(via Ruth Slagle, Jackson State Community College) Registration is open for the ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section webinar “OER: What’s Next? Accessibility”. It will take place on Tuesday, August 3, starting at 11:00 AM CDT. Join Elisabeth Morel and Aura Lippincott for a panel focusing on what is next for OER concerning accessibility. This one-hour synchronous…
Legislative News, 07/30/2021
Federal News Biden bid for federal workers to get COVID-19 shots prompts debate [Roll Call, 7/28/21] See also from Roll Call: As COVID-19 cases rise, CDC urges masks indoors, including schools: Republicans criticize new guidelines, saying agency can no longer be trusted [7/27/21] ALA applauds FY 2022 federal funding for libraries in House Appropriations bill,…
Reminder: Registration Open for 2021 ILA Annual Conference (Online Oct. 12-14)–Early-Bird Deadline Mon., Sept. 13
(via the Illinois Library Association) Register today to attend this year’s ILA Annual Conference! The conference, scheduled for October 12-14 (Tuesday-Thursday), will include virtual networking, an exhibit hall, sessions on the latest topics in librarianship, and incredible speakers. All live sessions will be recorded and available for viewing later. Awarding-winning author Clint Smith will be our keynote…
Registration Open for Library Journal / Ex Libris Webinar “Resource Sharing: What Will We Keep from the Pandemic?” (Tues., Aug. 3, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT)
(via Library Journal) Registration is open for the webinar “Resource Sharing: What Will We Keep from the Pandemic?”. Jointly sponsored by Ex Libris and Library Journal, the webinar will take place on Tuesday, August 3, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated several trends in academic libraries, including the shift from print to digital…
Call for Participation: Survey on Challenges of Finding Jobs in Academic Librarianship
(via Stacey Knight-Davis, Eastern Illinois University, on behalf of Aubrey Iglesias, New Mexico State University) Dear colleague, Are you 18 years of age or older, earned a graduate degree in Library and Information Science (LIS) from an institution in the United States during the academic years 2009/2010 – 2018/2019 while living in the U.S. (including…
CARLI Announces Professional Development Alliance Webinars for August
(via Michelle Jean Haake, CARLI) The following programs from the Professional Development Alliance are currently on the schedule. Programs are offered on a wide variety of subjects. Check out everything the alliance is making available to our libraries in August! Tuesday, August 3, 1:00-2:00 PM: Fostering Community and Students’ Creativity with Online Library Programming (registration currently open–see below for…
Registration Open for ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Committee Webinar “COVID Protocols Used by Academic Libraries in Canada and the United States” (Mon., Aug. 9, 3:00-4:00 PM CDT)
(via Dr. Rebecca Croxton, University of North Carolina at Charlotte) The ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Committee is sponsoring a free ACRL Online Discussion Forum on Monday, August 9, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM CDT. The purpose of the webinar is to share findings from a survey asking what protocols academic libraries used during the COVID-19 pandemic to…
Registration Open for 2021 Midwest/MCMLA Joint Annual Meeting (Online Oct. 13-15, Wed.-Fri.)
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Registration is now open for the 2021 Midwest/MCMLA Joint Annual Meeting. The event will take place online from Wednesday, October 13, to Friday, October 15. The cost is $25.00 for members and non-members alike. Join your colleagues from across the two chapters to…
Call for Contributors from Academic Libraries: RAILS My Library Is… Blog
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) You may have seen the My Library Is… blog from RAILS. The Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) developed the My Library Is… campaign to help member libraries tell your stories and prove your library’s value to stakeholders, including current and potential library users, funders, governing boards, parent institutions/companies, colleagues, elected officials,…
Reminder: Registration Open for ACRL EBSS Webinar “Implementing OER in Education & Behavioral Sciences” (1:00-2:00 PM on Fri., July 30)
(via Amy Minix, Indiana University Bloomington) The Education and Behavioral Science Section of ACRL is hosting a webinar panel to discuss how to implement OER. The webinar, titled “Implementing OER in Education & Behavioral Sciences”, will take place on Friday, July 30, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. Librarians Dorinne Banks (Open Education Librarian-George Washington University), Heather Blicher…