(via Caitlyn Ford, Canadian Health Libraries Association) The next deadline for submissions to JCHLA/JABSC is Friday, December 1. Submissions will be considered for publication in volume 39, number 1, though publication in that issue cannot be guaranteed. We welcome submissions in the following formats. research articles review articles program descriptions columns product and book reviews…
Month: November 2017
Legislative Update, 11/10/2017
Federal News: ALA submitted comments to the Department of Homeland Security regarding the Department’s plans to monitor and collect information from U.S. immigrants’ social media accounts. In the letter, ALA representatives write that the proposal is “quite excessive and thus an invasion of privacy.” For more details, visit the District Dispatch. In national, but not strictly legislative, news…
Reminder: Registration Deadline for CARLI Annual Meeting is November 9
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) The registration deadline for the CARLI Annual Meeting is Thursday, November 9. The morning meeting will feature a report from CARLI Senior Director Anne Craig, and an overview of several of the 2017 CARLI Committee projects. In the afternoon, provide your final feedback on the CARLI 2020 Strategic Plan and have…
ACRL 2019 Conference Call for Participation
(via the Association of College & Research Libraries) ACRL invites you to share your research and creative endeavors with your colleagues at ACRL 2019. Today’s academic and research libraries are vibrant and fast moving, responding quickly to changes in the higher education landscape. Just as our host city of Cleveland has undergone a revitalization in…
Applications for Biomedical and Health RDM Training for Librarians Due November 8
(via Shirley Zhao, University of Utah) Health science librarians are invited to participate in Biomedical and Health Research Data Management Training for Librarians, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Training Office (NTO). The course is an 8-week online class with engaging lessons and practical activities,…
Call for Applications: Institute for Research Design in Librarianship 2018
(via Aisha Conner-Gaten, Loyola Marymount University) We are issuing a call for applications for the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL) 2018. We are seeking novice librarian researchers who are employed by academic libraries or research libraries outside an academic setting in the United States to participate in the Institute. We define “novice” broadly;…
Invitation to Participate in Focus Group About Student Information-Literacy Misconceptions
(via Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) If you are a librarian serving first-year college students, you are invited to sign up to participate in a focus group about student information-literacy misconceptions. Each focus group will be held online using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and will last 90 minutes. More information is below. The…
Call for Applications: Value of Academic Libraries Travel Scholarships 2018
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL is pleased to announce the launch of the new Value of Academic Libraries Travel Scholarships. The Board of Directors has allocated $10,000 in fiscal year 2018 to offer travel scholarships of up to $2,000 each for librarians presenting on their work demonstrating the impact of academic…
Registration Open for CARLI Webinar “Leading Online Sessions: Tips for Engaging Webinars”
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee’s theme for this year is “We Can’t Do It Alone: Joining Forces For Sustainable Partnerships”. Through a series of online events, the committee will offer opportunities to learn how to extend information literacy programs in ways that are scalable and sustainable. Because webinars can be an effective…
Call for Curriculum-Mapping Panel Presenters at ACRL Instruction Section Annual Program
(via Sheila Stoeckel, University of Wisconsin-Madison) The 2018 Instruction Section Program Planning Committee is planning the annual program. This year’s program will be offered online in May/June (date pending based on presenter availability) instead of at conference. The program will focus on discussing curriculum mapping. Curriculum mapping is a systematic approach in which a review curriculum and identification of…