(via RAILS) All RAILS members are invited to join us for a RAILS Member Update on Thursday, April 16, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The update will be held via Zoom. Register here and you will be emailed a link to join the Zoom meeting. View agenda. We will discuss a variety of topics related…
Category: Webinars
Lightning-Round Proposals Deadline for IACRL/RAILS Online Event Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up! Extended to Friday, April 17
(via the Illinois Library Association) Co-sponsored by IACRL and RAILS, Spark: Connect and Get Fired Up!, has been converted to an online event via Zoom. We hope this professional development opportunity will be the first of many to Spark our enthusiasm to share and connect with each other as academic librarians in Illinois. Librarians from…
ACRL Distance Learning Section Instruction Group Holding Virtual Poster Session (April 13-17)
(via Dr. Theresa Mastrodonato, Frostburg State University) The ACRL Distance Learning Section Instruction Group invites you to participate in our second annual Virtual Poster Session from Monday, April 13, to Friday, April 17. During this week, 35 posters about online teaching and learning practices are available to view, and presenters are available to answer questions There…
Registration Open for ACRL Presents Webcast “Beyond ‘Managing Change’: Leading Through Seismic Shifts” (Tuesday, April 14, at 3:00 PM CDT)
(via ACRL) Join us for a free ACRL Presents webcast, “Beyond ‘Managing Change’: Leading Through Seismic Shifts, at 3:00 PM CDT on Tuesday, April 14. Library organizations and employees are coping with seismic shifts in reality. The shocks and aftershocks we’re experiencing present unprecedented challenges and unanswerable questions. What can leaders at every level do…
Registration Open for ACRL Access Services Interest Group’s Free Spring Virtual Forum, “Hiring Diverse Talent and Rolling out the Welcome Mat!” (1:00 PM CDT on Wednesday, April 15)
(via Susan Garrison, Rice University) Connect with your peers at this FREE 2020 Spring Virtual Forum Webinar, and discover how libraries can proactively hire, support and retain diverse teams. Learn why diversity in the workplace is a win-win for all. Details are below and in the attached flyer. Share with your friends and colleagues. Registration…
Registration Open for Virtual 2020 Library Publishing Forum (May 4-8)
(via Lisa Palmer, University of Massachusetts Medical School) The Library Publishing Forum Program Committee is delighted to announce that the 2020 Library Publishing Forum will continue as a virtual conference. The Forum will be held from Monday, May 4, to Friday, May 8, between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM CDT each day, via Zoom web conferencing….
RAILS Seeking Presenters for Webinars on a Variety of Topics Relevant to Library Staff and Users
(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…
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…