(via RAILS) RAILS would like to send out a survey to determine the special cataloging needs of our members. This will help us identify how to focus on special cataloging projects. Please consider encouraging your members to fill out our cataloging services survey. Feel free to share this information in your newsletter or listserves. The…
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Call for Proposals: OLC Accelerate 2020 (Currently Nov. 17-20 in Orlando, with Virtual Option) — Deadline Wednesday, May 20
(via the Online Learning Consortium) Have you prepared a presentation proposal that was accepted for a conference that has been recently postponed or canceled due to COVID-19? We invite you to consider submitting that proposal for OLC’s annual fall conference. We are preparing virtual opportunities to pair with our face-to-face event, to ensure that wherever…
Registration Open for NLA College & University Section and Technical Services Roundtable Meeting (Online Friday, May 15) — Deadline Friday, May 8
(via Jayne Germer, Doane University) The NLA (Nebraska Library Association) College & University Section and Technical Services Roundtable will be holding a virtual joint spring meeting on Friday, May 15. The meeting’s theme is “Envisioning Possibilities: Embracing Change & Collaboration.” The meeting is free, but you must register to receive the links to the sessions;…
Call for Presenters Extended: Upcoming Webinar on Interactive Online Library Instruction for the Health Sciences (New Deadline Friday, May 8)
(via John Siegel, University of South Carolina Upstate) The ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group (HSIG) Programming Committee is looking for health sciences/instruction librarians and other education professionals to present their tips and tricks for engaging online instruction. The aim is to help health sciences librarians gain useful skills, strategies, and activity ideas. Here are some…
Reminder: Some Types of Program Proposals for ACRL 2021 Conference (April 14-17 in Seattle) Due Friday, May 8, 2020
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) ACRL invites proposal submissions for the ACRL 2021 Conference, “Ascending into an Open Future”, to be held April 14-17, 2021, in Seattle, Washington. Friday, May 8, 2020, is the deadline for ACRL 2021 contributed paper, panel session, preconference, and workshop proposals. Especially now, today’s higher education environment…
Reminder: Proposals for CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Friday May 29) Due Friday, May 8
(via Lorna Engels, CARLI) The CARLI Instruction Committee is seeking presentation proposals for the 8th annual Instruction Showcase. This year’s Online Showcase will take place on Friday, May 29. CARLI members are welcome to submit proposals on all library instruction topics, and encouraged to draw inspiration from the committee’s theme this year, “Fresh Starts and Restarts:…
Reminder: RAILS Seeking Examples of Essential Actions and Services During COVID-19
(via RAILS) Libraries are providing a wide variety of needed virtual services during the COVID-19 pandemic, even though library buildings are closed. To assist RAILS with its effort to identify all of the essential services that libraries are providing during this time, please complete this survey. To see examples of possible service categories, one may…
Registration Open for Free New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians Virtual Conference on June 11
(via Lauren Buckley, Brandeis University) We are pleased to announce that New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians will host a free virtual conference on Thursday, June 11, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT. Topics may include the following, depending on speaker availability. vaccine research & manufacture virology making Health Devices in non-industrial settings…
Call for Proposals: Western States Government Information Virtual Conference (August 5-6, 2020) — Deadline Friday, May 15
(via Susanne Caro, North Dakota State University) The Western States Government Information Virtual Conference is a free, biennial conference hosted by Government Information Librarians in the Western States and is open to all. The theme of this year’s event, which will take place virtually on Wednesday, August 5, and Thursday, August 6, is “Trusted to…
Call for Panelists: Proposed Session at ACRL 2021 Conference on Creating Accessible Online Library Tutorials (Deadline Friday, May 1)
(via Rachel Olsen, University of North Carolina at Greensboro) Are you doing innovative work in your academic library related to online tutorials? Have you recently redesigned or refreshed your tutorial program? You are invited to join a panel of librarians at ACRL related to this topic! There are currently two of us writing the panel…