Project 2025 and Its Consequences for Libraries

January 7, 2025 EST

Summary Libraries face unprecedented political attacks targeting their very existence. States across the country have introduced legislation directly targeting school and public libraries, librarians, and the materials they provide. While […]

ASERL Copyright Office Hour — December 2024

December 19, 2024 EST

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.   December 19 at 3pm […]

Transforming Library Spaces: Merging Help and Circulation Desks

December 18, 2024 EST

Many academic institutions have paired their library and technology support services into one physical space. In fall 2022, the ITS Help Desk at Union College moved from its departmental office […]

ASERL Assoc Dean / AUL Networking: End of Year Mixer — What’s new & interesting on the horizon in your libraries?

December 13, 2024 EST

All Associate Deans / AULs in ASERL libraries are invited to join us for this conversation.  Please contact John Burger for registration link.

Accessibility Water Cooler

December 2, 2024 EST

Please join us at the Accessibility Water Cooler with your questions, thoughts and ideas!  Accessibility fans from ASERL libraries are here to share their thoughts and ideas.  These sessions are […]

Respectful Conversation: Creating a collection of high-quality, open-access resources

November 25, 2024 EST

Summary Funded by a 2023 ALA Carnegie-Whitney Grant, the presenters created the Respectful Conversation site (respectfulconversation.charlotte.edu), a curated collection of open-access resources on the interconnected concepts of free expression, constructive […]

ASERL Copyright Office Hour — November 2024

November 22, 2024 EST

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.   November 22 at 3pm […]

What’s up with Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) after the Hachette decision?

November 22, 2024 EST

Join ASERL and the Library Copyright Institute for a discussion on the recent Hachette v. Internet Archive decision and its impacts on Controlled Digital Lending and libraries. Speakers: Brandon Butler, […]

ASERL Copyright Office Hour — October 2024

October 25, 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.   October 25 at 3pm […]

Enhancing Outreach, Marketing, and Engagement Through Empathic Design

October 23, 2024 EDT

Summary The book Empathy-Driven Marketing for Libraries https://alastore.ala.org/content/empathy-design-empathy-driven-marketing-libraries offers step-by-step strategies for understanding why people visit the library and tailoring your marketing with personalization that resonates with users on a […]

Federal Register, Artificial Intelligence and Business Intelligence: How AI and BI are tracking, simplifying, and visualizing rulemaking

October 15, 2024 EDT

Summary In an ever-evolving regulatory landscape, staying ahead of complex legal requirements is a frequent research challenge for businesses, legal professionals, and law libraries. Join us for an insightful webinar […]

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 […]