(via Ashley Dupuy, Kennesaw State University) Registration is open for the Georgia Library Association’s next Carterette Series webinar, “Communication Strategies to Support Collections and Budget Management”. This free event will take place on Wednesday, April 29, at 1:00 PM CDT. Description As budget management grows more challenging, we will need to communicate as successfully as…
Registration Open for ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group and Evidence Synthesis Methods Interest Group Joint Webinar “Evidence Synthesis Searching with Interdisciplinary Overlap”–Fri., April 10, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT
(via Dr. Erica DeFrain, University of Nebraska-Lincoln) The ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group and Evidence Synthesis Methods Interest Group are holding a joint panel as part of the First Friday Forum series. The panel is scheduled for Friday, April 10, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. You do not need to be a member of…
Registration Open for UIUC Webinar “Decolonizing African Collections Through Open Access”–Wed., March 25, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT
(via Dr. Clara Chu–Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library) Join us for the webinar on “Decolonizing African Collections Through Open Access”. It will take place on Wednesday, March 25, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. Register here. Speakers Reggie Raju, Director, Research & Learning Services, University of Cape…
Registration Open for Webinar “The Greatest Contribution: A History of the National Library of Medicine with Stephen Greenberg”–Tues., April 21, at 6:00 PM CDT
(via the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the webinar “The Greatest Contribution: A History of the National Library of Medicine with Stephen Greenberg”. It will take place on Tuesday, April 21, at 6:00 PM CDT. Starting as a single shelf of books in the Army Surgeon-General’s small office, the National Library of…
Registration Open for True North Science Boot Camp (Thurs., June 18 – Fri., June 19, at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario)–Deadline Mon., June 1
(via Katie Harding, McMaster University) Registration is now open for True North Science Boot Camp 2026 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, from Thursday, June 18, to Friday, June 19. Registration rates and the link to register are available on the Registration page. The deadline is Monday, June 1. The 2026 True North Science…
Registration Open for Webinar “Supporting Research at the Community College Level”–Fri., April 10, 2:00 PM CDT
(via Dr. Amanda Harrison, University of Central Missouri) Registration is open for the webinar “Supporting Research at the Community College Level”. It will take place on Friday, April 10, at 2:00 PM CDT. Our typical view of the college researcher involves sophisticated labs, an R1/R2 designation, and release hours to support professors as they innovate…
Call for Volunteers: CARLI Committees and Task Force–Deadline Fri., May 1
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) CARLI is seeking volunteers to serve on our advisory committees and task forces. Volunteers chosen for committee service will serve a three-year term, July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The application period for initial committee appointments will close on Friday, May 1, at 5:00 PM CDT. Faculty and staff members from…
Reminder: Next HSLI “Coffee & Conversation” Online Thursday, March 19, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, Carle Foundation Hospital) Join us online Thursday, March 19, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. As always, there will be no agenda or recording. Share your challenges and wins! Join: here Meeting ID: 274 975 513 361 44 Passcode: tc3nY95L
Reminder: Proposals for ACRL Science and Technology Section Research Forum (Online Tues., June 16) Due Tues., March 31
(via William Jacobs, San Francisco State University) The Research Committee of the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) will host its Research Forum online Tuesday, June 16. The Committee is currently seeking proposals to present lightning talks that highlight research and practitioner projects related to science and technology librarianship. Registration for ALA Annual and STS…
Call for Proposals: Upcoming Bloomsbury Publication Academic Libraries Advocating for Student Success–Deadline Fri., May 1
(via Dr. Thomas Weeks, Augusta University) We are happy to invite chapter proposals for Academic Libraries Advocating for Student Success, a new edited volume to be published by Bloomsbury. The book will explore how libraries define, support, measure, and communicate their impact on student achievement. This book will feature research and case studies across instruction and…