foundations: Information Literacy and Primary Sources”. It will take place on Tuesday, July 27, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Information literacy involves multiple skills, including: identifying where information comes from, evaluating claims and evidence; identifying bias; and researching for additional…