(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Save the date for the 2022 SLA (Special Libraries Association) Midwest Symposium: Transformation of Librarianship. This annual event will take place on Friday, June 10, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CDT. Co-hosted by the SLA Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and St. Louis communities, the…
Category: Webinars
Registration Open for CARLI Public Services Committee Online Panel and Discussion on Controlled Digital Lending (Thurs., April 21, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via Elizabeth Clarage, CARLI) The CARLI Public Services Committee invites members to a panel and discussion about Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) on Thursday, April 21, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. In this virtual event, panel presenters from different types of academic libraries will share information about how they considered the use of CDL. We will then have…
Registration Open for NNLM Region 2’s Tech Talk with R2: “Explainable Artificial Intelligence and the Rubik’s Cube” (Thurs., April 14, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the next Tech Talk with R2, “Explainable Artificial Intelligence and the Rubik’s Cube”. Sponsored by the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Region 2, the webinar will take place on Thursday, April 14, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. The instructor is Forest Agostinelli, Assistant…
Registration Open for Virtual 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (Sessions from Wed., April 6, to Tues., June 21)
(via Carmen Byg, OCLC) We’re excited to announce that registration for the 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference, a virtual event, is now open. For RSC, we invite thousands of ILL professionals and users of OCLC resource sharing services to join us. This year’s series of six free, virtual sessions will feature controlled digital lending, automation, CONTU, and more….
Registration Open for Library Juice Academy Asynchronous Course “Introduction to Careers in STEM Librarianship” (Online April 4 – May 1)
(via Anna Varela, Library Juice Academy) Registration is open for the upcoming Library Juice Academy course “Introduction to Career Paths in STEM Librarianship”. It will last from Monday, April 4, to Sunday, May 1. The instructor is Amanpreet Kaur. More information on the course and its learning objectives is below. “Introduction to Careers in STEM Librarianship” is…
Registration Open for ACRL DOLS Discussion Group Panel “Copyright for Online and Distance Librarians” (Wed., March 30, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Chelsea Nesvig, University of Washington Bothell / Cascadia College) Registration is open for the ACRL DOLS (Distance and Online Learning Section) Discussion Group panel “”Copyright for Online and Distance Librarians”. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 30, at 1:00 PM CDT. The following panelists will offer their insights. Caitlin MacKenzie Mannion at Shanghai New York…
Registration Open for ALA NMRT Webinar “Climate Change Library Lab: Climate Preparedness in Your Library” (Wed., March 23, 2:00-3:00 PM)
(via Maria Emerson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Please join the ALA NMRT (New Members Round Table) Online Program Committee for our second session, “Climate Change Library Lab: Climate Preparedness in Your Library”. It will take place on Wednesday, March 23, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. Program Description Climate change and associated natural disasters are a growing issue for…
Call for Applications: ALA COVID Library Relief Fund (Deadline Thurs., April 21); Informational Webinar on Thurs., March 24, at 2:00 PM
(via the American Library Association) The American Library Association (ALA) will make available $1.55M in emergency relief grants to more than 75 libraries this year that have experienced substantial economic hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund invites public, school, academic, tribal, and correctional libraries across the United States and US Territories to apply for grants of $20,000….
Registration Open for Sankofa Black Studies / Diasporic Futures Discussion of Book The History of Black Studies by Abdul Alkalimat (Online Wed., March 23, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM)
(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) Registration is open for a presentation and critical engagement with the book The History of Black Studies by Abdul Alkalimat, published by Pluto Press in 2021. The program is part of Sankofa Black Studies / Diasporic Futures: A global conversation among information scholars. This free online event will take place on Wednesday, March 23,…
Call for Proposals: ACRL PPIRS Vendor/Publisher Liaison & Review Committee’s Lightning Talks on Data Sets and Tools for Political Science (Wed., April 20, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Mark Robinson, University of Notre Dame) Calling everyone who’s passionate about political science data! The ACRL PPIRS (Politics, Policy and International Relations Section) Vendor/Publisher Liaison & Review Committee is organizing another round of lightning talks on this topic. Interested in learning more about data sets and tools for political science? Have a favorite data resource that you never tire of…