Conference reports and more from ZSR Librarians
If there is a thick level of yellow pollen on the hood of my car then it must be time for SOUCABL! Typically held every spring, the Southern University College and Academic Business Librarians’ Conference (SOUCABL) is a can’t miss event if you happen to be… you guessed it… a Business Librarian* (check) at an... more ›
The Critical Appraisal Institute for Librarians (CAIFL) is hosted by the New York Medical College Phillip Capozzi, M.D. Library and has been offered to medical and health science librarians every year since 2019. The institute aims to develop librarians’ critical appraisal skills which include a comprehensive understanding of clinical research design, biomedical statistics, and critical... more ›
ZSR went to the 2024 Charleston Conference in a big way back in November with six attendees! Rather than submit six different blog reports, we’re giving a high-level overview here. Interested in learning more? Ask any of us and we’ll be happy to chat in detail! Carol Most interesting presentation/meeting: At the risk of being... more ›
On Monday, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s LAUNC-CH Conference. I’ve attended LAUNC-CH many times over the years, and while I was a bit disappointed that this year’s event was almost entirely virtual—with only the keynote being hybrid—the conference did not disappoint! This year... more ›
I’m on my way back from Code4Lib, which has really become the go-to library technology conference (in this country). C4L 2025 was held at Princeton University. Some notes: We build scaffolding: locally built and maintained support structures around the Big Systems we buy, to make them work the way we want. We may start out... more ›
Thanks to our Opportunity and Innovation grants, I was able to attend a Political Science conference that had long been on my radar. The American Political Science Association has an annual Teaching and Learning conference, and this year it was in Alexandria, VA Feb 7-9th. Several of my colleagues in the Politics, Policy, and International... more ›
The Designing Libraries XI conference took place at the NC State University’s James B. Hunt Library, from October 27 to October 29. The scope of this conference centered around the achievements, challenges, and trends associated with the allocation, design, and distribution of library spaces. Each session was presented by professionals from multiple disciplines, including architects,... more ›
January is National Mentoring Month, and the ZSR Librarians’ Assembly Mentoring Committee is encouraging ZSR Librarians to share their mentoring stories! Look for more mentoring-focused posts this month and more programming from the mentoring committee in the coming months! As the benefactor of two mentors in my three years at ZSR, I’m compelled to share... more ›
For this year’s Southeast Music Library Association’s annual meeting, I served on the programming committee, and as a virtually-attending committee member, co-hosted the Zoom and reported audio/video glitches to the onsite managers. On the program this year was a survey of graduate-level instruction for music students at four schools (FSU, USC, UNCSA, and App State).... more ›
The ALA division, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, began in 2020 through the combining of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), the Library Information Technology Association (LITA), and the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA). This was the third annual conference held this year in Minneapolis, with 470 folks attending, up from 400... more ›