(via Anna Ferri, Colorado State University) What reference, research, and instruction work did you do during the pandemic? How has academic health sciences librarianship changed since the pandemic hit? What adjustments have you made? How have faculty expectations and library administration changed regarding reference, research and instruction? Let’s talk about it on Friday, August 4, at…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians”–Thurs., Aug. 17, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar ” ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians”. It will take place on Thursday, August 17, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This is a National NNLM class. ClinicalTrials.gov is the openly available federal registry and results database of publicly and privately funded clinical studies conducted in…
Final Call for Nominations: HSLI President-Elect and Secretary–Deadline Fri., July 21
HSLI Members, The offices of President-Elect and Secretary are open for election in the fall of 2023. HSLI members are encouraged to consider running for office or nominating a colleague who is interested in being nominated. Self-nominations are welcome! This is a great opportunity for professional service and leadership development, and there are typically only two…
Call for Chapters (Recipes): ACRL Open Science Cookbook–Deadline Mon., July 31
(via Emily Bongiovanni, Carnegie Mellon University) We are seeking proposals for “how to” chapters, or recipes, for the upcoming ACRL publication Open Science Cookbook. Edited by Emily Bongiovanni, Melanie Gainey, Chasz Griego, and Lencia Beltran, this book will be published in both print and Open Access electronic editions. The Open Science Cookbook joins the ACRL Cookbook series by providing an accessible,…
Registration Still Open, and Schedule Posted, for STEM Librarians Collaborative–Online Wed., July 26 – Fri., July 28
(via Sam Hansen, University of Michigan) The schedule for next week’s STEM Librarians Collaborative is now live, here. Also, registration is still open; please see the link at the top of the schedule. There is a wonderful collection of sessions, ranging from a keynote about Open Science to Interactive Learning Sessions about the Research Impact tool Bibliometrix, to first-person…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Librarians’ Anti-Censorship Activities–Deadline Wed., Aug. 16
(via Dr. Megan Lowe, Director of University Libraries at Northwestern State University) We are seeking participation from academic librarians who would be willing to take a short survey about their participation in anti-censorship activities. The qualitative data gathered from the survey will be used as part of a book chapter exploring the prevalence of these…
Call for Proposals: 2023 Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium (Online Thurs., Nov. 16)–Deadline Fri., Sept. 1
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) planning committee is now accepting proposals for the third MIRL Symposium, a free event that will take place virtually on Thursday, November 16 (time to be determined). MIRL is a platform-neutral conference for IR practitioners and those with an interest in…
Western Illinois University’s Jade Kastel Named Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year
(via the Illinois Library Association) Jade Kastel, Assistant Professor, Music Librarian, and Library Diversity Officer at Western Illinois University (WIU) Libraries, is the 2023 recipient of the Illinois Library Association’s (ILA) Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award. The award, presented by the ILA Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) Forum, recognizes an…
Registration Open for Wisconsin Association of Academic Libraries and Technical Services Section Joint Conference (Online Fri., Aug. 4)–Deadline Tues., Aug. 1
(via Jackee Johnson, Northern Waters Library Service) The Wisconsin Association of Academic Libraries (WAAL) and Technical Services Section (TSS) Joint Conference is an interactive virtual experience taking place on Friday, August 4. This event is themed “Rethinking Resources: Changing Challenges, Seeking Solutions” and offers opportunities for both academic library workers and library workers involved in technical services in any type…
Call for Proposals: Advances in Library Administration and Organization Issue on Trauma-Informed Leadership in Libraries–Deadline Thurs., Aug. 31
(via David Ketchum, University of Oregon) Call for Proposals: Advances in Library Administration and OrganizationVolume 44: Trauma-Informed Leadership in Libraries Series Editor: David Ketchum, University of Oregon Trauma-informed practices have become an increasingly essential part of librarianship since the COVID-19 global pandemic. Trauma can result from a single negative event or repeated exposure to negative events over time, and can…