(via Jules Bailey, Florida State University) The ACRL Health Science Interest Group’s next Friday Forum is scheduled online for Friday, November 7, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. The topic is “Bibliometrics: It Sounds Fancy!”. You do not have to be a member of ACRL to join us! Bibliometrics projects are becoming more popular for…
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Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section Innovation Award–Deadline Fri., Dec. 5
(via Mallory Jallas, University of Illinois Springfield) The ACRL Instruction Section Innovation Award Committee is now accepting nominations for its award recognizing outstanding innovation in information literacy instruction or programming. Award Criteria: The award honors projects that demonstrate: Eligibility: Academic library workers or project teams that include an academic librarian are eligible. Projects must have been implemented…
ACRL Board of Directors Approves New AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers
(via ACRL) The ACRL Board of Directors approved new AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers at its October 3, 2025, virtual meeting. The document expands on the broad definition of AI literacy, tailoring it into a comprehensive, library-specific set of competencies applicable to academic library workers. It is meant to serve as a guiding framework for the creation…
Registration Open for Next ACRL STS College Science Librarians Virtual Discussion (Thurs., Nov. 20, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)–Theme “The Cost of Librarianship”
(via Clarissa Ihssen, American University) Please join us for the next ACRL STS (Science and Technology Section) College Science Librarians Virtual Discussion online Thursday, November 20, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Hear what is happening with colleagues from far and wide and share strategies that have worked for you in the ever-changing STEM librarianship…
MLA User Experience Caucus Hosting EBSCOhost Idea Exchange Online Wed., Nov. 19, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT–No Registration Required
(via Hilary Kraus, Brown University) The Medical Library Association’s User Experience Caucus is holding an EBSCOhost Idea Exchange online Wednesday, November 19, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information. Membership in MLA is not a requirement to participate. Many (if not most) libraries have moved to the new EBSCOhost user…
Call for Speakers: ACRL STS Scholarly Communication Committee Virtual Panel (Jan., 2026) on Institutional Repositories and Accessibility or ADA Compliance–Deadline Fri., Oct. 24
(via Kira Wyld, University of Washington) The ACRL Science and Technology Section’s Scholarly Communication Committee is looking for speakers for a virtual panel in January, 2026, who are working on accessibility in the context of institutional repositories, or are working to implement ADA Title II/Title III standards in their repository and other digital scholarship content….
Registration Open for RUSA Webinar “The Art of Asking Good Questions using the Question Formulation Technique”–Wed., Oct. 29, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Lt. Col. Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger, Virginia Military Institute) Registration is open for the ALA Reference and User Services Association webinar “The Art of Asking Good Questions using the Question Formulation Technique”. It will take place on Wednesday, October 29, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. The Research as Inquiry frame from the ACRL Framework for…
Call for Participation Extended: ACRL Chapters Council Survey on Potential Resources to Meet Academic Librarians’ Advocacy Needs–New Deadline Mon., Oct. 20
(via Leslin Charles, ACRL Chapters Council Past Chair) The ACRL Chapters Council is working in partnership with the ALA COLA Ecosystem Initiative to better understand the advocacy needs of academic librarians in leveraging their individual ecosystem to develop useful tools that would assist ACRL members in their advocacy efforts. See more details below. Are you…
Call for Volunteers: ALA Awards Jury for 2025-2026 Cycle–Deadline Mon., Oct. 20 (Limited to ALA Members)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The ALA Awards Committee invites self-nominations from ALA members interested in serving on an ALA Awards Jury for the upcoming cycle of general awards. Jury members will play a vital role in promoting the award, reviewing nominations, and selecting exceptional individuals or institutions that have made significant contributions to…
Call for Program Proposals: ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinars–Deadline Fri., Oct. 31
(via Leslie Poljak, University of Pittsburgh) The ACRL University Libraries Section (ULS) Professional Development Committee (PDC) hosts several online programs throughout the year (prior programs available here). The PDC welcomes proposals for online programs that further ACRL members’ professional development, knowledge, and practice. Proposals should be grounded in theory or practice. We encourage the use…