(via CARLI) CARLI is pleased to invite you to attend the Professional Development Alliance (PDA) event “The ACRL Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey”, presented by Devin Savage, Janine A. Kuntz, and Jeannette E. Pierce. It will take place on Wednesday, December 15, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Each year thousands of academic libraries complete ACRL’s Trends and…
Category: Professional Development
Reminder: IACRL Holding Virtual Fall/Winter Social: “Celebrating Our Successes” (Wed., Dec. 8, 2:00-2:45 PM)-Registration Not Required
(via Lorene Kennard, University of St. Francis) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) will hold a virtual Fall/Winter Social, themed “Celebrating Our Successes”. It will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, December 8, from 2:00 to 2:45 PM CDT. All Illinois academic and research librarians are welcome to attend, regardless of whether they are members…
Registration Open for Carterette Webinar “Suffering Is Optional, but Not Required: Promotion and Tenure in Technical Services” (Wed., Dec. 8, 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Emily Williams, Georgia State University) The Georgia Library Association Carterette Webinar Series, in collaboration with GLA’s Technical Services Interest Group, presents “Suffering Is Optional, but Not Required: Promotion and Tenure in Technical Services”. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, December 8, at 1:00 PM CDT. More information is below. Description: For technical services librarians starting…
Registration Still Open for Library Juice Academy Course “Online Instructional Delivery” (Mon., Dec. 6 – Sun., Jan. 2)
(via Ariana Varela, University of Southern California) Registration is still open for the Library Juice Academy course “Online Instructional Delivery”. It will take place from Monday, December 6, to Sunday, January 2. The instructor is Mimi O’Malley, learning technology translation strategist at Spalding University. A description of the course follows. Most online courses begin as…
Call for Proposals: Association of Research Libraries Leadership and Career Development Program for 2022-23 (Deadline Fri., Dec. 10, 2021)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The ARL (Association of Research Libraries) Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP) is a yearlong fellowship that aims to prepare mid-career librarians from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to take on leadership roles in their careers and in the profession at large. Since ARL launched the LCDP in 1997,…
IACRL Holding Virtual Fall/Winter Social: “Celebrating Our Successes” (Wed., Dec. 8, 2:00-2:45 PM)–Registration Not Required
(via Lorene Kennard, University of St. Francis) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) will hold a virtual Fall/Winter Social, themed “Celebrating Our Successes”. It will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, December 8, from 2:00 to 2:45 PM CDT. All Illinois academic and research librarians are welcome to attend, regardless of whether they are…
Call for Members: RAILS DEI in Metadata Networking Group; Kick-Off Meeting Online Wed., Nov. 17 (1:00-2:30 PM)
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL President) Would you like to be part of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Metadata Networking Group? The group aims to foster the importance of a shared understanding to create and maintain more equitable, diverse, and inclusive metadata content. Read more about the group and sign up for the mailing…
Registration Open for Preserve This Webinar “5 Easy Ways to Advocate for Your Archive” (Wed., Nov. 10, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Carmen Cowick, Preserve This) Registration is still open for the free Preserve This webinar “5 Easy Ways to Advocate for Your Archive”. It will take place on Wednesday, November 10, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. The presenter is Samantha Lawrence. Please see below for additional information. Archives can use advocacy to strengthen operations, develop…
Application Period for Institute for Research Design in Librarianship 2022 (Online June 6-17) Opens Wed., Dec. 1–Deadline Fri., Jan. 28
(via Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois University) The William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University is issuing a call for applications for the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL Online) 2022. IRDL is a continuing education program for academic and research librarians and archivists designed to create a growing community of confident librarian-researchers. The…
Registration Open for Amigos Library Services Webinar “Introduction to Teaching Information Literacy” (Wed., Nov. 3, 1:30-3:30 PM CDT)
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Registration is open for the Amigos Library Services online class “Introduction to Teaching Information Literacy”. It will take place on Wednesday, November 3, from 1:30 to 3:30 PM CDT. In this new course, you will be introduced to teaching information literacy and leave with concrete ideas for information literacy instruction they…