(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,…
Registration Open for LIS Pedagogy Chat “Building a Community of Practice for Teaching in Your Library” (Fri., Aug. 13, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Dr. Laura Sanders, Simmons University) Please join us for the next LIS Pedagogy Chat on Friday, August 13, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. This session’s topic is “Building a Community of Practice for Teaching in Your Library”, with a brief framing by Clinton Baugess (Gettysburg College), followed by a facilitated discussion. Register here. LIS…
Call for Nominations: HSLI President-Elect and Secretary
(via Betsy Sterner, Nominations and Elections Committee Chair) The offices of President-Elect and Secretary are open for election in the fall of 2021. HSLI members are encouraged to consider running for office or nominating a colleague who is interested in being nominated. Self-nominations are welcome! This is a great opportunity for professional service and leadership…
Call for Lightning-Talk Proposals: The Evolving Health Information Landscape Symposium (Online Thurs., Dec. 2)–Deadline Fri., Aug. 27
(via Sarah Wade, Campbell University) What would you say about health information if you had seven minutes with your medical information colleagues across the Middle East region? What pressing issues should we consider? What projects will make a difference? What tools should we be using? The Distributed eLibrary team at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar are delighted…
Call for Proposals–Bridging the Spectrum: The 14th Annual Symposium on Scholarship and Practice (Online Fri., Feb. 18, 2022); Deadline Wed., Sept. 22
(via Dr. Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Catholic University of America) The Department of Library and Information Science at Catholic University of America invites researchers, practitioners and students to submit proposals for the 2022 Bridging the Spectrum Symposium, a forum for sharing research findings, best practices, and works in progress in library and information science. The 14th Symposium…
Registration Open for FY 2022 Online with the CMC Webinars
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is now open for the Online with the CMC (Cataloging Maintenance Center) webinars listed below. Most of the webinars occur on the third Thursday of the month from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT, except for the November webinar, which had to be moved up one week,…
CARLI Announces Additional Professional Development Alliance Webinars for August
(via Nicole Swanson, CARLI) CARLI has announced the following additional webinars for August in its PDA (Professional Development Alliance) series. “Open Education Resources” Tuesday, August 24, 2:30-4:00 PM CDT In part three of the Open and Affordable Education series, presenters from LOUIS, the Louisiana Library Network consortia, will delve into the adoption, adaption, and creation…
Call for Proposals: MLA South Central Chapter Annual Meeting (Online Oct. 12-14, Tues.-Thurs.)–Deadline Tues., Aug. 31
(via David Duggar, SCC/MLA President-Elect) The Program Committee invites poster, paper, lightning talk, and round table abstract proposal submissions on any health sciences librarianship topic for the 2021 South Central Chapter Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held online October 12-14 (Tuesday-Thursday). See the conference webpage for complete details. Your presentations will make the annual meeting…
Call for Applicants: Free E-Learning Course “Privacy and Library Learning Analytics.” (Oct. 3 – Nov. 12)–Deadline Wed., Sept. 8
(via Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) We are pleased to announce this call for expressions of interest for participation in a free e-learning course on “Privacy and Library Learning Analytics”. The course will take place from Sunday, October 3, to Friday, November 12. There are 50 slots available, and there is no…