(via Janis Shearer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The IACRL Communications Committee is highlighting recent career changes and publications by Illinois academic librarians in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have: changed positions since March of 2022 published since March of 2022 and would like to be included in our Fall, 2022, Newsletter, please send your career…
Author: Eric Edwards
Reminder: Registration Open for CARLI Webinars on Planning Strategic Initiatives for 2023-25 (Tues., Oct. 4, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT, and Wed., Oct. 5, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT); Survey Also Available Through Sat., Oct. 15
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) Please join CARLI for an open Zoom session as we write our strategic initiatives, 2023-2025. You are also invited to complete a SurveyMonkey questionnaire. Make sure your voice is heard and you have a say in guiding the organization! Although the Zoom sessions are open and informal, following are…
Call for Participation: Survey on Feelings of Job Control and Burnout Among Academic Librarians with At Least Some Instructional Responsibilities
(via Matthew Johnson–University of California, Los Angeles) Matthew Johnson, MSLS, from the Library at the University of California, Los Angeles, is conducting a research study about feelings of job control and burnout among academic librarians who have at least some instructional responsibilities. If you are an academic librarian with at least some instructional responsibilities, I invite your…
Registration Open for Free 2022 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (Hybrid Event Wed., Oct. 5 – Fri., Oct. 7, with In-Person Part in South Bend, IN)–Deadline Sun., Oct. 2
(via Chad Kahl, Illinois State University) Registration for the 2022 Midwest Data Librarian Symposium is open now through Sunday, October 2! Registration is free for all attendees-both virtual and in-person. About MDLS 2022 MDLS 2022 will be a hybrid event held from Wednesday October 5, to Friday, October 7. Wednesday’s activities will take place in…
Reminder: Registration Open for ALA 2022 Virtual Volunteer Fair (Wed., Sept. 14, 3:00-5:00 PM CDT)–Current ALA Membership Required to Participate
(via Emily Drabinski, City University of New York Graduate Center) The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce its 2022 Virtual Volunteer Fair, to be held on Wednesday, September 14, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM CDT. The Fair will be an opportunity for ALA members to drop in and speak with committee members and staff…
Registration Open for NNLM Center for Data Services Webinar “Analyzing Health on the Local Level: Accessing State and Regional Substance Use Data” (Thurs., Sept. 22, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join the NNLM Center for Data Services on Thursday, September 22, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT, for the webinar “Analyzing Health on the Local Level: Accessing State and Regional Substance Use Data”. The course is worth 1.50 credits for CHES and DSS. September is…
Call for Submissions: ACRL Community & Junior College Libraries Section Fall 2022 Newsletter (Deadline Thurs., Sept. 15)
(via Suzanne Bernsten, Lansing Community College) It seems like we just published our Spring 2022 Newsletter, and now it is time to get ready for our Fall 2022 Newsletter! We would love to publish articles by community college librarians about what it happening in your libraries and communities. Please submit any questions, as well as…
Registration Open for 7th Biennial Adaptive Umbrella Virtual Workshop on Accessibility (Thurs., Oct. 6, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM CDT)
(via Jen Taggart, Bloomfield Township Public Library) Please join us online for the 7th biennial Adaptive Umbrella accessibility workshop on Thursday, October 6, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM CDT. This biennial daylong workshop features interactive sessions about current accessibility topics, led by disability self-advocates and professionals working with the disability community. The day is…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication Valuing The Community College Library: Powerful Impact for Institutional Success (Deadline Wed., Oct. 26)
(via Spencer Brayton, Director of Library Services at Waubonsee Community College) The editors of the upcoming publication Valuing The Community College Library: Powerful Impact for Institutional Success seek chapter proposals. To be published by ACRL, this edited volume provides a holistic approach to exhibiting community college library value through historical context, practical applications, and future…
Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars (Part 2 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share the upcoming Professional Development Alliance webinar offerings. Please see below for additional information, including registration links. “FL-OER-ishment Webinar Series: Dismantling Barriers to Student Success through Affordable Learning Materials” Thursday, October 6, 1:30-2:30 PM CDT An interdisciplinary panel including professors Taurie Gittings Wheeler, Allison Thomas Johnson, and…