(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) Would you like to expand your views on a science technology librarianship? Are you a library student or new librarian with lots of questions, and looking to find some insight into the profession and hear more advice? Are you considering a career change switching to STEM librarianship or looking…
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Registration Open for Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference (Oct. 13-14, Thurs.-Fri., in Nashville, TN)–Early-Bird Deadline Sat., Sept. 10; Registration for Pre-Conference Session Closes Wed., Aug. 10
(via Margaret Ellingson, Emory University) Join us for the second Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference! The Conference will take place from Thursday, October 13, to Friday, October 14, at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, TN. Meet colleagues from across the Southeast and discuss ways to strengthen regional resource sharing in all its aspects and among all types…
Registration Open for ACRL/SPARC Forum “Emerging ‘Inclusive Access’ Programs and Their Implications for Course Material Affordability” (Thurs., Aug. 4, at 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Sandra Enimil, Yale University) Join us for the free, virtual ACRL/SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) Forum “Emerging ‘Inclusive Access’ Programs and Their Implications for Course Material Affordability”. It will take place at 12:00 PM CDT on Thursday, August 4. In an effort to make course materials more affordable and accessible, many campuses…
Call for Nominations: HSLI Starfish Thrower Award (Deadline Wed., Aug. 31)
(via Cynthia Reynolds, HSLI President) The Starfish Thrower Award is presented to an HSLI member who has made a difference to the organization. The winner receives a trophy and is honored at the Awards Ceremony, held during the Annual Conference in the fall. Any HSLI member is eligible to nominate any other HSLI member for…
Call for Proposals: Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference (Dec. 7-9, Wed.-Fri., in Pittsburgh, PA)–Deadline Mon., Aug. 15
(via Laura Rooney, Association of Moving Image Archivists) The AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists) Conference Committee invites proposal submissions for sessions, posters, and workshops for the AMIA Annual Conference, to be held December 7-9 (Wednesday-Friday) in Pittsburgh, PA. Welcome back! We are excited to hold an in-person conference after the last couple of years…
Reminder: Survey on Book and Material Challenges in Academic Libraries Still Open
(via John Siegel and Jonathan Newton, University of South Carolina Upstate) We are conducting a research survey on the preparedness of academic libraries to handle book and material challenges. If you are a librarian, library assistant or staff member, or administrator at an academic library within the United States, please consider taking this survey. The…
Registration Open for Second Free NNLM Book Discussion, on The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman (Mon., Aug. 1 – Mon., Oct. 31)–Live Discussions on Wed., Sept. 14, and Thurs., Oct. 20
(via Bobbi Newman, Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 6) You are invited to join us for the second free NNLM Book Discussion. From Monday, August 1, until Monday, October 31, we will read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, by Anne Fadiman. After acquiring the book in your preferred format,…
Registration Open for Library Juice Academy Course “Active Learning Strategies” (Online Mon., Aug. 1 – Sun., Aug. 28)–Deadline Sun., Aug. 7
(via Ariana Varela, University of Southern California) Registration is still open for the upcoming Library Juice Academy course “Active Learning Strategies”. It is an asynchronous online course that lasts from Monday, August 1, to Sunday, August 28. The instructor is Mimi O’Malley, the learning technology translation strategist at Spalding University. Please see below for additional…
Call for Participation: Survey on Value of Advisory Boards for Academic Libraries
(via Anita Hall, University of Louisville) Do you convene, facilitate, or otherwise work with an Advisory Board at your library? If so, you are invited to participate in a research study seeking to determine the prevalence, composition, and value of advisory groups for academic libraries in 2022 and make recommendations for modernization of and inclusivity…
Call for Applicants: 2023 Class of ALA Emerging Leaders (Deadline Fri., Sept. 9, 2022)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting applications for the 2023 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). The ALA EL program is a leadership development program which enables newer library workers from across the country and Canada to participate in problem-solving work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look…