(via ACRL) The ACRL Board of Directors announced today that the face-to-face portion of the ACRL 2021 Conference scheduled for April 14-17, 2021, in Seattle, Washington, has been canceled because of the serious health risks posed by COVID-19, but the meeting will continue as a virtual-only event. “ACRL’s highest priority is the health and safety of…
Category: Webinars
Reminder: IACRL at the 2020 ILA Virtual Conference
(via the Illinois Library Association) This is a reminder that the Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) is sponsoring IACRL @ ILA — a track of programming for academic librarians at the 2020 ILA Virtual Conference. IACRL @ ILA programming is open to all conference attendees and academic librarians are free to attend programs…
Reminder: Registration Open for Next Online with the CMC Webinar, “Punctuate the Positive, or Eliminate the Negative” (Thurs., Oct. 8, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) This is a reminder that registration is open for the next Cataloging Maintenance Center Online with the CMC webinar. More information is below. Thursday, October 8, 2020: “Punctuate the Positive, or Eliminate the Negative” Cheri Schuler-Faust will discuss options regarding the use of punctuation when newly authenticating bibliographic…
Registration Open for Free Webinar “Medical Librarians are Critical to High-Quality Clinical Evidence Assessments” (Tues., Oct. 20, 10:00-10:30 AM CDT)
(via Linda Feinberg, NorthShore University HealthSystem) Registration is now open for the free ECRI webinar “Why Medical Librarians are Critical to High-Quality Clinical Evidence Assessments”. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, October 20, from 10:00 to 10:30 AM CDT. Finding the most relevant and detailed evidence can be time-consuming and challenging. Listen to ECRI’s…
Registration Open for “Bridging the Digital Divide” Mini-Conference (Online Fri., Oct. 23, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM CDT) — Deadline Wed., Oct. 21
(via Dawn Behrend, Lenoir-Rhyne University) The North Carolina Library Association College & University Section is sponsoring a virtual mini-conference, “Bridging the Digital Divide: Library Communities Respond”, on Friday, October 23, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM CDT. The event will cover the ways that libraries are working to bridge the digital divide for their library…
Reminder: Registration Open for 2020 Brick & Click Conference (Online Fri., Nov. 6) — Deadline Fri., Oct. 30
(via Dr. Lea Briggs, Director of Library Services and Operations at Northwest Missouri State University) Please join us online for the 20th annual Brick & Click Conference. You can look forward to a day full of great content provided virtually by our wonderful presenters. Although we are sad we cannot connect with each of you…
Registration Open for First Web Discussion in CARLI Resource Sharing in our New Age: Tips and Tricks in the Time of Alma and COVID Monthly Series (Fri., Oct. 23, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) The CARLI Resource Sharing Committee presents CARLI Resource Sharing in our New Age: Tips and Tricks in the Time of Alma and COVID, a monthly discussion series. Our first discussion will be on Friday, October 23, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We’ll talk about Curbside/Contactless Pickup and Staffing Challenges during a…
Call for Proposals: Reaching Forward 2021 Conference (Deadline Fri., Nov. 20)
(via the Illinois Library Association) So much has changed since the 2020 Reaching Forward Conference was canceled in March. While we won’t be able to meet in-person in 2021, the Reaching Forward Forum strongly believes we need to be together, if that means meeting virtually, to fulfill the mission of Reaching Forward to provide professional…
Registration Open for “Introduction to GIS and GeoWeb Technologies” Asynchronous Online Course (Runs Mon., Oct. 5 – Sun., Nov. 1)
(via Rory Litwin, Library Juice Academy) “Introduction to GIS and GeoWeb Technologies” Dates: Monday, October 5 – Sunday, November 1 Instructor: Eva Dodsworth Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs Price: $175 Registration: go here Since the emergence of easily accessible dynamic online mapping tools, there has been a drastic increase in geographic interest and awareness….
Registration Open for “Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship” Asynchronous Online Course (Runs Mon., Oct. 5 – Sun., Nov. 1)
(via Rory Litwin, Library Juice Academy) “Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship” Dates: Monday, October 5 – Sunday, November 1 Instructor: Gregory Laynor and Natalie Tagge Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs Price: $175 Registration: go here Are you interested in working in a health sciences library? Do you want to improve your ability to engage…