(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) This week, the Libraries, Literatures, and Literacies Minitalks series has the theme of “Libraries and Crisis”. On Saturday, September 24, from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM CDT, join us for the webinar “Out of crisis, change: How ALA and you can change the world”….
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Registration Open for Virtual STELLA (Science, Technology, and Engineering Library Leaders in Action) Unconference on Fri., Oct. 21-Deadline Fri., Sept. 30
(via Laurie Neuerburg, University of Iowa) We look forward to seeing you online for Virtual STELLA 2022 on Friday, October 21! Since this is an Unconference, you drive the agenda and the choice of discussion topics. In order for your voice to be heard, there are a few things for you to do leading up…
Call for Articles: Upcoming ALA Core Publication Library Leadership and Management (Deadline Mon., Oct. 31)
(via Sian Brannon, University of North Texas) Library Leadership and Management, an ALA Core publication and a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal, is soliciting submissions for both peer-reviewed and editor-reviewed featured articles such as guest essays and opinion pieces related to library leadership and management, as well as topics that may be of interest to library administrators…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Publication Handbook of Research on Advancements of Contactless Technology and Service Innovation in Library and Information Science (Deadline Wed., Sept. 28)
Note: The submission deadline is now Thursday, October 28. (via Barbara Holland, retired from Brooklyn Public Library) Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before Wednesday, September 28, 2022, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by October…
Call for Submissions: Upcoming Issue of Communications in Information Literacy on Connections Between Information Literacy and Open Educational Practices (Deadline Thurs., Dec. 15)
(via Christopher Hollister, University at Buffalo) The editors of Communications in Information Literacy, or CIL, are soliciting submissions for an upcoming theme issue on the connections between information literacy and open educational practices (including but not limited to open educational resources, open pedagogy, and open licensing). Submissions will be considered for the research articles, innovative…
Registration Open for Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries Virtual Meeting (Thurs., Nov. 17, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM CDT)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The MIRL, or Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries, planning committee is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the second annual free virtual event, scheduled to take place via WebEx on Thursday, November 17, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT….
Call for Participation-SIU Edwardsville Survey on Critical Information Literacy in Academic Libraries: Perceptions and Pushback
(via Simone Williams, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) Simone Williams, Assistant Professor and Diversity and Engagement Librarian and Elizabeth Kamper, Assistant Professor and Information Literacy Librarian at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is inviting you to participate in a research study. The goal of this research study is to collect data to determine threat levels to implementing…
Registration Open for 32nd Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture at UIUC on Wed., Sept. 21 (Brown Bag Panel 12:15-1:15 PM in Person, Lecture ‘Immortalizing the Voiceless’ 3:30-5:00 PM in Person and Online)
Please excuse any cross-posting. (via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) Please join the Mortenson Center at the University of Illinois’s Urbana-Champaign campus and partly online for the 32nd Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, September 21. It will start with a Brown Bag Panel from 12:15 to 1:15…
Registration Open for Next HSLI Journal Club Discussion (Thurs., Sept. 29, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT)-Article to Discuss is “Persistent Service Even in Disruptive Times: An Introduction to Resilience Engineering”
(via Peggy Carey, National University of Health Sciences) Please join the Health Science Librarians of Illinois Journal Club on Thursday, September 29, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT, to discuss the article “Persistent Service Even in Disruptive Times: An Introduction to Resilience Engineering”, written by Nicole Capdarest-Arest, Sara Tompson, and Lorri Zipperer. (The authors in…
Mentors Still Needed for ACRL Science & Technology Section Mentoring Program
(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) The ACRL Science & Technology Section (STS) Mentoring Program is looking to expand our list of prospective mentors. We are especially looking for academic health science librarians to match with mentees in similar roles. Do you consider yourself a seasoned librarian who has gained experience and insight into the…