(via Anita Kuiken, Syracuse University) Just a reminder that the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group is again offering our popular (First) Friday Forum Series. The next one will be held on Friday, March 8, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Please join us on Zoom for a discussion of evidence-based research practices. You do…
Category: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Information privilege: Beyond the individual and into the collective”–Wed., March 6, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Anna Sandelli–University of Tennessee, Knoxville) Registration is open for the free webinar ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee webinar “Information privilege: Beyond the individual and into the collective”. It will take place on Wednesday, March 6, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration….
Call for Proposals: ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Research Committee’s Virtual Forum (Wed., May 1)–Deadline Fri., March 15
(via Jylisa Kenyon, University of Idaho) The Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Research Committee invites proposals for presentations at their virtual research forum, to be held online Wednesday, May 1. Our charge is to investigate and propose ways for education and behavioral science librarians to share ideas about new directions in education and behavioral…
Call for Proposals: ACRL STS Research Committee’s Lightning Talks (Online Thurs., April 25)–Deadline Fri., March 15
(via Andrew Stuart, Ohio University) The Research Committee of the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) invites proposals for a session of lightning talks to highlight research and practitioner projects related to science and technology librarianship. The committee is seeking proposals to present at the STS Lightning Talks that will take place online Thursday, April…
Call for Mentor Applications: ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section Mentoring Program–Deadline Friday, March 15
(via Spencer Brayton, Director of Library Services at Waubonsee Community College) Do you consider yourself an experienced community college librarian or administrator? Would you like to share your knowledge and insight about the profession with a colleague working at a community college or a current MLIS/MSLS graduate student interested in community college librarianship? The CJCLS…
Reminder: ACRL Chapters Council Holding Webinar on Unique or Interesting Projects by State and Regional Chapters (Wed., Feb. 21, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)–No Registration Required
Need ideas for collaboration among different types of libraries? Looking for examples of “thinking outside the box” to solve problems? Interested in what your colleagues in other state and regional ACRL chapters have been up to lately? Then consider attending the ACRL Chapters Council webinar on unique or interesting projects by state and regional chapters,…
Registration Open for ACRL STS Scholarly Communication Committee’s Virtual Panel Discussion “Evaluating Transformative Agreements”–Wed., March 27, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Clara Tran, Stony Brook University) Please join the ACRL STS Scholarly Communication Committee for its virtual panel discussion “Evaluating Transformative Agreements”. It will take place on Wednesday, March 27, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Format: There will be a 5-minute brief introduction…
ACRL Chapters Council Holding Webinar on Unique or Interesting Projects by State and Regional Chapters (Wed., Feb. 21, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)–No Registration Required
(via Eric Edwards, ACRL Chapters Council Chair) Need ideas for collaboration among different types of libraries? Looking for examples of “thinking outside the box” to solve problems? Interested in what your colleagues in other state and regional ACRL chapters have been up to lately? Then consider attending the ACRL Chapters Council webinar on unique or…
Registration Open for Free ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Information privilege: Beyond the individual and into the collective”–Wed., March 6, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Registration is open for the free webinar “Information privilege: Beyond the individual and into the collective”. Sponsored by the ACRL University Libraries Section’s Professional Development Committee, the webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 6, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Critical Digital Humanities Cookbook–Deadline Fri., Feb. 23
(via Fiona Kovacaj, Toronto Metropolitan University) We are accepting chapter (“recipe”) proposals on instructional activities for teaching about the Digital Humanities through a critical lens. Activities in this cookbook will encourage participants to think about theoretical and methodological issues in the field. Some theoretical paradigms/frameworks that can be applied to the recipes include critical media…