(via ACRL) Glenda Insua, Reference and Instruction Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is the ACRL Member of the Week. In an interview with ACRL, she shared her thoughts on being a member of the organization and working in academic librarianship. What do you value about ACRL? ACRL provides many opportunities, but what I…
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Registration Open for ACRL Fostering Change Cohort (Deadline Mon., Sept. 13)
(via David Free, ACRL) Register by Monday, September 13, to join the first cohort of institutional teams planning their change process! ACRL’s Fostering Change Cohort is a 12-week program designed for teams from institutions planning any type of organizational change. Each team can be made up of between two and five library workers, and a full scholarship will…
Call for Bloggers: ACRLog’s First Year Academic Librarian Experience Series (Deadline Mon., Sept. 13)
(via Alex Harrington, Penn State University) With the new academic year coming up soon (or perhaps, for some of you, already begun!), we’re looking to bring on a few new bloggers here at ACRLog. We’d like to thank our 2020-2021 FYAL (First Year Academic Librarian) bloggers Valerie Moore and Kevin Adams. We’d also like to encourage new…
Call for Program Proposals: ACRL ULS Professional Development Webinar Series (Deadline Fri., Sept. 24)
(via ACRL) The ACRL ULS (University Libraries Section) Professional Development Committee welcomes proposals for online programs that further ACRL members’ professional development, knowledge, and practice. Proposals should be grounded in theory and/or practice. We encourage the use of panels and multiple presenter models to convey a variety of viewpoints. Presenters are responsible for recruiting their…
Call for Proposals: ACRL Keeping Up With… Online Publication
(via ACRL) Share your knowledge of today’s hot topics! ACRL is currently accepting proposals for future editions of Keeping Up With… on a rolling basis. Each edition focuses on a single issue including an introduction to the topic and summaries of key points, including implications for academic libraries. Visit the Keeping Up With… website for…
Call for Submissions: ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Open Research Discussion Group Virtual Presentations (Deadline Fri., Sept. 10)
(via Sara Scheib, University of Iowa) The ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Open Research Discussion Group is inviting proposals for virtual presentations. Possible formats might include either lightning talks (10-15 minutes), full session talks (30-45 minutes), or panel discussions (45-60 minutes. You do not need to be a DSS member in order to present, so please…
Registration Open for ACRL STS Webinar on Supporting Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Colleagues (Thurs., Aug. 26, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)
(via Ginny Pannabecker, Virginia Tech University) Registration is now open for the ACRL Science and Technology Section’s (end of) Summer Panel Program. The webinar “Celebrating and Showing Support for Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Colleagues in Librarianship and in Our Communities” will take place on Thursday, August 26, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT via Zoom. This event is…
Registration Open for ACRL CJCLS Webinar “OER: What’s Next? Accessibility” (Tues., Aug. 3, 11:00 AM CDT)
(via Ruth Slagle, Jackson State Community College) Registration is open for the ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section webinar “OER: What’s Next? Accessibility”. It will take place on Tuesday, August 3, starting at 11:00 AM CDT. Join Elisabeth Morel and Aura Lippincott for a panel focusing on what is next for OER concerning accessibility. This one-hour synchronous…
Registration Open for ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Committee Webinar “COVID Protocols Used by Academic Libraries in Canada and the United States” (Mon., Aug. 9, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT)
(via Dr. Rebecca Croxton, University of North Carolina at Charlotte) The ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Committee is sponsoring a free ACRL Online Discussion Forum on Monday, August 9, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. The purpose of the webinar is to share findings from a survey asking what protocols academic libraries used during the COVID-19 pandemic to…
Reminder: Registration Open for ACRL EBSS Webinar “Implementing OER in Education & Behavioral Sciences” (1:00-2:00 PM on Fri., July 30)
(via Amy Minix, Indiana University Bloomington) The Education and Behavioral Science Section of ACRL is hosting a webinar panel to discuss how to implement OER. The webinar, titled “Implementing OER in Education & Behavioral Sciences”, will take place on Friday, July 30, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Librarians Dorinne Banks (Open Education Librarian-George Washington University), Heather Blicher…