(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration is now open for the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Midwest Symposium, which will take place online Friday, June 7, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT. The 2024 presentations, representing various sectors of librarianship (including the health sciences), will spotlight data…
Call for Applications: Scholarships to Attend ACRL 2025 Conference (Wed., April 2 – Sat., April 5, in Minneapolis and Virtual)–Deadline Fri., Oct. 11
(via ACRL) The Association of College and Research Libraries is offering more than $90,000 of scholarships to subsidize in-person and virtual attendance at the ACRL 2025 Conference, which will take place from Wednesday, April 2, to Saturday April 5, in Minneapolis and online. Scholarships provide increased opportunities for members of the academic and research library community…
Final Reminder: Next HSLI Coffee & Conversation Online Thurs., May 16, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT–No Registration Required
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secertary, and Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Join us for Coffee & Conversation, an informal chat with your HSLI colleagues, on Thursday, May 16, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. Bring your wins and your challenges, and celebrate the end of the semester! Hope to see you there. No…
Save the Date: Midwest Data Librarian Symposium–in Lawrence, KS, from Mon., Oct. 14 to Wed., Oct. 16
(via Kristen Adams, Miami University in Ohio) We are excited to see everyone in person at the 2024 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS, from Monday, October 14, to Wednesday October 16. The Midwest Data Librarian Symposium is intended to provide librarians who support research data management and research…
Call for Applications: First-Ever BioEd Summit for Science Educators (in Bethesda, MD, from Mon., Aug. 5, to Fri., Aug. 9)–Deadline Now Sun., May 12
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Calling all high school, community college, and undergraduate science educators! NCBI is excited to host our first BioEd Summit on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD, from Monday, August 5, to Friday, August 9, 2024. Join us for a week-long, in-person event where you…
Reminder: Registration Open for ACRL STS Conference Program Planning Committee Webinar “Librarian Support for Using AI in STEM Research”–Thurs., May 16, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Rebecca Renirie, Central Michigan University) The ACRL Science and Technology Section’s 2024 Conference Program Planning Committee invites you to a virtual panel discussion on AI and STEM research. Titled “Librarian Support for Using AI in STEM Research”, it will take place on Thursday, May 16, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. What multifaceted roles…
Registration Open for ALA RUSA STARS Legislation & Licensing Committee Webinar “Licensing & Resource Sharing: A Panel Discussion” (Thurs., May 23, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)–Presenters Include CARLI’s Elizabeth Clarage and Jenny Taylor
(via Dev Singer, Brandeis University) The ALA RUSA (Reference and Services Association) STARS (Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section) Legislation & Licensing Committee is pleased to announce that registration is now open for “Licensing & Resource Sharing: A Panel Discussion”. E-resource licenses hugely impact current ILL workflows and our ability to lend to other…
IACRL Announces Winners of 2024 OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Forum (IACRL) is excited to announce the winners of this year’s OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs. Thank you to the Midwestern Higher Education Compact for sponsoring this year’s awards! The following teams will each receive a $500…
IACRL Announces Winners of 2024 People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The results are in, and IACRL want to congratulate this year’s winners of the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing! First PlaceTitle: “Survive and Sustain”: Adaptive and Innovative Library Instruction in the Time of COVID-19″Authors: Christina Norton, Bradley University; Anne Armstrong, University of Illinois Chicago; Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University;…
Registration Open for ACRL EBSS Curriculum Materials Committee Webinar “Library Resources and the Science of Reading”–Mon., June 17, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
(via Caitlin Stewart, Illinois State University) You are invited to join the ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Curriculum Materials Committee’s upcoming event,”Library Resources and the Science of Reading”. It will take place on Monday, June 17, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. This 90-minute event is focused on library resources and the science of…