(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Join SLA (Special Libraries Association) Illinois for an in-person tour of the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives in Chicago on Wednesday, December 7, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM CDT. Founded in 1981, Gerber/Hart Library and Archives seeks to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of the LGBTQ* communities…
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ACRL Digital Badge Interest Group Holding Fall Virtual Program, “The Badge Is Half the Battle: Digital Badging as Training Motivation” (Wed., Nov. 30, at 12:00 PM CDT)–No Registration Required
(via Wendy Pothier, University of New Hampshire) The ACRL Digital Badge Interest Group (DBIG) will hold its Fall Virtual Program on Wednesday, November 30, at 12:00 PM CDT. The program is titled “The Badge is Half the Battle: Digital Badging as Training Motivation”, and the presenter is Jennifer Wright. Please see below for more information,…
Reminder: Call for Breakout Session (Due Mon., Nov. 28) and Poster Presentation (Due Mon., Jan. 30) Proposals for Annual LOEX Conference, May 11-13 (Thurs.-Sat.) in Harrisburg, PA
(via Sharon Han, Network of the National Library of Medicine) The LOEX Conference Planning Committee invites Library Fellows & Residents to submit proposals about information literacy and library instruction to the 51st Annual LOEX Conference. The Conference will be held May 11-13 (Thursday-Saturday), 2023 in Harrisburg, PA. Breakout Session Submissions (Due Monday, November 28, 2022) Successful proposals…
Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “O Brother, Part 2: What to Do With the 024, 028, & 588 Fields for Videocassettes and Kits” (Thurs., Dec. 8, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center’s next Online with the CMC webinar. Titled “O Brother, Part 2: What to Do With the 024, 028, & 588 Fields for Videocassettes and Kits”, it will take place on Thursday, December 8, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT….
Registration Open for Lifelong Information Literacy Group Show & Tell Webinar “Citation Manager Round Table” (Wed., Nov. 30, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)–Panelists Include The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s Mahagnie Morrison
(via Esther Grassian–University of California, Los Angeles) The LILi (Lifelong Information Literacy) Group’s Web Committee invites you to our next Show & Tell webinar, “Citation Manager Round Table”. It will take place on Wednesday, November 30, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. Join the…
Call for HSLI Journal Club Content Selectors
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) HSLI members, might you find the time to help decide the selection of suggested articles or media for the HSLI Journal Club’s upcoming discussions? Currently-planned quarterly discussions for 2023 will take place the third Thursday of the month at 3:00 PM CDT. Those dates are February 16, May 18, August…
Registration Open for NNLM Region 2 Webinar “Telehealth and Health Libraries: The Intersection of Digital Health Partnerships” (Tues., Dec. 6, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Telehealth and Health Libraries: The Intersection of Digital Health Partnerships”. Sponsored by Region 2, this webinar will take place on Tuesday, December 6, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to…
Call for Proposals: ALA Library Instruction Round Table President’s Program on Universal Design for Learning at ALA Annual Conference (in Chicago, June 22-27, Thurs.-Tues.)–Priority Deadline Thurs., Dec. 1
(via Julie Hornick, Florida Southern College) Proposals for the LIRT President’s Program at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (June 22-27, Thursday-Tuesday, 2023) are currently being accepted. Those received by Thursday, December 1, will receive priority consideration. Program Title: “Universal design for learning – planning for all learners” Universal design for learning is an educational…
Registration Open for MLA Online Course “Health Services and Policy Research: Sources and Search Strategies 2022” (Thurs., Dec. 1 and 8, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT Both Days)–Limited to 20 Attendees
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is open for the MLA online course “Health Services and Policy Research: Sources and Search Strategies 2022”. This instructor-led course will take place on Tuesday, December 1, and Tuesday, December 8, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT both days. The cost is $265 for members and $345 for…
Special Call Extended: Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy Commentaries on Access to Information in Carceral Institutions (Deadline Fri., Dec. 2)
(via Dr. Emily Knox, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy Special Call for Papers: Access to Information in Carceral institutions “Book restriction regulations with the United States carceral system represent the largest book ban policy in the United States” (Tager 2019). Despite advocacy on the part of currently and formerly…