ASERL Human Resources / OD Professional Development & Networking Event

October 2, 2024 - October 4, 2024

ASERL Copyright Office Hour — September 2024

September 27, 2024 EDT

Bring your copyright questions and puzzling situations! Copyright experts from ASERL libraries will be on hand to help sort through whatever is on your mind.   September 27 at 3pm […]

A Developing Community: Accessibility and Virtual Reality

September 25, 2024 EDT

Virtual Reality (VR) has become a trending topic as talk about Web 3.0 and the metaverse became unavoidable in the last few years. However, despite the ambitions of technocrats to […]

ASERL Resource Sharing Community Call: Updates from ASERL ILL

September 23, 2024 EDT

Come join us to hear what in the world (of resource sharing) ASERL has been up to this year! Register here: https://emory.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrf-yopjgiHNL4muUZLuQ5bYUCjE6mF6tS   We hope to have an informative and […]

Dr. Elfreda Chatman: Library Leadership by Examining the Socially and Economically Marginalized

September 23, 2024 EDT

Summary: This presentation seeks to introduce attendees to the work of Dr. Elfreda Chatman who personified the core of Critical Management Studies through the diversity and fluidity of people who […]

ASERL Schol-Comm Community Call: What’s of interest for the upcoming program year?

September 18, 2024 EDT

ASERL Schol-Comm Community Call:  What’s of interest for the upcoming program year? September 18, 2024 1pm ET / 12pm Central Time REGISTER:  https://emory.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYkf-iqpj8oE9frUaOZ6LHaVRxXICfzXBmw   The 2024-25 ASERL Scholarly Communications Committee […]

Accessibility Water Cooler

September 17, 2024 EDT

Creating an Accessible Hiring Guide: It’s the Small Things That Count September 17, 2024, 3:00 pm ET / 2:00 pm CT REGISTER at https://forms.gle/cZxZRj1anmwtaQ4N8 ASERL is proud to announce the […]

SPARC Webinar: Emerging Issues in OA

September 10, 2024 EDT

This webinar is hosted by our colleagues at SPARC. As demonstrated in our earlier sessions, Open Access (OA) has gained traction over the last three decades, and its principles and […]

Mastering the Art of Planning and Leading Effective Meetings

September 5, 2024 EDT

Summary In our dynamic environment, where collaboration is key to meeting our individual, organizational, and institutional goals, and a university, mastering the art of planning and leading effective meetings is […]

ASERL Copyright Office Hour — August 2024

August 23, 2024 EDT

Bring your copyright questions and puzzling situations! Copyright experts from ASERL libraries will be on hand to help sort through whatever is on your mind. August 23 at 3pm ET […]

GLA-TSIG / Carterette Series: “Licensing for Accessibility: Ask Me Anything”

August 23, 2024 EDT

The Georgia Library Association’s Technical Services Interest Group is partnering with the Carterette Series Webinars to host “Licensing for Accessibility: Ask Me Anything.” All ASERL members are welcome to attend! […]

SPARC Webinar:  OA Case Studies

August 20, 2024 EDT

This webinar is hosted by our colleagues at SPARC. This session will deepen your understanding of Open Access by providing a set of specific case studies. We will discuss three […]

A Place Called Vertigo: A Skeptic’s Guide to AI, Large Language Models, and Research Libraries

August 14, 2024 EDT

Summary The hype surrounding generative A.I. is relentless. Described in equal measure euphorically and apocalyptically since their emergence in November 2022, AI applications have proven to be disruptive new technologies. […]

ASERL Technology Immersion Conference – August 7-9, 2024 – UAB

August 7, 2024 - August 9, 2024

Register ASERL Tech Immersion Bootcamp – Aug 7, 2024 – EZregister Welcome Video Immersion Conference 2024 (vimeo.com)   Conference Overview/Format Feeling burnout from keeping up with the latest tech? Craving […]

SPARC Webinar: OA Foundations

August 6, 2024 EDT

This webinar is hosted by our colleagues at SPARC. Open Access (OA) is a well-established mode of distributing scholarly research that impacts academic libraries and librarians at every level. We […]

Evaluating Transformative Agreements

August 6, 2024 EDT

With the growth of transformative agreements, how are libraries effectively evaluating them? Join us for a panel discussion as we delve into the intricacies of evaluating transformative agreements, exploring their […]

A Recipe for Special Collections: Using Cookbooks to Create More Inclusive Collections

July 23, 2024 EDT

Summary: Cookbooks are more than just collections of recipes. They are profound documents for cultural memory and identity. As part of the library’s Special Collections student engagement program at The […]

Cultivating an Inclusive Environment: Engagement and Outreach in Academic and Public Libraries

July 11, 2024 EDT

  Summary Engagement is the key to student success and patron support, and diversity and inclusion lead the way to reaching new patrons and meeting current patrons where they are. […]

Documenting Dissent: Capturing Student Protests, Navigating Disinformation, and Ethical Considerations

June 17, 2024 EDT

PLEASE NOTE THE SESSION WILL NOT BE RECORDED Summary In a time of escalating campus protests, arrests, and chaos, a critical need exists to capture these events accurately and ethically […]

Retrofitting Learning Objects for Better Engagement and Efficiency

June 12, 2024 EDT

  Summary Librarians are increasingly being asked to do more: reach more patrons, teach more classes, offer more learning modalities.  Keep tutorials, research guides, and videos updated as technologies evolve […]

ASERL Open House: Volunteer Service / Leadership Opportunities

June 5, 2024 EDT

TO VIEW RECENT COMMITTEE UPDATES:  https://www.aserl.org/meeting/aserl-2024-annual-meeting-spring-membership-meeting/ TO VIEW PPT DECK FROM THIS SESSION:  https://www.aserl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024_06-05_Volunteer_Open_House.pptx TO SUBSCRIBE YOURSELF TO AN ASERL EMAIL LIST:  https://www.aserl.org/aserl-mailing-lists/ TO SUBMIT YOUR NAME AS A VOLUNTEER […]

ASERL Community Conversation: ILL and Resource Sharing – Training & Managing Student Workers

June 4, 2024 EDT

Join resource sharing colleagues from across the Southeast’s finest academic libraries to engage in focused topics of interest to the community. Find out what’s happening across ASERL and help determine […]

ASERL Copyright Office Hour — May 2024

May 31, 2024 EDT

What copyright questions are vexing to you these days?  ASERL members and colleagues are invited to bring their challenging copyright-related questions to this lively discussion session with respected copyright/IP experts […]

ASERL Associate Dean/AUL Networking: Alternative Career Paths for Library Leaders

May 30, 2024 EDT

ASERL MEMBERS ONLY, please. ASERL’s Associate Dean/AUL Networking Group will discuss ways ADs/AULs can grow their careers — especially if they are unsure if they want to become a dean.  […]

Open Educational Resources (OER) Summit — Sponsored by Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC)

May 23, 2024 - May 24, 2024

This event is an excellent, no-cost online learning opportunity for anyone interested in the many issues around textbook affordability and the use of Open Education Resources (OER).  The FLVC OER […]