(via the Medical Library Association) Abstract submissions are officially open! The 2022 National Program Committee invites you to submit abstracts for immersion sessions, papers, posters, and lightning talks. There will be two rounds for submissions. Round 1: Contributed papers and immersion sessions (Wednesday, August 18 – Wednesday, October 13, 2021) Round 2: Posters and lightning…
Category: Webinars
Call for Submissions: ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Open Research Discussion Group Virtual Presentations (Deadline Fri., Sept. 10)
(via Sara Scheib, University of Iowa) The ACRL Digital Scholarship Section Open Research Discussion Group is inviting proposals for virtual presentations. Possible formats might include either lightning talks (10-15 minutes), full session talks (30-45 minutes), or panel discussions (45-60 minutes. You do not need to be a DSS member in order to present, so please…
Registration Open for ACRL STS Webinar on Supporting Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Colleagues (Thurs., Aug. 26, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)
(via Ginny Pannabecker, Virginia Tech University) Registration is now open for the ACRL Science and Technology Section’s (end of) Summer Panel Program. The webinar “Celebrating and Showing Support for Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Colleagues in Librarianship and in Our Communities” will take place on Thursday, August 26, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT via Zoom. This event is…
Registration Open for Amigos Library Services Online Course “Library Management: Change Management” (Tues., Aug. 31, 2:00-4:00 PM CDT)
(via Jodie Borgerding, Amigos Library Services) Join Amigos Library Services for “Library Management: Change Management”. This online course will take place on Tuesday, August 31, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. Libraries are constantly changing and adapting for many reasons. Managers, however, are not always sure how to help their staff understand and embrace the…
Registration Open for Georgia Library Association Webinar “Autism in Libraries” (Wed., Sept. 15, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Emily Williams, Georgia State University) The Georgia Library Association’s Carterette Webinar Series presents “Autism in Libraries”. The session will take place on Wednesday, September 15, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. Description: In recent years, autism has been more broadly defined than it previously had been, and we now understand autism to be an issue…
Reminder: Proposals for 2021 Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries Symposium (Online Wed., Nov. 17) Due Fri., Sept. 3
(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 inaugural Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium, a free event that will take place virtually on Wednesday, November 17 (time to be determined). MIRL is a platform-neutral conference and…
Registration Open for Online ILA Marketing Forum on Annual Year-End Reports (Fri., Aug. 20, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via the Illinois Library Association) Join the ILA Marketing Forum for its monthly roundtable from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Friday, August 20. Do you have to write and design annual or end-of-year reports for your library, or does your library intend to start? If so, join the ILA Marketing Forum this month for…
Reminder: Registration Open for Free Libraries & Veterans National Forum (Online Sept. 13-24)–Limited to 250 Attendees
(via Sarah LeMire, Texas A&M University) We would like to invite you to join us at this fall’s Libraries & Veterans National Forum. The Forum, which was rescheduled due to COVID, will be an online conference format for the safety of our participants. There is no cost to attend due to a grant from the…
Registration Open for Webinar “Evolving Evidence Review Methods at the World Health Organization” (Tues., Aug. 17, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Nina McHale, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Registration is open for the webinar “Evolving Evidence Review Methods at the World Health Organization”. It will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, August 17, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. The webinar is part of the Rocky Mountain U.S. Cochrane Network Affiliate/Colorado Evidence Synthesis Program…
Call for Proposals: OLC Innovate 2022 Conference (Virtual, March 28 – April 1; in Dallas, April 11-14)–Deadline Wed., Sept. 29
(via the Online Learning Consortium) Now is the time to share your innovative ideas with your global network of colleagues, your community, and those who inspire and seek inspiration. The Online Learning Consortium and MERLOT are accepting presentation proposals for the OLC Innovate 2022 conference. The virtual component will take place from Monday, March 28,…