(via Amanda Standerfer, Fast Forward Libraries) Join Fast Forward Libraries for a free hour-long webinar on strategic planning insights and trends. Titled “Strategic Planning Insights: Effective Approaches and Common Trends”, it will take place on Tuesday, April 8, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. The webinar will cover effective approaches in strategic planning, common priorities,…
Month: March 2025
Next HSLI “Coffee and Conversation” Online Thurs., March 20, at 3:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, HSLI Secretary) Join us for our next HSLI chat online Thursday, March 20, at 3:00 PM CDT. There is no agenda, and we will not record the meeting, in order to foster a welcoming and open atmosphere. Bring your challenges and successes to share.
Volunteer Period for 2025-2028 CARLI Committees Now Open–Deadline Fri., May 2
(via Michelle Haake, CARLI) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois is seeking volunteers to serve on advisory committees. Volunteers chosen will serve a three-year term, July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027. The application period will close on Friday, May 3, at 5:00 PM CDT. Faculty and staff members from all CARLI…
Call for Participation: Governors State University Doctoral Capstone Study “Beating the odds: female leadership in academic libraries”
(via Cari Didion, Governors State University) I am seeking participants for my doctoral capstone study of female academic library administrators (dean/associate dean, director/associate director). This qualitative study aims to understand women’s difficulties in attaining an administrative position within an academic library to articulate best practices to encourage other women to seek an administrative role. The…
Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association’s Early Career Librarian Initiative Taskforce Holding Monthly Online Gatherings (First One Fri., March 21, 11:00-11:45 AM CDT)–MCMLA Membership Not Required
(via Brandon Kennedy, Texas Medical Center) The MCMLA (Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association) ECLI (Early Career Librarian Initiative) Taskforce is excited to announce the launch of a monthly virtual chat for new or aspiring health science librarians–open to students and anyone in the field who is in the early stages of their career…