(via Sara Rotjan, CHORUS) Join CHORUS for a virtual Forum on “Improving Scholarly Publishing Metadata”. It will take place on Thursday, September 29, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Metadata that is omitted or incorrectly entered during a scholarly publishing workflow can have…
Day: August 30, 2022
Final Reminder: Proposals for 2022 Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries Symposium (Online Thurs., Nov. 17) Due Fri., Sept. 2; Registration Opens Fri., Sept. 16
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) planning committee is now accepting proposals for the second MIRL Symposium, a free event which will take place virtually on Thursday, November 17 (time to be determined). MIRL is a platform-neutral conference for IR practitioners…
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series Webinar “Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment: The Academic Library’s Role in Helping First-Generation College Students Succeed” (Wed., Sept. 21, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Ashely Dupuy, Kennesaw State University) Registration is now open for the Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series Webinar “Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment: The Academic Library’s Role in Helping First-Generation College Students Succeed”. It will take place on Wednesday, September 21, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link…
Call for Proposals Extended: Kennesaw State University’s Open Access Week 2022 (Online Oct. 24-28, Mon.-Fri.)–Deadline Now Thurs., Sept. 15
(via Chelsee Dickson, Kennesaw State University) Are you a researcher with experience navigating or publishing in open access journals? Do you use Open Educational Resources in the classroom or with your patrons? Do you work with, advocate for, or support the Open Access Movement? If so, the Kennesaw State University (KSU) Libraries would love to have…
Save the Date: Upcoming Weekly Libraries, Literatures, and Literacies Minitalks on “Libraries and Crisis” (Most Saturdays, 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CDT)–Next Session Sat., Sept. 10, with Topic “Getting Started with Zotero”
(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) This semester’s weekly Libraries, Literatures, and Literacies Minitalks focus on “Libraries and Crisis”. What does it look like? How are libraries facing the situation? Speakers will include researchers, librarians, and students from the US and elsewhere. Most talks are Saturdays, 11:30 AM –…
Reminder: ACRL Science & Technology Section Mentoring Program Needs Mentors and Mentees
(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) Would you like to expand your views on a science technology librarianship? Are you a library student or new librarian with lots of questions, and looking to find some insight into the profession and hear more advice? Are you considering a career change switching to STEM librarianship or looking…