(via Amy Reyes–University of California, Los Angeles) The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) seeks applicants for editorial board members for 2021-2024. In line with our commitment to equity, we wish to use these positions to bring a greater diversity of perspectives and lived experiences to our team. Individuals who identify as being from an underrepresented group…
Author: Eric Edwards
Save the Date: Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium (Online Wed., Nov. 17)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Save the date for the Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium, a free virtual event with a focus on Institutional Repository (IR) management, curation, and promotion in a health sciences environment. The inaugural conference will take place virtually on Wednesday, November 17. MIRL…
Call for Applications: Evidence Synthesis Institute for Librarians Outside of the Health Sciences (Online Aug. 3-6)–Deadline Fri., June 11
(via Megan Kocher, University of Minnesota) We a now accepting applications for the next Evidence Synthesis Institute for librarians. This will be an opportunity to enhance your database searching skills and learn about the possibilities for collaborating with researchers in conducting evidence syntheses across academic areas. On August 3-6 (Tuesday-Friday), the second of 6 Institute of…
Call for Submissions–DttP: Documents to the People Spring 2022 Issue (Deadline Sept. 2021)
(via Laura Sare, Texas A&M University) Do you or your patrons use government data? If the answer is yes, consider submitting an article to DttP: Documents to the People, the official publication of ALA’s Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT). Submissions can be formatted as research articles, case studies, or informational articles; or as multiple author discussions of…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Publication Cultural Humility in Libraries (Deadline Thurs., July 1)
(via Shannon Jones, Director of Libraries at Medical University of South Carolina) We are co-editors for an upcoming book tentatively, titled Cultural Humility in Libraries, from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. We are seeking chapter authors for the book and would like to invite you to share your work in this area. Cultural humility is a process…
Call for Participation: Survey on Professional Reading and Reading Groups in Libraries
(via Holiday Vega, University of Chicago) You are invited to participate in a survey about professional reading and reading groups in libraries. This study explores how reading and reading groups may contribute to the research, professional practice, and overall professional development of librarians and library workers. We expect the survey to take 5-10 minutes to complete. Unless you…
Reminder: Program Proposals for REFORMA National Conference VII (Online Nov. 4-7) Due Sat., May 29
(via REFORMA, The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking) Has your work inspired change? REFORMA wants to hear from you! REFORMA is seeking presenters whose work reflect the theme of the REFORMA National Conference VII & 50th Anniversary Celebration –We are the change / Somos el cambio. The event…
Reminder: Early-Bird Registration for ACRL Rare Books & Manuscripts Section 2021 Conference (Online June 7-10) is Fri., May 28
(via ACRL) The #RBMS21 (ACRL Rare Books & Manuscripts Section) 2021 Conference, “Power, Resistance and Leadership”, will take place online from Monday, June 7, to Thursday, June 10. There is just one day remaining until the early-bird registration deadline. To receive the early-bird registration rate, a $50 savings, you must register here by Friday, May 28. The virtual RBMS 2021 Conference will…
Recording Now Available for OHSLA Program Drawn to Graphic Medicine: Bringing Comics into Medical Librarianship (Worth 1.5 MLA CE hours)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) If you were interested in the OHSLA (Ohio Health Sciences Library Association) Spring 2021 Program Drawn to Graphic Medicine: Bringing Comics into Medical Librarianship, but could not make it when we held the live class on Apr. 30, the recording is available. You…
Call for Proposals: Editorials to Appear on ResearchDataQ Website (Deadline Wed., June 30)
(via Andrew Johnson, University of Colorado Boulder) The ResearchDataQ Editorial Board, part of the ACRL Digital Scholarship Section, is seeking proposals for editorials that will be featured prominently on the ResearchDataQ website. We are seeking editorials that describe services, support, or related activities around research data at your institution. Topics could include privacy, ethical data…