(via Hannah Gascho Rempel, Oregon State University) Interested in joining the ACRL STS (Science & Technology Section) Book Club? Feel free to join us for our next book, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, by Mary Roach. More information about the book is available on the author’s website. We will take a different approach with this book…
Category: Webinars
Registration Open for ACRL/SPARC Forum “Emerging ‘Inclusive Access’ Programs and Their Implications for Course Material Affordability” (Thurs., Aug. 4, at 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Sandra Enimil, Yale University) Join us for the free, virtual ACRL/SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) Forum “Emerging ‘Inclusive Access’ Programs and Their Implications for Course Material Affordability”. It will take place at 12:00 PM CDT on Thursday, August 4. In an effort to make course materials more affordable and accessible, many campuses…
Registration Open for Second Free NNLM Book Discussion, on The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman (Mon., Aug. 1 – Mon., Oct. 31)–Live Discussions on Wed., Sept. 14, and Thurs., Oct. 20
(via Bobbi Newman, Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 6) You are invited to join us for the second free NNLM Book Discussion. From Monday, August 1, until Monday, October 31, we will read The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, by Anne Fadiman. After acquiring the book in your preferred format,…
Registration Open for Library Juice Academy Course “Active Learning Strategies” (Online Mon., Aug. 1 – Sun., Aug. 28)–Deadline Sun., Aug. 7
(via Ariana Varela, University of Southern California) Registration is still open for the upcoming Library Juice Academy course “Active Learning Strategies”. It is an asynchronous online course that lasts from Monday, August 1, to Sunday, August 28. The instructor is Mimi O’Malley, the learning technology translation strategist at Spalding University. Please see below for additional…
Registration Open for Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Conference (Online Wed., Sept. 7 – Fri., Sept. 9)–Deadline Wed., Aug. 31
(via the HSLI Conference Planning Committee) Join us for this year’s Health Science Librarians of Illinois (HSLI) Annual Conference. The Conference will take place online from Wednesday, September 7, to Friday, September 9. Registration is now open on the Conference website. A printable or online form is available. The cost is $20 for HSLI members, $30 for non-members, and…
Registration Open for Free Teaching with Primary Sources TPS Fest (Online August 2-4, Tues.-Thurs.)
(via Dr. Marian Toledo Candelaria, Rare Book School at the University of Virginia) Do you teach with primary sources? Would you like to share and learn with other like-minded people with all levels and types of experience? Join the Teaching with Primary Sources community for an informative and fun event filled with a variety of…
Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars (Part 2 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance offerings. Please see below for additional information, including links to registration. “Building a Successful Budget” Tuesday, September 13, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT This session will provide attendees with a high-level overview of budgeting in libraries. Ben Mead-Harvey will examine nuances of the word…
Registration Open for Upcoming CARLI Professional Development Alliance Webinars (Part 1 of 2)
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI is pleased to share upcoming Professional Development Alliance offerings. Please see below for additional information, including links to registration. “Building the Innovation Lab: A Technology Playground” Tuesday, August 9, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT Learn about the development of the Innovation Lab (iLab), an exciting and expanding community hub that demonstrates what…
Call for Proposals: 2022 Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries Symposium (Online Thurs., Nov. 17)–Deadline Fri., Sept. 2
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) planning committee is now accepting proposals for the second MIRL Symposium, a free event that will take place virtually on Thursday, November 17 (time to be determined). MIRL is a platform-neutral conference for IR practitioners…
Call for Proposals Extended: 2022 Florida ACRL Virtual Annual Conference (Fri., Oct. 21)–New Deadline Fri., July 29
(via Rachel Edford, University of Central Florida) The Florida Chapter of ACRL, FACRL, currently seeks proposals for presentations and poster sessions for the 2022 FACRL Virtual Annual Conference. Themed “Information Ethics & Access”, the meeting will take place online Friday, October 21. Information access is one of the cornerstone values of the library profession. How…