(via ACRL) Are you looking for ways to expand your professional network and contribute to ACRL? Committee volunteers help shape ACRL by advancing its strategic plan and influencing the direction of academic and research librarianship. Serving on a committee or editorial board is a great way to become involved and make an impact on the…
Call for Proposals Extended: Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students 2020 Conference (March 16-17 in Kingsport, TN) — New Deadline Monday, December 16
(via Dr. Wendy Doucette, East Tennessee State University) We have received a fantastic selection of proposals for “Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students,” the only conference dedicated to graduate librarianship. We are still seeking submissions which focus primarily on copyright, scholarships, OER, data services, publishing, research teams and the research life cycle, and professional development for…
CARLI Instruction Committee Hosting Twitter Chat at 12:00 PM on Friday, Dec. 13 (Topic “New Approaches to Evaluating Information”)
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is excited to host an upcoming Twitter chat! Join us on Friday, December 13, at 12:00 PM CDT, for a conversation on new approaches to evaluating information, #NecessaryEval. What is a Twitter Chat? A Twitter chat is a public Twitter conversation around one unique hashtag! Use the #NecessaryEval…
Legislative Update, 12/10/2019
Federal news Lots of legislative health-related stories are in the headlines. Here are some of the highlights: MLA comments on the use of the FHIR standard for capturing and sharing clinical data [MLA, 11/22/2019] “Today, the Medical Library Association (MLA) commented on how the Health Level Seven International (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar, “Working on Ourselves: Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Literature Searching” (Mon., Dec. 9. 1:00-2:00 PM CST)
(via Dr. Laura Gariepy, Virginia Commonwealth University) FREE Online Presentation: Working on Ourselves: Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Literature Searching Presented online via Zoom Monday, December 9th 2019 1:00-2:00pm CST Register Here Sponsored by the ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Unconscious, or implicit, bias in medical research and care is well documented– black patients on average…
Reminder: Nominations for ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award Due Friday, December 6
(via Luke Vilelle, Hollins University) Nominations are due this Friday, December 6, for the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award. This is your opportunity to acknowledge the excellent work that you and your colleagues do on behalf of your student and scholar community. We have three library categories for which we award: Community College, College,…
Reminder: IACRL Hosting ACRL Webinar on Copyright, at Northern Illinois University (Friday, December 6, at 9:00 AM)–EVENT CANCALLED
Update, 12/5/19 Due to low registration, IACRL has decided to cancel the webinar showing. It has not yet been rescheduled. (via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Join us at the NIU Founders Memorial Library for an ACRL webinar “Copyright and Course Reserves: Print Reserves” on Friday, December 6, starting at 9:00 AM. Light breakfast refreshments will…
Registration Open for RAILS Webinar “PR + Media Relations 101 – PR as Part of Library Marketing” (Tues., Dec. 10, 1:30-3:00 PM)
(via RAILS) Registration is now open for the RAILS webinar “PR + Media Relations 101 – PR as Part of Library Marketing”. Learn about the basics of PR (including building good media relations), its place in the marketing cycle, what PR can (and maybe can’t) do for libraries, best practices for the way media works today,…
CARLI Launching Scholarship for Staff at Member Libraries to Pursue Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science From UIUC
(via CARLI) In celebration of 40 years of resource sharing in Illinois by CARLI and its predecessor organizations, and to help grow the profession, CARLI has established a scholarship that will be available for the first time in 2020. This scholarship will provide financial assistance to current employees of CARLI Governing Member Libraries pursuing graduate…
Registration Open for MLA December Webinar, “Research by the Numbers: Measuring and Increasing Impact” (Wed., Dec. 11, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)
(via the Medical Library Association) Research by the Numbers: Measuring and Increasing Impact When: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM, Central Time Cost: $65.00 for MLA members, $85.00 for non-members Getting questions about Journal Impact Factors, H-Index, or altmetrics you don’t know how to answer? Need a refresher on metrics best practices…