(via the American Library Association) Registration is open for the webinar “Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century — An Overview for Higher Ed”. It will take place on Thursday, March 7, at 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Join us for an exploration of Gale’s newest primary…
Reminder: Nominations for ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect, Councilor, and Director-at-Large Candidates in 2025 Elections Due Thurs., Feb. 15, 2024
(via ACRL) The Association of College & Research Libraries is dedicated to enhancing the ability of library and information professionals to dream big and shape our future. Don’t be shy! Your participation matters and we invite you to be a part of shaping the future of ACRL. The ACRL Leadership Recruitment and Nomination Committee (LRNC)…
Registration Open for RUSA History Section Webinar on Promoting Primary Sources–Wed., Feb. 28, at 11:00 AM CDT
(via Amanda Binder, University of North Carolina – Charlotte) Join the ALA Reference & User Services Association’s History Section for a discussion on promoting primary sources. The meeting will take place online via Zoom on Wednesday, February 28, at 11:00 AM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Libraries offer access to…
Registration Open for Free ALA Webinar “Living Room Conversations: Connecting Your Library Community Through Conversation”–Tues., Feb. 27, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via the American Library Association) In this free webinar, “Living Room Conversations: Connecting Your Library Community Through Conversation”, participants will learn why it is important for libraries to be hubs for dialogue and strategies for implementing community conversations in all library types and sizes. Living Room Conversations are a simple, easy, and effective way to bring…
Call for Research Participants: Study on Embedded Librarianship in College and University Libraries–Deadline Fri., Feb. 2
(via Rebekah Hill, The Pennsylvania State University) I am conducting a research study on academic librarians who have roles as embedded librarians in a course at their college or university. Specifically, I am investigating how librarians describe their collaborative relationships with faculty in the context of semester-long courses with embedded librarians. If you are an…
January Issue of JMLA Includes Articles by Illinois Authors: PubMed Search Filters for Immigrant Populations and Book Review
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The January, 2024, issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association has been posted in the MLANET site and is available for anyone to view (soon, it will also be in PubMed Central). Vol. 112 No. 1 (2024): January 2024 |…
Reminder: Registration Open for Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series (Tuesdays and Wednesdays from March 5 to April 2)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Region 6) Please mark your calendars for the upcoming NNLM webinar series Social Determinants of Environmental Health. The series will be held weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday, from March 5 to April, 2024, and features guest speakers discussing a variety of topics surrounding the social determinants…
Call for Proposals: Library Instruction Together Conference (in-Person Fri., May 10, in Nashville, TN; and Online Wed., May 22)
(via Sarah Smith, District Dean of Libraries at St. Louis Community College) Save the dates for the 2024 Library Instruction Together Conference! The 2024 Library Instruction Together Conference experiences will take place: The theme for LIT this year is “Bridging the Gaps”. One goal of Library Instruction Together is to bring together librarians from across…
Call for Participation: Survey on Combined Service Desk Model in Academic Libraries
(via Hannah Krauss, Gettysburg College) If you work at an academic library that has a combined service desk (i.e, a single location that provides a combination of services, such as circulation, reference, IT help, etc.), we invite you to complete an online survey that explores the following research questions: For context, Musselman Library at Gettysburg…
Call for Proposals: MCULTP Mini-Conference, with Theme “Libraries New Trends in Supporting Multiculturalism and Multilingualism” (Online Wed., May 29, 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Thurs., Feb. 29
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The MCULTP (the Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section for the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Conference Committee seeks proposals for the MCULTP Mini-Conference. It will take place online via Zoom on Wednesday, May 29, from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. The theme is “Libraries New…