(via Carrie Pirmann, Bucknell University) Stressed about getting your BUDSC22 (Bucknell University Digital Scholarships Conference 2022) proposal in on time? You’re in luck, because we have extended the deadline to Sunday, July 31! We look forward to reading your proposals! The theme of this year’s Conference is “Converging Paths: Digital Scholarship, Social Justice, and Intersecting…
Year: 2022
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Library Services, Including COVID-19 Impact, for Non-Degree-Seeking Older Adults
(via Giovanna Badia, McGill University) My colleague, April Colosimo, and I are interested in learning more about academic library services for non-degree-seeking older adults who are pursuing lifelong learning opportunities. We are also interested in the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on these services. We are looking for survey participants from academic libraries…
Call for Proposals: New Review of Academic Librarianship Special Issue on “Diversifying, Decentering and Decolonizing Academic Libraries” (Deadline Fri., Aug. 19)
(via Dr. Tim Schlak–Director, University Library at Robert Morris University) The New Review of Academic Librarianship is an international journal that publishes reviews, research, critiques and exemplar case studies on substantive topics relevant to those providing library and information services to academic communities. The themed issue for 2023 will be “Diversifying, Decentering and Decolonizing Academic…
Call for Participation: Research Survey on Critical Information Literacy at Academic Institutions
(via Simone Williams, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) Simone Williams, Assistant Professor and Diversity and Engagement Librarian and Elizabeth Kamper, Assistant Professor and Information Literacy Librarian at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is inviting you to participate in a research study. The goal of this research study is to collect data to determine threat levels to implementing…
Registration Open for AMIA Webinar “Reuniting Films with Their Makers” (Tues., Aug. 2, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)
(via Laura Rooney, Association of Moving Image Archivists) Registration is open for the AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists) webinar “Reuniting Films with Their Makers”. It will take place on Tuesday, August 2, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including a link to registration. This webinar is part of…
Call for Proposals: Hybrid 7th Empirical Librarians Conference (March 9-10, 2023; In-Person Option in Richmond, VA)–Deadline Fri., Sept. 2, 2022
(via Dana Thompson, Murray State University) We are excited to announce that after a two-year hiatus, the Empirical Librarians Conference will return on March 9-10 (Thursday-Friday), 2023! Empirical Librarians is a small event that specifically focuses on the unique place of original research and original researchers in the larger information environment. We are a place…
Call for Nominations: HSLI Treasurer (Deadline Friday, August 5)
HSLI Members, The office of Treasurer is open for election in August 2022. HSLI members are encouraged to consider running for office or nominating a colleague who is interested in being nominated. Self-nominations are welcome! This is a great opportunity for professional service and leadership development, and there are typically only two HSLI Board meetings…
2022 HSLI Annual Conference (Online Wed., Sept. 7 – Fri., Sept. 9) Includes Institutional Repositories Panel Discussion from 1:30 to 3:30 PM CDT on Thurs., Sept. 8
(via the HSLI Conference Planning Committee) This year’s Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) Annual Conference will take place online from Wednesday, September 7, to Friday, September 9. Watch for registration to open within the next few weeks. In the meantime, please check the Conference website for the schedule. One of the continuing-education sessions at this…
Call for Nominations: I Love My Librarian Award (Deadline Fri., Sept. 30)
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association is inviting library users across America to submit nominations for the I Love My Librarian Award through Friday, September 30. Ten outstanding librarians will receive $5,000 and the honor of a lifetime, including being celebrated on stage at ALA’s LibLearnX Conference in New Orleans in January,…
ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group Holding First Friday Forum “What’s in a One-Shot? Unpacking the Challenge of Health Sciences Library Instruction in the One Shot Format” (Online Fri., Aug. 5, at 11:00 AM CDT)
(via Anna Ferri, Roseman University of Health Sciences) Most instructional librarians have had the one-shot blues at some point. Let’s talk about it. How do we address the challenges of this instructional format? Does Zoom make it better or worse? How do we build to something stronger? Are there unique challenges and opportunities for health…