(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Don’t miss the Amigos Library Services’ online conference, Healthy Habits: Cultivating Health and Wellness in Libraries and Communities on Thursday, October 10 featuring keynote speaker Jenn Carson. Healthy habits matter. Unfortunately, navigating accurate health information to develop and practice suitable healthy habits is often difficult. Both as information professionals…
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Call for Applicants: Medical Library Association’s Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award (Deadline Nov. 1)
(via Kate Silfen, Boston University) The Medical Library Association is now seeking nominations for recipients of the Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award. The MLA Research Advancement in Health Sciences Librarianship Award recognizes organizations whose exemplary actions have served to advance health information research and evidence-based practice in health sciences libraries. Honorees will have…
Call for Nominations: ACRL College Libraries Section Innovation in College Librarianship Award (Deadline Dec. 6)
(via Susan Schreiner, Grays Harbor College) CLS Innovation in College Librarianship Award Nomination Deadline: December 6, 2019 The purpose of the CLS Innovation Award is to recognize college librarians and staff who demonstrate successful introduction of innovation in their library through a new idea, method, project, or device that enhances student learning and/or faculty development…
Call for Proposals: Research Data Access and Preservation Association 2020 Summit (March 11-13 in Santa Fe) — Deadline Nov. 1
(via Heather Ganshorn, University of Calgary) The Research Data Access and Preservation Association (RDAP) invites proposals for the program of its upcoming summit at the Sante Fe Convention Center in Sante Fe, NM, on March 11-13, 2020. The RDAP Summit occurs on March 11 and 12 as a single-track, affordable conference for research data support…
Call for Nominations: Medical Library Association’s 2020/2021 Rising Stars Award (Deadline Friday, Nov. 1)
(via Melanie Sorsby, Covenant Medical Center and School of Nursing in Lubbock, TX) The MLA Rising Star program gives members the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and personal characteristics needed to become a leader in MLA. The yearly leadership development program matches each Rising Star, with a mentor, in a curriculum that includes monthly classes, training to…
Proposals for Empirical Librarians (Feb. 27-28 in Knoxville, TN) Due Friday, Oct. 18
(via Dr. Nina Exner, Virginia Commonwealth University) Empirical Librarians is a small conference that specifically focuses on the unique place of original research and original researchers in the larger information environment. We are a place where librarians who do research and librarians who support research can come together to share ideas and insights about original…
Reminder: Registration Still Open for Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference and Related Events (Oct. 17-18 in Columbus)
(via the Academic Library Association of Ohio) Remember to register for the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference Academic Libraries Speak Up! Advocate. Collaborate. Educate. The conference will be held on Friday, October 18th at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus, OH, with a preconference workshop and training on Thursday, October…
Reminder: Seats Still Available for Library Research Seminar VII (October 16-19 at University of South Carolina)
(via Dr. Jennifer Sweeney, JK Sweeney and Associates LLC) October 16-19, 2019 School of Library & Information Science University of South Carolina Columbia, SC LRS VII kicks off on October 16 with a half-day preconference workshop on methods. Do you want to be involved in research but don’t know where to start? This workshop is…
Call for Submissions: Serials Librarian 2019 Volume Year (Deadline December 1)
(via Courtney McAllister, Yale University) The Serials Librarian is currently accepting submissions. To be considered for the 2019 volume year, please submit manuscripts by December 1, 2019. The Serials Librarian is an international peer-reviewed journal covering scholarly communications and all aspects of the serials and continuing resources management lifecycle. We publish case studies, reports, research…
Reminder: Registration Open for Chicago Research Summit on October 18
(via Cathy Mayer, Trinity Christian College) On October 18th, faculty, staff, & librarians are invited to the campus of North Park University for the inaugural Chicago Research Summit! A registration fee of only $30 will provide access to a wealth of information, including: Keynote: David Van Zytveld, Director of Loyola University’s Center for Urban Research and…