(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Registration is now open for the Amigos Library Services class “Introduction to Scholarly Metrics”. This online course will provide an introductory overview of tried-and-true bibliometric indicators, including citation-based metrics such as Journal Impact Factor and h-Index. We will also cover the web-based metrics known as alternative or altmetrics. Scholarly metrics is a rapidly evolving field, so…
Year: 2021
Call for Participation: Survey on Employment and Job-Seeking Experiences of BIPOC Librarians (Deadline Wed., July 14)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) On behalf of REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, thank you for your interest in this survey. This survey is part of the project entitled “Telling Our Stories: Community Building and Leadership, Recruit and Retain Latinx to the Library…
Reminder: Registration Open for ILA Marketing Forum’s June Online Roundtable, “Copyright, Fair Use, and Attribution Oh My” (Fri., June 18, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join the ILA Marketing Forum for its monthly virtual roundtable on Friday, June 18, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This month the forum will welcome Sara Benson, copyright librarian and assistant professor at the University of Illinois Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who will present “Copyright, Fair Use,…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Book Spatial Literacy in Public Health (Deadline Thurs., Sept. 30)
(via Laureen Cantwell, Colorado Mesa University) Chapters are sought for the forthcoming ACRL book Spatial Literacy in Public Health, focusing on collaborative spatial literacy teaching and learning initiatives across the college campus. Public health has been at the forefront of global news and conversations since early 2020, resulting in an increased awareness of and interest in…
Registration Open for ILA 2021 Annual Conference (Online Oct. 12-14)–Early-Bird Deadline Mon., Sept. 13
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is now open for this year’s ILA Annual Conference, themed “Breaking Down Barriers: Building Up Communities”. The conference, scheduled for October 12-14 (Tuesday-Thursday), will include virtual networking, an exhibit hall, top notch sessions on the latest topics in librarianship, and incredible speakers. All live sessions will be recorded and available for viewing later….
Call for Presentation Proposals: Preserve This Free Webinar Series on Current Events in Preservation (Deadline Thurs., July 1)
(via Carmen Cowick, Preserve This) Preserve This is hosting a free webinar series during the month of September on the topic of current events in preservation. Webinars will be 45 minutes in length (including Q and A time at the end) and given every week during the month of September. Presentation proposals are now being…
Registration Open for Online edX Course “Citizen Science: Gearing Up for Discovery” (Self-Paced Over 6 Weeks)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Region 6) Science is for everyone! Through citizen science and community-driven research, non-scientists can advance health and wellness in communities. Now you can explore citizen science through the lens of community and environmental health with a new edX course, “Citizen Science: Gearing Up for Discovery”, developed at…
Registration Open for ALA LIRT Online Forum “Planning for Fall: Sustainable Collaborations in High School to College Transitions” (Wed., June 23, at 2:30 PM CDT)
(via Kristi Addleman Ritter, Penn State Mont Alto) Please join members of ALA’s Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Transitions to College Committee for a one-hour discussion forum on “Planning for Fall: Sustainable Collaborations in High School to College Transitions”. We are hopeful that participants will include those with experience in developing collaborations as well as…
University of Illinois System/CARLI Awarded $1 Million Open Textbook Pilot Grant
(via Margaret Chambers, CARLI) The University of Illinois System/CARLI has been awarded a 3-year $1.08 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Open Textbooks Pilot Program – a competitive grant program based on US Senate Majority Whip and Illinois Senator Richard Durbin’s Affordable College Textbook Act. The grant will fund Illinois SCOERs (Support for Creation…
Registration Open for “Library Services to Refugees during the COVID-19 Pandemic” Webinar (Fri., June 18, at 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Amber Hayes, American Library Association) In observance of World Refugee Day, UIUC’s Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and the American Library Association have partnered to host a webinar on Friday, June 18, at 12:00 PM CDT. The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for communities worldwide and the libraries that serve them. Libraries have…