ARLIS/NA PDC Bulletin October 2024

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 Library Association (ALA)

• Serving Deaf Patrons in the Library (October 7–8)

• Collection Diversity Audits: 10 Steps to Success (October 9)

• Practicing Adaptive Leadership: Library Management for Staff and Personal Wellness (October 22–24)

• Using the New RDA Toolkit to Catalog Music (October 29–31)

• Telling Our Story: Career Paths in Resource Sharing (November 20)

• Transforming LibGuides: A Case Study (December 3)
  
  

American Alliance of Museums (AAM)

• Future of Museums Summit (October 29–30)

• Understanding Place: Relationship Building with Indigenous Communities (November 15)

• Diversifying the Museum Space (November 22)

• Removing Barriers and Opening Doors: Finding Ways to Improve Accessibility and Inclusion (December 13)
  
  

Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)

• From Threats to Solutions: Cybersecurity in Academic Libraries – an SNSI Security Summit (October 8)

• Less Alone, More Together: The Power of Consortia to Expand Access and Resources While Lowering Costs (October 16)

• Leveraging AI Innovations to Improve Student Outcomes (October 24)

• Transforming Access: Libraries and Publishers in the Affordability Movement (October 29)

• The State of Open Books: Where Are We Now? Where Next? (October 31)

• Open Affiliation Metadata: How Recent Innovations Help Libraries and Librarians (November 7)
  
  

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

• 18th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply Conference (December 2–4)
  
  

Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO)

• Being the Change We Wish to See: Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices for Library Workers and Patrons (October 15)

• Tackling Misinformation: What Information Professionals Need to Know About the Manosphere (October 29)

• Foundations of Data Visualization: Theory and Techniques (November 14)

• Leaving the Door Open: A People-Centered Approach to Management (November 19)

• Applying Techniques: Designing Your Own Library Data Visualizations (December 5)
  
  

Library Juice Academy

• Wikipedia Editing for Librarians (October 7–November 3)

• Emergency Preparedness: Disaster Recovery and Response (October 7–November 3)

• Caring for Collections (October 7–November 3)

• Developing a Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Course (October 7–November 3)

• Real World Objects: Linked Data in Library Metadata & Cataloging (October 7–November 3)

• Fundamentals of Digital Curation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums (October 7–November 3)

• AI and Libraries, for Skeptics  (October 7–November 3)

• Using OpenRefine for Library Metadata (October 7–November 3)

• Self-Care for Library Professionals: Addressing Stress, Burnout, Vicarious Trauma, and Mental Health Needs (October 7–November 3)

• Art Librarianship (November 4–December 1)

• An Introduction to Writing or Editing an Academic Book (November 4–December 1)

• Understanding, Supporting, and Empowering Neurodiverse Library Professionals (November 4–December 1)

• Enhancing Your LibGuides (December 2–December 29)

• Web Accessibility: Techniques for Design and Testing (December 2–December 29)

• Introduction to Copyright and Open Licensing for Libraries and Archives (December 2–December 29)
  
  

OCLC

• Social Interoperability Workshop: Successfully Engaging Stakeholders across Campus (October 8)

• Metadata Managers Focus Group: Next-generation Metadata for Special Libraries (October 9)

• Works in Progress Webinar: Building Research Data Management Capacity through Strategic Collaboration (October 15)

• Works in Progress Webinar: Lessons Learned from Implementing an AI Reference Chatbot at the University of Calgary Library (November 20)
  
  

Society of American Archivists (SAA)

• Preserving Digital Archives (October 14)

• Digital Forensics: Fundamentals (October 18)

• Reappraising and Deaccessioning Archival Materials from Start to Finish (October 22–24)

• Crosswalking Metadata (November 14)

• Appraisal of Digital Records (December 2-3)