(via Amy Riegelman, University of Minnesota) Now accepting applications for the next Evidence Synthesis Institute for librarians. This will be an opportunity to enhance your database searching skills and learn about the possibilities for collaborating with researchers in conducting evidence syntheses across academic areas. On March 5-8 (Tuesday-Friday), 2024, the seventh Institute of Museum and…
Call for Presentation Proposals: ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee’s 2024 Virtual Forum (in March of 2024, Date TBD)–Deadline Fri., Dec. 8
(via Camille Abdeljawad, Park University) The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee invites you to submit a proposal for a presentation at our 2024 Virtual Forum to be held online in March (date to be determined based on speaker(s) availability). This is an opportunity for librarians and library workers to showcase innovative teaching methods, assessment,…
Reminder: Proposals Deadline for The Innovative Library Classroom (Thurs., June 6 – Fri., June 7, in Williamsburg, VA) is Fri., Nov. 17
(via Lucinda Wittkower, Old Dominion University) This is a reminder that the deadline to submit proposals for The Innovative Library Classroom is Friday, November 17. The 2024 meeting, themed “Finite Means. Infinite Uses.”, will take place on Thursday, June 6 (pre-conference workshop, poster session, and social) and Friday, June 7 (conference itself). The conference venue is William…
Call for Proposal Peer-Reviewers: Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students Virtual Conference (Tues., March 12 – Wed., March 13, 2024)–Final Decisions Due Sun., Dec. 31
(via Elaine Walker, University of Alabama) The Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students conference committee is seeking peer reviewers to review proposals for the upcoming virtual conference. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 12, and Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Presentations are expected to cover aspects of supporting graduate programs in libraries and professional development…
Registration Open for Webinar “The Role of Generative AI in LIS Publishing: Opportunities and Challenges”–Wed., Nov. 29, at 9:00 AM CDT
(via Laureen Cantwell-Jurkovic, Colorado Mesa University) Registration is open for the webinar “The Role of Generative AI in LIS Publishing: Opportunities and Challenges”. It will take place on Wednesday, November 29, starting at 9:00 AM CDT. The webinar is tentatively scheduled to last until 10:30 AM CDT. University Libraries at the University of Albany, State…
Call for Nominations: 2024 IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing–Deadline Fri., Feb. 9, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries) Submissions are now being accepted for the 2024 IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. The IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing was established in 2020. This award gives academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then…
Reminder: Survey on Library eBook Textbook Affordability Initiatives Closes at 4:00 PM CDT on Fri., Nov. 17
(via Dr. Rachel Scott, Illinois State University) Many thanks to those who have already completed the survey on library eBook Textbook Affordability Initiatives. If you’d like to participate, there is still time; the survey closes at 4:00 PM CDT this Friday, November 17. We invite library personnel at post-secondary education institutions in the United States…
Registration Open for IACRL Webinar “Diversity 101 and Neurodiversity: A Primer” (Thurs., Nov. 16, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)–Former HSLI Secretary JJ Pionke is Presenter
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is open for the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum webinar “Diversity 101 and Neurodiversity: A Primer”. It will take place on Thursday, November 16, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. Join the Illinois Association of…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Librarians’ Support for Disabled Students
(via Elizabeth Novosel, University of Colorado Boulder) Dear Colleagues, We invite you to participate in a survey about academic librarians’ support for disabled students. Even if you do not have extensive experience with disabled students, we would be very grateful for your input! We are specifically interested in how public facing librarians-so those involved in…
Call for Proposals: California Conference on Library Instruction (Fri., May 31, 2024, at Univ. of San Francisco)–Deadline Mon., Nov. 20
(via Penny Scott, University of San Francisco) The organizers of the next California Conference on Library Instruction seek proposals. The meeting will take place at the University of San Francisco on Friday, May 31, 2024. The theme is “Play & Playfulness in Library Instruction”. Please see below for more details. In the environment of academic…