(via Erin Renee Wahl, New Mexico State University) It’s been decided to extend the New Mexico Library Association Conference proposals deadline to Friday, July 15. This year’s Conference will take place in Albuquerque from October 26 to 28 (Wednesday through Friday). The New Mexico Library Association Conference is a great state conference, and I have…
Author: Eric Edwards
Call for Participation: Pre-Screening Survey for Study on the Phenomenon of Caring Relations Among Academic Librarians Engaged in Research/Reference Assistance
(via Laureen Cantwell, PhD student at University of Buffalo) Dear academic librarians, My name is Laureen Cantwell, and I am a PhD student in the Information Science program, within the Graduate School of Education, at the University at Buffalo. I am conducting a research study exploring the phenomenon of caring relations among academic librarians engaged…
Registration Open for NNLM Self-Paced Online Class “Environmental Health and Justice: a brief primer”
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join NNLM for a self-paced, on-demand class offered in Moodle called “Environmental Health and Justice: a brief primer”. All the topics are open and available for you to work through at your own pace. The class is broken up into 5 topics that are…
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series Webinar “Analyzing Virtual Reference Data to Improve Services: Practical Methods and Strategies” (Wed., Aug. 3, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Ashley Dupuy, Kennesaw State University) The Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Series Webinars presents “Analyzing Virtual Reference Data to Improve Services: Practical Methods and Strategies”. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, August 3, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for additional information, including instructions for registering. Cost: Free Description: We all gather…
Reminder: Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “From Problem to Prevention: Evidence-Based Public Health” (Wed., July 27, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join NNLM on Wednesday, July 27, at 1:00 PM CDT, for a 60-minute webinar titled “From Problem to Prevention: Evidence-Based Public Health”. This class will explain the basics of evidence-based public health (EBPH) and highlight essentials of the EBPH process, such as identifying the problem,…
Call for Participation: Survey on Archivists’ and Librarians’ Preferences for In-Person vs. Virtual Conferences (Deadline Wed., Aug. 31)
(via Dr. Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm, Associate Dean at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library) Dr. Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm of Southern Illinois University Carbondale Morris Library is conducting a research survey of archivists and librarians to investigate preferences for in-person and/or virtual conference attendance before and during the past two years and looking ahead to the…
Reminder: Registration Open for STEM Librarians Collaborative 2022 Meeting (Online Wed., July 20 – Fri., July 22, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM CDT Each Day)–Deadline Wed., July 13
(via Alyssa Young, James Madison University) Don’t forget to register for the STEM Librarians Collaborative 2022 Meeting. It will take place via Zoom from Wednesday, July 20, to Friday, July 22 (10:00 AM – 2:00 PM CDT each day). Attendees and presenters should note that our meetings have live, human captioning and ASL interpretation. You…
Call for Candidate Nominations: Spring 2023 Elections for ALA President-Elect and Councilor-at-Large (Deadline Fri., Sept. 30, 2022)
(via the American Library Association) The Nominating Committee for the 2023 ALA election is soliciting nominees to run on the 2023 spring ballot for the offices of ALA President-Elect and Councilor-at-Large. The Committee will select candidates to run for President-Elect and no fewer than 50 candidates for the 33 at-large Council seats to be filled in…
Call for Proposals: Association of Creative Technologies in Academic Libraries Conference (Online Nov. 9-10; in Raleigh, NC, Nov. 15-17)–Deadline Mon., Aug. 15
(via Emily Thompson, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) The Association of Creative Technologies in Academic Libraries (ACTAL) Conference planning committee seeks proposals for its first annual Conference. The ACTAL Conference seeks to bring together people that are working in creative technologies in academic libraries, broadly in the areas of media, making, and visualization, for community,…
Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI SCOERs Subaward Webinars (Thurs., July 7 – Tues., Aug. 30)
(via Dr. Michele Leigh, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to announce that in conjunction with the first round of our Illinois SCOERs Subwards we have planned several workshops that are open to all CARLI members. Please feel free to share with those you think might find the workshops of interest. “Exploring the Basics of Instructional Design”…