(via Charlene Martoni, Georgia State University) Georgia State University Library is accepting proposals for our free Open Education Week celebration, to take place online Wednesday, March 4, 2026, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM CDT. The missions of the Open for Student Success Symposium are to: The Open for Student Success Symposium’s scope includes everything…
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Reminder: Proposals for Free Northeast Institutional Repository Day (Online Thurs., Dec. 4, and Fri., Dec. 5) Due Tues., Sept. 30
(via Dr. Erin Jerome, University of Massachusetts Amherst) The Northeast Institutional Repository Day 2025 (NIRD25) Program Committee is pleased to issue its call for proposals for the seventh annual Northeast Institutional Repository Day, a free event that brings together those in the Northeast (and beyond!) who manage or are interested in institutional repositories, digital collections,…
Call for Applications Extended: IACRL’s OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs–New Deadline Fri., Oct. 24
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is now accepting applications for the OER Campus Kickstart: Award for Growing Illinois OER Programs. This program offers a way of getting financial incentive to faculty to take on OER projects, which is an opportunity for librarians to partner with…
Registration Open for Webinar Series Experts on Repositories–Wed., Sept. 10; Wed., Oct. 8; and Wed., Nov. 5, at 10:00 AM CDT Each Day
(via Chelsee Dickson, Kennesaw State University) The KSU (Kennesaw State University) Libraries’ Scholarly Publishing and Research team invites you to attend our webinar series titled Experts on Repositories. We’ll hear from KSU experts on institutional, named, and subject-specific repositories in higher education. If you’re interested but unable to attend, register to receive a recording. While…
Reminder: Upcoming Illinois Open Education Events Online Fri., Sept. 5, and Fri., Sept. 12, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT Both Days (No Registration Required)
(via Dr. Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University) This is a reminder that the Illinois Open Education General Meeting will take place online Friday, September 5, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Join us to plan next steps for capacity building. All are welcome. Here is an updated agenda for that meeting. No registration…
Call for Proposals: Free Northeast Institutional Repository Day (Online Thurs., Dec. 4, and Fri., Dec. 5)–Deadline Tues., Sept. 30
(via Dr. Erin Jerome, University of Massachusetts Amherst) The Northeast Institutional Repository Day 2025 (NIRD25) Program Committee is pleased to issue its call for proposals for the annual Northeast Institutional Repository Day, a free event that brings together those in the Northeast (and beyond!) who manage or are interested in institutional repositories, digital collections, and…
Illinois Open Education General Meeting Online Fri., Sept. 5, at 10:00 AM CDT (No Registration Necessary)
(via Dr. Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University) The Illinois Open Education General Meeting will take place online Friday, September 5, at 10:00 AM CDT. Join us to plan next steps for capacity building. All are welcome. Here is an agenda for that meeting. No registration is necessary. Please join the meeting via Microsoft Teams…
Registration Open for Library Juice Academy Asynchronous Online Course “Open Pedagogy and Information Literacy”–Mon., Sept. 1 – Sun., Sept. 28
(via Library Juice Academy) Registration is open for the Library Juice Academy asynchronous course “Open Pedagogy and Information Literacy”. It will take place online from Monday, September 1, to Sunday, September 28. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. This course introduces open pedagogy as a practice for library instruction and…
Call for Peer Reviewers: Disability in LIS Journal
(via Shanna Hollich, DisLIS Editorial Board member) The editorial board of the Disability in LIS (Disability in Libraries and Information Studies; DisLIS) journal is looking for peer reviewers to support the growing interest in our new journal! DisLIS is an open-access, multimedia journal run by information professionals who work in various types of information-oriented jobs….
Registration Available for Next Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions Community Call, “Using OpenAlex to Support Campus OA Policy Outreach”–Online Wed., Aug. 13, at 11:00 AM CDT
(via Michelle Flinchbaugh, University of Maryland Baltimore County) Please join us for the next COAPI (Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions ) Community Call, “Using OpenAlex to Support Campus OA Policy Outreach”. It will take place online Wednesday, August 13, at 11:00 AM CDT. Join us for a discussion with Kyle Demes, OurResearch COO, who will introduce…