(via Anna Ferri, Colorado State University) Join the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group for this First Friday Forum discussion for the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group on October 6, at 11:00 AM CDT. Artificial intelligence in PubMed’s Best Match algorithm: Raising awareness about AI when using and teaching PubMed PubMed’s Best Match sorting algorithm became the…
Reminder: ILA Annual Conference Holding Community Project with Central Illinois Foodbank
(via the Illinois Library Association) In an effort to connect with local organizations and model collaboration for our attendees, the 2023 ILA Annual Conference will feature a community project. Our partner in this project, the Central Illinois Foodbank, is a non-profit organization addressing food insecurity in the central and southern Illinois area. In the last fiscal…
Call for Participation: Survey for Association of Mental Health Librarians on Needs of Those Interested in Professional Associations, Along with Mental Health Information Resources and Sharing
(via Perry Weidling, student at Simmons College GSLIS) I am conducting a survey as a part of an environmental scan for the Association of Mental Health Librarians (AMHL). As part of this scan, I have created a survey to better understand a) the needs of those interested in professional associations and b) mental health information…
Registration Open for 2023 CARLI Annual Meeting and Governing Directors Meeting (Both on Thurs., Nov. 16, in Champaign)–Deadline Tues., Nov. 7
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) Please join us for the 2023 CARLI Annual Meeting, to be held Thursday, November 16, from 10:15 AM to 3:00 PM CDT at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. We are excited to announce our keynote address: “Are ‘Lazy Girl Jobs’ the Future of Work, or a Silent Rebellion Against…
Call for Proposals: 2024 Reaching Forward Conferences (North in Rosemont on Fri., May 10; South in Collinsville on Fri., April 19)–Deadline for Both Meetings Tues., Nov. 21
(via the Illinois Library Association) What could be more satisfying than attending a Reaching Forward Conference? The answer is simple: being a presenter at one! And, as it happens, the Reaching Forward North and Reaching Forward South Committees are now accepting program proposals for their 2024 Conferences. These annual Conferences, dedicated to the professional development…
Call for Participation: Survey on Library Managers’ Perceptions of, and Actions to Promote, Employees’ Mental Well-Being
(via Christina Holm, Kennesaw State University) I am conducting a survey regarding library managers’ perceptions of employee mental well-being and the actions that library managers take to promote that well-being. The intention of this research is to document the ways that managers conceptualize the workplace mental well-being of their supervisees. I hope that you will consider…
Registration Open for ACRL Online Learning Course “Developing Signature Pedagogies in Information Literacy”–Mon., Sept. 25 – Fri., Oct. 20
(via ACRL) Join ACRL from Monday, September 25, to Friday, October 20, for the Online Learning Course “Developing Signature Pedagogies in Information Literacy”. Signature pedagogies are specific ways of teaching that move students to develop the habits of mind of a professional or disciplinarian. This concept is widely discussed in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning…
Registration Open for Virtual Symposium with Authors of Library Trends Article “Library and Information Science, Interdisciplinary Perspectives: A Festschrift in Honor of Linda C. Smith”–Thurs., Sept. 28, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) Former students, colleagues, and friends will gather to celebrate Professor Emerita Linda C. Smith’s contributions to the field of LIS at a virtual symposium on Thursday, September 28, at 12:00 PM CDT. The event will feature a discussion with the authors of “Library…
Call for Nominations: MLA Consumer Health Librarian of the Year Award–Deadline Sunday, October 15
(via Deborah Farber, California University of Science and Medicine) Nominations are open for the Consumer Health Librarian of the Year Award. Consumer health librarians focus on the continuum of health information services that benefit patients, caregivers, and individuals interested in optimal health and health care for themselves and their families. Established in 2017, this award…
ACRL Science & Technology Section Holding Next Book Club Meeting Online Fri., Dec. 1, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT–Book to Discuss is Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
(via Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University) Interested in joining the ACRL STS (Science & Technology Section) Book Club? Feel free to join us for our next book: Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard. We will meet online Friday, December 1, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. If you would…