(via Ellen Hampton Filgo, Baylor University) Registration is open for the ACRL EBSS (Education and Behavioral Sciences Section) Communication Studies Committee’s May Practical Sharing webinar. It will take place on Tuesday, May 20, at 1:00 PM CDT and will focus on health communication and special collections. The webinar will feature Heidi Uhey and Beth Farwell…
Category: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Call for Nominations: ACRL Chapters Council Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect and Secretary for 2025-2026–Deadline Thurs., May 22
(via Leslin Charles, ACRL Chapters Council Chair) The ACRL Chapters Council invites nominees for the positions of Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect and Secretary for the 2025-2026 term, which lasts from July 1 to June 30. These are elected positions that serve as part of the Chapters Council Executive Committee. The Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect serves as Chair during their second year on…
Registration Open for ACRL EBSS Webinar “Finding Grey Literature: Weathering the Storm of Disappearing Data”–Wed., May 28, at 9:30 AM CDT
(via Jessica Rardin, University of Wyoming) Registration is open for the ACRL EBSS (Education and Behavioral Sciences Section) webinar “Finding Grey Literature: Weathering the Storm of Disappearing Data”. It will take place on Wednesday, May 28, at 9:30 AM CDT. Join the ACRL EBSS Social Work Committee and our expert panelists to discuss strategies for searching…
Registration Open for ALA Library Instruction Round Table Webinar “Understanding the Mind-Body Response to Chronic Loneliness”–Tues., May 27, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
(via Nan Carmack, C3 LLC) Registration is open for the ALA Library Instruction Round Table webinar “Understanding the Mind-Body Response to Chronic Loneliness”. It will take place on Tuesday, May 27, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. Please join Lead Consultant, Dr. Laura Leone*, from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, in exploring chronic loneliness,…
Registration Open for ACRL SLILC Webinar “Getting Started with Researching & Writing in Academic Librarianship”–Mon., June 16, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via ACRL) Interested in publishing original research in an academic librarianship publication? Join the ACRL Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee Publications Group at 1:00 PM CDT on Monday, June 16, for the free webinar “Getting Started with Researching & Writing in Academic Librarianship”. You’ll hear from academic librarians as they discuss their experiences publishing…
Registration Open for Next ACRL Health Science Interest Group Friday Forum, “Bringing Health Literacy to Dental Students: Making It Relevant and Interesting”–Online Fri., May 9, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT
(via Jules Bailey, Florida State University) The ACRL Health Science Interest Group’s next Friday Forum is scheduled online for Friday, May 9, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. The topic is “Bringing Health Literacy to Dental Students: Making It Relevant and Interesting”. You do not have to be a member of ACRL to join us!…
Registration Open for Next SLA and ACRL A&E Inside Bytes Webinar, on Health Literacy Instruction–Fri., May 9, at 11:30 AM CDT
(via Ewa Dziedzic-Elliott, The College of New Jersey) The next free webinar in the A&E Inside Bytes series, hosted by the Special Libraries Association Academic & Education Community and ACRL’s EBSS Education Committee, will take place on Friday, May 9, at 11:30 AM CDT. It will feature Boston children’s Hospital librarian Jill Kavanaugh, who will…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Publication The Open Pedagogy Cookbook–Deadline Fri., May 2
(via Melissa Chim, Excelsior University) I’m excited to invite chapter proposals for The Open Pedagogy Cookbook, an edited volume to be published by ACRL. About the Book Open pedagogy promotes students as active creators of information, rather than passive consumers of it. It relies on the use and creation of Open Educational Resources (OER). In…
Registration Open for ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section’s Virtual Research Forum (Online Wed., May 7, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)–Presenters Include NIU’s Droog
(via Dr. Kimberly Franklin—California State University, Los Angeles) The ACRL EBSS (Education and Behavioral Sciences Section) Research Committee invites you to the 2025 EBSS Virtual Research Forum! The Research Forum offers librarians an opportunity to share their research in education and behavioral sciences librarianship with the ACRL community in a lightning talk format. This year’s Forum…
Registration Open for ACRL Instruction Section Virtual Engagement Committee’s Lightning Round on “Enhancing Student Engagement in the Classroom”–Wed., May 21, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Mallory Jallas, University of Illinois Springfield) Join us for the ACRL Instruction Section Virtual Engagement Committee’s Lightning Round on “Enhancing Student Engagement in the Classroom”. It will take place online Wednesday, May 21, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Get ready for an exciting hour of four 10-minute lightning talks with opportunities for questions!…