(via Jessica Dai, University of Delaware) Registration is open for the ACRL ULS (University Libraries Section) Professional Development Committee webinar “Embracing Slow Library Management: Reflections On Leading With Care”. It will take place on Wednesday, February 25, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Drawing on research and frameworks from scholars across disciplines, including Tricia Hersey…
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Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Data for Everyone: An Introduction to Spreadsheets”–Thurs., Feb. 12, 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM webinar “Data for Everyone: An Introduction to Spreadsheets”. It will take place on Thursday, February 12, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. This class will be an introduction to learning about data. If you have any interest in learning about…
Call for Submissions: Upcoming ACRL Publication Ungrading in Credit-Bearing Library Instruction: Alternative Assessment Practices–Deadline Sat., Jan. 31
(via Andrea Brooks, Northern Kentucky University) The upcoming publication Ungrading in Credit-Bearing Library Instruction: Alternative Assessment Practices invites readers to rethink traditional grading and adopt strategies that prioritize reflection, feedback, and student agency. This book will be published through the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association. Editors will write…
Call for Submissions: IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing–Deadline Fri., Feb. 20, at 5:00 PM CDT
(via IACRL) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the IACRL 2026 People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award provides academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite. It also presents…
Registration Open for Webinar “Sustaining a Seed Library: Borrowing Procedures and Donations from the Community”–Tues., Feb. 17, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy, University of Cincinnati) Register now for “Sustaining a Seed Library: Borrowing Procedures and Donations from the Community”, which will take place online Tuesday, February 17, at 12:00 PM CDT and is designed for anyone looking to start or enhance a seed library. Hosted in a partnership between the Seed Library Network and SustainRT…
Registration Open for MLA Webinar “Syntax and Sensibility: Translating Your Systematic Review Search”–Tues., Feb. 3, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is open for the MLA webinar “Syntax and Sensibility: Translating Your Systematic Review Search”. It will take place on Tuesday, February 3, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including the link to registration. Are you ready to take your systematic review search skills…
Registration Open for CARLI PDA Webinar “AI Harms, AI Use, and the Library as Intermediary in the Adoption of New Tech Tools”–Tues., Feb. 3, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
Registration is open for the CARLI Professional Development Alliance webinar “AI Harms, AI Use, and the Library as Intermediary in the Adoption of New Tech Tools”. It will take place on Tuesday, February 3, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. As artificial intelligence tools become more embedded in everyday research, learning, and content creation, libraries are…
Call for Proposals: ILA Annual Conference (in Peoria Tues., Oct. 6 – Thurs., Oct. 8, with Theme “Fired Up & Ready to Go: For All Illinois Libraries!”)–Deadline Fri., April 3
(via Rene Leyva, Illinois Library Association President-Elect) As President-Elect of ILA, and this year co-leading with my amazing co-chairs, Jessica Silva and Heather Jagman, alongside a wonderfully diverse group of library advocates, I wanted to make sure this message reaches everyone, including colleagues who may not have an institutional or personal ILA membership, and therefore…
Call for Submissions: “Illinois Librarians on the Move” Feature in Spring IACRL Newsletter–Deadline Fri., Feb. 13
(via Gwen Gemmell, RAILS) The IACRL Communications Committee wants to share information about recent career changes in the next IACRL Newsletter. If you have changed positions—or your library wants to share details about new any hires—since September of 2025, and you would like to be included in our Spring Issue, please send your career information…
Registration Open for CARLI PDA Webinar “AI, Copyright, and Creative Commons”–Thurs., Jan. 29, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via CARLI) Registration is open for the CARLI Professional Development Alliance webinar “AI, Copyright, and Creative Commons”. It will take place on Thursday, January 29, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms how knowledge is created, shared, and reused, leaders and members of the open movement are at a crossroads that…