(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Online with the CMC webinar “Reading the Past: Reading Historical Handwriting”. It will take place on Thursday, August 10, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Does your library have handwritten historical documents that aren’t getting the attention they deserve? Let Metadata Cataloger…
Reminder: Registration Open for IMLS National Forum Webinar Session #6, “Data Quality: Evolving Employer Expectations” (Thurs., June 29, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)–UIUC is Co-Organizer
(via Yan (Grace) Liu, West Chester University) Registration is open for the Institute of Museum and Library Services National Forum Webinar Session “Data Quality: Evolving Employer Expectations”. It will take place on Thursday, June 29, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. What data skills and knowledge do employers expect when recruiting? How can we help…
Call for Proposals: Midwest Chapter/MLA’s Annual Meeting (Online Wed., Oct. 11 – Fri., Oct. 13)–Deadline Mon., July 17
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Professional Practice Committee of the Midwest Chapter/MLA (Medical Library Association) invites proposals for contributed papers, posters, and lightning sessions for the 2023 Midwest Annual Meeting themed “Explore the Possibilities”. The meeting will be held virtually October 11-13 (Wednesday-Friday). Papers will have…
Call for Participation: Survey on “New and Emerging Roles of Academic Librarians in the United States” for ACRL’s New Roles and Changing Landscape Committee–Deadline Fri., July 28
(via Russell Michalak, Goldey-Beacom College) We are conducting research about the “New and Emerging Roles of Academic Librarians in the United States” for ACRL’s New Roles and Changing Landscape Committee. If you are an academic librarian with an MLS or equivalent degree who is working in the United States, we would be grateful for your…
Registration Open for Virginia ACRL’s Presentation “Escaping Toxic Positivity: How Vocation and Resiliency Narratives Challenge Librarianship”–Wed., July 19, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Jenny Stout, Co-Chair/Chair-Elect of VLACRL) On Wednesday, July 19, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT, the Virginia Libraries Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries (VLACRL) is hosting a presentation titled “Escaping Toxic Positivity: How Vocation and Resiliency Narratives Challenge Librarianship“. It will feature speakers Talia Nadir (Research and Instruction/Social Sciences Librarian at Macalester…
Call for Mentors and Mentees for 2023-24: ACRL Science & Technology Section
(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) Would you like to expand your views on a science technology librarianship? Are you a library student or new librarian with lots of questions, and looking to find some insight into the profession and hear more advice? Are you considering a career change switching to STEM librarianship or looking…
Call for Participation: Survey for Research Project on Electronic Resources Management at Academic Libraries in Post-Pandemic Era–Deadline Mon., July 31
(via Jia He, University of South Alabama) I am conducting a survey on the research project aimed at investigating the perspectives of electronic resources management at academic libraries in the post-pandemic era. The research project includes an online survey. The link is here. Responses will be collected online through Qualtrics, a secure survey tool, and will…
Call for Discussion Recommendations: Next Meeting of HSLI Journal Club on Thurs., Aug. 17, at 3:00 PM CDT–Deadline Fri., July 7
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) The Health Science Librarians of Illinois Journal Club plans to meet for an informal discussion of a selected publication/podcast/blogpost/presentation and share our understanding and its implications for our work. Please post your suggestions on the webpage to discuss by Friday, July 7. An announcement of the selected choice for discussion and registration information will be…
Reminder: Nursing Information Literacy Framework Working Group Seeking Feedback on Its Draft Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Nursing
(via Sandra McCarthy, Washtenaw Community College) The Nursing Information Literacy Framework Working Group is still seeking feedback on their draft Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Nursing. We thank you in advance for your input to ensure this document is thoughtful and useful. Please access the various frames here. We have a…
Registration Open for Online Course “Bibliometric Data Sources and Indicators”–Nov. 13-16, Mon. – Thurs. (9:00-11:00 AM and 12:00-2:00 PM CDT Each Day)
(via Karen Gutzman, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) We are happy to announce that registration is now open for the fully-online course on “Bibliometric Data Sources and Indicators”. This course is provided by Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) in collaboration with the Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University,…