(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the upcoming NNLM Webinar “ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians”. It will take place on Wednesday, January 25, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This class is worth 1.00 hour of CE credit at CHIS Level 1. Learn about the significance of ClinicalTrials.gov Search and…
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Reminder: Submissions for ALA Library Instruction Round Table Awards Due Sun., Jan. 15
(via Bridget Farrell, University of Denver) In this season of gifts and gratitude, consider gifting someone else or yourself the honor of a LIRT Awards submission! The ALA LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table) welcomes your submissions for two awards created to recognize excellence in information literacy and instruction. Submissions from all types of libraries are…
Call for Proposals: Core Project Management Interest Group Session During Core Virtual IG Week (Wed., March 8, at 10:00 AM CDT)–Deadline Mon., Jan. 30
(via Nicole Lewis, Brigham Young University) The Core Project Management Interest Group (PMIG) is seeking presentation proposals for its meeting during the Core Virtual IG Week in March 2023. The PMIG session will take place on Wednesday, March 8, at 10:00 AM CDT. Presentations should be no more than 15 minutes in length including brief…
Call for Papers: Society of Mississippi Archivists Publication The Primary Source (Deadline Tues., Jan. 31)
(via Carrie Mastley, Mississippi State University) On behalf of the Society of Mississippi Archivists, The Primary Source Editorial Board is pleased to announce its latest call for papers. Please feel free to pass this call along to colleagues and students who may have an interest in publishing with us. About The Primary Source, the official journal of the…
Call for Proposals Extended: ALA Library Instruction Round Table President’s Program on Universal Design for Learning at ALA Annual Conference (in Chicago, June 22-27, Thurs.-Tues.)–New Deadline Fri., Jan. 13
(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 Friday, January 13, will receive priority consideration. Program Title: “Universal design for learning – planning for all learners” Universal design for learning is an educational…
Save the Date: Best Practices Exchange (Un)Conference (Monday, June 12 – Wednesday, June 14, in Athens, GA)
(via Katherine Fisher, Emory University) Save the date for the Best Practices Exchange (Un)Conference, which will be June 12-14 (Monday-Wednesday), 2023, at the University of Georgia Special Collections Library in Athens, GA. Best Practices Exchange (BPE) is a community of practitioners who manage digital information that gets together annually to share their experiences and have honest…
Registration Open for IHLS Cataloging Maintenance Center’s “Cataloging Basics” Online Course (Options for June 19 – July 30 and Sept. 11 – Oct. 22)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) There are two more sessions of the Cataloging Maintenance Center’s “Cataloging Basics” online course that have been added to L2. One will last from Monday, June 19, to Sunday, July 30. Register here. The other session will last from Monday, September 11, to Sunday, October 22. Register here. Please note…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “2023 MeSH Highlights” (Tues., Jan. 10, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Join NLM staff for a highlight tour summarizing the changes for 2023 Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). The webinar will take place on Tuesday, January 10, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. Every year, updates are made to MeSH, the NLM controlled vocabulary thesaurus used for indexing articles…
Call for Contributions: Hybrid iPRES 2023 Conference (Sept. 19-23, Tues.-Sat., On-Site in Urbana-Champaign)–Deadline Fri., March 10
(via Caitlin Perry, International Image Interoperability Framework) On behalf of the iPRES (International Conference on Digital Preservation) 2023 Program Committee, we are very pleased to announce that the Call for Contributions for iPRES 2023 is now open. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Chicago Collections Consortium will host iPRES 2023 from Tuesday, September 19, to…
Registration Open for IASSIST Webinar “An Overview of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing Policy” (Wed., Jan. 11, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Bobray Bordelon, Princeton University) Please join IASSIST (International Association for Social Science Information Service & Technology) for its Professional Development webinar “An Overview of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing Policy” on Wednesday, January 11, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. The webinar will include a presentation and Q&A session with…