(via Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University) Are you a librarian with responsibilities or interests in the sciences? Do you have ideas and opinions on the different formats (e.g., virtual, in person, different timings) or other creative solutions that the ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS) can use for meetings, events, and gatherings moving forward?…
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Registration Open for Three-Part Webinar Series “Programming Library Spaces for Institutional Impact” (Feb. 9, 16, and 23, all Thursdays, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT Each Day)
(via Joan Lippincott–Associate Executive Director Emerita, Coalition for Networked Information) If you are involved with library space planning, whether for a large or small project, I hope you’ll join my co-editors of the Designing Libraries for the 21st Century book, along with some of the chapter authors and myself, for a webinar series in February, 2023….
Call for Nominations: RUSA Federal Achievement Award and Federal Rising Stars Initiative
(via Adria Olmi–Director, Army Logistics University Library) Please consider nominating deserving colleagues for RUSA (Reference & User Services Association) achievement awards. There are many fabulous feds that work daily advancing the causes of library and information sciences, promoting the information profession, passionately devoting themselves to their profession through numerous activities. We would love to celebrate…
Registration Open for CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinar “Over-servicing at your Library at the Expense of a Healthy Life Balance” (Tues., Feb. 14, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Registration has opened for “Over-servicing at your Library at the Expense of a Healthy Life Balance”, the first webinar of the Honest Conversations about Finding Personal/Professional Life Balance Series available to CARLI members and those of the Professional Development Alliance. In 2016, Fobazi Etarh, an academic librarian and a queer woman…
Call for Round 2 Submissions: Posters and Lightning Talks for Medical Library Association / Special Libraries Association 2023 Conference in Detroit May 16-19 (Deadline Thurs., Jan. 26)
(via the Medical Library Association) Posters and Lightning Talks are great ways to share information about research or programs. And now that submitters have received feedback from Round 1 of submissions, it’s a good opportunity to take a moment and consider revising your abstract and submitting for a Poster or Lightning Talk. The 2023 National…
Reminder: Submissions for ALA Library Instruction Round Table Awards Due Sun., Jan. 15
(via Bridget Farrell, University of Denver) In this season of gifts and gratitude, consider gifting someone else or yourself the honor of a LIRT Awards submission! The ALA LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table) welcomes your submissions for two awards created to recognize excellence in information literacy and instruction. Submissions from all types of libraries are…
Call for Proposals: Core Project Management Interest Group Session During Core Virtual IG Week (Wed., March 8, at 10:00 AM CDT)–Deadline Mon., Jan. 30
(via Nicole Lewis, Brigham Young University) The Core Project Management Interest Group (PMIG) is seeking presentation proposals for its meeting during the Core Virtual IG Week in March 2023. The PMIG session will take place on Wednesday, March 8, at 10:00 AM CDT. Presentations should be no more than 15 minutes in length including brief…
Call for Proposals Extended: ALA Library Instruction Round Table President’s Program on Universal Design for Learning at ALA Annual Conference (in Chicago, June 22-27, Thurs.-Tues.)–New Deadline Fri., Jan. 13
(via Julie Hornick, Florida Southern College) Proposals for the LIRT President’s Program at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (June 22-27, Thursday-Tuesday, 2023) are currently being accepted. Those received by Friday, January 13, will receive priority consideration. Program Title: “Universal design for learning – planning for all learners” Universal design for learning is an educational…
Registration Open for IHLS Cataloging Maintenance Center’s “Cataloging Basics” Online Course (Options for June 19 – July 30 and Sept. 11 – Oct. 22)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) There are two more sessions of the Cataloging Maintenance Center’s “Cataloging Basics” online course that have been added to L2. One will last from Monday, June 19, to Sunday, July 30. Register here. The other session will last from Monday, September 11, to Sunday, October 22. Register here. Please note…
ILA Announces First Noon Network Webinars for 2023
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Noon Network webinars will return in 2023 with great topics and incredible speakers! The first few webinars scheduled for the new year are listed below, and be sure to check the ILA website for updates on future webinars. The Noon Network webinars take place from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. All webinars are…