(via Dr. Laura Saunders, Simmons University) Please join us for the next LIS Pedagogy Chat on Friday, August 27, at 1:00 PM CDT. This session’s topic is “Some Best Practices in Collaborative Teaching with Faculty Colleagues: What I Learned in 2020, and What I Know for Sure in 2021”, with a brief framing by Leslie…
Category: Professional Development
Registration Available for Amigos Library Services Webinar “Introduction to Open Access Publications” (Wed., Sept. 8, 2:00-4:00 PM CDT)
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Registration is now available for the Amigos Library Services webinar “Introduction to Open Access Publications”. It will take place on Wednesday, September 8, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. In recent times, open access publishing has been gaining popularity in the scholarly community from funders, research organizations, universities, publishers,…
Registration Open for Amigos Library Services Online Course “Library Management: Change Management” (Tues., Aug. 31, 2:00-4:00 PM CDT)
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Join Amigos Library Services for “Library Management: Change Management”. This online course will take place on Tuesday, August 31, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. Libraries are constantly changing and adapting for many reasons. Managers, however, are not always sure how to help their staff understand and embrace the…
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association Webinar “Autism in Libraries” (Wed., Sept. 15, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Emily Williams, Georgia State University) The Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Webinar Series presents “Autism in Libraries”. The session will take place on Wednesday, September 15, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. Description: In recent years, autism has been more broadly defined than it previously had been, and we now understand autism to be an issue…
Reminder: Registration Open for Free Libraries & Veterans National Forum (Online Sept. 13-24)–Limited to 250 Attendees
(via Sarah LeMire, Texas A&M University) We would like to invite you to join us at this fall’s Libraries & Veterans National Forum. The Forum, which was rescheduled due to COVID, will be an online conference format for the safety of our participants. There is no cost to attend due to a grant from the…
Registration Open for Webinar “Evolving Evidence Review Methods at the World Health Organization” (Tues., Aug. 17, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Nina McHale, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Registration is open for the webinar “Evolving Evidence Review Methods at the World Health Organization”. It will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, August 17, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. The webinar is part of the Rocky Mountain U.S. Cochrane Network Affiliate/Colorado Evidence Synthesis Program…
Registration Open for LIS Pedagogy Chat “Building a Community of Practice for Teaching in Your Library” (Fri., Aug. 13, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Dr. Laura Sanders, Simmons University) Please join us for the next LIS Pedagogy Chat on Friday, August 13, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. This session’s topic is “Building a Community of Practice for Teaching in Your Library”, with a brief framing by Clinton Baugess (Gettysburg College), followed by a facilitated discussion. Register here. LIS…
CARLI Announces Additional Professional Development Alliance Webinars for August
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI has announced the following additional webinars for August in its PDA (Professional Development Alliance) series. “Open Education Resources” Tuesday, August 24, 2:30-4:00 PM CDT In part three of the Open and Affordable Education series, presenters from LOUIS, the Louisiana Library Network consortia, will delve into the adoption, adaption, and creation…
Registration Open for Webinar “Professional Development for All Library Workers: Barriers and Benefits” (Tues., Aug. 10, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via Paula Martin–Assistant Dean, User Services, at the University of Wyoming) Please join the Librarian Education Reform Discussion Group for our August meeting, on Tuesday, August 10, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. This month, we welcome Mandi Goodsett, Performing Arts and Humanities Librarian and OER and Copyright Advisor at Cleveland State University. She will…
Registration Open for Library Journal / Ex Libris Webinar “Resource Sharing: What Will We Keep from the Pandemic?” (Tues., Aug. 3, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)
(via Library Journal) Registration is open for the webinar “Resource Sharing: What Will We Keep from the Pandemic?”. Jointly sponsored by Ex Libris and Library Journal, the webinar will take place on Tuesday, August 3, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated several trends in academic libraries, including the shift from print to digital…