(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Joe Filapek, RAILS) RAILS is reaching out to our talented membership looking for individuals/teams interested in presenting a webinar for staff at our member libraries. At a time when learning opportunities are necessarily shifting online, we are looking to offer a variety of webinars…
Category: Webinars
Medical Library Association Launching Series of Free Online Conversations, Coping and Caring in the Time of COVID, Starting March 31
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) The Medical Library Association is launching a series of free, live, online conversations, Coping and Caring in the Time of COVID. These weekly conversations for MLA members and the wider health information professional community are designed to help share ideas and to address professional and…
Catholic Library Association Conference (Online Thursday, April 2, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM) Now Free for Members and Non-Members–Registration Required
(via Jack Fritts, University Librarian at Benedictine University – Lisle and CLA President) 2020 CLA (Catholic Library Association) Spring Virtual Conference Presents “Leading the Way: 2020 National Section Awards” Thursday, April 2 | 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM CDT Registration is now free for both members and non-members. With so many people in the librarianship field working from home…
Registration Open for Free IMLS Webinar “Mitigating COVID-19 When Managing Paper-Based, Circulating, and Other Types of Collections” (12:00-1:00 PM on Monday, March 30)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Institute of Museum and Library Services will host “Mitigating COVID-19 When Managing Paper-Based, Circulating, and Other Types of Collection” on Monday, March 30, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. The free webinar will give an overview of the CDC’s guidance for community settings and environmental disinfection, and a discussion of…
Registration Open for “Flip the Deficit Script!: How to Build Strengths-Based Information Literacy Instruction and Programs” Webinar (Thursday, March 26, 12:30-1:30 PM)
(via Kristen Garlock, ITHAKA) We’d like to invite you to a free webinar on Thursday, March 26, that focuses on leveraging students’ life skills for teaching information literacy. We are sensitive to the disruptions we are all experiencing from the unfolding COVID-19 crisis, but considering the great interest this webinar has received, we have decided…
Postponed: Carterette Series Webinar “The 2020 Census: The Challenges Facing Libraries” (Originally Scheduled for March 25)
(via Kimberly Boyd, Brenau University) Due to library closures, the Carterette Series Webinar “The 2020 Census: The Challenges Facing Libraries”, currently scheduled for Wednesday, March 25, will be postponed until further notice. Thank you so much to everyone who has registered for this presentation. We will contact you once the webinar has been rescheduled. Everyone stay safe…
ACRL Offering Webcasts (March 17, 18, and 20) Covering Online Instruction During COVID-19
(via ACRL) ALA and ACRL are committed to supporting our members, staff, and all librarians and library workers during these uncertain times. Now more than ever, academic and research librarians and libraries are essential to a thriving global community of learners and scholars. Whether you are working on campus or supporting your community remotely, ACRL…
Registration Open for RAILS Emergency Member Update: “COVID-19 and Libraries” (Monday, March 16, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
All staff from all types of RAILS libraries are invited to join us for the March 16, 2020, RAILS Member Update, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This Emergency Member Update is regarding COVID-19 and libraries – what to do when. You can participate at a scheduled videoconference location or via Zoom (choose Zoom as…
Registration Open for Repeat Session of Amigos Webinar on Library COVID-19 Preparedness (11:00 AM on Friday, March 20)
(via Christine Peterson, Amigos Library Services) Registration for our Thursday (Amigos) session is full. We now have a repeat session opened for registration on Friday, March 20, at 11:00 AM CDT. Register here. A description of the webinar is below. “Know and Go: Don’t Stand So Close to Me – Strategies you need right now…
Cancelled: IACRL In-Person ACRL Webinar Viewing, “Teaching Online in Plain Language: Creating Clear Research Guides, Library Websites, and Online Instruction”, at NIU on March 27 (Will be Rescheduled)
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) IACRL has decided to cancel the webinar viewing. It will reschedule the event for later in 2020. More information on the event is below. Interested in learning more about how to communicate in clear and precise language online, especially through library websites, research guides, and virtual instruction? Want an…