(via Annie Bélanger, Dean of University Libraries at Grand Valley State University) The ACRL Diversity Alliance Taskforce is hosting a series of webinars on diversity residencies, inclusive hiring, and onboarding for inclusion and retention. The first webinar, with Grand Valley State University Libraries as the sponsor, is titled “Residency Interest Group’s (RIG) Diversity Residency Toolkit & Resident-Centered…
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Registration Open for ACRL Instruction Section Orientation Session (Online Mon., Jan. 31, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Are you an instruction librarian or just interested in supporting instruction? Have you considered joining the ACRL Instruction Section (IS)? Or, are you a current or previous member of IS looking to join again or become more engaged with section activities? Please consider joining memb?ers of the Instruction…
Reminder: Deadline to Volunteer for an ACRL Division or Section Committee is Tues., Feb. 15
(via ACRL) Are you interested in expanding your professional network; helping shape ACRL by advancing its strategic plan, commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI); and influencing the direction of academic and research librarianship? Are you ready to be considered for an opportunity to advance learning and transform scholarship through a committee appointment? ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect…
Reminder: ACRLog Seeking Bloggers (Deadline Monday, January 31)
(via Jen Jarson, Penn State University) Interested in writing for ACRLog? We’re looking for a few new bloggers to join our team! We aim to have a group of bloggers who represent diverse perspectives on and career stages in academic librarianship. We are especially seeking librarians interested in writing about technical services, scholarly communication, technology,…
ACRL Health Science Interest Group Holding Forum on Improving Interactions with Faculty (Fri., Dec. 3, at 11:00 AM CDT)–No Registration Required
(via Anna Ferri, Roseman University of Health Sciences) Do you have a great (positive) story about turning a misunderstanding, mistake, or disagreement with a faculty member into a positive experience? Please come share your story at the Health Science Interest Group’s inaugural First Friday Forum on Friday, December 3, at 11:00 AM CDT. No registration is required–please see…
Registration Open for ACRL Membership Committee Webinar on ACRL Committee Appointment Process (Thurs., Dec. 2, at 11:00 AM CDT)
(via ACRL) Join the ACRL Membership Committee at 11:00 AM CDT on Thursday, December 2, for this free online forum explaining how the ACRL committee appointment process works for ACRL division-level committees, section committees, interest, and discussion groups, along with the Leadership Recruitment and Nomination Committee. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the many opportunities to serve,…
Call for Bloggers: ACRLog (Deadline Mon., Jan. 31)
(via Jen Jarson, Penn State University) Interested in writing for ACRLog? We’re looking for a few new bloggers to join our team! We aim to have a group of bloggers who represent diverse perspectives on and career stages in academic librarianship. We are especially seeking librarians interested in writing about technical services, scholarly communication, technology,…
Registration Open for Free “Carrying Accessibility Forward” Webinar (Wed., Dec. 1, 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Ruth Slagle, Jackson State Community College) Registration is now open for the ACRL DOLS (Distance and Online Learning Section) Instruction Committee webinar “Carrying Accessibility Forward”. This free online event will take place Wednesday, December 1, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. See below for more information. This past year certainly cast a spotlight on the…
Call for Blog Post Contributors: CHOICE/ACRL “Toward Inclusive Excellence” DEIA Content Channel
(via Deb Villavicencio-Eschinger, CHOICE) “Toward Inclusive Excellence”, the DEIA content channel from CHOICE/ACRL, seeks guest blog post contributors for Winter-Spring 2022. If you are interested in writing about issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion, particularly, as they affect the academic library community, please e-mail dvillavicencio@ala-choice.org, with your thoughts on a possible topic and a brief…
Call for Submissions: ACRL “Perspectives on the Framework” Column (Deadline Fri., Nov. 19)
(via Maura Seale, University of Michigan) College & Research Libraries News and ACRL’s Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee invite proposals for the publication’s “Perspectives on the Framework” column. This bimonthly column provides a forum for librarians to share practices and perspectives related to the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. The column editorial team will…