(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Don’t forget to register in L2 for next month’s Online with the CMC (Cataloging Maintenance Center): Subject Analysis, https://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=28613 This month’s topic: Subject Analysis. Subject analysis can be complicated. Subject headings or topics that match the item being cataloged need to be determined. The 20% rule, which…
Category: Webinars
Registration Open for Free Webinar “Why Organizations, Researchers, and Patients Are Falling Prey to Predatory Journals” (12:30-1:30 PM CDT on Oct. 10)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) The 2nd CADTH Lecture Series is on October 10th with Dr. Kelly Cobey. Please join us as she discusses “Why Organizations, Researchers, and Patients Are Falling Prey to Predatory Journals.” We hope you can make it! Register for free to attend in person (Ottawa, Canada)…
Call for Presenters and Topics: Potential Compass Compact Webinar in Early November on Academic Libraries and the 2020 Census (Reply by Sept. 11, If Possible)
(via Diane Foote, ILA Executive Director) Campus Compact is potentially interested in hosting a webinar in early November targeted at campuses to address how they can use their libraries as complete count partners for the upcoming census. As we know, Illinois stands to lose at least one, and possibly two, Congressional seats following the 2020…
Reminder: RAILS and IACRL Seeking Presenters for Joint Online Event on Promoting the Value of Academic Libraries (November 5, 10:00-11:30 AM) — Deadline Friday, Sept. 13
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) This fall, in conjunction with the My Library Is campaign, RAILS and IACRL will co-host an online event to help academic libraries promote and articulate their value. This event will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 10:00 – 11:30 AM. To help with this event, academic librarians are invited to submit…
Upcoming Training Sessions Available From the Cataloging Maintenance Center
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) The following upcoming sessions are available through the Cataloging Maintenance Center. A general description of the series, along with more detail on each individual session, is below. Please direct any questions or comments, including ideas for topics that future sessions could cover, to Dr. Pamela Thomas, SHARE…
Registration Open for October 3 RAILS Member Update
(via RAILS) All staff from all types of RAILS libraries are invited to join us for the next member update on Thursday, October 3, from 10 a.m.-noon. You can participate at a scheduled videoconference location or via Zoom. RAILS will be using Zoom (web conference/webinar) for our member updates moving forward. Choose Zoom as your location when…
Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Seeking Host Sites for Fall ACRL Webinar Viewings
The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) seeks a site or sites that would be interested in hosting a viewing of an ACRL webinar this fall. The webinars that ACRL makes available for the statewide chapters to show (a comprehensive listing is forthcoming, but information on recent webinars is available at http://www.ala.org/acrl/conferences/elearning/webcasts) cover…
Registration Open for Webinar on Assessment of Technical Services (Sept. 24, 1:30-3:00 PM)
(via RAILS) Have you thought about conducting an assessment in technical services but weren’t sure where to start? This webinar, presented by Natalie Hall, Library Technical Services Coordinator at Moraine Valley Community College, will examine why and how to conduct an assessment in technical services. Hall will focus on the kinds of assessments that have…
Save the Date and Call for Presenters Extended: RAILS/IACRL Fall Online Event on Promoting the Value of Academic Libraries (November 5, 10:00-11:30 AM) — New Deadline Sept. 13
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) This fall, in conjunction with the My Library Is campaign, RAILS and IACRL will co-host an online event to help academic libraries promote and articulate their value. This event will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. To help with this event, academic librarians are invited to submit…
Reminder: RAILS and IACRL Seeking Presenters for Fall Online Event on Promoting the Value of Academic Libraries (Deadline Friday, Aug. 30)
(via Dan Bostrom, RAILS) This fall, in conjunction with the My Library Is campaign, RAILS and IACRL will co-host an online event to help academic libraries promote and articulate their value. To help with this event, academic librarians are invited to submit ideas for short presentations (10 min) regarding marketing and/or promotion efforts. These topics…