State The Illinois Library Association is currently monitoring several bills moving through the state legislature. Visit https://www.ila.org/advocacy/illinois-legislative-issues/legislative-issues/bill-monitoring to see the full list. There are also some general medical legislative items that we may see at the reference desk:
Reminder: Registration Open for February Online with the CMC Webinar, “Parts, Volumes, and Issues: Exploring Serials Cataloging”–Thurs., Feb. 22, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the next Online with the CMC webinar, “Parts, Volumes, and Issues: Exploring Serials Cataloging”. It will take place on Thursday, February 22, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Does your library purchase magazines, newsletters, newspapers, annuals (reports, yearbooks, or directories), journals, memoirs, or…
Reminder: ACRL Chapters Council Holding Webinar on Unique or Interesting Projects by State and Regional Chapters (Wed., Feb. 21, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)–No Registration Required
Need ideas for collaboration among different types of libraries? Looking for examples of “thinking outside the box” to solve problems? Interested in what your colleagues in other state and regional ACRL chapters have been up to lately? Then consider attending the ACRL Chapters Council webinar on unique or interesting projects by state and regional chapters,…
Registration Open for Free Information & Democracy: Education, Access, Libraries, and Society (ID:EALS) Symposium (Online Tues., April 16, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT)
(via Samantha LeGrand, Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies) The Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue invites you to the annual Symposium Information & Democracy: Education, Access, Libraries, and Society (ID:EALS). This free event will take place online Tuesday, April 16, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT. The ID:EALS Symposium spotlights innovative…
Registration Open for Library 2.0 Mini-Conference “AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities” (Online Thurs., March 21, 2:00-5:00 PM CDT)
(via Dr. Raymond Pun, Alder Graduate School of Education) Our first Library 2.024 mini-conference, “AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities”, will be take place online (and for free) on Thursday, March 21, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM CDT. How has artificial intelligence impacted library services, resources, and work so far? How have libraries responded to…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Integrating Research, Publishing, and Presenting Into Your Career”–Wed., Feb. 21, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Integrating Research, Publishing, and Presenting Into Your Career”. It will take place on Wednesday, February 21, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. This presentation will discuss strategies…
Registration Open for ACRL STS Scholarly Communication Committee’s Virtual Panel Discussion “Evaluating Transformative Agreements”–Wed., March 27, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Clara Tran, Stony Brook University) Please join the ACRL STS Scholarly Communication Committee for its virtual panel discussion “Evaluating Transformative Agreements”. It will take place on Wednesday, March 27, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Format: There will be a 5-minute brief introduction…
Call for Submissions: “Biz of Digital” Column in Against the Grain
(via Michelle Flinchbaugh–University of Maryland, Baltimore County) “Biz of Digital” is a column in Against the Grain. It features discussions by working librarians on digital collections, digital repositories, digital scholarship, data services, and technology. Its audience is librarians in all types of libraries and vendors of products, services, and systems that support library digital services….
Call for Nominations: 2024 Illinois Library Association Awards–Deadline Wed., May 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Awards Committee is accepting nominations for this year’s ILA Awards. The ILA Awards Program (see link for more information on each award) celebrates outstanding contributions to librarianship and library services in Illinois. If you have an outstanding staff member at your library, whether they are a colleague, director,…
Registration Open for ILA Noon Network Webinar “The Great North American Solar Eclipse”–Wed., Feb. 21, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is open for the Illinois Library Association’s Noon Network webinar “The Great North American Solar Eclipse”. It will take place on Wednesday, February 21, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. One solar eclipse down, and one to go!…