(via Jennifer Masciadrelli, CARLI) Join staff from RAILS and CARLI to learn more about Find More Illinois and how it can expand your patron’s resource sharing options. Find More Illinois (FMI) is an opt-in Interlibrary Loan platform offered to all Illinois libraries by the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS). All of CARLI’s I-Share member libraries may choose…
Call for Proposals: Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (Mon., Oct. 9 – Wed., Oct. 11, in Cincinnati, OH)–Deadline Fri., July 14
(via Kristen Adams, Miami University) The Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) invites session proposals for its 9th symposium, co-hosted by the University of Cincinnati, Miami University, and The Ohio State University. MDLS provides librarians who support research data management and research data services the chance to connect with colleagues and expand their research data-related knowledge…
Registration Open for Webinar “Reproductive Health and the Reference Desk: How libraries can provide information in a post-Roe country”–Tues., July 18, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
(via Bobbi Newman, Network of the National Library of Medicine – Region 6) Registration is open for the upcoming NNLM webinar “Reproductive Health and the Reference Desk: How libraries can provide information in a post-Roe country”. It will take place on Tuesday, July 18, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. It has been over 1…
Call for Proposals: Special Libraries Association Midwest Symposium (Online Fri., Aug. 11, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT)–Deadline Mon., June 19
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center at Northwestern University, on behalf of the Special Libraries Association) The SLA (Special Libraries Association) Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas-Western Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, and St. Louis communities invite you to share your knowledge and experiences! Take part in an exciting annual virtual event featuring colleagues from…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication Navigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace–Deadline Fri., June 30
(via Samantha Peter, University of Wyoming) We are seeking chapters for an upcoming ACRL publication, Navigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace. The goal of this publication is to explore disability not from a patron or user point of view, but from the people who work in academic libraries. Recognizing that there are a large…
Call for Program Proposals: ACRL/NY 2023 Annual Symposium (Fri., Dec. 1, in New York City and Livestreamed)–Deadline Thurs., June 15
(via Dr. Linda Miles, Hostos Community College) The organizers of the ACRL/NY (The Greater New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of ACRL) 2023 Annual Symposium seek program proposals. This year’s meeting, with the theme “Embracing Slow Librarianship”, will take place on Friday, December 1, at the Vertical Campus of Baruch College, City University of New York…
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…
Registration Open for Next MLA Scholarly Communications Caucus Shop Talk on Tues., June 20, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT, with Focus on Research Metrics Services–Presenters Include Northwestern’s Gutzman
(via Stephen Gabrielson, University of Pittsburgh) Are you interested in learning how other libraries provide research metrics services to their users? In this upcoming MLA Scholarly Communications Caucus Shop Talk, three presenters will discuss several aspects of their service, which may include the people involved with running the service, the necessary skills and career development,…
Registration Open for ACRL STS Scholarly Communication Committee’s Virtual Panel Presentations and Discussion on Tues., June 13, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT–Topics are Toolkits for Open Science Advocacy and Meeting Needs of STEM and Health Sciences Students via OER
(via Clara Tran, Stony Brook University) Please join the ACRL Science and Technology Section’s Scholarly Communication Committee for virtual panel presentations and discussion. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 13, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Register here. Panel Presentation 1: Title: “Raising awareness: Creating a toolkit for open science advocacy” Abstract: This presentation will…
Registration Open for Midwest Archives Conference in-Person Workshop “Arrangements and Description 101” at Augustana College on Fri., June 23, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT–Deadline Fri., June 16 (Limited to 35)
(via Micaela Terronez, Augustana College) Save the date! The Midwest Archives Conference (MAC) Speaker’s Bureau welcomes registrants for the workshop “Arrangement and Description 101”, to be held at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL, on Friday, June 23, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CDT. Pam Hackbart-Dean, Professor and Head of the University of Illinois Chicago’s Special Collections and University Archives, will…