ARLIS/NA PDC Bulletin January 2025

The PDC Bulletin is compiled by the Professional Development Committee (PDC) to spread the word about professional development resources and opportunities, free and fee based, for art information professionals. Your input is welcome. If you have something to share, please email pdc@arlisna.org. Previous issues can be found on the ARLIS/NA website at https://www.arlisna.org/news/pdc-bulletin.

American Alliance of Museums (AAM)

• C2C Care Course Investigating Contamination and Pesticides in Cultural Heritage Collections (January 21–February 18)

• Data for an Uncertain Future (January 23)

• Demystifying Insurance for Nonprofit Leaders: Understanding Coverage and Mitigating Risks (January 27)

• Museums, Health & Well-Being Summit (January 28–30)

• Activating Environmental Care and Strength at Museums and Historic Sites (January 28–29)

• Green Museum Summit (February 26–27)

ART Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)

• Challenging Work Relationships: Deciding to Stay or Seek New Opportunities (February 6)

Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)

• Exploring AI with Critical Information Literacy (January 27–February 21)

• Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Hiring (February 5, 12, 19, and 26)

• Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN (April 2–5)

Core

• 2025 PR Xchange Awards Competition (March 15)

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

• An Exploration of Collection Moves, Genealogy Services, and a Memory Lab (January 31)

International Relations Round Table (IRRT)

• 2025 ALA Annual Pre-Conference Session Proposals (February 15)

Library Juice Academy

• Developing Programs for Multimedia and Emerging Technologies in Libraries (February 3–March 16)

• Backwards Design for Library Instruction (February 3–March 2)

• Real World Objects: Linked Data in Library Metadata & Cataloging (February 3–March 2)

• Do-It-Yourself Usability Testing (February 3–March 2)

• Introduction to Digital Humanities for Librarians (February 3–March 2)

• Leadership Communication (February 3–March 3)

• Recruiting and Retaining Librarians from Underrepresented Minoritized Groups (February 3–March 2)

• Fundamentals of Digital Curation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums (February 3–March 2)

• Writing for Publication in Scholarly or Trade Outlets (February 3–March 2)

• Introduction to AI and Metadata: Uses with Library Data (March 3–30)

• Introduction to Comics Librarianship (March 3–30)

• Creating Digital Exhibits (March 3–30)

• Critical Information Literacy (March 3–April 13)

• Introduction to Design Thinking (March 3–30)

• Getting Started with Digital Image Collections (March 3–30)

• Metadata and Description for Digital Special Collections (March 3–30)

OCLC

• Works in Progress Webinar: Developing and Maintaining Culturally Conscious Descriptive Practices at the Rockefeller Archive Center (January 28)

• Building Community Connections by Hiring for Cultural Knowledge (January 30)

• Works in Progress Webinar: Surfacing Priorities for Community-Centered Archives in Digital Aggregations and Exhibitions (February 11)

• Turn Strategy into Action with Theory of Change (February 26)

Society of American Archivists (SAA)

• Email Archiving (February 18–19)

• Managing Physical & Digital Architecture, Design & Construction Records (March 5–6)

• Managing Digital Records in Archives and Special Collections (March 14)