(via the Medical Library Association) Established in 2010, the MLA Rising Star program provides members with the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and personal characteristics needed to become a leader in MLA. The yearly leadership development program matches each Rising Star with a mentor in a curriculum that includes: Rising Star Criteria Rising Star Program…
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Registration Open for CARLI PDA Webinar “ADA Title II Toolkit for Libraries: Accessible Videos and Audio”–Wed., Nov. 19, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
Registration is open for the CARLI PDA (Professional Development Alliance) webinar “ADA Title II Toolkit for Libraries: Accessible Videos and Audio”. It will take place on Wednesday, November 19, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Libraries across the nation are facing challenges as they try to assess and fix the accessibility of their A/V content with…
Registration Open for Next ACRL Health Science Interest Group Friday Forum, “Bibliometrics: It Sounds Fancy!”–Online Fri., Nov. 7, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT
(via Jules Bailey, Florida State University) The ACRL Health Science Interest Group’s next Friday Forum is scheduled online for Friday, November 7, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. The topic is “Bibliometrics: It Sounds Fancy!”. You do not have to be a member of ACRL to join us! Bibliometrics projects are becoming more popular for…
Registration Open for MLA Webinar “Leveraging AI Tools to Summarize Research Articles”–Tues., Nov. 11, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT
Note: This webinar conflicts with one of the virtual days for the HSLI Annual Conference. (via the Medical Library Association) Registration is open for the MLA webinar “Leveraging AI Tools to Summarize Research Articles”. It will take place on Tuesday, November 11, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CDT. Please see below for more information, including…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section Innovation Award–Deadline Fri., Dec. 5
(via Mallory Jallas, University of Illinois Springfield) The ACRL Instruction Section Innovation Award Committee is now accepting nominations for its award recognizing outstanding innovation in information literacy instruction or programming. Award Criteria: The award honors projects that demonstrate: Eligibility: Academic library workers or project teams that include an academic librarian are eligible. Projects must have been implemented…
Call for Submissions: College & Research Libraries News “Perspectives on the Framework” Column–Deadline Fri., Dec. 19
(via Abigail Mann, Illinois Wesleyan University) The publication 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 is a great opportunity to share how the Framework for Information Literacy has influenced your work over the past decade. We are particularly…
HSLI Annual Conference to Include MLA CE Session “Navigating Wellness at Work: Using Mindfulness to Combat Burnout in Librarians”–Fri., Nov. 14, in Champaign
“Navigating Wellness at Work: Using Mindfulness to Combat Burnout in Librarians” MLA CE Credits: 2 (C Andresen) (R. Lubker) Instructor Names: Christine Andresen, MLS, MSIT Research and Education Informationist & Associate Professor Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Libraries & Irene “Rena” Machowa Lubker, PhD, MLS, MPH, RDN, AHIP Research and Education Informationist & Professor…
Registration Open for NNLM Region 6 Listening Sessions Online Mon., Nov. 17, and Tues., Nov. 18–Deadline Mon., Nov. 10 (Limited to Academic Health Sciences Librarians at Region 6 Member Institutions)
(via Jacqueline Leskovec, NNLM Region 6) Calling all academic health sciences librarians! The Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Region 6 wants to hear from you. Here’s your chance to share your comments, kudos, concerns, and questions in one of two semi-structured listening sessions. One session will take place online Monday, November 17, from…
ACRL Board of Directors Approves New AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers
(via ACRL) The ACRL Board of Directors approved new AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers at its October 3, 2025, virtual meeting. The document expands on the broad definition of AI literacy, tailoring it into a comprehensive, library-specific set of competencies applicable to academic library workers. It is meant to serve as a guiding framework for the creation…
HSLI Annual Conference to Include CE Session “Magnet: Its Proven Worth” Online Wed., Nov. 12, 1:00-3:00 PM CDT
Magnet: Its Proven Worth–MLA CE Credits: 2 Helen-Ann Brown Epstein,MLS, MS, AHIP-D, FMLA, Informationist, Virtua Health Throughout her 51 year career, Helen-Ann has concentrated on hospital librarianship, especially clinical outreach, expert searching and teaching. Currently, Helen-Ann is the Informationist for Virtua Health, a 5-hospital community health system in southern New Jersey. Her totally digital library…