(via Megan Benson, Binghamton University) Do you believe in the power of technology to shape library services? Have you or a colleague used technology in an innovative way to enhance patron services? If so, we encourage you to apply for an ALA RUSA (Reference & User Services Association)/ETS (Emerging Technologies Section) Best Emerging Technology Application…
Call for Submissions: IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing (Deadline 5:00 PM CDT on Fri., Feb. 10)
(via Emily Gilbert, IACRL Past President) The Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries (IACRL) Awards Committee is seeking submissions for the People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing. This award will give academic and research librarians throughout Illinois the opportunity to read and evaluate scholarly works by their peers and then vote on a favorite….
Call for Presentation Proposals: IACRL Spark Event “One Weird Trick” on Fri., May 19–Deadline Fri., Feb. 24
(via Christina Norton, IACRL Secretary) What’s your secret for making the workday easier? What tool have you found that makes a routine task more fun or interesting? What’s your “One Weird Trick” to being more organized in life? Come share your software, hotkeys, processes, or other hack(s), big or small, to help your colleagues learn…
Registration Open for Webinar “Creating space and advocating for sustainability at your library” (Thurs., Feb. 2, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Beth South, Indiana University School of Library & Information Science) Registration is open for the webinar “Creating space and advocating for sustainability at your library”. It will take place on Thursday, February 2, starting at 1:00 PM CDT. Are you concerned that your library is not focused on sustainability? Does it seem like you’re…
Registration Open for Self-Paced NNLM Online Course “Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library” (Wed., Feb. 1 – Wed., March 1)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is open for the NNLM online course “Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library”. The class runs from Wednesday, February 1, to Wednesday, March 1. This 4-week, 4 credit-hour (CHIS Level 1, CHIS Level 2) self-paced online class covers the…
Request for Participation: Survey on Reasons Instruction Librarians Turn Down Instruction Opportunities
(via Anna White, Grand Valley State University) You are invited to participate in a research project about when and why librarians with instruction responsibilities say no to/turn down instruction opportunities. The purpose of this research study is to determine how often and why librarians with instruction responsibilities at institutions of higher education in North America…
Registration Open for University of Michigan Taubman Library’s Library Talks Webinar “MEDLINE search retrieval issues: A longitudinal query analysis of five vendor platforms” (Thurs., Jan. 12, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via Whitney Townsend–University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) Registration is still open for the free webinar “”MEDLINE search retrieval issues: A longitudinal query analysis of five vendor platforms”. It will take place on Thursday, January 12, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT. This webinar is an “Author Talk” in the University of Michigan Taubman Health Sciences…
Registration Open for Chicago Collections Consortium Webinar “A Discussion with Gerber/Hart Librarian and Archivist Erin Bell” on Preserving Midwest LGBTQ History and Culture (Thurs., Jan. 19, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Join Librarian and Archivist Erin Bell as she shares an overview of Chicago Collections Consortium member Gerber/Hart Library and Archives. Founded in 1981, Gerber/Hart’s collections focus on the culture and history of LGBTQ peoples and additional marginalized sexual and gender minorities in Chicago and the Midwest. Gerber/Hart serves these communities…
Reminder: Proposals for ACRL Rare Books & Manuscripts Section 2023 Conference (June 27-30, Tues.-Fri., in Bloomington, IN, and Virtually) Due Fri., Jan. 20
(via Elizabeth DeBold, Doctoral Student at Newcastle University) With January upon us, there are somehow only days left to submit a proposal for the ACRL Rare Books & Manuscripts Section 2023 Conference! It’s looking like an exciting batch so far, and the entire committee is looking forward to welcoming you all to Indiana University’s Bloomington…
Call for Submissions: First Issue of Journal of Graduate Librarianship (Deadline Fri., March 17)
(via Jill Cirasella, CUNY Graduate Center) The Journal of Graduate Librarianship is now accepting submissions. Authors may submit manuscripts on any aspect or type of graduate librarianship to either of these two sections: Articles (i.e., peer-reviewed scholarly articles) or Sharing Our Stories (i.e., editor-reviewed reports on practice). See below for details on these sections, and…