(via Kate Flewelling–Director, Boston University Alumni Medical Library) The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) is co-sponsoring the Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM)’s upcoming virtual symposium “Post-Pandemic Libraries: The Upcoming Era of Change”. The sponsorship includes 44 scholarships for health sciences librarians to attend the virtual symposium, valued at $85 apiece….
Registration Open for ACRL Instruction Section Orientation Session (Online Mon., Jan. 31, at 1:00 PM CDT)
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Are you an instruction librarian or just interested in supporting instruction? Have you considered joining the ACRL Instruction Section (IS)? Or, are you a current or previous member of IS looking to join again or become more engaged with section activities? Please consider joining memb?ers of the Instruction…
Call for Applications: Free E-Learning Course on “Privacy and Library Learning Analytics” (Mar. 1 – Apr. 15)–Deadline Fri., Jan. 28
(via Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) We are pleased to announce this second call for expressions of interest for participation in a free e-learning course on “Privacy and Library Learning Analytics.” The course will take place from Tuesday, March 1, to Friday, April 15. There are 50 slots available, and there is no fee…
Call for Participation: Survey on Professional Association Membership Diversity, Recruitment, and Retention (Deadline Wed., Feb. 9)
(via Laura Wright, Tulane University) Tulane University, University of Michigan, and University of Washington are conducting a research survey of the information professional community to find out what motivates professional association membership, including membership in the Medical Library Association. The insight you provide will help us to better recommend strategies to improve association membership diversity,…
Registration Open for Free Communication for Health Literacy Online Conference (Thurs., Jan. 27, and Fri., Jan. 28)
(via Abigail Smith, Upstate Medical University) Are you a librarian, nurse, social worker, or professional who wants to enhance your health literacy proficiency? Sponsored by Health @ CLRC and Upstate Medical University’s Health Sciences Library and presented via Zoom, the Communication for Health Literacy: a Health @ CLRC and Upstate Health Sciences Library Professional Development Event…
Save the Date: 10th Annual CARLI Instruction Showcase (Online Fri., May 20)
(via Debbie Campbell, CARLI) Please save the date to attend the 10th annual CARLI Instruction Showcase. It will take place online Friday, May 20, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The call for presenters and the opening of registration are both forthcoming. Check here for additional updates as they become available. Please send any questions…
Registration Open for National Library of Medicine Office Hours on PubMed (Fri., Jan. 28, 11:00-11:45 AM CDT)–Limited to 100 Participants
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) staff and the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) staff invite you to join us to talk about NLM’s products. Each office hour will feature a specific NLM product. We’ll begin with a brief demo or interactive…
Call for Nominations: 2022 Illinois Library Association Awards (Deadline Sun., May 15)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The ILA Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for ILA awards. The ILA awards program recognizes excellence in librarianship and library service in Illinois. Nominating someone allows you to recognize a colleague who goes above and beyond in their responsibilities while also serving as a role model for the…
Call for Submissions: Upcoming Chronicle of Higher Education Academic Libraries Report Highlighting Individual Librarians
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Staff at The Chronicle of Higher Education are working on an upcoming report looking at the world of academic libraries. As part of that report, we want to showcase the people who work as librarians, in all their variety and diversity. Please send us an e-mail at librarian_report@chronicle.com, with the subject line “Librarians”…
Call for Proposals: 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (Series of Online Events from Late March to June)–Deadline Fri., Feb. 11
(via Carmen Byg, OCLC) OCLC is excited to announce the 2022 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference, a virtual event. Because of your very positive feedback from the RSC21 web series, we will host another series of free virtual events that will focus on topics of interest to the interlibrary loan community. The events will take place…