(via Kaitlyn Weger, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges) Banned Books Week is coming up, and the IACRL Communications Committee wants to celebrate the freedom to read by spotlighting the books that have challenged norms, sparked conversations, and stood strong against censorship. We invite you to share your favorite banned or challenged book title for a special feature in the…
Author: Eric Edwards
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Book Beyond librarianship: Strategies for taking on “other duties as assigned” in academic libraries–Deadline Fri., Oct. 31
(via Cynthia Ippoliti, California State University San Marcos) Librarians are often asked to take on non-librarianship work that may not be formally integrated into their job descriptions. These situations can cause role confusion, introduce unexpected complications into existing processes and practices, and contribute to employee burnout and disengagement. While the reality of academic librarianship is…
Call for Proposals: Free Open Education Week, Including Open for Student Success Symposium (Online Wed., March 4, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM CDT)–Deadline Sat., Nov. 1
(via Charlene Martoni, Georgia State University) Georgia State University Library is accepting proposals for our free Open Education Week celebration, to take place online Wednesday, March 4, 2026, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM CDT. The missions of the Open for Student Success Symposium are to: The Open for Student Success Symposium’s scope includes everything…
Reminder: Proposals for Free Northeast Institutional Repository Day (Online Thurs., Dec. 4, and Fri., Dec. 5) Due Tues., Sept. 30
(via Dr. Erin Jerome, University of Massachusetts Amherst) The Northeast Institutional Repository Day 2025 (NIRD25) Program Committee is pleased to issue its call for proposals for the seventh annual Northeast Institutional Repository Day, a free event that brings together those in the Northeast (and beyond!) who manage or are interested in institutional repositories, digital collections,…
Call for Volunteers: HSLI Information Table at 14th Annual Minority Health Conference (in Naperville on Tues., Oct. 21, and Wed., Oct. 22)–Opportunity Limited to Current HSLI Members
(via Betsy Sterner, HSLI President) HSLI has the opportunity to host an information table at the 14th Annual Minority Health Conference, sponsored by the Illinois Department of Public Health, in Naperville on Tuesday, October 21, and Wednesday, October 22. More information on the event is available here. We would like to involve any current HSLI member…
Registration Open for Chicago Area Medical Archivists Annual Medical History Symposium on Thurs., Nov. 13 (at International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago, with a Virtual Option)
Note: This event conflicts with one of the virtual days for the HSLI Annual Conference. (via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Interested in Chicago-area medical history? Join the Chicago Area Medical Archivists (CAMA) for our annual Medical History Symposium on Thursday, November 13. The host will be the…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Communicating Across the Gap: Strategies for Disaster Preparedness and Public Trust”–Thurs., Sept. 25, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Communicating Across the Gap: Strategies for Disaster Preparedness and Public Trust”. It will take place on Thursday, September 25, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. This session introduces…
Registration Open for The Ohio State University Libraries Webinar “Should I Still Be Teaching That? Outdated Research Notions”–Thurs., Oct. 2, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Registration is open for the webinar “Should I Still Be Teaching That? Outdated Research Notions”. It will take place on Thursday, October 2, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Are .org sources more credible? Should students be discouraged from using Wikipedia or Google Scholar as part of…
Registration Open for 2025 Zar Symposium, on Artificial Intelligence’s Impact Upon Librarianship–Fri., Oct. 3, at University of Chicago
(via Adrian Ho, University of Chicago) You are invited to examine the state of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on academic librarianship at the 2025 Zar Symposium. It will take place on Friday, October 3, from 8:30 AM to 2:35 PM. The location is Room 122 in the University of Chicago’s Joseph Regenstein Library….
Registration Open for Free Georgia Library Association Carterette Series Webinar “How Social Media is Used as an Information Discovery Tool”–Wed., Oct. 1, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via Ashley Dupuy, Kennesaw State University) Registration is open for the Georgia Library Association’s next Carterette Series webinar, “How Social Media is Used as an Information Discovery Tool”. This free event will take place on Wednesday, October 1, at 1:00 PM CDT. Description Social media has transformed from spaces that simply connect and build communities…