(via Laura Barnes, retired) I’m working with a group of former SLA (Special Libraries Association) Illinois members to create a Special Librarians Forum within the Illinois Library Association. The Forum will represent the interests of information professionals who work in places like corporations, hospitals, the military, museums, law firms, advertising agencies, professional associations, private businesses, and…
Day: April 9, 2026
Call for Proposals: ACRL New England Chapter and New England Library Instruction Group Joint Conference (Online Thurs., June 11, and in Worcester, MA, on Mon., June 15)–Deadline Fri., April 17
(via Dr. Amy Beth, Southern Connecticut State University) The Association of College & Research Libraries New England Chapter (ACRL-NEC) and the New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG) will hold a joint conference virtually on Thursday, June 11, and in person at Holy Cross College (Worcester, MA) on Monday, June 15. We welcome proposals that acknowledge ……
Registration Open for ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Embedding Data Services within a Digital Scholarship Lab”–Wed., April 22, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Katie Perry—California State University, Los Angeles) Registration is open for the ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee webinar “Embedding Data Services within a Digital Scholarship Lab”. It will take place on Wednesday, April 22, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This program explores how to effectively incorporate data services into existing digital scholarship…
Final Reminder: Research Survey Moral Injury: Academic Library Workers in Children’s Literature Spaces Closes Fri., May 1
(via Dr. Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University) Given the current sociocultural and political landscape, we invite academic library workers with responsibilities related to children’s literature collections in the United States to respond to the Moral Injury: Academic Library Workers in Children’s Literature Spaces survey that seeks to uncover potentially morally injurious events and reveal…