(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) The ACRL-IS Information Literacy Best Practices Committee aims to highlight programs that embody best practices from the Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices: A Guideline. Each year, the Committee selects an information literacy program in an academic library that exemplifies one or more of…
Registration Open for “RAILS Online Roundtable: eRead Illinois Data Project” Webinar–Wed., May 15, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) Join RAILS Data Analysis Intern Quinn McKissock for an online information session covering the eRead Illinois Data Project. The “RAILS Online Roundtable: eRead Illinois Data Project” webinar will take place on Wednesday, May 15, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. This 60-minute interactive session will include: • A deep dive into…
Call for Proposals: Upcoming Library Juice Press Publication Emergent Strategy in Library Instruction: Stories, Reflections and Imaginings–Deadline Fri., June 21
(via Leah Morin, Michigan State University) Have you had an experience in the classroom, a reference consultation, or other teaching interaction where a subtle shift in attention, a pause to give space for internal processing, or a choice to value presence over the plan resulted in an unexpectedly meaningful learning moment? Whether you knew it…
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…
Call for Proposals Extended: 2024 Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference (Thurs., Oct. 3 – Fri., Oct. 4, in Nashville, TN)–New Deadline Fri., May 17
(via Rosemary Humphrey, Kennesaw State University) The call for proposals for the 2024 Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference is now open. The event will take place at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, with an opening reception on Wednesday, October 2. The keynote speaker is Marshall Breeding….
Registration Open for Asynchronous Library Juice Academy Online Course “Health Sciences Librarianship: Roles & Opportunities”–Mon., June 3 – Sun., June 30
(via Library Juice Academy) Registration is open for the Library Juice Academy asynchronous course “Health Sciences Librarianship: Roles & Opportunities”. It will take place online between Monday, June 3, and Sunday, June 30. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Health sciences librarians are information professionals who have special knowledge in…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Science and Technology Section Research Forum (Online Thurs., June 20)–Deadline Mon., May 20
(via Andrew Stuart, Ohio University) The Research Committee of the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) will host its Research Forum to coincide with the 2024 American Library Association Annual Conference to highlight research and practitioner projects related to science and technology librarianship. The committee is seeking proposals to present at the Annual STS Virtual…
Call for Poster and Lightning Talk Submissions: Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference (Online Wed., Oct. 23 – Fri., Oct. 25)–Deadline Sun., Sept. 1
(via Laura Killingsworth, Illinois State University) The Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference will be virtual in 2024. The Conference will take place from Wednesday, October 23, through Friday, October 25. This year’s theme is “Grow Where You Are Planted: Growing Stronger Together”. HSLI is seeking proposals for both lightning talks and poster presentations….
Registration Open for Asynchronous Online NNLM Class “Telehealth 101: What libraries need to know”–Mon., June 10 – Mon., July 8
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the asynchronous online NNLM class “Telehealth 101: What libraries need to know”. It will take place from Monday, June 10, to Monday, July 8. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Libraries in locations across the United States…
MLA Research Training Institute Holding Virtual Poster Session on Thurs., May 9, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT–No Registration Necessary
(via the Medical Library Association) The Research Training Institute (RTI) faculty invites you to ignite, enlighten, and inspire your creativity and learn more about research and how it benefits your library and users. Join the 2023-24 RTI participants as they present their research project posters on Thursday, May 9, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT….