Join the 2021 Gale/LJ Library of the Year (Anaheim Public Library, CA) along with the honorable mention libraries, (Loudoun County Public Library, VA and Sacramento Public Library, CA), as they examine the transformation libraries have experienced in recent years, and the roles equity and workforce support play.

Hear from librarians who are successfully navigating the logistics of securing funding the Federal government has made available through the CARES Act, the American Rescue Plan Act and the Federal Communication Commission’s Emergency Connectivity Fund.

Join us for this webinar introducing Automated Text Recognition (ATR) to the Wiley Digital Archives program, expanding manuscript search and exploration to offer full digital access to seven centuries of handwritten manuscript pages. Drawing on their personal research, teaching, and collection management backgrounds, our speakers are excited to share the ways in which ATR will transform digital research by supporting unprecedented efficiency, enhanced reach and search results, and access to unique manuscript content, enabling focus on insightful rather than time-consuming work. 

Join us for “Psych Research Demystified” to hear, firsthand, from academic librarians guiding students through psychology research and from the experts at the American Psychological Association (APA). The presentation will focus on ways APA databases on EBSCOhost can be used to help students through their research challenges.

Learn about the brand new funding for public libraries that the Federal government has made available through the American Rescue Plan Act and the Federal Communication Commission’s Emergency Connectivity Fund. In this webcast, we will cover how many millions are included; how libraries can get it directly from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, through their state library, or from the FCC; what expenses are eligible to spend it on; and more. Led by Stephanie Gerding, winner of Grants for Libraries, Winning Grants, Second Edition, the Library Grants blog, and more.

With so much information available online, it can be difficult to find reputable research that meets the needs of your faculty and students. Join Carol Hollier of IFIS Publishing as she explains how to identify authoritative sources and relevant research all directly relating to the sciences of food and health, and shares the IFIS Publishing initiative to develop and disseminate best practice guidelines for literature search in the field.

Outcasts and outlaws. Secrets and skeletons. Dancers, dangers, and divorce. Found families and fear. Follow along as our authors take on the big issues... in their loungewear. 

Atla and EBSCO invite you to take part in a free webinar “Collectors & Connectors: Supporting the Scholarly Study of Religion and Theology”. This webinar is part of EBSCO’s Inspired Webinar Series, which explores challenges unique to each field of study and solutions which can commence in the library.

Even before COVID, libraries sought to better serve their patrons through design considerations and improvements. And now, with spaces opening up and a new normal in front of us, each community faces its own set of evolving needs and challenges.

Online, offline or hybrid; research or practice-focused, large cohorts or small classes, full or part-time, special concentrations, cost and requirements, help with job searches for graduates—there are a lot of factors to consider when selecting an MLIS program. Hear from representatives from a variety of library schools about what makes their particular programs stand out and take the opportunity to get your questions answered one on one.