(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Join IACRL for our next Journal Club discussion via Zoom on Tuesday, August 11, at 1:00 PM. Everyone is invited to attend. We will be discussing “How Students Engage with News: Five Takeaways for Educators, Journalists, and Librarians”. Please access the article here. We will only focus on the first…
Category: Webinars
Call for Proposals Extended: Papers, Lightning Talks, and Posters for Joint Midcontinental and Midwest Chapter MLA 2020 Virtual Meeting (Oct. 14-16) — New Deadline Fri., Aug. 14
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The deadline to submit proposals for papers, lightning talks, and posters for the Joint Midcontinental and Midwest Chapter MLA 2020 Virtual Meeting has been extended to Friday, August 14. Please consider submitting a proposal to communicate your important work in any aspect…
Call for Proposals: Association of Moving Image Archivists 2020 Annual Conference (Online Nov. 16-21) — Deadline Extended to Sat., Aug. 15
(via Laura Rooney, Association of Moving Image Archivists) The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) invites additional proposal submissions for papers, sessions, and workshops for the 2020 Annual Conference – online November 16-21, 2020. The deadline to submit a proposal is now Saturday, August 15. Thank you all who responded to our survey – overwhelmingly,…
Registration Open for Free ACRL STS Webinar “Government Public Health Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic” (Thursday, August 6, at 3:00 PM CDT)
(via Britt Fagerheim, Utah State University) Please join the ACRL Science & Technology Section Government Information Committee for an online discussion, “Government Public Health Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic”, with three health sciences speakers, who will be discussing how they are sharing information and providing access to data during the COVID-19 pandemic. Where: Online via Zoom When:…
Registration and Call for Proposals Open for Distance Library Services 2020 Conference (Online Nov. 3-4)
(via Anne Marie Casey, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) The Distance Library Services 2020 Conference will take place virtually, from Tuesday, November 3, to Wednesday, November 4.While we may be going to a digital platform, that doesn’t mean that we will be missing out on many of the “extras” that conference attendance provides. We will have social…
Registration Open for ASIS&T Virtual Symposium: Data Curation and Visualization in the Arts & Humanities (Wed., Aug. 5, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM CDT)
(via the Association for Information Science and Technology ) A half-day virtual symposium hosted by The Association for Information Science and Technology’s Special Interest Group for the Arts & Humanities will be filled with educational insight pertaining to data curation and visualization from various information professionals from the United States. The symposium starts with a…
Registration Open for Online Conference Science Librarianship in the Time of COVID-19 (Wed., Aug. 5, 12:00-3:15 PM) — Deadline Mon., Aug. 3, at 4:00 PM
(via Peter Larsen, University of Rhode Island) Registration is now open for Science Librarianship in the Time of COVID-19: A Virtual Half-Day Conference, hosted by the Boston Library Consortium’s (BLC) Science and Engineering Community of Interest. The Conference will take place on Wednesday, August 5, from 12:00 to 3:15 PM CDT. More information is below….
Registration Open for Free Library Journal Webinar on Reopening Academic Libraries (Thursday, July 30, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Library Journal will host “The Grand Reopening: Learn How Libraries Are Preparing for the Fall” on Thursday, July 30, at 1:00 PM CDT. This free webinar will feature a panel discussion on the measures being taken by academic libraries in preparation for the return of students to the physical campus….
Presenters and Topics Announced for IACRL/IHLS/RAILS Fall Semester Town Hall (Wednesday, July 29, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) IACRL, in partnership with IHLS and RAILS, will host a Fall Semester Town Hall on Zoom from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Wednesday, July 29. The event will feature the following presenters (more information on the topics each one will discuss is available here. Carolyn Ciesla (Prairie State College) Sarah…
Registration Open for Next ILA Noon Network Webinar, “Copyright for Educational Use in the Age of COVID” (Monday, August 10, 12:00-1:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join us for the next ILA Noon Network on Monday, August 10, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. The 2020 ILA Crosman Memorial Award recipient, Sara Benson, will present “Copyright for Educational Use in the Age of COVID”. Webinar participants will learn how support the shift to online teaching and learning and…