(via Samantha Friedman, Research Data Management Librarian Academy) Are you interested in offering data services in your library? Apply to be a part of the Data Services Continuing Professional Education (DSCPE) program’s Fall, 2025, cohort, beginning early September! The Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) has partnered with the Countway Library of Medicine and Simmons University…
Save the Date: Free Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries Symposium–Online Thurs., Nov. 20
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) Save the date for the Medical Institutional Repositories in Libraries (MIRL) Symposium, a free event with a focus on Institutional Repository (IR) management, curation, and promotion in a health sciences environment. The MIRL Symposium is a platform-neutral conference. Our goal is to…
Registration Open for The Ohio State University Libraries Webinar “Not Just for Research Papers: Demonstrating the Value of Information Evaluation Beyond the Context of Academia”–Wed., July 16, at 11:00 AM CDT
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Registration is open for the webinar “Not Just for Research Papers: Demonstrating the Value of Information Evaluation Beyond the Context of Academia”. It will take place on Wednesday, July 16, at 11:00 AM CDT. We all face an abundance of information in our everyday lives—from our classes, our…
Call for Podcast Guest Host: Library Table Talk–Deadline Fri., Aug. 15
(via Stephanie Sparrow, University of Minnesota Twin Cities) Library Table Talk is a podcast that explores what academic librarianship looks like in the day-to-day, across different types of institutions and roles. We invite other librarians for friendly and informal conversations about the practicalities, responsibilities, challenges, joys, and realities of academic librarianship as a job and…
Registration Open for ACRL Distance & Online Learning Section AREDI Webinar “Decolonizing Digital Learning in the GenAI Era”–Mon., June 16, at 11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Ash Lierman, Rowan University) Registration is open for the ACRL Distance & Online Learning Section AREDI webinar “Decolonizing Digital Learning in the GenAI Era”. It will take place on Monday, June 16, at 11:00 AM CDT. Given its convenience of learning from anywhere at any time, digital learning contributes to the democratization of…
Call for Participation: Survey on MLA Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section’s Nursing Essential Resources List–Deadline Mon., June 30
(via Rebecca Raszewski, University of Illinois Chicago) The Medical Library Association’s NAHRS (Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section) Nursing Essential Resources List Task Force has released the first edition of the NAHRS Nursing Essential Resources List (NNERL). We are seeking feedback on the format of the list and about the resources themselves. The list is…
Call for JMLA Virtual Project Submissions–Deadline Mon., July 7
(via the Medical Library Association) The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) Virtual Projects Section Advisory Committee is seeking current, innovative, and notable technology projects in health sciences libraries for the 2025 JMLA Virtual Projects Section. The Virtual Project Section appears on an annual basis in an issue of JMLA and recognizes projects that…
Registration Open for Association of North Carolina Health and Science Librarians Virtual ’25 Spring Meeting and CE Class, “NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Overview”–Tues., June 17, 1:00-3:00 PM CDT
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University) The Association of North Carolina Health and Science Libraries (ANCHASL) is holding their Virtual ’25 Spring Meeting and CE class on Tuesday June 17, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. Taught by Genevieve Millikin, the topic of the class will be “NIH…
Call for Chapter Proposals: Upcoming Volume Beyond the Bookshelf: Academic Libraries and the Co-Curricular Landscape–Deadline Mon., June 30
(via Kylie Bailin, Lafayette College) Chapter proposals will be accepted until Monday, June 30, for Beyond the Bookshelf: Academic Libraries and the Co-Curricular Landscape, an edited volume to be published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing / Bloomsburg in 2027. This is a volume that takes a panoramic view of academic library programming and services. This…
ACRL Announces Legislative Agenda for 2025-26
(via ACRL) Each year, the Association of College and Research Libraries Government Relations Committee, in consultation with the ACRL Board of Directors and staff, formulates an ACRL Legislative Agenda. Drafted with input from key ACRL committees, ACRL leaders, and the ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office, the ACRL Legislative Agenda is prioritized and focuses on issues at the…