(via Molly Olmstead, NN/LM – GMR) Please join the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region and the NN/LM – South Central Region for a collaborative Lake Effects webinar on Thursday, August 25, at 2:00 PM CST. The webinar will cover NLM Resources for K-12 students. This one-hour webinar will provide participates…
Category: Professional Development
August 24 Webinar on Services Offered by Center for Research Libraries
(via Kevin Wilks — Center for Research Libraries, in Chicago) Are you making plans now for the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year? Be sure not to miss the Center for Research Libraries’s webinar, “CRL Collections and Services”. It will take place on Wednesday, August 24, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM CST. This semi-annual…
August 4 Webinar on Copyright and Metadata
Note: This event has already passed, but the recording should be available soon. (via Cindy Kristof, Kent State University Libraries) The ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy is sponsoring a free webinar, “Rightsstatements.org: Communicating Copyright Status through Metadata”. The event will take place from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM CST on Thursday, August 4. Rightsstatements.org…
ALA Course on Becoming a Library Copyright Specialist
(via ALA) ALA Editions announces a new iteration of our popular eCourse, “Becoming the Copyright Specialist in Your Library”. Lesley Ellen Harris will serve as the instructor for a four-week facilitated e-course starting on Tuesday, August 22. Learning Outcomes After participating in this eCourse, you will be able to: understand what being the go-to copyright…
August 4 Workshop on Teaching Threshold Concepts
(via ALA) ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, Keys to Teaching the Six Threshold Concepts with Joanna M. Burkhardt. This workshop will last 90 minutes and take place at 1:30 PM CST on Thursday, August 4. Overview Are you looking to get fully acclimated with ACRL’s newly-adopted Framework for Information for Higher Education, learn…
UIC and Northwestern Sponsoring Health Sciences Practicum
(via Rebecca Raszewski, University of Illinois at Chicago) The Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and the Galter Health Sciences Library of Northwestern University are co-sponsoring a joint practicum for the Fall 2016 semester. This practicum is geared towards library science graduate students currently enrolled in ALA-accredited programs…
June 14 Twitter Chat on Polling Tools
(via Carl Lehnen, IACRL Communications Committee Co-Chair) Join @ACRL_IS_ITECH for a Twitter chat about the use of polling tools in academic libraries on Tuesday, June 14, at 1:00 PM CST. You will have the opportunity to share your own experiences with polling tools and learn from others. The discussion will last an hour under the hashtag #istechchat….
Registration Open for Great Lakes Science Boot Camp
Registration is now open for the 2016 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp. This year’s event will take place from Wednesday, July 13, to Friday, July 15, on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, in Notre Dame, IN. It is intended for both librarians and library school students who are interested in the latest research…
NMRT Resume Review Service–Call for Appointments at ALA Annual
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) Are you on the job market? Is your resume looking a little rusty? Would you like a fresh set of eyes to take a look? Are you attending ALA Annual 2016 in Orlando, FL? The NMRT Resume Review Service is here to help! Join us at the ALA JobList Placement…
Chicago-Area Distance Services Librarians Group Meets on June 9
(via Ariel Orlov, Adler University) Are you a Chicago-area librarian who provides library services to students and faculty at a distance and online? Join us as we launch a local interest group to meet several times a year to share ideas and innovations. We’re holding a kick-off event on Thursday, June 9, from 2:00 PM to…