Tuesday Times – March 7, 2017

This Friday: Art Reception
Join us for a walk and talk at 3 p.m. in the West Lobby, followed by a formal reception in the Walton Reading Room at 4!

All Call: Blog
Need to get the word out about one of our services? Have some tips that could benefit our students and faculty? Feel the urge to share about a historic woman for Women’s History Month? There’s no limit to the topics we can cover on the blog! Send your blog post to Kelsey Lovewell Lippard, or call her at 5-7311 to set up a meeting (during which she’ll do all the writing for you!).

Reminder: Nominations for National Library Worker’s Day Awards
The National Library Workers’ Day is just is around the corner! We are delighted to invite nominations of our co-workers for the 2017 University Libraries Employee Awards and cash prizes to recognize their contributions on April 11. The library award(s) consist of 5 categories: Rookie of the Year Award, Extra Mile Award, Keystone Award, Outstanding Support Service Award, and Team Project Award. You can find criteria for the awards, the nomination form and the past award recipients on StaffWeb. Nominations will be accepted through March 17. If you have any questions, please talk to any of the members of the Awards Committee: Tim Zou, Bridget Penrose, Jozef Laincz, Rose Cody, and Sherryl Faulkner-Robinson.

ACRL Webinar March 16
A 60-minute ACRL/Choice webinar will be available for viewing Thursday, March 16 at 1 p.m. in the Weare Conference Room (486).

Gettin’ Twitty With It
Share your thoughts on open education with @UARKLibraries on Twitter! Our live chat event will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 30.

Horn Tooter, At Your Service
Giving a presentation somewhere? Have a class coming in for help? Earn an award? We want to know! Email Kelsey Lovewell Lippard with the details so we can all bask in your awesomeness

Calendar of Libraries’ Events – mark your personal calendars! 

Date Event
3/15 IRB Training with Ro Windwalker, 3-4 PM, MULN 104
3/16 ACRL/Choice Webinar, 1 PM, MULN 486
3/27-3/31 Open Education Week
3/29 Open Education Twitter Chat, 12-1 PM, online
3/31 Open Education Presentation, 11 AM – 12 PM, MULN 104
4/4-4/5 ACRL Research Data Management Workshop, WJWH 203
4/6 Speaker: Dr. Candessa Tehee, 3-4:30 PM, Walton Reading Room
4/9-4/15 National Library Week
4/10 SAA Workshop: “Photographs: Archival Principles and Practices,” 9 AM – 5 PM
4/11 National Library Workers’ Day
4/23-29 Preservation Week
5/24-5/27 SSA Regional Meeting