(via Marianne Stowell Bracke, Wayne State University) We are excited to see everyone in person at the 2026 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, from Monday, September 28, to Wednesday, September 30. The in-person format will include networking and unconference-type hands-on sessions as well as lightning talks, longer presentations, panels,…
Day: April 7, 2026
Call for Participation: Research Study “Inclusive Metadata Practices in Digital Libraries”
(via Stephanie Luke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) We are writing to you to invite you to participate in a survey for a research study Inclusive Metadata Practices in Digital Libraries. This study seeks to better understand how institutions approach inclusive description and metadata work within digital library environments. If you currently work with digital library…
Registration Open for ALA LearnRT Webinar “Reimagining Safety with the Library Safety Volunteers”–Thurs., April 16, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Lindsay O’Neill, Linday O’Neill Consulting LLC) Registration is open for the ALA LearnRT (Learning Round Table) webinar “Reimagining Safety with the Library Safety Volunteers”. It will take place on Thursday, April 16, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. The presenter is Heath Umbreit, who works as an Adult Services Librarian at a public library…
Next LILi Show & Tell, “Rejuvenate Adjuncts with a Library Retreat”, Online Wed., April 15, at 1:00 PM CDT (No Registration Required)
(via Esther Grassian, University of California Los Angeles) Please join us for another great LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) Show & Tell, “Rejuvenate Adjuncts with a Library Retreat”. The session will take place online Wednesday, April 15, at 1:00 PM CDT. The presenters are Melissa Johnson, Interim Director, Duda Family Business Library, and Tracey Rinehart, Instruction Coordinator…