Update, 12/5/19 Due to low registration, IACRL has decided to cancel the webinar showing. It has not yet been rescheduled. (via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL President) Join us at the NIU Founders Memorial Library for an ACRL webinar “Copyright and Course Reserves: Print Reserves” on Friday, December 6, starting at 9:00 AM. Light breakfast refreshments will…
Registration Open for RAILS Webinar “PR + Media Relations 101 – PR as Part of Library Marketing” (Tues., Dec. 10, 1:30-3:00 PM)
(via RAILS) Registration is now open for the RAILS webinar “PR + Media Relations 101 – PR as Part of Library Marketing”. Learn about the basics of PR (including building good media relations), its place in the marketing cycle, what PR can (and maybe can’t) do for libraries, best practices for the way media works today,…
CARLI Launching Scholarship for Staff at Member Libraries to Pursue Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science From UIUC
(via CARLI) In celebration of 40 years of resource sharing in Illinois by CARLI and its predecessor organizations, and to help grow the profession, CARLI has established a scholarship that will be available for the first time in 2020. This scholarship will provide financial assistance to current employees of CARLI Governing Member Libraries pursuing graduate…
Registration Open for MLA December Webinar, “Research by the Numbers: Measuring and Increasing Impact” (Wed., Dec. 11, 1:00-2:30 PM CDT)
(via the Medical Library Association) Research by the Numbers: Measuring and Increasing Impact When: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM, Central Time Cost: $65.00 for MLA members, $85.00 for non-members Getting questions about Journal Impact Factors, H-Index, or altmetrics you don’t know how to answer? Need a refresher on metrics best practices…
Call for Proposals: Annual Meeting of the Northern California Technical Processes Group (Friday, May 8, 2020, in San Francisco) — Deadline Friday, January 3
(via Swetta Abeyta, Saint Mary’s College) We are pleased to announce that the next Annual Meeting of the Northern California Technical Processes Group (NCTPG) will take place in San Francisco on Friday, May 8, 2020. Our 83rd annual meeting theme is “Open in Technical Services” For 2020, we will have two options for presenting. Full…
Registration Open for ACRL Access Services Interest Group Virtual Forum on Serving Homeless and Traumatized Patrons (1:00 PM on Dec. 11)
(via Susan Garrison, Rice University) Connect with your peers at our second virtual webinar! This 2019 Fall Virtual Forum II webinar will focus on working with patrons experiencing homelessness and trauma while keeping you safe at your workplace. Details are in the link below. Share with your friends and colleagues. Registration is free! Title: How…
Call for Interest in Attending: Libraries and Veterans National Forum (June 8-9, 2020, in College Station, TX) — Limited to 50 Spots
(via Sarah LeMire, Texas A&M University) The Libraries and Veterans National Forum is a two-day symposium to discuss strategies for supporting library patrons and library workers who are veteran or military-affiliated. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (LG-12-19-0114). Fifty library workers from a variety of library…
Call for Proposals: ALA Annual Lightning Talks on Libraries and Voter Engagement (Deadline Friday, December 20)
(via the American Library Association) Has your library implemented an interesting activity or service related to nonpartisan voter education, voter registration, or services for voters? Does your organization offer a resource that can be used by libraries in those activities? Would you like to showcase that work at ALA Annual in June, 2020? As part…
Call for Learning Buddies (to Be Paired with Experienced Buddies) at ALA Midwinter 2020 — Deadline Dec. 16
(via the LLAMA New Professionals Community of Practice Buddy Program) Are you a new Midwinter ALA attendee and would like tips on how to get the most out of your conference experience? The LLAMA New Professionals Community of Practice Buddy Program is here to pair Learning Buddies with Experienced Buddies in order to get the…
Call for Applicants: CARLI Counts Cohort 2 (Deadline Wednesday, December 4)
(via CARLI) Have you wanted your library to… Create a powerful impact narrative for your library? Use data in a compelling way to tell your library′s story to your stakeholders? Demonstrate how your library supports graduation and retention rates? “CARLI Counts: Analytics and Advocacy for Service Development,” is a three-year project funded by an Institute…