(via Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) We are pleased to announce this call for expressions of interest to host the “Privacy and Library Learning Analytics” workshop. The “Privacy and Library Learning Analytics” workshop is an offering of Prioritizing Privacy, a multi-faceted continuing education program to train United States academic library practitioners to…
Year: 2022
Registration Open for Two Fall Inquiring Teachers Courses, “Information Literacy in Politically Polarized Times” (Sept. 5 – Oct. 4) and “Scaffolding Information Literacy” (Oct. 17 – Nov. 15)
(via Dr. Andrea Baer, Inquiring Teachers) The following two Inquiring Teachers courses will be offered in the fall of 2022. Monday, September 5 – Tuesday, October 4: “Information Literacy in Politically Polarized Times” (register here) Monday, October 17 – Tuesday, November 15: “Scaffolding Information Literacy” (register here) To register or for inquiries, please e-mail abaer@inquiringteachers.com. In addition to these courses,…
Registration Open for 2022 Illinois Library Association Annual Conference (in Rosemont Oct. 18-20, Tues.-Thurs.)–Early-Bird Deadline Mon., Sept. 26
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is now open for the 2022 ILA Annual Conference! We will convene for our first in-person annual conference since 2019 on Tuesday, October 18, through Thursday, October 20, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. Join us and your colleagues in the Illinois library community to…
Registration Open for FY 2023 Online with the CMC Webinars (August, 2022 – May, 2023)-Part 2 of 2
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) The Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC) will be offering Online with the CMC webinars for FY 2023 from August to May. Online with the CMC sessions are online, virtual webinars with a 15-to-20-minute presentation in Zoom, followed by questions and answers. For FY 2023, each webinar will be the second Thursday of each…
Registration Open for FY 2023 Online with the CMC Webinars (August, 2022 – May, 2023)–Part 1 of 2
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) The Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC) will be offering Online with the CMC webinars for FY 2023 from August to May. Online with the CMC sessions are online, virtual webinars with a 15-to-20-minute presentation in Zoom, followed by questions and answers. For FY 2023, each webinar will be…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Virtual Professional Development Series (First Deadline Mon., July 18)
(via Taylor Davis-Van Atta, University of Houston) The ACRL Digital Scholarship Section’s Professional Development Committee (PDC), in collaboration with both the Outreach Committee and the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, seeks proposals for its 2022 DSS virtual professional development series. The Committee accepts proposals on a rolling basis, with the following review dates this season:…
Call for Proposals Extended: New Mexico Library Association Conference (in Albuquerque Oct. 26-28, Wed.-Fri.)–New Deadline Fri., July 15
(via Erin Renee Wahl, New Mexico State University) It’s been decided to extend the New Mexico Library Association Conference proposals deadline to Friday, July 15. This year’s Conference will take place in Albuquerque from October 26 to 28 (Wednesday through Friday). The New Mexico Library Association Conference is a great state conference, and I have…
Call for Participation: Pre-Screening Survey for Study on the Phenomenon of Caring Relations Among Academic Librarians Engaged in Research/Reference Assistance
(via Laureen Cantwell, PhD student at University of Buffalo) Dear academic librarians, My name is Laureen Cantwell, and I am a PhD student in the Information Science program, within the Graduate School of Education, at the University at Buffalo. I am conducting a research study exploring the phenomenon of caring relations among academic librarians engaged…
Registration Open for NNLM Self-Paced Online Class “Environmental Health and Justice: a brief primer”
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join NNLM for a self-paced, on-demand class offered in Moodle called “Environmental Health and Justice: a brief primer”. All the topics are open and available for you to work through at your own pace. The class is broken up into 5 topics that are…
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series Webinar “Analyzing Virtual Reference Data to Improve Services: Practical Methods and Strategies” (Wed., Aug. 3, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Ashley Dupuy, Kennesaw State University) The Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series Webinars presents “Analyzing Virtual Reference Data to Improve Services: Practical Methods and Strategies”. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, August 3, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for additional information, including instructions for registering. Cost: Free Description: We all gather…