(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The My Library Is … advisory group is looking for blog posts related to academic libraries. The blog, accessible here, is managed by RAILS, but you don’t have to be at a RAILS member library to participate. The post can be about a program or service, your library’s marketing or communications, or other…
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Reminder: Proposals for 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (Series of Online Events from Late March to June) Due Fri., Feb. 11–Extension Available Through Wed., Feb. 16
(via Carmen Byg, OCLC) OCLC is excited to announce the 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference, a virtual event. Because of your very positive feedback from the RSC21 web series, we will host another series of free virtual events that will focus on topics of interest to the interlibrary loan community. The events will take place from late…
ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group Holding General Meeting, with Focus on Library Work Tools (Online Thurs., Feb. 10, at 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Anna Ferri, Roseman University of Health Sciences) Please join us for the ACRL Health Science Interest Group (HSIG) General Meeting on Thursday, February 10, at 12:00 PM CDT. Both current members and those interested are invited. Zoom information below. For the first 30ish minutes, we will get updates from our committees (Programming, Membership) and the…
Registration Open for MLA 2022 Annual Meeting and Exhibition (May 4-6 in New Orleans, with Virtual Option)–Early-Bird Deadline Thurs., March 31
(via the Medical Library Association) Registration is now open for the first in-person MLA meeting in two years. The 2022 Annual Meeting and Exhibition will take place from Wednesday, May 4, to Friday, May 6, with CE courses the afternoon of Tuesday, May 3, preceded by a virtual kick-off and conference Opening Session on Wednesday, April 27 ….
Registration Still Open for Remaining ILA Library Legislative Meet-ups (Held Virtually Between Feb. 4 and Feb. 28)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Registration is still open for the remaining ILA 2022 Library Legislative Meet-ups. This annual series of events provides an opportunity to meet with your state and federal legislators and hear their thoughts firsthand about issues affecting libraries in your area. The ILA President will bring welcoming remarks; ILA Legislative Consultant Derek Blaida and ILA…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section’s Featured Teaching Librarian (Deadline Mon., Feb. 28)
(via Samantha Kannegiser, Rutgers University) Do you know someone who is an amazing teaching librarian? If yes, consider nominating the person as a Featured Teaching Librarian! If you’re an amazing teaching librarian, consider nominating yourself. The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee wants to highlight excellent teaching librarians. Several times during the year, the Committee selects…
Registration Open for CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars Taking Place in March and Early April
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Registration is now open for the following CARLI Professional Development Alliance (PDA) webinars taking place in March and early April. See below for descriptions, dates and times, and registration links. “Intellectual Freedom and Social Justice: Core Values of Librarianship” Dr. Emily Knox states: Throughout my work, I argue that intellectual freedom leads…
Registration Open for CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars Taking Place in February
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) Registration is now open for the following CARLI Professional Development Alliance (PDA) webinars taking place in February. See below for descriptions, dates and times, and registration links. “Myths and Truths about Regional Public Universities” Regional Public Universities (RPUs) educate 20% of all undergraduate students each year and serve as anchor institutions…
Registration Open for CARLI “Are you as conflicted as we are? Challenges with teaching subject headings and keywords” Online Discussion (Fri., Feb. 11, 1:00-2:00 PM)
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) Join the CARLI Instruction Committee via Zoom on Friday, February 11, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT, for a discussion about teaching subject headings and keyword searching. We will provide a few brief stories about the inconsistencies we’ve encountered with subject heading indexing and how these findings challenged whether to teach students to…
University of Illinois Chicago’s Dr. Jung Mi Scoulas is ACRL Member of the Week for Jan. 31
(via ACRL) Dr. Jung Mi Scoulas, Assistant Professor and Assessment Coordinator at the University of Illinois Chicago, is the ACRL Member of the Week for January 31 – February 6. Below are her answers to questions on how she has benefited from ACRL membership and what her role as an academic librarian means to the…