Month: May 2024

Dear members,

• Thursday, May 9 from 1:00 to 1:50 p.m. Topic: Upcoming ILA/ACRL & IPAL Spring Conference and informal conversations

Check your email for the Zoom link and more details!

More information about the organization can be found on the ILA/ACRL Website.

Here are the May 2024 professional development opportunities both free and paid opportunities!

If you know of webinars, classes, conferences, publishing opportunities, etc. that would be of interest to fellow Iowa library folks, please pass it along to one of us on the ILA/ACRL Professional Development Committee. 

Sarah Slaughter
Laura Kerr
Liz Riordan
Sarah Voels

Free Opportunities

• • ACRL EBSS Scholarly Communication Water Cooler Event, Robo-Schol: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Scholarly Communication – Wednesday, May 8, 2024 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central Time
  • ACRL IS Virtual Engagement Committee: Lightning Round: Applied AI in Information Literacy Instruction – Monday, May 13, 2024 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central Time
  • ACRL Arts: Libraries, Museums & Galleries as Connectors: Joining Forces to Build Community – May 15, 2024 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Central Time

• • Unlocking Insights with Generative AI: How to Enhance Research Efficiency in the Library– May16, 2024 12 PM
  • Teaching with government documents from The National Archives, UK-May 23, 2024 1 PM

• • Addressing Body Shape and Size Stigma in Libraries: Getting Started– May 15, 2024 2-3 PM

Paid Opportunities

• AI and Libraries, for Skeptics—May 6-June 2 for $250​
• Introduction to Copyright and Open Licensing for Libraries and Archives–May 6- June 2, Dec 2-Dec 29 for $250
• Electronic Resources Cataloging–May 6-June 2nd, Nov 4- Dec 1 for $250
• Deconstructing the Low-Morale Experience in Academic Libraries—May 6-June 2 for $250
• Cultural Competence for Librarians —​May 6-June 2 for $250

• Lone Arranger/ Solo Archivist Basics –4 week course starting May 13, 2024 for $199
• Building Online Exhibits on a Budget – 4 week course starting May 13, 2024 for $199
• See More

Upcoming Conferences

• 2024 ILA/ACRL-IPAL Spring Conference May 29-30, 2024 – Ames, IA
• NASIG Annual Conference in Spokane, WA June 3-7th
• RBMS Annual Conference in Costa Mesa, CA June 25-28th

More information about the organization can be found on the ILA/ACRL Website.