(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center Online with the CMC webinar “Do You Catch My Drift?: Cataloging ‘Drift’ in Your ILS.” It will take place on Thursday, October 15, 2026 10am-11am CDT. What is cataloging drift? Join Barb Scoby as she discusses what it is and how you…
Category: Professional Development
Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “Press Start: Cataloging Games with RDA”–Thurs., Sept. 10-11am CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center Online with the CMC webinar “Press Start: Cataloging Games with RDA.” It will take place on Thursday, September 10, 2026 from 10am-11am CDT. Join CMC Cataloging Trainer Eric McKinney and Bibliographic Grant Manager Pamela Thomas as they guide you step by step…
Call for Proposals/Demos- What We’ve Learned: Confronting AI’s Challenges in Libraries
(via ACRL Science and Technology Section) Title: What We’ve Learned: Confronting AI’s Challenges in Libraries Date: November 16-17, 2026 (Monday and Tuesday) Time: 10am-2pm GST-Please note all presentation and demos must be given live at the conference time Format: Presentations and Demos of AI tool use. The call for proposals for ” What We’ve Learned: Confronting AI’s…
Registration Open for RAILS virtual event “Drawn Together: Building Empathy & Compassion through Graphic Medicine”
(Via RAILS) Through a structured presentation and a librarian-guided zine-making activity, this two-hour virtual event will engage participants in an exploration of Graphic Medicine as a contemporary field and its focus on the intersection of comics, illness, health, and medicine. The event will examine the diverse ways in which Graphic Medicine can foster empathy and…
Registration Open for The Ohio State University Libraries Webinar “Outdated Notion: Scholarly Articles Are the Gold Standard”–Thurs., June 4, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Registration is open for the webinar “Outdated Notion: Scholarly Articles Are the Gold Standard”. It will take place on Thursday, June 4, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Scholarly articles have long been viewed as the gold standard for use in undergraduate research assignments, but are they…
Next HSLI “Coffee & Conversation” Online Thursday, April 16, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, Carle Foundation Hospital) Join us online Thursday, April 16, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. As always, there will be no agenda or recording. Share your challenges and wins! Join: here Meeting ID: 217 946 306 864 71 Passcode: kV6Ke9Mt
Registration Open for ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee Webinar “Embedding Data Services within a Digital Scholarship Lab”–Wed., April 22, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT
(via Katie Perry—California State University, Los Angeles) Registration is open for the ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee webinar “Embedding Data Services within a Digital Scholarship Lab”. It will take place on Wednesday, April 22, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This program explores how to effectively incorporate data services into existing digital scholarship…
Registration Open for CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinar “Copyright and OER Creation”–Thurs., April 16, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
Registration is open for the CARLI PDA (Professional Development Alliance) webinar “Copyright and OER Creation”. It will take place on Thursday, April 16, from 10:00 to 1:00 AM CDT. Open Educational Resources offer powerful opportunities for teaching and learning—but they also raise important copyright questions. This webinar will guide librarians and faculty through creating OER, including…
Registration Open for ACRL’s Immersion ’26 Conference (Wed., July 15 – Fri., July 17, in Chicago)–Deadline Fri., May 1, with Limit of 50 Participants
(via ACRL) ACRL invites you to join us from Wednesday, July 15, to Friday, July 17, at Loyola University Chicago for Immersion ‘26, an intensive, three‑day learning experience designed for library workers who want to reflect deeply on their teaching practice, expand their theoretical grounding, and build lasting professional connections. Registration is now available! Immersion…
Reminder: Next HSLI “Coffee & Conversation” Online Thursday, March 19, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT
(via Frances Drone-Silvers, Carle Foundation Hospital) Join us online Thursday, March 19, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. As always, there will be no agenda or recording. Share your challenges and wins! Join: here Meeting ID: 274 975 513 361 44 Passcode: tc3nY95L