(via Jen Jarson, Penn State University) Interested in writing for ACRLog? We’re looking for a few new bloggers to join our team! We aim to have a group of bloggers who represent diverse perspectives on and career stages in academic librarianship. We are especially seeking librarians interested in writing about technical services, scholarly communication, technology,…
Call for Proposals Extended: Distance Library Services Conference 2022 (July 26-28 at Purdue University, with Hybrid Virtual Option)–New Deadline Mon., Dec. 20
(via Anne Casey, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) The 2022 Distance Library Services (DLS) Conference is currently scheduled to occur from July 26 to 28 (Tuesday-Thursday) at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Conference will take place in person, with a hybrid virtual option. More information about the meeting is available here. The call for proposals…
Call for Grant Proposals: CARLI’s Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources Project (Opens after Wed., Dec. 1)–Informational Webinars on Dec. 14, Jan. 18, and Jan. 26
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Illinois (CARLI) seeks grant proposals for the creation of Open Educational Resources (OER) for courses that focus on “The Human Condition: Care, Development, and Lifespan”. This project, Illinois Support for the Creation of Open Educational Resources (Illinois SCOERs), is fully funded…
Registration Open for Free “Carrying Accessibility Forward” Webinar (Wed., Dec. 1, 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Ruth Slagle, Jackson State Community College) Registration is now open for the ACRL DOLS (Distance and Online Learning Section) Instruction Committee webinar “Carrying Accessibility Forward”. This free online event will take place Wednesday, December 1, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. See below for more information. This past year certainly cast a spotlight on the…
Call for Blog Post Contributors: CHOICE/ACRL “Toward Inclusive Excellence” DEIA Content Channel
(via Deb Villavicencio-Eschinger, CHOICE) “Toward Inclusive Excellence”, the DEIA content channel from CHOICE/ACRL, seeks guest blog post contributors for Winter-Spring 2022. If you are interested in writing about issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion, particularly, as they affect the academic library community, please e-mail dvillavicencio@ala-choice.org, with your thoughts on a possible topic and a brief…
Registration Open for RAILS “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Elements” Virtual Training Sessions (Dec. 3, 7, and 9)–Limited to Staff from RAILS Member Libraries
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) We invite RAILS members to participate in a series of three virtual equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) training events offered in December. These are part of the RAILS “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Elements” series. Facilitated by staff from the American Library Association’s Office of Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services,…
Reminder: Early Registration for LibLearnX Online Conference (Jan. 21-24) Ends Tues., Nov. 30–Limited to ALA Members
(via the American Library Association) LibLearnX: Library Learning Experience is happening online January 21-24, 2022 (Friday-Monday)–a completely new conference experience built from the ground up based on years of research, exploration, and input from ALA members like you. LibLearnX is education for library professionals, by library professionals, with a focus on active and applied learning…
Registration Still Open for Library Juice Academy Course “Online Instructional Delivery” (Mon., Dec. 6 – Sun., Jan. 2)
(via Ariana Varela, University of Southern California) Registration is still open for the Library Juice Academy course “Online Instructional Delivery”. It will take place from Monday, December 6, to Sunday, January 2. The instructor is Mimi O’Malley, learning technology translation strategist at Spalding University. A description of the course follows. Most online courses begin as…
Call for Nominations: Library Journal Movers & Shakers (Deadline Mon., Dec. 6)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The editors of Library Journal need your help identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Movers & Shakers profiles up-and-coming, innovative, creative individuals from around the world-both great leaders and behind-the-scenes contributors-who are providing inspiration and model programs for others, including programs developed this year in response to the…
Legislative News 11/22/2021
Federal News Student Nurses Who Refuse Vaccination Struggle to Complete Degrees (Kaiser Health News, 10/4/2021) FDA guidance calls for voluntary salt reduction in food supply (The Hill, 10/13/21) Bills passed: SB1828: HAVANA Act of 2021 Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks Act of 2021 [became Public Law No. 117-46 on 10/8/2021] Specifically authorizes the…