(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University) On June 9, the National Library of Medicine launched the NIH Preprint Pilot. During the pilot, NLM will make preprints resulting from research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) available via PubMed Central (PMC) and, by extension, PubMed. The pilot aims to explore…
Registration Open for MHSLA/MiALA (Michigan) Pop-Up Conference (Online Monday, July 27) — Deadline Monday, July 13
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association (MHSLA) and the Michigan Academic Library Association (MiALA) invite you to attend our first ever-joint MHSLA/MiALA Pop-Up Conference! This will be an entirely virtual conference, taking place on Monday, July 27. Registration is free for MHSLA and…
Call for Submissions: Cover Art for Upcoming College & Research Libraries News Issues
(via ACRL) The publication College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) is looking for images from library collections to feature on upcoming covers. If you have items in your collections that you think would make attractive C&RL News covers, we would love to see them. To submit images (or image collections), send URLs for Web-based…
Save the Date: Virtual Midwest Data Librarian Symposium 2020 (October 14-16)
(via Cameron Cook, University of Wisconsin – Madison) The 2020 Virtual Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (MDLS) will be held from Wednesday, October 14, to Friday, October 16. We expect that these will all be half-days in order to make virtual attendance easier for all participants, but further details will be released with the program. MDLS 2020…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section Featured Teaching Librarian (Deadline Wednesday, July 15)
(via Caroline Sinkinson, University of Colorado Boulder) Do you know someone who is an amazing teaching librarian? If yes, consider nominating them as a Featured Teaching Librarian! If you’re an amazing teaching librarian, consider nominating yourself. The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee wants to highlight excellent teaching librarians. Several times during the year, the…
Call for Chapter Proposals: ALA Editions Publication on Teaching Research Data Management (Deadline Friday, August 14)
(via Julia Bauder, Grinnell College) Do you ever help students or faculty with research data management? Does that work involve teaching them the knowledge, skills and abilities they need to manage research data on their own? Then you are invited and encouraged to submit chapter proposals for an upcoming book to be published by ALA Editions,…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Library Work During COVID-19 (Deadline Monday, July 13)
(via Dr. Lori Birrell, University of Arkansas) Many, if not most, employees in academic libraries transitioned to working remotely for the first time in their careers in March 2020. Understanding that employees have been working remotely within the context of a global pandemic in which many of us juggle childcare, work duties, and possibly family…
Call for Papers — Intersect 2020: From Shushing to Shouting Virtual Conference (Friday, October 2) — Deadline Tuesday, June 30
(via David Schoen, Niagara University) Sponsored by the Western New York Library Resources Council, Intersect 2020: From Shushing to Shouting– Advocacy and Using Your Voice is going virtual. Submit a Session Idea! We ask you submit proposals related to the many directions this theme can apply to, such as (but not limited to): 1. Legislative Advocacy –…
UIC’s Teresa Helena Moreno is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) Teresa Helena Moreno, Librarian + Undergraduate Engagement Coordinator at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Daley Library, is the ACRL Member of the Week. The Member of the Week interview is below, and it is also available on the ACRL website. Describe yourself in three words Tenacious, empathetic, political. What are you reading…
Reminder: ILA Launching “Bigger Than a Building” Campaign to Help Libraries Communicate Their Value During COVID-19
(via the Illinois Library Association) With most Illinois library buildings closed to the public, it’s more important than ever to convey the message that libraries are still working to serve their communities. Our patrons, as well as decision-makers, need to know that we’re bigger than our buildings. Illinois Library Association’s Bigger Than A Building campaign…