(via Jessica Dai, University of Delaware) Registration is open for the free ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee webinar “A Discussion of Faculty and Predatory Journals: The Potential Role of Librarians”. It will take place on Wednesday, September 17, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. The complexities of predatory publishing arise from two phenomena….
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Call for Mentees: ACRL Community & Junior College Libraries Section’s Mentorship Program–Deadline Sun., Sept. 14
(via Spencer Brayton, Waubonsee Community College) Are you new to community college libraries and looking to expand your professional knowledge and skills? The CJCLS (Community & Junior College Libraries Section of ACRL) Mentoring Program Committee invites you to participate in the CJCLS Mentorship Program! The CJCLS Mentoring Program continues to be a success, and we are…
Call for Participation: ACRL Chapters Council Survey on Potential Resources to Meet Academic Librarians’ Advocacy Needs–Deadline Fri., Sept. 5
(via Leslin Charles, ACRL Chapters Council Past Chair) ACRL Chapters Council is working in partnership with the ALA COLA Ecosystem Initiative to better understand the advocacy needs of academic librarians in leveraging their individual ecosystem to develop useful tools that would assist ACRL members to implement advocacy in their daily job activities. This survey is…
Call for Participation: ACRL Access Services Interest Group Survey on Usefulness of A Framework for Access Services Librarianship–Deadline Mon., Sept. 22
(via Christine Forbes, Shenandoah University) The ACRL Access Services Interest Group is seeking feedback from Access Services information professionals regarding their opinions of and experiences with A Framework for Access Services Librarianship. Survey results will be used by ASIG to assess the efficacy and accuracy of the current Framework and inform future revisions or additions…
Call for Proposals: Upcoming ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group First Friday Forum Webinars
(via Jules Bailey, Florida State University) Submit your proposal to present at a First Friday Forum hosted by the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group. The topic must be relevant and specific to health sciences or medical librarianship. For instance, “Instruction for Undergraduate Nursing Students” or “Participating in Community Health Fairs” would be within the realm…
Registration Open for RUSA Webinar “Patron Response Framework: Responding with Kindness, Empathy, and Love in Difficult Situations”–Wed., Oct. 1, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Lt. Col. Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger, Virginia Military Institute) We all need a little kindness. Be kind to yourself and attend this webinar and support RUSA! In 2017, Kent District Library created a response framework for their employees to use to respond to difficult situations that occur in the library. Responding to concerns ad complaints in…
Registration Open for ACRL Residency Interest Group Webinar “Digital Security Strategies: Protecting Ourselves Online and Resisting Harassment”–Tues., Aug. 12, 3:00-4:30 PM CDT
(via Beatrice Downey, North Carolina State University) The ACRL Residency Interest Group will be hosting a webinar with Library Freedom Project on digital security strategies. Titled “Digital Security Strategies: Protecting Ourselves Online and Resisting Harassment”, the webinar will take place on Tuesday August 12, from 3:00 to 4:30 PM CDT. In this political climate, various…
Call for Proposals: ResearchDataQ Editorials–Deadline Mon., Sept. 15
(via Isaac Wink, University of Kentucky) The ResearchDataQ Editorial Board (part of the ACRL Digital Scholarship Section) is seeking proposals for editorials to be published on the ResearchDataQ website. Editorials are brief, reflective pieces that describe research data services, support models, or related activities, whether at your institution or across the field more broadly. This…
ALA Evidence Synthesis Methods Interest Group Holding Journal Club Discussion with UIUC’s Sarah Park on “AI and Systematic Reviews: Can AI Tools Replace Librarians in the Systematic Search Process?”–Online Tues., Aug. 19, at 12:00 PM CDT (No Registration Necessary)
(via Dr. Erica DeFrain, University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Please join the ALA Evidence Synthesis Methods Interest Group here (no registration is required) on Tuesday, August 19, at 12:00 PM CDT, for a journal club discussion with Sarah Park, Assistant Professor and Head of the Mathematics Library at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Professor Park will present…
Registration Open for ALA Sustainability Round Table’s ROOTS Library Leadership Summit–Online Wed., Aug. 6, 12:00-3:00 PM CDT
(via Mandi Goodsett, Cleveland State University) The American Library Association’s Sustainability Round Table would like to invite all those interested in sustainability in libraries to join us for our inaugural ROOTS Library Leadership Summit. It will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, August 6, from 12:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. ALA / SustainRT membership is…