(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration is now open for the Chicago Area Medical Archivists (CAMA) Medical History Symposium. It will take place online Thursday, October 6, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Speaker topics range from “Anorexia in the Archives” to “Notes of Anesthesiology History”….
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Reminder: ILA’s Career Pathway Talk Series Seeking Panelists (Deadline Sat., Oct. 1)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Students and New Professionals Forum, or SANP, is seeking emerging and experienced library professionals to present for the Career Pathway Talk Series. The series will be held every two months between January 2023 and May 2023, at 12:00 PM CDT, as part of the ILA Noon Network Series….
Registration Open for NNLM Region 3 Health Bytes Webinar “Farming for Public Health: Thinking Upstream” (Wed., Oct. 12, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Join NNLM Region 3 for the October edition of Health Bytes on Wednesday, October 12, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. The topic is “Farming for Public Health: Thinking Upstream”. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Approximately 50 million pounds…
Call for Proposals: Research Data Access and Preservation Association 2023 Virtual Summit (March 28-30, Tues.-Thurs.)–Deadline Fri., Nov. 4
(via Jennifer Chaput, University of Connecticut) The Research Data Access and Preservation Association (RDAP) invites proposals for the program of its upcoming virtual summit on March 28-30 (Tuesday-Thursday), 2023. The RDAP Summit occurs as an affordable conference for research data support practitioners. The program includes keynotes, lightning talks, posters, and presentations. We will offer conference…
Reminder: Registration Open for October Online with the CMC Webinar, “Getting to Know You: Special Collections in Your Library” (Thurs., Oct. 13, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) This is a reminder that registration is open for the October Online with the CMC webinar, “Getting to Know You: Special Collections in Your Library”. It will take place on Thursday, October 13, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. What exactly is a special collection? How are…
Reminder: Registration Open for “Disability Access and Climate in Libraries” Webinar on Thurs., Sept. 29, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Beth Ashmore, North Carolina State University) The Library Accessibility Alliance Training Committee invites you to join us for the upcoming webinar “Disability Access and Climate in Libraries”. It will take place on Thursday, September 29, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This webinar will expand participants’ awareness of disability, learn to promote accessibility, and…
Reminder: Registration Open for Libraries, Literatures, and Literacies Minitalks Webinar “Out of crisis, change: How ALA and you can change the world” with Incoming ALA President Emily Drabinski (Sat., Sept. 24, 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CDT)
(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”….
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…