(via Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University) Are you a librarian with responsibilities or interests in the sciences? Do you have ideas and opinions on the different formats (e.g., virtual, in person, different timings) or other creative solutions that the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) can use for meetings, events, and gatherings moving forward?…
Registration Open for Three-Part Webinar Series “Programming Library Spaces for Institutional Impact” (Feb. 9, 16, and 23, all Thursdays, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT Each Day)
(via Joan Lippincott–Associate Executive Director Emerita, Coalition for Networked Information) If you are involved with library space planning, whether for a large or small project, I hope you’ll join my co-editors of the Designing Libraries for the 21st Century book, along with some of the chapter authors and myself, for a webinar series in February, 2023….
Call for Nominations: RUSA Federal Achievement Award and Federal Rising Stars Initiative
(via Adria Olmi–Director, Army Logistics University Library) Please consider nominating deserving colleagues for RUSA (Reference & User Services Association) achievement awards. There are many fabulous feds that work daily advancing the causes of library and information sciences, promoting the information profession, passionately devoting themselves to their profession through numerous activities. We would love to celebrate…
Registration Open for CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinar “Over-servicing at your Library at the Expense of a Healthy Life Balance” (Tues., Feb. 14, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Registration has opened for “Over-servicing at your Library at the Expense of a Healthy Life Balance”, the first webinar of the Honest Conversations about Finding Personal/Professional Life Balance Series available to CARLI members and those of the Professional Development Alliance. In 2016, Fobazi Etarh, an academic librarian and a queer woman…
Call for Participation: Survey “Archival & Digital Collections in Academic and Research Libraries”
(via Theresa Burress, University of South Florida) We invite you to contribute to a research study conducted by librarians Tomaro Taylor, Theresa Burress, and Natalie Boulanger from University of South Florida. We are investigating how academic and research libraries manage and promote archival and digital collections. Additionally, we are exploring the distinct needs and challenges…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection” (Thurs., Jan. 26, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the upcoming NNLM webinar “Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection”. It will take place on Thursday, January 26, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. How are health communication…
Call for Proposals: Presentations and Posters for Concordia University’s (in Montreal, Canada) 21st Library Research Forum (Online Tues., April 25; in Person Wed., April 26)–Deadline Fri., Jan. 27
(via Christine Smith, Concordia University) Presentation and poster proposals are now being accepted for Concordia University’s 21st Library Research Forum. This year’s Research Forum will be a two-day hybrid event, with presentations taking place virtually on Zoom on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, and presentations and posters taking place in person at Concordia University’s Loyola Campus…
Call for Round 2 Submissions: Posters and Lightning Talks for Medical Library Association / Special Libraries Association 2023 Conference in Detroit May 16-19 (Deadline Thurs., Jan. 26)
(via the Medical Library Association) Posters and Lightning Talks are great ways to share information about research or programs. And now that submitters have received feedback from Round 1 of submissions, it’s a good opportunity to take a moment and consider revising your abstract and submitting for a Poster or Lightning Talk. The 2023 National…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians” (Wed., Jan. 25, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the upcoming NNLM Webinar “ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians”. It will take place on Wednesday, January 25, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This class is worth 1.00 hour of CE credit at CHIS Level 1. Learn about the significance of ClinicalTrials.gov Search and…
Reminder: Submissions for ALA Library Instruction Round Table Awards Due Sun., Jan. 15
(via Bridget Farrell, University of Denver) In this season of gifts and gratitude, consider gifting someone else or yourself the honor of a LIRT Awards submission! The ALA LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table) welcomes your submissions for two awards created to recognize excellence in information literacy and instruction. Submissions from all types of libraries are…